Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1916-11-24
CRITIZED Wilson'S
mexican POLICY
Our Hope is That War is
Fought TO Finish" Says
Prof. Myers
MONROE DOCTRINE
IMPORTANT AS EVER

Special TO THE EVENING JOURNAL.
NEWARK. Nov. During the
course of an address at Delaware Col
Iege last night on "Our international
Problems" Professor William Starr
Myers. of Princeton University, stated
"Our hope and the hope Of the coun-
tries at war is that the war shall be
fought to finish, as that Is the only
way peace will be assured for the flu
turo" He intimated that in his Opin-
ion should peace be declared before
there is decisive victory for either side.
it win only have to be fought over
again some time in the future
The address made by Professor Myers
was one of series arranged under the
auspices of the department Of history
of Delaware College. The speaker dur
ing the course of lis remarks stated that
while he does not look for IL, vet II is
possible that the United States may
have war with one of the nations in
volved i'm the great conflict at the close
of tho European war lie also gave 1t
as his opinion that we vii have a com
mcrcial struggle with Japan for the
commerce of the Pacific and the Orient,
meaning China. and criticized President
Wilson'S Mexican policies.
At the opening of his lecture Pro
lessor Myers stated that he could
speak more freely now than he could
before the election He dwelled at
some length on the Monroe Doctrine,
which he claimed was more %
proclamation than doctrine. He
related how the Monroe Doctrine
came to be established. and said:
Had IL not been for the Monroe
Doctrine we would probably be mixed
up I'm this war. Personally be-
lieve that the Monroe Doctine is just
as important TO us now as it ever
was"
Professor Myers told OF the estab
fishing Of the constitutional govern
ment in Mexico in 1923, and said af
ter more than 80 years Of this sort OF
constitutional government Mexico is
not better governed now than it was
then. and added Never will be un-
less someone steps i'm and makes
them behave That is the dilemma
in Mexico" He told of the long reign
Of Diaz as president When Diaz
was nrst elected President in 1876.
Vision. After four years Diaz had
some one else elected, then changed
the constitution following which he
was again reelected himself and
continued TO be reelected until 1911.
when he stepped out while the going
was good Ever since then there
has been trouble in Mexico.
Al this point Professor Myers stat
I'd. II thoroughly disagree with Presi-
dent Wilson's policy in Mexico. Theo-
reticaliy it is all right. but practically
II Is wrong. There is no constitutional
government there as We understand
IT, and yet President Wilson tells them
that he is going to see that they live
to the constitutional government.
aid he realized that many per-
.rlns agree with President Wilson in
his Mexican policy and do not think
the Mexicans worth going down there
10 fight. but yet he added there are
people being killed without anything
being done about by the United States
Government.
He said at the close OF the European
war some of those countries are going
70 come 10 us and ask If we are go
ing to be responsible for such condi-
tons. This, he said. is ono of the ser