Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-03-25

our government set out to depose him
Our government from the first OF TINS
Mexico problem until now has used
microscope upon situation Where
they should have used a field glass
at a commanding height.
Inception of Revolution.
When l tell you that l know that
this revolution of Carranza was born
within five minutes walk of the White
House, | tell you the plain, simple
truth. The word constitutionalist gov
eminent was coined by an American
a professional revolutionary adviser.
He has his office within five minutes
walk of the White House. Both Car
rama and Villa have been fed on hot
milk by this administration for nearly
two years until they have become ar
rogant and disrespectful Of our rights
and of their duty. (Applause)
l tell you but the plain simple truth
when | say that the same man who
rocked the cradle in the District OF
Columbia of this present revolution
drew $4,000 in gold. the first money
paid out of the treasury Of Mexico by
Madero l know that he got that fifty
thousand dollars in gold. because under
oath he told me so in hearing of the
committee on Foreign Relations. This
whole difficulty in Mexico was engi-
neered in a large part from this side
Of the border, and when the presi-
dent was seized with the desire to de-
pose General Huerta, who was a mas
terful man and good soldier, and who
has been charged with crimes that he
never committed, when this admins
tration was seized of the desire to
humiliate and drive him out of the
presidency, President Wilson modified
our neutrality law SO that Carranza
and Villa could obtain arms and am
munition upon this side of the border.
and | plead with him not to modify
| that law, and told him that the guns
he was giving to CarranZa and Villa
might be turned upon one another, and
they may be turned upon us. The
scores of American citizens have gone
to their death. unnecessarily. but the
gun that took their lives bears an
American mark. and the ammunition
which entered their hearts was pur-
upon this side of the Rio Grande River.
No, do not cheer that. 1t is too seri-
Que even to be cheered. 1t is regret
table Now our soldiers are over there.
God knows where they are today, but
they are in the desert and the waste
places. They are by agreement with
the executives kept away from the cit
les. God knows where they are, but
wherever they are. I pray God that he
may watch over them and keep them
! safe and return them to our country.
| without a star having faded or a
stripe having been erased from the
| banner under which they march. WHY.
our common citizens down there have
no rights at ALL The flag is a temp
tatlon to promiscuous fire. The citi-
+, zens of other lands. who had the right
TO look to US for defense and protec-
tlon have been butchered by the thou
SANDS. say to YOU this afternoon.
| measuring my words. that there has
ho1 peeh an arrest-no, | will take that
! pack' there has not been prosecu-
ZION Tor murder in the republic of Mex
lco since Woodrow Wilson became
| president of the United States, and he
| recognized Carranza when he was an
! tlnerant revolutionist. carving his
! government from post to nost withou,
| d cablnet or seal, or civil process.
anywhere in the Republic.
! Not MckinIey's Way.
Can you imagine Mckinley entering
! oupa IN such a way? | was with Nc
| hihleS the morning he bowed TO the
! Inevitable. He signed the declaration
| OF war against Span with nv nen. 7
hho" now reluctantly he did it. Rut
| ne SAID to me that morning. Senator
IL we go into war. and God forbid that
/ we should enter it, if we go into war
/ We must he prepared to take all the
| consequences of war. and we must 90
wherever duty calls U.S. Accent the
| consequences" but he did not enter
! ouoa 1or the sole purpose Of taking
General "eyler out, who lad commit
| 'eu uhmentlonable crimes upon the
| people or Cuba. He entered il with
spirit or compassion for those who
were IN distress. He entered Cuba to
feieVe distress. To bring order ont ~
| CHAOS. 10 prevent murder. To nrotec+
the women Of Cuba. He entered C,,h.
with the large and wholesome n,,r,oe.
| OF DONG something distinctly credit.
! apie 20 the civilized world Yet orr SOL
o'ers today are passing by cro,ns of
americans who are in measure being
subjected to ill-treatment. passing bv
',e citlzens of other lands. i'm pursuit
Q! single individual. and that indi-
! tldual SO lately the immediate bene.
hc'ary OF the presidents bounty
am not stating idle gossip when 7 cav
| tnat. know the import of nv words l.
Is not creditable to u.s. 1t took orr who'll
meet TO Vera Cruz and landed our soldier,
anna desultory fire. What foro ~
remedy any of the difficulties under w,ic,,
americans were being subjected, NJ
10 have Huerta give salute n ~.
american flag. guns. when he knew
'"at ne was not the head of state. thai
ne was willing to recognize, and he knew
.hat there wasn't ammunition enough ~
IRE the salute. daughter and annlause,
dangerously Near War"
Kept US out of war? He has brought -.
dangerously near war, and our prestige
mas suffered all over the world. do
not know. ! am tempted to say It. for
/! hrmly believe it, but candidly I think II .