Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1916-03-17
WILSON'S PROUD RECORD.

The people Of the country are Just
coming to realizo the fact that they
have at the head Of the government
man OF extraordinary ability. or IN
vinelblc conscience and courage. who
has stcered the ship OF state with the
most consummate skin. lie has kept
us out OF war with Europe at a time
when any variation from the straight
est possible course would have in
volvcd us In disaster AZ the same
time he has preserved every Amcri-
can right aud has won IN his con-
tentione with the bellgercnts because
he was rght--unassalably right
In dealing with Mexico. President
Wilson Was confronted with "A most
delicate question Everyone knew
that this nation could occupy Mexico
and stamp out all resistance with
slight effort. II was in such circum-
stance that the president said there
was such a thing as a nation being
too proud to fight" or greater I'M
portance than our relation with the
Mexican republic is our relation 10 the
Latin countries Of South and Central
America. They have been jealous Of
US. without cause. Il is true. but ieaI-
GUS just the same, and that jealousy
has moro than once imperiled the
friendly relations of this nation with
the nations of Europe.
Furthermore the hostility OF tho
Latin Americans has seriously inter
fored with The commerce Of the United
states with those countries. They
sold to US but they bought from
Europe.
It remained for President Wilson
10 show to those people 10 the south
Of us that this country has no d.
signs against their territory lie II
was who proposed Pan-American
alliance. offensive and defensive. with
IN agreement for compulsory arbiira-
ton of disputes which might arise
between any Two Of the nations Of
the western hemisphere, and further
agreement that In case of rebellion
IN any one Of the countries no other
American nation would permit ex-
portaiion Of arms and ammunition to
the rebels.
When these propositions were made
by the United states, following the
conference at Niagara Falls when the
a. r. G. powers Of South America
undertook to orbitrate the differences
between this government and the
Huerta government Of Mexico, the
people Of south America became con-
WINGED Of the good faith toward them
81 the United states.
II would have been impossible for
~ 10 maintain that faith on their
part II We had rushed into Mexico
on the first or the second excuse
That would have been satisfactory 70
any one Of the great powers of Eu-
rope President Wilson undertook ia
show. and succeeded, that the United
States b. conducting its international
affairs from standpoint Of riehi and
justice. instead OF from the old world
standpoint Of force.
bat when It became necessary ior
the president t. show to The world
hat there was point beyond which
he would not so even for the purpose
OF preventing hloodshed. he did not
hesitate % show il with the most
eommcndable decisiycncss While ho
did not rush into var with Germany.
he compelled both Germany and Aus
tria to formally recognize the Justice
Of the position Of this nation. Had
either Of them refused the result
would have been war
In order 90 Keep the peace with
Mexico, the president has borne much.
he had TO show the people OF South
aud Central America that we have no
ulterior designs against those coun-
tries that We recognize them as in
dependent governments aud that our
construction Of the Monroe doctrine
Il for their safety as well as Cor the
safety OF the United states itself
Hu, with Villas raid on Columbus
there came time when patience and
desire for peace had to give way for
sterner measures, and an American
army Is now on Mexican territory
and will not come back across the
border until the bandit chief has been
killed or captured and his followers
broken up and rendered harmless
OF course. Il was desirable that Car
rama give his assent If he would. but
he was notified that the expedition