New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-05-05

Americans were murdered in Mexico
Senator Stone says ] stated that no
Americans lost their lives on foreign
soil through acts Of foreigncrs' during
my administration. Mr.. Stone il mis-
taken. The Evening Post quotes mo
correctly ! said that no Americans
were slain by representatives of any
foreign nation The quotation IN the
World and the Post refer TO certain
Americans killed in brawls, by bandits
or in mob conflicts and TO four Amer
leans killed BY Yaoui Indians. Not ono
Of these men was killed by represen-
tativc or representatives OF Mexico or
any foreign nation.
"Of course, every year. everywhere
in every country citizens OF that coun-
try and occasional foreigners are killed
by ordinary criminals. and this even
in great civilized cities. When | was
on the Little Missouri in the old days
an Englishman was killed by Sioux In
dams not far from me. When | was
Police Commissioner German was
killed by gunner near the Bowery. But
neither Senator Stone nor the Evening
Post nor the World would in their
more sober moments say that either
the Sioux or the gunner were repre-
Sentatives Of the American Govern
ment or the American people.
Answers Speech Critics.
During the time that ] was Presi-
dent occasional American tourists got
into trouble in certain quarters OF the
big European capitals. but no man IN
his senses would have charged that the
toughs. the Apaches, who assaulted
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or Vienna. we're representatives Of for
cign governments.
"In every case that occurred in Mex
leo while | was President the Mexican
government acted as promptly and ef-
icicntly against the wrong doors as our
government acted IN similar cases
where foreigners were attacked in this
country.
"The difference therefore is that
whereas during the last few years hun
dreds Of Americans were slain by sol
diers who we're representatives of the
Mexican nation, representatives OF the
men with whom our government was
treating on terms Of friendship and al
lance and were furnishing arms 10
them. and whereas in other cases these
Americans were slain and American
women ravishcd by MeXicans with
whom the representatives Of the Next
can government declined 10 interfere or
refused 20 punish. during the years or
my Presidency the Mexican government
took precisely the kind of action against
the offending law-breakers as the
American government itself took in
similar cases.
Attacks Mexican Policy.
"In other words, my statement was
exactly and precisely accurate. Not
an American. man woman or child. was
slain by the representatives OF any Tor
eign nation during the time ! was IN
the Presidency. and moreover. whenever
an American was slain or manhandled IN
a foreign country. he got from the rep
rcscntatives o. that country exactly
the same action on his behalf that IN
similar cases We ourselves took when
foreigners were mistreated by criminals
in our country.
During the present Administration,
on the contrary the Mexican forces rep
resenting the men whom TINS govern
men has treated as in fact the govern
mental Mexican powers, whom II ac-
knowledged TO be such or with whom it
entered into treaties Of alliance, have
killed or wounded scores Of civilians
and soldiers on our own soil and a still
larger nun Der OF Americans in MeIi-
can territory. and have dishonored and
insulted the flag with every conceivable
grossness and have refused to atone
for out yes or to cease committing
them or 70 punish those who committed
them
80 these acts have, "a / said, been
done by the representatives OF the for
eign nation in question