The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-06-30
PLOT TO GAG 7. R.
SEEN BY BORGLUM
He Thinks Democrats Plan to
Make Roosevelt General,
Then Keep Him in Mexico.

NEW YORK, June 3o-Gutzon Borgium
has sounded a note OF warning. He
scents plot He believes somebody 10
trying to induce Roosevelt to 70 to
Mexico and then put a silencer on him.
Il hope the Colonel will not be foolish
enough to volunteer for service in Mex
leo Just now" he announced. "If he
does he will be playing right into the
hands Of the Democrats.
They'll lose him or corral him some
place near the border, and he'd never
be found egain until next November.
, he couldn't prnv ,. 40 anything which would
I think his presence with the Ameri-
can forces in Mexico would do much
to inrpire the people of this country
a sss s the troops; and much to reassure
interestedness of our Intentions, but
November elections. 70 Right RI f no~ the the
country needs him right here"
Prescribes Bath.
Mr.. Borblum knows Mexico and Mexi-
can. and 1 eager to give both a bath.
1t would be fooihardy for the Colonel
to 20 down now. although / know he
has had the scheme of personally rais-
| ing a command to take to Mexico in
mind since three years ago. He would
eliminate himself thereby completely
! from the Presidential campaign. in
which he is one Of the big factors.
'As to Mexico itself the one policy
! for the United States to pursue Is to
go down with n quarter of a million
| men and dragnet II from the north to
Bandits have no more right on this
continent than they have in New York
city. Our troops should not go down
! to destroy, but to re-establish civiliza-
ton in that country. to carry with them
engineers to build fine roads.
1.-THE United States should organize
Mexico's railroads and put her on
good footing. Our troops should occupy
the. country for ten or twenty-five years,
under a civil government made Up of
| three or four representatives Of the
great South American States. This
would absolutely free us from the
odium OF being actuated by self-inter-
| est.
Calls Mexico Mad.
Mexico is diseased Just now. 1t has
| lost its head. II is mad. II is a hundred
years behind. We should go down not
to night the Mexicans. but to spank
them.
The vocabulary of most Mexicans 10
about one hundred and fifty words.
They are densely ignorant. and really
! them, and all the other things their
| leaders tell them about us.
I'VE should go down to police the
country establishing definitely from the
start in the minds of the entire Spanish
| race that we don't want an inch Of
| Mexican territory or a pound OF Next
! can wealth, but merely want to main
tain order. Ours is a pacifist policy OF
! the biggest order
| IF Mr.. Wilson calls for volunteers.
| and does not call for them to back up
some such q big policy. but Just to lie
| in concentration camps and die from
inertia, his action will be disheartening
| and demoralizing.
4, 81 would, not raise . hand against
| mexico but TO carry out some such
| beneficent policy. But when we do start
to act we must act thoroughly. 1 know
a foot into It without Smelling 1t in ad-
| a foot in otit without sheiing II In ad-
vance, or without taking possession or
| every town on the way.