The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1916-08-24
Nation Must Awaken

I'VE must have in this country q
financial program which is compara-
bic to what every corporation of any
magnitude must have to succeed This
great government cannot indefinitely
go on in a slipshod fashion. The time
has come when the nation must
awaken. 1t must be efficient; ii must
protect the industries and enterprises;
it must expand its foreign trade; it
must be prepared for every emer-
gency. 1t must be solicitous to main
tain the peace of the world 1t must
be economical, business-like, compe-
tent in administration.
"If l can do anything to this end
it will be my proud ambition to serve
the American people,
Reverting to other subjects, Mr..
Hughes said:
Danger of Conflict
"Of course, there was danger of con-
fiict with Mexico. Did we suppose that
the people of Mexico were going to
look on indifferently while we seized
one of their principal ports? They
didn't look at it that way. They
couldn't understand what we were do
ing. Nobody could. We were saying,
we respect your sovereignty and at
the same time we were seizing one Of
their ports. They resisted. Some of
our soldiers fell; some hundreds of
Mexicans were slain. We did not get
the salute. We did not get any repa-
ration. There was ship load of am
munition there destined for Huerta
That was the immediate reason for
our rushing to Vera Cruz. We let the
ship go to another port and Huerta
got the ammunition. Then by and by
we came back and that was all there
was of it, There was a war-a war
without cause. 1t was Intervention,
but 1t was intervention that came
back
There was apparently no conse-
quences desired but the elimination
of Huerta. A cabinet officer recently
said that was the object-to get rid of
Huerta. Well. what then? Is it possi-
BILE that we should undertake a policy
to destroy and put nothing in it's
place? Yet that is what happened The
only government they had was des-
troyed, and then we allowed them to
be ravaged, their men and women to
be massacred: we allowed our citizens
to be murdered and their property
destroyed. All we did was. in effect,
to say to our people, come back; don't
stay there.
Should Insist on Rights
I'VE should not have had difficulty
in Mexico so far as the respect of
Mexicans were concerned, if we had
insisted upon our rights. They would
have understood that. When your
rights are known-that your citizens
are in jeopardy-no one will blame
you for having the firmness to demand
that to which you are entitled. That
breeds self-respect On the other
hand, indignities have been heaped
upon us. We have had our flag SUBJ
jected to every variety of insult. Why,
there is not anybody in America but
who feels friendly to the Mexicans.
We feel friendly to all people. We
have no desire to incur the enmity of
the poor people of Mexico who are in
a dreadfully impoverished condition
without crops, without legislation,
without recourse under military gov
ernment, and subjected to these re-
peated ravages of bandits.
Want to Help Mexico
I'VE want to help them. We want
to build up Mexico. We want to aid
Mexico. We want the friendship of
Mexico. We want stable government
in Mexico. We want to help them to
establish stable government. But at
all times. now and hereafter. it must
be known that American lives and the
property of American citizens must
be protected in Mexico.
Must Have Firm Policy
Our policy must be firm one IL
we are to avoid trouble. look to see
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