The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-03-30
CALLS VILLA HUNT.
ANOTHER MEXICAN.
BLUNDER OF WILSON
Roosevelt Caustically Assails
Presidents Policy Toward
Southern Republic.

Colonel Roosevelt made caustlc atthck
on President Wilson'S Mexican policy
past and present, in statement de-
ilvered extempore to the correspondents
who sat around him In the study OF mrs
home at Sycamore Hill.
He knew his theme so well that he
had to swing round In his chair only
once or twice to refresh his memory
from memoranda on his desk.
The rest of the time he leaned for
ward, sure of his ground, his eyes shin
ing eagerly and now and then the open
palm OF his right hand smacking his
knee for emphasis.
beyond a doubt that he has accepted
the task his friends have urged him
TO take in leading the fight for militant
Americanism, regardless OF whether II
House or somebody else.
Called utterly Baseless."
Colonel Roosevelt issued this state
ment:
81 have received many requests from
good American citizens In Mexico asking
II there is not some way by which the
American people may be made to under
stand the utterly baseless character OF
President Wilson's recent charge that
American property owners in Mexico
were responsible for stirring up the
trouble therein. All that is necessary
IL to ask PRESIDENT WhhOn TO dnbWST
these perfectly simple questions:
what American or other property
owners in Mexico secured the killing
of the 276 Americans who have been
killed by Mexicans?
Does Mr.. Wilson mean that It was
American property owners who in
spired him to permit the shipping to
the Villlstas of the thousands of rines
and munitions of war which they have
now used to kill our people?
''Does Mr.. Wilson mean that Ameri-
can property owners inspired his then
friends, the Villistas and Carranzistas,
shooting across our border on different
occasions to Kill on our own soil nine
others?
Murder of Official.
Does Mr.. Wilson mean that It was
the owners of property in Mexico. ma
tive or foreign. who inspired the
villistas and Carranzistas in repeated
e. affrays at Naco by shooting over the
line into American territory to Kill and
cans, including American women,
American soldiers in the American uni
form. and the American cduertor of
customs?
Does Mr.. Wilson mean that 1t was
the owners of property in Mexico
who secured the attack on American
and other foreign men, women. and
children at Tampico and secured also
the direction by President Wilson and
Secretary Daniels to the American war
vessels at Tampico to steam away and
leave German and English vessels TO
protect the American civilians to whom
Mr.. Wilson had denied the protection
of the Stars and Stripes?
Does Mr.. Wilson mean that prop
erty owners in Mexico were responsible
for his alternately placing and lifting
the embargo on the export of arms and
HnYInifinnQ MaXiNn
who wished arms with which to shoot
Americans had them?
docs Mr.. Wilson mean that these
property owners got him to go to war
which several hundred Americans and
Mexicans lost their lives. this war being
entered into for the purpose of getting
the nag saluted, and then abandoned by
Mr.. Wilson without getting II saluted?
Reviews Mexican Outrages.
''For three years there has been MUIR
derous anarchy in Mexico. frightful de-
struction of property. frightful destruc-
ton of life. nameless infamies commit
for law and order systematically hunted
down and destroyed or driven out Of the
country.
''Mr. Wilson through these three years
has actively interfered in Mexico and
throughout the time he has consistently
interfered on behalf of some representa-
tive of banditry or the forces OF an
archy. He has done everything he could
against, or In disregard of. the men
who represent the only chance to get
can people.
NE is now engaged in a second war
in Mexico. lie is waging a war against
Villa, with whom but little moro than
year ago he concluded what was in
enect a treaty Of peace and friendship
formally entered into through one OF
thu hi0hAaf nffiNArq NJ tha ITnIfad SfofA
army. General Scott, by President VIII
sons direction.
Photographs Of General villa and
General Scott and the other partici-
making were published broadcast
throughout the press. You can find one
OF them in the }les OF the Metropolitan
Magazine Of about year ago.
"Makes Peace Impossible"
IT most earnestly wish peace in Mex
leo and with Mexico. and every step
Mr.. Wilson has taken with regard to
Mexico for the last three years has
tended to make peace impossible.
The great war in Europe. has now
been waged for twenty months. Mexi-
can armed forces have been killing and
wounding Americans at intervals for
nve years. Yet under the President s
lead our Government has failed to make
the smallest measure OF preparedness
As regards Mexico, our Government has
apparently believed II could insure
peace by helring first one and then
another among the warning chiefs of
banditrN and now It is endeaVoring to
prop up Cnrranza against its former
favorite, Villa.
'In his message TO Congress Of De-
cember. 1914. President Wilson asserted
I'VE were thoroughly prepared TO defend
our rights and that II was historical
and panicky To talk of the need of fur
Their preparedness He las since forced
out OF the Cabinet a Secretary of War
because the President would not back
even the small and insufficient measure
of preparedness which the Secretary OF
War, advocated. In consequence, as Mr..
Wilson himself said In one OF his
speeches last February. he has heCn ex-
posed to the humiliation OF being I'M
able to patrol our own border to pro-
tect IT. against bandits.
We broke down completely. even in
the preparedness necessary for the mi
mute expedition that has gone into Mex.
leo. Our aeroplane service went to
pieces Just az previously our submarine
service had gone to pieces. The army
and navy officers are not in the least
to blame, but the President and his
subordinates, whose actions for the last
three years have caused these calami'
ties, are wofully to blame. Our troops
are now 200 miles In Mexico, and It Il