Crittenden record-press., 1916-09-07

"big men" should return 10 power
They still select Its candidates and die.
tate Its policy, he said.
Foreign Affairs.
Concerning foreign affairs, We have
been neutral because II was the trad
tional policy Of the United States to
stand alooi from European politics,
Mr.. Wilson declared Property rights
Of our citizens can be vindlcated by
claims for damages, but the funda.
mental rights Of humanity cannot be.
'The loss OF life Is irreparable. Nei-
ther can direct violations OF a nations
sovereignty await vindication IN suits
for damages. The nation that violates
these essential rights must expect 10
be checked and called 10 account by
direct challenge and resistance. II AZ
once makes the quarrel In part our
own. Thesc are plain principles, and
We have never lost sight Of them or de
parted from them The passions aud
intrlgues OF certain active groups and
combinations Of men among Us who
were born under foreign flags injected
the poison u dlsloyalty Into our own
most critical affairs, laid violent hands
upon many Of our industries and sub.
jected Us 10 TIE shame OF divisions OF
sentiment and purpose In which Amer.
lea was con;cmncd and forgotten. II
Is part Of the business Of this year Of
reckoning and settlement 10 speak
plainly and act with unmistakable pur.
pose In rebuke ~ these things In order
that they may be forever hereafter I'm
possible am the candidate OF n par
~, but am above all things else an
American citizen | neither seek the
favor nor fear the displeasure Of that
small alien element among us which
puts loyalty 10 any foreign power be.
fore loyalty TO the United States"
The Mexican Trouble.
Concernir : Mexico the president stat
ed that We believed that small aud
weak states have the right TO expect 10
be dealt with exactly as bie and row.
erful states would he. Our recent pur
suit of bandits into Mexican territory
was no violation n that principle. We
ventured TO enter Mexican territory
only because there were no military
forces Ia Mexico that could protect
our border from hostile attack aud
our own people from violence
Many serious wrongs against the prop
srty, many irreparable wrongs agslns,
the persons Of Americans have been
committed within the territory OF
Mexico herself during this confused
revolution, but we could not ac, dl
rectly In that matter ourselves tftn.
cut denying NeIicans the right 10 any
revolution AZ all which disturbed US
snd making the emancipation OF her
own people avail, our Interest and con.
venience
The people Of MEXICO have not been
suffered 10 own their own country or
direct their own Institutions outsid.
ers, men out Of other nations and with
Interests too often alien 10 their own.
have dictated what their privileges and
opportunitie, should be and who
should control their land. their lives
aud their resources Of them
Americans. pressing for things they
could never have got In their own
country. The Mexican people are en-.
Titled TO attempt their liberty from
such Influences. and 40 long A. I hav.
anything TO do with the action OF our
great government shall do eyervthinr
In my power to prevent any ono stend.
Ing In their way II Is hard doctrine
only for those who wish to get some.
thing for themselves Out Of Mexico I
dare heard no one who WIS free frcm
such Influences propose interference bv
the United states with the lnterua,