The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-08-31

with the president but have stood by
kim nevertheless. We have seen things
80 from bad to worse; we have seen
The butchery Of our c%ountrymen upon
both sides of the border; We have seen
millions OF dollars worth Of property
destroyed, but we have steadfastly sup
ported him, and shall continue to do
So until the close of the chapter Of his
power A settlement day is now at
land, not between the president and
Mexico, but between the president and
,le electors Of the United States. Our
patience is exhausted and we believe
our national interest requires q new
deal.
ut is unnecessary to view the presi-
dents course with Mexico in detail;
or or two conspicuous facts will suf-
fee. 1t was our manifest duty to have
recognized Huerta MS the president,
either de facto or de jurc; he was
clearly in power under the forms Of
Mexican law and was entitled to recog-
rition by diplomatic precedent. He
was a powerful soldier and the one
man above all others in his country
who was capable Of establishing order.
He had been recognized by the leading
powers outside of the United States;
but our chief executive turned against
him, give aid and encouragement to
lis enemies and in time effected his
overthrow. We have been called upon
10 incur large obligations in Mexico
and along the border which would have
been unnecessary, in my Judgment, II
We recognized Huerta. Such recog-
milton would have given him financial
credit and added strength to his arm.
The interposttton of President Wilson
II the domestic affairs OF Mexico was
|unwarranted in sound International
Tolicy and has proven disastrous In
point Of fact,
I'VE do not generally appreciate the
Importance OF the Mexican problem.
The relations between the two coun-
,rles are so intimate that everything
in honor should be done to maintain
good neighbOrhood between them. The
population Of Mexico Is 100000.
There are some 10000 American
dwellers within the republic and upon
lis invitation. The wealth Of the coun-
ny is roundly $2,40O, 0O0, 1000, American
investments amount to moro than
81, 900, 600, 900, or approximately forty
five per cent Of the total.
1.-THE Mexican situation is a chal-
lenge to the Monroe Doctrine, the
maintenance Of which is so vital to the
future peace and safety of the United
States. 1t Is fair to say that except
for the engagement Of European pow
Ors in a wal at home, which involves
their very existence, a protest would
have come from them against the
wrongs which have been inflicted upon
subjects and citizens in Mexico. The
n otest would have come so peremp-
torily that we could not have disre-
garded 1t, or have satisfied the just
Indignation Of our European friends by
a few polite notes.
"The terrible struggle Will tend to
iLensify, rather than moderate, the
shirt Of nationalism throughout the
world and In the future as never before
It will be necessary for us to maintain
a standard Of Americanism, free from
division by sectionalism, class pre1u-
dee or alien sympathy. There never
was a time when it was more import
ant for us as Americans, to avoid
creating lines Of cleavage in this coun-
try based upon place of birth OF occu-
national status. We cannot properly
censure Americans Of foreign birth for
sympathy with the nations which once
claimed their allegiance, as against
The nations with which they are light