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

charge those functions. We had no bus
mess TO recognize him unless the cNecu-
tive was satisfied he could discharge
those functions. But it was another
from the protection Of American rights
and wage war upon an Iudi vidual ana
try to take control of Mexican AFFAIRS
in the interest of what we think should
be done.
Couldn't Understand Attitude.
That was precisely what was done.
We did not content ourselves with not
| recognizing Huerta. There is no ques-
tiOn about recognizing our not recoS-
nizing Huerta. That was matter TO be
pies. according TO the understanding OF
!. the executive as to the capacity OF 4
I government. if it was government. TO
| furnish adequate protection and dis
charge international obligations. But
our administration said to Huerta. you
get out. You can't even be candidate.
| We won't allow you TO run for office
We are so determined to ger rid Of you
voted for And Immediately after rec
ognition was withdrawn from Hucrta K
Was extended TO that Incompatible, that
! ideal character.
/ did a very wrong thing in abandoning
! its proper international attitude and
| taking the attitude that international
lawyer could do-that no Mexican could
| unOPfSlanu-
Well. the Mexican didn't understand
| our attitude: there was q fight. nineteen
Americans and large number OF MeXi.
cans were killed. And they, the admin
! istration. say they kept US out Of war.
| That was war; very isnoble war
Having gotten rid of Huerta, what
! next did We do? We said let these
Mcxicans spill as much blood as they
want to, that Is their blessed privilege.
So we coquettcd with Villa. we colu:ted
with Carranza. and We showed our dis
| position to favor any bandit In the lind.
Il never heard of more eXtraordi-
| nary expedition than that punitive ex-
petition we sent down there. Was 1t a
| military expedition Of was It not? II
| il was not a military expedition. why
send it? If it was a military expedi-
tion. why ignore all the essential reaul-
sites of a properly managed military ex-
| petition? 1t went down between two
lines OF railroads; 1t could not use
either. with our American troops go.
ing mile after mile for hundreds OK
miles into Mexico, one punitive eSpedi-
tion right between two lines Of rail-
way which they could not touch. They
| could not 20 to tho town. It was an
ubsurdly arranged expedition. OF
course 1t could not succeed. OF course
shed.
! MY friends. we hive made people
dislike us because we did not have q
4
! International rights is like the path
/ Of the just that shineth here more and
more unto the perfect day. It does
not make any difference who your OPP
ponent is. If you state a position that
is right and he knows that 1t IT, right.
you are going ito establish the Justice
J Of your cause. And America with her
! power. never need be afraid OF espous-
! ing an unjust cause.
! LET the Mexicans once for nil I'M
! 6orstnnd that We do not intend to med
die with their affairs. that we desire
that they shall perform their obliga-
! tons to us, to protect our citizens. pro-
tect them justly in the enjoyment, OF
their lives and their property; that
they will perform the guarantees that
they have given us. then we shall have
peace and happicnss.
"If they con establish a stable gov
| eminent, we will do all that We can to
support Il. Talk about policy. what is
know? Has the executive ever had a
| policy for moro than six months IN the
Mexican question? I repeat. who knows
today what the policy Of the admin
| istration will he three months from
now? The trouble is that this admin
matter what II says. you don't know
/ whether it will respect 1t. You cannot
mako much progress along, that line.
Now. then, We want. in the first phase.
| to have our record perfectly clear that
we are going to insist that Mexico shall
treat our citizens properly; and we are
going to insist In way that Will make
! us respect it because We are not going
IL say VIC are not entitled TO IT, nut we
We nre entitled to have done. We are
going 10 have that platform understood
Prot ection to American citizens. pro-
lection to the property or AMERICAN
citizens, protection to our border from