Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1916-06-16

NfAt aux NuSAt'NAlbl fii' VI hlNi = Nshih'
than abuse and defamation. Specula-
tion willis in the blaze of truth. Abus-
i've phraseology shrivels before the re-
lentless fact Honesty is the com
manding quality ofsl free and patriot
ie American.
Defends Mexican Policy.
What are the realities that race us2
In MeNico exist the putentialities of
lcivli2ation. In her wealth, her his-
tory, her schools. her religion. her
needs, her very suffering and patriot-
ism lie the mdestrucublc seeds OF
progress To have conquered Mexico
would have seated death at the Amer
lean firesde. 1t would have destroyed
jour prosperity ana added hundreds OF
millions Of taxation to the burdens of
1.-THE nation. " would have planted
distrust and hatred OF the United
States i'm every South American re-
lpuhlic. It would have forfeited the
respect of the world. II would have
substituted the tenets of imperialism
for the principles of Americanism.
II would have prostituted the bravery
land patriotism OF American arms TO
the greed and avarice of concession
iaries. II would have robbed the Unit
ed states of the grandeur OF her mis-
sion amongst the nations of the earth.
| Ii would have made might right and
lrepudiated the doctrines of Christian
tity. 1t would have ignored the funda-
mental conceptions of moral progress
and denied the right of fifteen mil
| lions of people 70 govern themselves.
! Ambition and greed were prepared to
sacrifice America and all that Amer
/ lea stands for, in order to acquire the
wealth of Mexico. The diplomacy OF
"watchful waiting" avertcd these ca
| lamities and preserved In their origi-
lnal purity the principles of American
| freedom and Justice. "Watchful wait
! Ing" repudated the brutal dictum OF
tscience that the weak must go down
before the strong. Help Mexico lest,
over her bloody grave are sown the
dragons teeth of our own destrutc-
/ tion.
transatlantic Troubles Averted.
! War with any European nation
would have set the world aflame ana
stopped the march of progress for a
century. Would anyone have had 1t
so in order to affirm "virDe Amer
icanism?" Is Il 'vlrile Americanlsm
bloodshed, destruction. the horrors of
war and its uncertainties2 The sub
stance of civilization Is the arts, the
4 sciences, literature, philosophy, IN
dustry, the domestic virtues, freedom,
religion and peace. But this Is the
substance of American nationaiism.
/ This Is the vrilty Of Amcricanlsm.
III knows no national boundaries. IT
i vet lives In the trenches. broken
homes OF Europe and pervades lts
very thrones. Therefore, America
lives in the trenches and broken
homes of Europe and It's thrones. The
istupendous conflagrntion ls consum-
ing the errors of statesmen and dynas-
ties, IL Is not consuming the SUB
stance Of civilization. Civilization Is \
unity. War with Europe would have
cut asunder the moral forces that bind
the nations and left an age OF dark
ness. anarchy and despair. Standing
on the immutable foundations Of such
Americanism the schoolmaster ana
statesman, with consummate skin, n
skill that commands the admiration OF
the world. directs the forces OF civlli-
lzation, not with arms, but with reas-
On and moral pressure against the
exeesses of a belligerent world. With
prenatural poise and clearness of VI
sion. he is plotting America through
the rushing storm Who can deny the
fexistence of moral design in the uni
verse? Who now can question It's
( fulflllment? who now can close his
eyes to the destiny Of democracy TO
make the principles of civilization
dominant, to bring the warring ma
ltions of the earth together In lasting
peace The passions of men die.
Americas CnlI.
/ The truth lives, America has
called to Europe; Europe has respond
ed in terms of a revitall2ed civiliza-
ton. The sublimest picture in clvll
history Is that of plain American
citizen maneuvering with the weap-
+ ons of reason and humanity against
1.-THE navies and armies Of the contend
/ ing nations, and bringing them IN ac-
/ cord with the principles of interna-
tional law The American standard
of peace and justice now floats on the
sea. 1t Is unfurllng over the treneh-
es of the struggling nations. From
/ the vantage ground OF imperishable
/ iAmericanism the matchless craft or
a real pacifist has not only avoided
IAN war, Tut is leading the world into
1.-THE ways Of peace What is peace
but the assertion Of moral progressY
What Is the assertion of moral prog
ress but the indesructible clNlllHatioh
OF Europe and America From the
smouiderlng ruins Of q thousand clt-
/ les, over the graves Of millions OF
+ brave men. out of the blackncss Of the
/ battle smoke. arising from the obs
scnrities Of national passions already
1.-THE peoples Of the earth recognize the
dim outlines. growing ever more dis
ts uApI Af a AmtT-
tica in the patient and humane wisdom
of the worlds real pacificator
OF what avail all the wealth of our
! belo, ed land if 1t had been consumed
lin the destructivencss of war? What
avail the travail Of human progress
for ten thousand years had not the
schoolmaster and statesman been
lpacificator? His vast achievement is
so vast that ambitious men are blind
TO its reality. But the plain millions.
of all creeds and natlonalities, recog-
nize in it the imperishable glories Of
la Christian civilization. II glorifies
the peasant and King alike. The
schoolmaster is statesman, the states
man Is financier, the financier Is
lemancipator, the emancipator Is the
pacificator Of the world.
Thus is the nation accomplishing
the destiny of democracy. The com
manding fact of the modern age Is the
spread OF intelligence. The school,
house has conquered ignorance. The
printing press has transformed the
purposes and capacities of man. Ed
ucation has qualified him for "A better
existence. The Bible has made him
moralist Men know that the world
is big enough To support the human
family in peace and comfort Men
know that the great problem Of peace