The sun., 1916-08-27
MR.. WILSON'S DEEDS.
He Strikes when the Iron Il Cold and
No Sparks Fly.

49, s"o -
No Sparks Fly.
To THE EDITOR OF THE SUN-Sfr: The
true explanation Of the futile taking and
subsequent evacuation OF Vera Crus Is
to be found not In the logic OF events
the event we're In the main illogical
but in explorations into the mind. the
a~ntecedents. the moving springs Of ac-
ton of Mr.. Woodrow Wilson. His
method Of solving mysteries was con-
vincingly set forth In a long since for
gotten novel written by Charles Reade.
Put Yourself In His Place." the prin-
cipal character Of which Is a physician
whose plan was to detach himself from
his " personality and reason out a
problem along the lines OF the mentality.
the environment. tho hopes. fears. mo-
tives. aspirations Of the party under
investigation.
Applying his method to the case Of
Wilson and Vera Cruz. and the same
will apply to the Pershing invasion and
withdrawal. the FIRST Illuminating fact
we strike Is that Mr.. Wilson IL not
really a Democrat. at east not one ITO
the anne born" His active political
career began by his turning his back
on all his previous teaching. When he
wrote that he would like to see William
Jennings Bryan knocked into a cooked
hat" he undoubtedly wrote what he fully
believed at the time. As a convert. some
what late in life. to a new faith he Is
never quite sure of himself. His theory
OF democracy Is to learn what the peo-
pie" want done. then do II. He does not
feel democracy. he experiments. makes
tests. throws up feathers to see which
way the wind Is blowing. Every once
In a while he blurts out In one form or
another with charming naivete that he
does not know what 'the people, are
thinking about. He Is lonesome. aloof,
anxious to serve humanity II he can
find the way. but familiar with the COM
mon heart only through the midnight oil
OF the student. not through personal
contact.
His sending Of the Swede. Mr.. Lind.
TO Mexico as his personal representa-
tive to find out what the Mexicans
were really n truly thinking shows
Mr.. Wilson at his best and at his worst.
Mr.. Wilson reasoned that in order to
have ar impartial Investigator Of con-
u'''o' y" "'"S' Se'e'' " "a" Hao
no interests 'here' so ne SENDS n man
VINO knows nothing OF the country and
does not speak the language. n man VINO
could not by any possibility find out
anything for himself at first hand.
Thina had begun to happen in Mex
leo about the time Mr.. Wilson took
Office. In fact they had begun prior to
that time. Complaints in regard to out
RACES OH american ives ana property
W. mexico were accumuiatIAg ana were
more and more persistent. 1t was evil
u"h' mat something must he done :
something 10 SATISFY ana molIify the
growing evaporation OF the Americans
IN Mexico their friends in tn.F country
ana o,her Americans VINO teIt mortified
and Illuminated at continued unredressed
anu unheeue" assaults on thcir country
men anywhere. whether trends or
SO what does Wilson do?
MT wilson decides after one OF his
lonesome goit waking. se!t-commun!ng
'aiHs win hl"s.li mat !" IN" Ne"f
'rst opportunity al 'he next sishtest
P'e'eN'. ne would MAKE a demonstrators
against MEXICO lie makes no conhdants
ana no especial preparation Is made FOR
'he anticipated explosion "' patriotic
wrath IL was Planned 10 he sponta-
neouS' ny 'he people linen ai"nS came
we '"sul' 10 'he nas' not mu'h OF an
incident IN i'se'' as compared win many
preceding atrocities nut enough
~ AT "'iSoh' proou'he' looking Tor
an opeh'G I"r a quarrel "atrl'lnS ara
"''''hS '"r one IL WAS the i'st straw
~ "'' ""' o'."' ~ MI NhNoH 'Ha' no
one e'' "ou'h regard III" 'hc'deht as
"h!'h'He out ot 'he ordinary ~ TIE
matter OF s'ra"s' wilson expected con-
naeh''y an ou'putst OF pa'r'oti' rage
Su'h as toi'o"eu the p'o"ihS UP OF the
Maine
he had relied upon to keep matters at
IeNer neat were 'nllulN wondering why