New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-10-22
(ROwDER UPHELD
IN WAR RULING
wilson Peace Cry False
Lavmen and Mexican
Diplomat Say

psnuslieaa political leaders mani
- lively interest yesterday in
%. decision Of Brigadier General
c-,vser. Judge Advocate General that
:. SEXUAL state Of war existed betwee.
=, limited states and Mexico. The de-
..,on. which Republicans said contra
g.,s5 the Wilson campaign slogan He
-, kent Us out Of war;" was called
rsr,lv technical by Democrats.
william r. Wilcox thought IL effect
II, settled that slogan Vance Nc
s,r5iek hadn't even heard Of the de-
80. and eyinced no enthusiasm when
:. as called 10 has attention. 10 was
..rtthirr neither interesting nor IN
.,,igible TO the lsyman, be said.
Wsruel Calero. who Is neither Demo
=, ror Republican. but was formerly
Tsvitan Minister o. Fore en- Relations
- is.er ambassador 90 the United
S.s.es. thought the Judge advocate had
s,~-lv stated q sClf-cviccnt truth IN
- language lie pointed ont that
psrs5ent Wilson, speaking over the
t.s.es 81 sailors KILLED 40 Vera Cruz,
ystslked Of s. "war of service" Army
- navy officers agreed with him.
Tssrs vas q report at Republican ma
.;,,sl headquarters yesterday the deci-
~ ~ tbe Judge Advocate General had
s.s, approved by Secretary Of War
Baker.
Against the President
III seems that one Of the Presidents
- ~ takes issue with him on the
,nsstion whether We are at war or
80 sad Cha rman ML.S -. I'm view
- Briea5ier General Lrowder's de-
s'son Il is proper for Us 20 ask the
Hr-ocrat.c Nat0ra. Committee whether
49,, s.fI believe President Wilson has
kept Us out or war
aTbe decision. Of course, is purely
,,ebpicsl s1d not one that could pos
,,blv interest or be understood by the
,vnsD.n said Chairman NcCormlck.
sWbether the President Kept Us out OF
vs. il not 90 be decided by any court
or jurist. The question VIII be an
svered on Election Day.
Army and navy men indlcated they
could pick no flaw in the decision OF
Briesdier General CroWcer.
~iThe decision Of the Iuoge advocate
general is usually accepted as the law
81 the department said colonel Will
ian c. Church. "I can see no reason
ior questioning anybody concerning
he status Of NeNco and the United
States; the opinion speaks for itself"
5. Stanwood NeDken, head Of the
National Security League, said: "There
/. no doubt but that We have been al
vxr with Mexico. When soldiers are
,bo, down as ours were in two or three
battles | don't see where anybody can
ind grounds for insisting that we are
Al peace with the country whose men
tid the killing
Practically speaking, the United
States has been a. war with Mexico at
Two different times during the Admin
istu,ion Of President Wilson" said
Manuel Cs.ero, former Minister of For
egn Relations Of Mexico and later
Mexican Ambassador TO the United
States. "Ihe first time was when the
United States naval forces forcibly took
possession of Vera Cruz; the second
vas when the so-called punitive eXpe-
t.,ion invaded Mexican territory.
"Urder the Constitution Of Mexico,
70 foreign power has the right 70 eX-
ueise jurisdiction on Mexican terri
itry. b. the mere fact that foreign
power now is exercising such jurisdic-
t0l-a circun stance which ipso tacto
eliminates Mexican iuriscictlon-a con-
titlol Of var exists between the United
States and Mexico.
when Vera Cruz was in the hands
q! General Funston al Mexican au-