Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1916-07-26
Where the President Is Stronn.
From tn. Christian Science Monitor.

From the Christian
A very large section of the bellicose
press OF the United States. while applaud
ing III present course Of the administra-
ton In mobili1ing the national guard.
rushing troops to the border, pressing
rigid terms upon Carranza, and all that.
can hardly contain the satisfaction it
feels over the apparent departure of the
president from his watchful waiting
policy. TIE "heliicOse press, it is super
fluous TO ray. Is and has been opposed to
the administration Oh partisan grounds
II. is. ia general terms, the opposition
pressss II is the press that would oppose
the reelection Of the democratic nominee
for the presidency In any circumstances
II has never been In agreement with the
presidents Mexican policies, with the
presidents oversee policies. 1t has never.
IN short. been in agreement with any OF
his important Administrative policies. So
it finds considerable satisfaction now in
what it calls his conversion to it's doc
trine REGARDING Mexico.
These doctrines. If followed by the
president, wonid have led to "A bfeak with
Mexico long ago. Hat they prevailed the
United States would now in all probable
ity. be III the third year of a war with
the ~neighboring republic. 1t would by
thiA time. quite likely, ave lost ten OF
t1OuSAINS Ok AIS young men anu tens OF
millions OF HRstrCaSure. and it would have
been 20 tied Up in Its own difficulties
that II conld Nj exert the influence OF a
+ . class nation Iii general i~nternationa
:.l.;.irs. The exact consequences Of in
lei vention II Mexico three or Two years
-ge. or one year ago. for that matter.
ciinnot be accurately estimated. yet any
l.erSon OF Intelligence can place a fairly
reasonable appraisement upon them.
But the fact IL, President Wilson did
not. permit himself to be rushed into con-
flict with Mexico. He was determined
that he would not he forced into it. II by
any meana honorable to the nation he
could prevent u. In the carrying out OF
his purpose he has been compelled to face
aiE'cat dcat OF .Nn5ust and unRenerous
erifitiSmsi He has had to put up with
great pvovOcattCn He has had to be pa
ttSnt. But he has held firm. He could
not BE moved even by stimulated popular.
efnott0n 10 take the step which he felt
must pe avoided Nntil every hone had
faded.
The Stage was ret for the special pur-
pose Ut influencing the chief executive.
There. We're motion picture campaigns to
arouse 9 waslike sentiment anon the
W onle; there we're preparedness process
. there was much waving Of the ma
tlonal fhag.. much playing q. national airs.
Everything that could bc Invented to turn
Ene Naxlop from ite natural and intense
dislike OF ssmihtnrism n all that eoes
with i, wis brought into play. and these
were reinforced by raids on the border.
y ~ ontraGes tn.the interior OF Mexico:
bat ~ a1ood his ground. And II was for
t~hiesthatstht Aeab6crats Of tho country. In
nationAl convention assembled at 81.
louis, Gheered his name for Is minutes
y nave him q denomination by acclama-
don. 800
he - mt delegates to st. Louis
ta1mAA WhO;ha6 snccssded IA keepimS M
Meeqey oel - VA. That NJ hadSac-
~ doing thls IL thu face of almoct
4efnblf SloeAG3eo was what IT, de-