El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-02-16
j. 6. IS IN PERIL,
SAYS WADSWORTH
Declares Next Four Years
May Decide Destiny of
Nation For a Century.
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WohiihuoN h"ih ft'Ao -
Americans in Mexico and to require
OF treaties should be observed by Mex
leo towards the United states and It's
, citizens. His duty was, second as the
head of a foreign power TO respect the
independence of Mexico. 10 refrain from
all Interference with her internal az
fairs from all attempt at domination
except as he was justified by the law
of nations for the protection OF Amer
lean rights.
Has Failed in Both Duties.
"The president Of the United states
failed to observe either Of those duties.
He deliberately abandoned them potQ
and followed an entirely different ana
inconsistent purpose. lie interviewed in
Mexico to aid one faction in civil strife
against another. He undertook to pull
down Huerta and set Carranza up III
his place. Huerta was In possession:
He claimed to be the constitutional
president of Mexico. He certainly was
the de factO president of &leNico
Rightly or wrongly, good or pad, he
Mr. Root reviewed our subsequent
relations with Mexico, declaring that
the United States INTERVIEWED in Mexico
to control the internal affairs by threat
by economic pressure, and by force OF
arms and that the American gov
eminent ignored, condoned, the muI-
der of American men and the rape OF
American women and the DESTRUCTION
of American property and insult to
American officers and defilement OF the
American flag and Joined itself to the
men who were guilty Of all these
things to pull down the power or
Huerta"
Interference Created Distrust.
'The results of this interference
were most unfortunate" Mr.. Root con-
tinued. IF our government had sent
an armed force into Mexico to protect
American life and honor we might nave
been opposed, but we should nave beeh
understood and respected by the people
Of Mexico, because they would have
realized that We were acting within our
international rights and performing
nations duty for the protection Of its
own people; but when the president
sent an armed force into Mexico TO
determine the Mexican presidential sue
cessiOn he created resentment and dis
trust of motives among all classes and
sections Of tie Mexican people.
with the occupation of Neracruz
the moral power of the United States
in Mexico ended. We were then and
we are now hated for what We did for
our feeble and irresolute failure 70
protect the lives and rights Of our citi-
zens. No flag is so dishonored and
no citizenship so little worth the claim
ing in Mexico as ours. And that is
why we have failed in Mexico.
And for the death and outrage, the
suffering and ruin Of our own breth-
rem, the hatred and contempt for our
country. and the dishonOr Of our name
in that land. the administration at
Washington shares responsibility with
the inhuman brutes with whom 1t made
common cause.
First Real Opposition.
For the first time in 20 years we
enter the field as the party Of opposi-
ton, and indeed it is a much longer
time; for in 1896 in all respects save
the tariff, the real opposition to the
sturdy and patriotic course of presidents
Cleveland was to be found in the party
that followed Mr.. Bryan. 1t is our
duty as the opposition TO bring the
Democratic party to the bar of ludg-
ment. to put it upon its defence so far
as we see just and substantial grounds
to crluclse its conduct. and to ask the
voters of the country to decide whether
that party. organized as it is. repre-
scented as it has been since it came
into power, has shown itself COmpe-
tent TO govern the country, as it should
be governed, and whether it's spirit, its
policies and its performance are the
best that the American people can do
in the way of popular self-govern-
ment."
Discussing the domestic situation be-
fore the European war began, Mr.. Root
declared that during the ! s months of
Democratic control there had been a
steady decrease in' American prOduc-
ton. in exports and in revenues. and
a steady increase in imports and eN-
penditures." Enterprise had halted,
he asserted, and new undertakings no
longer made their appearance. and the
country's productive Industries were
Ia boring under a misfit tariff devised by
the Democratic party in a spirit OF
distrust and hostility to-
wards American business enterprise,
and transportation and commerce had
become dull and Respondent" At
Washington. he declared there was a
nervous dread lest somebody make
money" and envy of business success"
was an element in the framing of leg
islation and the administration of the
laws. Mr.. Root continued:
Prosperity IA Merely Temporary.
The great war has not changed the
lesson which we had already learned
when ii began. 1t has but ObscUred
further demonstration. 1t has caused
an enormous demand for some things
which the United States is able to pro-
duce in large quantities, and in these
lines OF production, while other indus
tries still languish, there have been
extensive employment Of labor, great
exports and great influx of money.
But this is temporary. and when the
factories have stopped we must deal
with a situation for which wise fore
thought should make provision.
More important still. the war has
paralyzed peaceful industries Of all
Europe and has stopped that competi-
tive foreign production which in July.
1914, had already entered American
markets to supersede American prod
ucts under the tariff law of 1913 The
war has thus given to American