The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1916-01-20
'WATCHFUL WAITING" ITS
RESULTS.

President, took public attention away
for time from the fruits of his watch
full waiting" Mexican policy. But the
war across the water has got to be an
old story now. No one can foresee
when it will end there are no indications
of decisive battle anywhere, and the
censored news is so contradictory that it
seems waste of time to read it. And
so the latest Mexican outrage, the de-
liberate and wanton murder of ten
Americans at MADEIRA by Villa bandits,
has not only stirred the people at large
but has aroused Congress, and the Dem
ocrats IN the Senate want troops sent
into Mexico to help Carranza capture the
bandits That, in the opinion of men
fami lar with the country and its people,
would lead to war with Mexico of I'M
certain duration and doubtful results,
It is well to recall here that Villa, a
notorious bandit and cutthroat, was
President Wilson S choice for President
Of Mexico to succeed Huerta, after he
had driven the latter out of office and
out of the country: but Villa and Car
rama having fallen out, each seeking
the Office thus vacated, and Carranza
seeming to be getting the best OF the
guerilla warfare, he was recognized by
the Administration IS the President of
Mexico and an ambassador was appoint
ed The Senate, however, heretofore
obedIent to the nod Of the President,
has refused to confirm the appointee IN
ril it is advised whether there is a gov
eminent in Mexico, where it is located,
how strong it is, what guarantees it has
given the United States and why it has
heen recognized. The Senate by Tor
na resolution asked for this informa-
ton some time ago, but it hass.not been
forthcoming. and this latest Mexican
outrage has led to personal appeal, to the
President and Secretary Of State for
the desired information.
Ever since President Wilson began his
intervention in Mexico Americans have
been murdered and robbed and i'll treat
ed, not only in Mexico but or our own
soil, and the Governor Of Texas had to
call out the State troops to protect his
people on the border, and finally United
States troops were sent there, but have
been powerless to prevent the raids of
Mexican bandits, and the killing of
Americans by shots fired across the Rio
Grande.
The arrest at Vera Cruz by Mexicans
Of al officer and boats crew from
Z. 5. ship though they were promptly
released with an apology when it was
realized 2 mistake had been made, was
the pretext fer sending a feet to Vera
Cruz to demand salute to the flag. In
landing and taking possession of the port
number of our men were killed, and
after g time our ships were ordered
away without the salute to the flag
they were sentt there to demand They
accomplished one thing, however, and
that was in aiding the landing of arms
and munitions for Villa, though an en-
barge had been declared that prevented
Huerta from receiving like supplies.
Refugees from Mexico and people IA
miliar with that country told the same
story without one dissenting voice.
Huerta was described as man of ability
and particularly friendly to Americans.
Our Ambassador to Mexico, Mr.. Wilson,
came on to Washington to inform the
Administration as to the conditions in
Mexico and urged the recognition of
Huerta, who was then in full control of
the government and could easily put
down the insurrection, then confined to
a small sectionsof his country. But the
President had then resolved to depose
Huerta and make Villa his successor,
and was unmoved by the representa-
lions of those better informed than him
self Ambassador Wilson resigned his
post Americans were ordered to leave
Mexico, abandoning their property, and
Congress appropriated SITS, 900 to bring
them out Of that cou ntry. Then the
murder of Americans. the ooting of their
homes and the destruction of their pro-
perry began, and has continued ever since.
Returning refugees who went to our
State Department to ask for redress
were told that they had no business in
Mexico, that they only went there to
make money and must run their, own
risks. They could expect no protection
from the flag that is supposed to guard an
American citizen everywhere.
Great Britain hau recognized Huerta
ard had this country followed her ex-
ample, instead of meddling in the affairs
of Mexico. for which it had no moral or
legal justification, the murder of hun
dreds of Americans, the destruction of
property to the value of hundreds of mil
lions and the bloody of internecine strife
which continues to this day would have
been averted, to say nothing of the mil
lions it cost to send our ships to Vera
Cruz on fruitless errand and the cost
OF maintaining an armed force on the
Texas border. Nor is this all. The fail
ure to protect our people in Mexico has
lowered this country in the estimation