The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1916-04-14
c. 0. ?. WHANGING
POLICY OF WILSON
Hoping For Real Live Issue Upon
Which To Make Political
Campaign
By ERNEST q, WALKER.
(Mail Special to The advertiser,


few days, so that little remains except
Mexico. And Mexico, with reference
to Presidential policies (also Presiden.
tial politics, although that the Repub
licans will not openly admit), is to be
thrust into the foreground as an issue.
1t may develop into a good Repub.
lican issue, or 1t may prove disastrous
+ o, m, rang. But Republican leaders in
: congress, restless and impatient be.
cause several months of agitation has
! Drought no worth while issue, will take
the hazard. Their efforts in demanding
larger army for Mexico and more
vigorous prosecution of the punitive ex.
petition may mPel the United States
into war, just as the DemOci ATTIC minor.
ity in congress about eighteen years
ago kept whooping II up for an invas
ion against the Spaniards in Cuba,
whom the Democrats wanted 10 drive
into the sea without ceremony. But,
no matter, the Republicans want an
issue with which to go before the coun
try now, just as the Democrats wanted
n similar issue for the cOngressio al
campaign Of 1898.
| Stir Up Rumors
Ever since General Pershfng crossed
the Mexican border in pursuit of Villa
Republicans in the senate especially
have been encouraging the wild rimors
from the border II was fully expeete
in administration circles that all Amer
lean mine owners and ranch owners II.
| Mexico would bestir the mselves in api
tation forthwith. Nothing would b.
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! people and likewi e the Mexicans. RI
mors of conflicts, of defer lions to Villa
! of the c-l apse of Carranza and all tina
would certainly be pat into circulation
The army has all along been FIR invas
ion of Mexico. War Is nearly Away
welcome to the comm ssiOned and en-
listed forces in tine regular establish
| ment.
Consequently the administration has
teen battling against these Influences,
which shave been very active. Pres
dent Wilson, well aware of the situa
tion, has taken every possible preeau
tiOn. especially to have the Mexicans
appraised of our peaceful intentions. The
negotiations with Carranza about the
crossing of our troops and the use O.
such facilities as the railroads have
been conducted circumspectly and moth
ing possible has been left undone Il
assure the first chief Of our sincere In
tentions and also TO clear away suspic
ions. 1t has been recognized from the
start, of course, that the status is ex
ceediDgly delicate and that the mere
presence Of large American force in
Mexico Furnished the hest kind of ex.,
euse for stirring Mex;cans to turn thei
guns against our soldiers.
Cooperating Cordially
Nevertheless to date there seems TO
have been very little friction between
the Mexicans and the American troops
Indeed, CarranZa appears to have been
cooperating cordially to hunt down
Villa and his bandit crew. If V LA can
he taken quickly there should ccmF
shortly an end of the whole enterprise
Of uHfriendly agitation. But the cold
facts are that If Villa is taken dnickfy
it Will he a piece Of great luck. Villa
taken. dead OF alive. within a fortnight
or month would be nightly to the
glory of the amy and to the advantage
of the administration. Carranza could
then have a new lease in efforts t.
nacifv Mexico and establish himself.
Criticism of President Wilson = Mex,
lean policy would lose its fne edge as
about the hest criticism Republican,
have had. Increased prestige for tn
Pres dent in dealing alike with foreign
and domestic problems would come will
a jump.
But in all pr bah lily Villa and h
band are not to be taken qu'ckly. II
knows the wild country In which he l.
operating too well and can presumably
hide away where the Americans cal
not easily find him. Furthermore, il II
minated that there are certain Am r
lean interests unwilling he should
captured, and determined by every Jos
sible nrtiftce to help him evade capture
Expects Howl of Rage
OF course, if he is not caPtured In a
month or two the country will grow
impatient and a howl of protest owe"
the spectacle Of several thousand Amer
loan troops waging against one mar
Will 90 up. Then Mr.. RApub i,an VIII
come to the cert"r of the STAGE W tn
assertions as TO how it should have
been done and what an eyre !ious blum
derer President Wilson is. The r ,pub |
llcan National Convention at Chicago
IN early June will he adopting fierv res
olntIOns of denunciatiOn and the ID M |
cratic convention. which meets the fol |
lowing week at st Louis W Il probably
be accusing the Republican party of |
Joining with the capitalists and border |
maIcontCnts to p ecipitate the 60 'ntr
into war of conquest, so that North |
ern MeTicO, which ccm"rises most of |
the region where Americans have in
vested great many millions, viii |
eventually be annexed to the United
states and THEIR Investments be in.
rrePs'd many fold in value.
What the Vot~"s would think of these
tact cs when fully explained during the
summer AMI autumn is ma ter of con
lecture. But, as already stated, R2pub.
leans seem quite willing to take the
'hance. If their plan succeeds it will
be 'all to the merry for them. If II
Fails the country will forget about it
speedily. In any event the minority
party has next to nothing to lose.
Preparedness
Endurance of national enthusiasm ,
or preparedness, particularly with the
lrmy, is becoming a matter of some
onjecture by long headed politicians i
n congress. The need of Increasing 4
he army and the navy is become quite [