The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-08-01

the risk Of the murder of others. w"
must take Vera Cruz 10 get Huerta our
Of Office. and trust oth"r nations T." I"'
cur own citizens out ot peril. What 4
,ravcsty Of international policy!
Destroying the government oc Hu"rta.
We left Mexico 10 the ravagcs If r"N"ii'
zion. ! shall not attempt 10 narrnl" th'
Slckcninc story Of :hc harhariil"S com,
! mitted nt the carnival OF murder ana
! lust. We were then told tina, Mckee
was entitled to spill as much blood az
she Pleased TO S"ttl" ""E AFFAIRS. In
| administ ration Vari!latcd with respect
! 10 tn" embargo on III" export Of arms
| and nlunitI"nS t. Moyicn. Under the
! resolution "f l"l". President raft ha'i
! laid such an embargo. IN August. TVS.
j President Wilson stated that he deemed
il his duty 10 see that neither sid" 30
! the struggle in Mexico should RECEIVE
! any assistance from this side OF the
| border and that the export Of all arms
and munitions 20 Mexico would he for
t hidden Rut IN February. lHli. n" en-
| barge was lifted. In April 1914. the
embargo was restored. In May. lhi'. II
| was explained that the embargo G.H no.
! apply TO American ..nipm"ntS through
MEXICAN ports, and ammunition for I'ar-
! rama was subsequently, landed at '"am-
Icn In September. 'l?li. the cmharG"
| was lifted on exports across the border;
,hercupon military supplies reached
ho'h Villa and Carranza. In October:
! 1918, an embargo was declared on all
exports of arms except TO the adh""enlS
~: Carranza There WAS an utter alb
scnce Of consistent policy.
For q time W. bestowed friendship on
Villa. Ultimately We recognized Car
; rama. not on the ground that he had Il
constitutional government, but that L
was de facto government. tn" com
plcte Fl lure to secure protection to
American citizens is shown conclsivcN
in tho note of the secretary of state q;
Juno 20. 1916. in which he thus de-
scribed tho conditions that have OBJ
tanned during the past three years:
For three years the Mexican republic
has been torn with civil strife: the lives
Of Americans and other aliens have :'"rn
sacrificed; vast properties developed bt
American capital and enterprise have
been destroyed or rendered nnn-prnhuc-
tive; bandits have been permitted to
roam ut will through the territory con-
tiguous :" the United States and 10
seize. without punishment or without
effective attempt at punishment. the
property of Americans. while the lives
ri citizens Of the United States who
renturcd 10 remain In Mexican territory
or TO return there to protect their inter
ests have been taken. In some cases bar
! harously taken. and the murdcr"c> have
neither been apprehendcd nor brought
to I InsTo instance a w1"a s2 IS" om
rage after outrage. atrncity after afro
city. TO illustrate tho true natur" and
extent of the widespread con6lttnn9 -ni
lawl"Ssnsss,s and violence which have
The Santa Ysabcl massacre. the raid
at Columbus, the hlondsned at CarriEal ,
ar" fresh in our minds. After the Col
umbus raid we strted a "punttiv" cNr"-
ditinn." W. sent . thin line Of troopers
| hundreds Of miles into Mexico. between
! two lines nf railway neither Of which we
were allowed - use AMI which W" dld
not feel ut liberty to sei2". We w"r"
refused PERMISSION 10 enter IN" towns
| Though thus restricted. tho enterprise
| was sun regarded by tho McXiCans AS n
menace. our troops faced hostile forces
| and II Is not remarkable" that our men
| fell at Carri2al. What other result could
! be expected" We were virtually orGrrcd
! 10 withdrav. and without accomplishing
! the purpose We have been wIthdraw'uG
and we are now cndcavornC To safe
/. gllard our own territory. The entire Ma
! tional Guarfd has hren ordered out. and
! many thousands Of our citizens have
! been taken from their peaceful employ
! mont and hurried 10 the Mexican border.
| The administration was TO seize and pun
! iSh Villa FOR his outrage on our soil. It
/ has not punished any one; we wen N
! only to retire, nnd future movements nrc
| apparently 10 be determined by jHini
| comm iSSiOn.
The nation has no policy Of aggression
! toward Mexico. w" have no desire for
any part of her territory. We wish her
=
We should be ready To MD her III bind
! ing up her wounds, in relieving her from
| starvation and distress, and in giving
| her in every practical way the peH"IitS
| Of our dIsint crested Friendship. The con-
| duct Of this administration has created
| difficulties which we shall have 10 sur
! mount We shall have TO overcome the
| antipathy ncedlcsSly created by :hut
conduct and TO develop genuine respect
| and confidence. We shall have TO adopt
| po1icv npliCN nf firDlnpSS nd
| consistency through which alone we ran
| promote an enduring friendship We de-
| mand from Mexico the protection Of I'll"
! lives and the property Of our citiz"ns
/ and the security of our border from de-
predatlons. Much will b. gained If Mex
| leo is convinced that we contemplate no
meddlcsome Interference with what does
not concern us but that we propose 10
insist in a firm and candid manner upon
the Performance" # international uhl;ca-
tics To Z S'tnin government. apTro-
/ priately dlS"iaTc!ng Its international
duties, We should give unGrudginE sup
port 4 short period Of firm. consistent
and friendly dealing will accomplish
more than many years OF vaclltin.
European Observation-Disclosures of Amert-
lean Rights.
! In this land OF composite population.
drawing its strength from every race
the national security demands that there
shall be no palterinG with American
rights. The greater the danger OF di-
vlsive influences. the greater is tho
! necessity for the unifying force Of a
Just. strong and patriotic position. We
countenance no covert policies, no in
! triquns. no secret schemes. We are UNI
reservcdly. deSotedly. whole-heart"dlr.
for the United States. This is the rally
Ing point for all Americans. That is my
position. 1 stand for the unflInchinc
maintenance Of all American rights on
land and sea-
! We have had a clear and definite mis-
sion rs great neutral nation II was
! for us to maintain the integrity OF IN
1rrnational law: to vindicatr our rights
, as neutrals; to protect the lives OF our
citizens, their property and trade from
wrongful acts. Putting aside any qucS-
ton as TO tho highest possibilities nf
moral leadership in the maintenance md
vndication Of the law Of nations in con-