The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1916-10-22
Colonel Roosevelt Digs Down
into Wilson's Course and Pre-
SentS an Awful Picture.

PHOENIX, Ariz.. oct. 2l.-Forme
President Roosevelt spoke here toda
On The Mexican Iniquity." fayin
The policy pursued by President VII
son.
Colonel Roosevelt spoke as follows
What has happened to our ptopl
in Mexico and here along the border
offers the clearest possible illustra
ton OF what happens TO any natio
whose government behaves with tn
vacillation and timidity shown by Nh
Wilson In our foreign affairs whereye
he has had TO deal with any foe o
whom he was in the slightest dcgre
afraid.
I'm Mexico when the revolution
gathered Roadway. there were man.
foreigners. There were English. Ger
mans, japanese and French Their,
were also Americans. Spaniards ant
Chinese Mexico was afraid of anl
respected Germany. England. japan
and France II neither feared moi
respected the United States or China,
and II did not believe that Spain al
the moment could act against H. In
consequence il appears that during
these disturbances, as far as can be
gathered, there has not been. one Ger
man killed in Mexico. and only ono
Englishman and two Frenchmen !
can not find that any japanese were
killed. These figures may not be quite
accurate. but they are substantially
accurate. The minute the FrcnChmen
were killed. the French government
served such summary notice on Mexico
that 1t has been exceedingly careful
not to kill any others. When the
Englishman. Benton. was killed. not
merely did England fame up. but II IS
actually true that far more interest
was excited in this country than was
shown over all of our own mCu. women
and children who We're killed in Mex
leo. There have been no further OUT
RACES on the lives Of Buuf subjects
The Germans are not only safe. but at
Tampico. for instance. enjoy special
privileges. The japanese enjoy the
same consideration. But meanwhile.
according to the best information at
our disposal, the Mexcans have killed
over three hundred Chinese: over i've
hundred Americans: and at least a
couple Of hundred Spaniards. ask
you to consider these facts. The
Nrexicans have not killed single
German, and only one Englishmen.
But they have killed several hundred
Americans and several hundred Chi
nese. They class the Germans ana
Englishmen as belonging 10 nations
able TO protect the lives OF their citi-
zens; whereas. thanks TO Mr. Wilson
they regard the Americans and the
Chinese as equally safe TO murder
outrage and plumber. ask the PEG.
pie Of this country to consider these
facts for themselves. and to draw their
own conclusions; and If they have or,
binary self-respect, II they nave feel
ings Of ordinary patriotism, they can
not consent 10 continue In power III,
administration that Is responsible fol
such a condition Of affairs.
No Longer safe.
THE natural effect or this policy 4
shown BY the fact thar il il no lon
ger safe for foreign companies il
Mexico 10 have American employee
or 10 be operated under ali American
name. Instance after instance Of thi
kind has been brought 10 my atten
lion with the personal request that
do NOT Use II Tor lear tilai NhiildE
should come 10 those giving me tn
information. / know case after cas-
where this has been true Of Industrial
mining and pastoral enterprises. bu
where my informants feared for thci
lives If the information was made pub
lie. There are, however. publishet
statements Of specific instances 10 tn
same effect. For e-anplc. ] saw
public statement issued III the SAINT
GertrudIs Company. Limited. issue
at London. the twenty-arst II .ruly
last, which notifies the shareholder
that il has become necessary 10 with
draw the American management an
stan, and to arrange for the conrinu
ance OF operations under English an
Mexican management have r.
ceiyed letter after letter from men 4
Mexico, who have stated that the
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