The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1916-11-02

not recognize Huerta because he was
a murderer Of Mexicans, and yet he
recognized Carransa when his hands
we're dripping with the blood Of mur-
dered Americans and Mexicans. The
fruits Of that action have been chaos.
rapine, murder. 1t Is no defense OF
the administration to now ask: DO
you want war with Mexico!" The
place to begin that investigation Is
With the cause OF the conditions that
now exist. We do not want war. net
ther do we want ofiicious interfer-
ence that renders war necessary.
"The destruction Of property and
life has not been confined to the lives
or property Of Americans in Mexico.
Citizens of the great nations now at
war in Europe have been the victims
Of Mexican lawlessness. The New
York Times, a Wilson paper. recent
ly stated the property loss in Mex
leo to be $1.0O0.000,000. Of which
5000. .000, 900 belonged to citizens OF
the United States and $400.0O0.o00
to sitixens Of Great Britain, Ger.
many and France. When the Euro
mean war Is ended and England and
Germany demand reparation from
Mexico for pest Injuries. and due pr d
tee zion CT their citizens and thHir
property In Mexico in future. what is
going to happen? Are we going to
maintain the Monroe doctrine and
insist that foreign nations keep hands
of of the American continent? Can
we have any fair assurance Of induc-
ing Mexico to give the protection
European nations will demand and
require, when our conduct has caused
the Mexicans to hold us and our de-
mands in utmost contempt?
There is another condition which
we must be prepared to meet at the
close Of the European war. the inn
portance of which was accentuated
by the first fruits Of democratic pol
icies before the great war began.
I refer to the economic distress that
followed the enactment OF the Tn
derwood free trade tariff bill. We
have tried experiments OF this kind
in the past, and always with disas-
trous results. but never were the
evil effects manifested more quickly
than in the present instance. In the
nine months OF the Underwood bill
ending August I. 1914. a deficiency
of s30.O00,000 was created in the
national treasury, and an emergency
tax was levied upon the people Of
this country to provide revenue to
run the government. Importati0ns
increased during this time. to the
of the American farmer.
manufacturer and laborer,
and revenue decreased. The presl-
dent in his message Of September II,
1919. urged the necessity of an emc.-
gency tax to raise $100.0OO.000 be-
cause the European war would re-
duce importations. The average rate
of tax provided by the Underwood
law Is about IL per cent. To raise
this amount from Gust I'M, dIty under
tie p, resent law will require the sd-
ditiOLal importation Uf one billion
dn:iaIs' worth of foreign products. }.
Predicts manufactured with che.
foreign labor to ruin the industries
Of ttjs country. Products that win
deriive the American )aborer Of ap-
proximately $700.000.00O in wages.
that will deprive the American ranch
er Of the profit of feeding these
workmen, that will dot our country
with free soup houses and line our
streets with idle men. This is not
an i6lc theory, my friends.
Il do not care to take up in detail
the promises or acts Of the present
administration. Their violation of
their platform pledge regarding the
Panama canal tolls was a serious
blow to the Pacific coast states, and
served to hold up railroad freight
rates Oh our commodities. But I be-
lieve the greatest example Of incom-
p.tance is the Adamson bill. jammed
through congress in three days with
out deliberation or investigation. 1t
Is in no sense a law limiting hours
!of labor Of railroad employees. It
provides an increase in wages Of the
highest paid men-the aristocrats-
OF the railroad service. don't
know whether they deserved more
pay. but congress and the president
didn't know either. With the rights
and interests Of 100.000.000 people
involved. the bill was passed at the
demand Of 100000 men. whose man.
ayers held stop watch on congress
You and pay the bill. There were
necessarily three parties to that con.
troversy: First, there were the rail.
road Presidents: Second. the men