El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-10-23
In Las Cruces Speech. Sen
ator Bares Mexican
Conditions.

uuhlfcanS have been advocating war
with our sister republic Of Mexico
Some people have gone throughout this
state and have had the audacity 10 say
that I. myself had Deen advocating
war with Mexico-a fouler lie was
never told 10 any people I have stood
for protection Of American citzehS-
whether they were OF Spanish-American
or AnglO-SaNon descent; whether they
were sunk with the LIAsitania. or
whether they were murdered by bandits
IN Mexico.
40 nation has "A right TO interfere
in the domestic affairs or the internal
affairs of another nation without Civ
ing them cause of war W hen MI
Wilson landed troops at Neracruz, when
he told Mr.. Huerta that he could NOT
run for election. could not become the
! president OF Mexico. he interTened IN
the domestic. internal affairs Of Mex
ico and he had no right TO do IL
Rights of the MexieanS-
The Mexican people have a right TO
elect any man they please, they nave
:. right TO elect an emperor If they want
10. or they have right to do away
with any president or government II
: they please. so long as they perform
their duty under International law 20
! the citizens Of other nations
Every country in the world has
right To intervene in the affairs or on
| the soil Of another country which VIII
not protect the citizens OF the country
I intervening. and that is a certain prlu-
chile in law II is not war II does
{ not give cause for war and under IN
! teruarional law and all the authorities
| without exception. il does not justify
I declaration of war.
| THE position Of the Democratic party
/ is thar they have the right to intervene
! in Mexican affairs with armed forces
I and TO say whom the Mexican people
! shall elect as president. to administer
J the Mexican government. and declare
! what form Of government the Mexican
! peopIe shall have. and the Republican
/ party says ;hat we have no sucn rIght,
| but that Mexico must protect American
! citizens or that we VIII protect them
/ ourselves
! Mr.. Hughes has said that he viii
! protect an American citizen on the nigh
I seas or amy foreign country II u re-
! ouires every able nOdied man in the
! United States TO do it.
Wilson MithhoIds the Truth
The present administration has re
{ fused nor only TO give TO the people OF
/ the United States the truth about the
I condition in Mexico. what IL was dong
( there and what is happening TO the
! Mexican peipie- NOT only refused 70
give IL, but il has suppressed the lnIor-
nation. 1t has refused the request OF
! congress 81 different times IN the last
/ three and half years 10 give 10 CON
{ gress. through whom the people or the
! United States may receive the lnforma-
tion. the truth with reference to MeNl-
Tt has refused TO send 10 congress
I the reports Of the American Red cross
/ i'm Mexico. DO you know what was
( happening in the City OF Mexico ana
: adjoining country at the time that Gar
t rama WAS recognized by president NJ IL
! SOM Twenty-siN thousand starving
7 people were being fed each day by the
! American Red Cross with food Iur-
{ nished them Icy charitable people or TINS
! country. 10 save them rom starving,
/ and the reports are on file IN the AZ
: chiVes Of the state department ana the
Z president refuses 10 give them 10 the
/ congress of the United states lie mas
I pictures taken in MonclOva and other
. towns where the emaciated women
! were holding their little sIarEinS emu
. dren up TO the doors OF the tseu NIosS
! train and begging that food should ne
furnished TO save the lives OF the BABES
IL il could not be furnished TO the dylHs
I mothers themselves. and wilson ana
[ Carranza ordered the Red cross ont OF
! Mexico on the oSth day Of september
{ You can secure for yourselves corles
/ OF the Red Cross Magazine for the
/ months Of September or october last
! and YOU viii find cOrrObOrauon OF
! everything I have said there and al
/ though they have not published then
! reporrs in full. they do give the data
( as To the number they were feeding
DO YOU know that our army sur
; eeous can tell you more than 7pu'
I a dav as nearly as they can secure re-
I ports. are dying in Mexico from typhu'
] fever. cholera and smallpox AupS'
: are the conditions that are existing
! there and all that Mexico needs Il
{ bread and not bullets
: The Mexican people have the rl-n
I to RELY upon the word OF the pre- ideu
/ OF the United States when he sad OF
August -. 1913. that the United state
! was the next friend TO Mexico ina
I while he would not recognize Huerta
h. would stand a friend TO the peOpl
OF Mexico. On october p he saw IN
ambassadors Of Great Britain. franc
and Germany TO secure RON IneIn -
absolute acquiesence in all that he pro
I uosed 10 do in Mexico. That was oou
/ hy telegram TO the ambassador on oc
[ fOber % last year since tnat ilIne IN
I other countries OF the world nave Sloo
! hack and allowed the United States L
B handle the Mexican question An
! how is IL handled Instead OF puttlnl
! American people back where they coul
I give work to the native people II ma
I driven them out Instead of giving
J constitutional government II mas ere
Z ated EenustianO C4rranza- VINO mas Sc
Z aside by decree the laws and constltu
Z ton Of Mexico. the laws OF every stat
{ in the. republic turned out every gov
: ernOr elected by the people OF Mexico
+ discharged the supreme court judges
and every state Judge Carranza make
his own laws and stands on his oW
laws and euforces mis- own laws b
standing men against an adobe wall an
J shooting them.
CnrranEa rs Lawmaker-
He went further than that and Pre-
vided on the first day Of August tina
any man who attended a meeting 3
which a strike was discussed Shout
be tried by a military courtmartial an
shot, This is the kind or sovernmeT
YOU nave in Mexico Now. my fello'
| citizens. all i'm the world that 7 hay
| ever demanded Of Mr. Wilson was. frs
that ne perform his duty as president Z
the United States, that ne prOte'
American citizens wherever they werl
second that he do what he said he woul
! do ON the 27the day of August 1913. an
stand as the next friend Of Mexico an
I help her in her trouble: third. that }
let the Mexican people establish the
I own government to suit themselves an
I not interfere with il. None OF thes
/ things he has done.
eft has been said that I have alway
1 been recognized as endeavOrinE 10 e
us into war with Mexico Now I hav
! here copies of original letters write
10y myself 20 William Jennings Brya1
& secretary OF state Of the United state
on July 10. 1913. and a copy OF a
original letter written by myself
Woodrow Wilson. president Of n
United States. on July i, 1913, wit
reference TO Mexico.
81 am going 10 read an extract c
each Of these letters
Falls Letter to Bryan.
ct said TO Mr.. Bryan: I call you