The Washington herald., 1916-01-14
HITS WILSON'S POLICY
Says Watchful Waiting May
Result In European Power
Getting Mexico Later.
SCORES LANsING's WARMING
Declares Evil Day. of Reckoning Is
Ahead for U. S. Unless "Crimi-
nal Negligence" Ceases.
BY JAMES j. MONTAGUE.


New York. Jan. 13-Theodore Roose-
yelt's solution of the Mexican crisis Is
to send Gen. Wood with an army into
Mexico forthwith to restore order. exactly
as he restored order in Cuba after the
Spanish war. And there can be no doubt
that were Roosevelt President of the
United States, Wood, at the head of an
army, and backed by feet. would now
be on his way.
In Col Roosevelt's view. there ts a
hundred times as much reason for armed
interference b Mexico as there was for
armed interference in Cuba.
He believes that only by such means
can the repetitition Of such outraees as
that of Monday be prevented.
He used short and ugly words in dis
cussing the administrators European
policy, which he said is very likely to
result IN the taking over of Mexico by
one or more Of the beIIigerents when
peace is restored
Incidentally he held Mr.. wIlsp. re-
sponsible for the struggle that his Demo
cratic associates, Bryan, Hay and Kftch-
en-, are making to defes. the popular de-
termination to be prepared against ag-
gression.
This dreadful outrage" he began. SIS
only an Inevitable outcome Of the policy
that has been followed in Mexicos for
the past FIVE years and above all for
the last three years.
Hit. Waterfall waiting.
The policy Of watchful waiting, the
policy Of not interfering with blood
spIlling.' the policy Of asking South
and Central American republics to
take from US the responsibilities that
we were too etinId to take. has born
its fruits"
Mr.. Roosevelt paused, and glared
into the roaring open fire for a minute
Then he got into his stride.
Tn the past" he said/ "Carranza,
whom President Wilson has recognized
as forming the government of Mexico.
has done to our people just exactly such
things as these Villistss have done. II
Is not a year since Mr.. Wilson sent Gen.
Scott down to the border to make .
treaty with villa, who had already COM
mitted outrages of this kind. and out
RACES not only against men but against
women. President Wilson has permitted
these factions to get from US the arms
with which they have killed American
private citizens and American soldiers,
and the husbands and fathers of the
women whom they have outraged.
There is hundred times more justi-
hcation for Interference in Mexico than
there was for interference in Cuba. We
should have interfered years ago. We
should act through the regular army, for
this kind Of work is not the work fsn
volunteers.
Knocks ssroo Proud to Fight
But in noting the effect of watchful
waiting IN Mexico don't forget the effect
in the world war Of our policy OF being
too proud to fight.
The dispatches from Washington In
dIcate that the pressure of the English
feet has caused Germany and Austria to
believe 1t unsafe TO carry on further sub
marine warfare against helpless passen-
ger ships. The dispatches Indicate that
having thus forced the British navy to
abandon the practices OF wholesale mur-
der Of non-combatants-wome and chill
dren-on the high seas. they intend to
make believe they abandon 1t at Presi-
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