New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-11-15
PROVINCIALISM, HOGS AND WHEAT
Blame for the Laid the Door of the West Now
CorpuIent Content--Congratulatons for Mr. wilson

Mr.. White acknowledges that Roosevelt was
,c,,atod nv honor. He accepted Hughes
But the West was not big enough to put tne
nation above sectionalism. 1t seems that the
West was terribly in earnest. IL does no'
seem. however, that II was suffcientiy ln
earnest 10 stick TO the Progressive party. IL
Il despised Mr. Wilson and distrusted tne
Republican party, for what did II sacrihce the
nation7 Certainly not in order TO STAND Dy
is political convictions. IL so, why did ~
use the Republican party TO elect United
States Senators and in other ways advance
It's own provincial interests? Hughes was
above suspicion. II is not denied that as
Governor Of New York he was Embossed, fear
less. constructive and progressive. In him.
Roosevelt tho lido. Of the West, found his
ideals
Mr. White admits that doubtless" the West
was "parochial" and wrong" We surely can
see no "progressivism" or ideals. Better call
it secession and revenge. Comfortable, cor
pulent and content, the West is independent.
II regards with suspicion the East, upon
whose markets il imposes It's high prices for
hogs and wheat. When is the country go
ing TO be worth fighting for? When times
are hard? When the fat of the land is gone
and the West is lean? What availeth pro-
gressivism or any other kind Of ism If we fail
the nation in the hour Of need? Truly, the
Western Progressive is a modern Samson
lie would pull the temple down upon his own
head
Mr.. White resents the Americanism OF the
East. Says he: "The West which will fur
nish soldiers for the fighting quickly enough,
demands Of the East something more than
publicity for the fight" Our answer to that
IL specific We believe that Mr.. Wilson had
to depend more upon the East than upon
both the South and West in speed, efficiency,
equipment and numbers for the border patrol
by the National Guard.
Mexico is a neighbor of the West. Geo
graphically, at least, it would seem that the
Mexican situation is Of more concern 70 the
West than it is to the East. In the election
the East registered its verdict upon Carrizal
At Carrizal Carranza slaughtered American
troops who were acting under Administra-
ton orders. Carrizal is not the sum and
total of the nations case. But it is typical
of the nations shame II proved TO be a
matter of indifference to Mr.. Wilson. Ap-
parently, by the result Of the election, it is a
matter of indifference to the West.
Through The Tribune TO Mr.. White, through
his newspaper to the people of the West,
would send this message: You have set your
mark of approval upon policy which we
abhor. We not only denounce and renounce
IT, We refuse to trust ourselves to II. There
are those Of us perhaps who regard the Next
can situation merely as capitaistic intrigue
There are also those of us who can see that
Mr.. Wilson, and only Mr.. Wilson himself is to
blame. But there are none of us who care TO
serve under Mr.. Wilson in or near Mexico
while he experiments with his policies. We
have better use for our lives than that
Therefore, if Mexico should disturb you, since
Wilson's policies are your policies, it is up to
you to take care Of yourselves.
SO much for provncalism, hogs and wheat
When the great war is over and prices begin
to fall you will possibly realize that in be-
.raying the nation you were only spiting
yourselves As you think now. remember then
that West is West and that East is East.
EDWARD G. LONGMAN.
Brooklyn, Nov. 10, 1916.