Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1916-10-22
Teddy Says Present Policy
Has Caused Bloodshed
In Mexico.
SMALLER NATIONS
GET RESPECT THERE
Turmoil and Disturbances
There Now Despite Presi-.
dents Efforts.

DHoENIX, Ariz.. oct. 21.-Col.
L Theodore Roosevelt reached his
wcaternmost post in the present cam
paign today, delivered "A speech IN
which he arraigned the present ad-
ministration and repeated his recent
declaration that "when | was pres-
dent i spoke softly and carried n big
stick; President Wilson speaks bonn
bas,ically and wiclds n dishrag". The
merchants here closed their stores
during the address, which is as fol-
lows:
What has happened 20 cur people
in Mexico and here along the
border. offers the clearest possible il
lLstratiOn of what happens to any ma
ton whose vacillation and timidity
shown by Mr.. Wilson IN our foreign
affairs wherever he has had to deal
with any foe Of whom he was in the
slightest degree afraid.
In Mexico VIXEN the re 'olution gath
cred Roadway, there were many for
eigners. There were English. Ger
mans, Japanese and French. There
were also Americans. Spaniards and
Chinese. Mexico was afraid of and
respected Germany. England. Japan
and France. She neither feared nor
respected the United States or China;
and she did not believe thot Spain at
the moment could act against her. In
consequence 1t appears that during
these disturbances, as far as can be
gathered, there has not been one Ger
man killed In Mexico, and only one
Englishman and two Frenchmen.
can not find that any japanese were
killed. These figures may not be
quite accurate, but they are suhstan-
TALLY accurate. The minute the
Fernchmen were killed. the French
government served such summary no.
tice On Mexico that it has been ex-
ceedingly careful not to kill any 9TH
ers When the Englshman, Benton
was killed. not merely did England
flame up. but il is actually true that
far more interest was excited in this
country than was shown over all of
cur owr men, women and children
who Were billed IN Mexico. There
have been no further outragcs OH the
lives of British subjects. The Ger
mans are not only safe but at Tam
pico. for instance. enjoy special priNil-
eyes. The Japanese enjoy the same
consideration. Eut meanwhile, &C.
cording to the best Information at
our disposal, the MeXicans have killed
over three hundred Chinese; over five
hundred Americans: and at least n
couple of hundred Spaniards | ask
you 10 COIlSlucI lHsSe Idtts. il' AItN-
leans have not killed single Ger
ran. and only one Enslishman. But
they have killed several hundred
Americans and several hundred Chi
nese. They class the Germans and
Englishmen as belonging to nations
able to protect the lives of their citi-
2cns; whereas. thanks 10 Mr. wilson
they regard the Americans and the
Chinese as equally SAFE to murder,
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ple of this country to consider these
fects for themselves, and to draw
their own conclusions; and If they
have ordinary self-rospect, If they
have feelings of ordinlry patriotism,
they cannot consent to continue in
power the administration that is re-
sponsible for such a condition of af-
fairs.
Not safe There Now.
The natural effect of this policy is
shown by The fact that it is no long
er safe for foreign companies in Mex
leo to have American employees, or to
be operated under an American
name.
Thanks to President Wilson and the
IrC fessicnal paciiicists 1t is safe for
Mexican bandits to murder Americans
and Chinese, and to take their prop
erty, and the murderers and bandits
arc encouraged DN lne aCtS ana ut
terances Of the president of the United
States and his authorized representa-
tives.
Remember always that the in
famies that have beon committed in
Mexico have been explicitly set forth
by President Wilson himself through
his secretary of state on June 20, last
President Wilson in the course of his
efforts to shield Carranza, denounced
the truthful statement of the hideous
conditions in Mexico as being a ''traf-
fic in falschood' designed to .create
intolerable friction between our gov
ernment and Carranza's in the inter-
est of certain owners of Mexican prop
critics. He made these deliberate
charges on March 20 last.
His note of June 20 is the fullest
and most complete admission of all
that has been charged and all that
he has denied or palliated The facts
therein set forth furnish a complete
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