El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-08-01
j. 5. IS SLURRING
OWN INVESTORS
No Use to Dodge Response
bility By Blaming Citizens
Abroad Hughes.

Huerta The question Of the salute
was a mere preteXt-
SIurrinE Investors in Mexico
s-AIeanw the admin lStra ton Ut
terlv failed to perform its obvious duty
10 secure protection for the lives and
property Of our citizens II is most I'M
worthy 10 slur those who have invest
ments in Mexico in order 10 escape a
condemnation for the nonperformance
of this duty. There can he such escape,
for we have no doubt. and there can be
no doubt as TO the existence Of this
duty on the part Of our government
Let me quote the words Of the Demo-
cratic platform Of 1872
The constitutional rights OF Ameri-
can citizens should protect them on our
borders and go with them throughout
the world. and every American citizen
residing or having property IN any for-
eisn country is entitled to and must be
given the full protection Of the TINTED
states government. both for himself
and his properties
The bitter hatred aroused by the
course of the administration in multi
DIfed outraEes. is why our failure TO
afford protection TO our citizens evoked
the scorn and contempt OF Mexicans-
Americans at TampicO Deserted
Consider the ignOminOus incident at
TampicO in connection with the cap
ture of Veracruz- In the midst OF the
greatest danger to the hundreds OF
Americans congregated at Tampico. our
ships which were in the harbor We're
withdrawn and our citizens were saved
ONLY by the Intervention OF German Of
ficers. and were taken away by their
own German ships
DanieIs's Extraordinary Excuse.
THE excuse of the seer etarv Of the
navy is an extra ordinary commentary
Our ships. il seems. had been ordered to
Veracruz- but. as il appeared that they
were not needed. the order was rescind-
ed Then. we were told. our admiral
was faced with this rema rkable diem
ma II he attempted 10 20 up the river
at TampicO and take our citizens on
board the word Of aggressive action
as the secretary called il would have
spread to the surrounding country and
it was almost certain that reprisals on
American citizens would have followed.
and lives would have been lost We
had so incensed the Mexicans that We
could not rescue our own citizens at
TampicO save a the risk Of the muir
der Of others We must take Neracruz
to get Huerta out of office and trust
20 other nations TO get our own citizens
out OF peril What a travesty OF inter
Left Mexico To Be Ravaged.
Destroying the government 81
HUerta We left Mexico 20 the ravaGes
of revolution I 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 vacillated /
with respect TO the embargo on the ex-
port OF arms and ammunition 10 Mexico. /
nder the resolution Of 1912. president !
Taft had laid such an embargo. In Au- I
gust. 1913. president Wilson stated that
he deemed II his duty to see that |
neither side 10 the struggle in Mexico I
should receive any assistance from this /
side Of the border. and that the export :
n all arms and munitions 10 Mexico /
would he forbidden
Placing and Lifting the Embargo.
But in February. 1919. the embargo /
was lifted In April 1914. the embargo |
was restored. In Nav. 1914 IL was eI- |