The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-08-01

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ieahism. WnE1 10 I mean 6y That? ]
/ mean America conscious OF power.
awake to obligation. erect in self re-
spect, prepared for every emergency,
devoted to the ideals Of peace, instinct
with the spirit Of human brotherhood,
safeguarding both individual oppor.
tunity and the public interest, main.
tanning wellordered constitutional
system adapted to local self-govern.
ment without the sacrifice OF essential
national authority. appreciating the
necessity OF stability, expert knowl.
edge and thorough, organization as the
indispensable conditions Of security
and progress, a country loved by Its
citizens with patriotic fervor permit.
ting no division in their allegiance
and no rivals In their affection. !
mean America first and America ef.
fcient. It is in this spirit that re-
spond to your summons"
i In discussing foreign relations and
appointments Mr.. Hughes declared
that the executive had not commanded
the respect OF the world by his con
duct Of the state department. Com.
petent diplomats. notably Ambassador
Herrick,. to France, have been retired
for no other reason than to meet
partisan demand.
"The dealings OF the administra.
tion," Mr.. Hughes declared, "consti.
tute a confused chapter Of blunders.
We have not helped Mexico. She lies
PROSTATE, impoverished, famine-strick.
en-. overwhelmed with the woes and
outrages Of internecine strife, the help.
less victim Of a condition OF anarchy
which the course Of the administra-
ton only served to promote. For
ourselves, we have witnessed the muir.
der of out citizens and the destruc
ton OF their property. We have made
enemies, not friends. Instead of com.
mand!ng respect and deserving good
will by sincerity, frmness and con.
sistency, we provoked mIsapprehen.
sion and deep resentment. In the
Light Of the conduct Of the administra.
ton no one could understand Its pro.
fessions. Decrying interference, we
interfered most exasperaingly. We
have not even kept out of actual con.
fiict and the soil OF Mexico is stained
with the blood of our soldiers. We
have resorted to physical invasion
only to retire without gaining the pro.
fessed object. 1t is a record which
cannot be examined without pro.
found sence of humiliation" Review.
ing the interference with Huerta, Mr..
Hughes characterized 1t as "a vacillat
ing and ineffective intervention" and
as "the height Of folly"
80 far as the character OF Huerta
is concerned the hollowness OF the
pretensions on this score is revealed
by the administrators subsequent
patronage Of Villa (whose qualifica
tons as an assassin are indisputable)
whom apparently the administration
was ready to recognize had he
achieved his end and fulfilled what
then seemed to be Its hope.
1.-THE question Is not as to the non.
recognition of Huerta. The admins.
tration did not content itself with re-
fuslng to recognize Huerta, who was
recognized by Great Britain. Germany,
France. Russia. Spain and Japan.
After describing the seizure OF Vera
Cruz, Mr.. Hughes says: I'VE are now
Informed that we did not go to Vera
Cruz to force Huerta to salute the
flag. We are told that we went there
to show Mexico that we were In
earnest in our demand that Huerta
must go. That Is, We seized Vera
Cruz to depose Huerta; the question
of the salute was mere pretext.
Meanwhile the administrator ut.
terly failed to perform its obvious
duty to secure protection for the lives
and property OF our citizens. The bit
ter hatred aroused by the course Of
the administration multiplied out
RACES, while our failure to afford pro
lection to our citizens evoked the
scorn and contempt OF Mexicans. Con
slider the ignominious incident at Tam
pico In connection with the capture Of
Vera Cruz. In the midst Of the great
est danger 10 the hundreds Of Ameri
cans congregated at Tampico our
ships which were In the harbor were
withdrawn and our citizens were
saved only by the Intervention Of Ger
man officers and were taken away by
British and German ships.
Destroying the government Of
Huerta, we left Mexico to the ravages
Of revolution. shall not attempt to
narrate the sickening story Of the bar
barities committed, Of the carnival Of
murder and lust. We were then told
that Mexico was entitled to spill as
much blood as she pleased to settle
her affairs. The administration vacil
lated with respect to the embargo on
the export Of arms and munitions to
Mexico. There was an utter absence
Of consistent policy.
For time we bestowed friend
ship. on Villa. Ultimately we recog