New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1917-10-19
CLIPPINGS
From New Mexico War News
AFRAID REPRISALS
CAN'T BE AVOIDED


Alk-kAlO NEfC\lSALS
CAN'T BE AVOIDED
Reprisals in air-rsids ought not to
be engaged in by the Entente Al
lies. So holds William Jennings
Bryan in a signed editorial in his
"Commoner" for October.
"......and it is to be regretted that
the allies have, by adopting an in.
defensible course, surrendered their
protest against a policy that has
brought upon Germany the censure
of the civilized world. The logic
with which the allies attempt to de-
fend This proposed action will no,
stand the light of history. Future
generations will blush to read tina,
BOTH sides resorted to the deliber.
ate murder of innocent women and
children. They did it first will lose
its power to soothe the conscience
when the passions of war have cool
ed and reason has resumed her sway"
BLUNDERS MOST CONSISTENTLY
No other man who has held the
post of premier of the United States
cabinet has Numbered so consistent
policy, as Mr.. Bryan. Having left
the cabinet, he shows hat he has
lost none of his remarkable faculty
for laundering. He demonstrated
that, as a Secretary of State, he was
an EXCEL int Chautauqua lecturer. His
declaration that he could not live
upon his salary as Secretary of State,
and that he must supplement it by
lecturing, did not show a very high
order of patriotism. 1t caused thou
sands of his most ardent supporters
to lose their faith in him. The
writer was among that number.
DOLLARS ABOVE PATRIOTISM
When the United States was tot
tering upon the brink Of war with
Mexico, Henry Lane Wilson, ambas-
sador to Mexico, was summoned to
Washington to make a report upon
conditions. Just before tn, arrival
of Ambassador Wilson,, Secretary
Bryan left Washington on one of his
lecturing tours. President Wilson and
the other members of the cabinet
were left to discuss Ambassador
Wilson's report and decide upon the
course for this Government to fol-
low. His country might be upon
the verge Of war, but the matter
was not of enough importance to
in the discharge of those duties for
which he was receiving pay from
the Government.
This r~ccounting of Mr.. Bryan's err
rors has only an indirect bearing
upon the subject of the Entente re-
prisals: Il shows how unsound is
the mans judgm MT, how poor his
qualifications for deciding upon mat
tcrs of right and duty.
REPRISALS CAUSE SADNESS
The Allies have decided upon these
reprisals with the greatest reluctance,
with profound sadness and as a mat
Ter of protection. Thy will carry
out these repri9als just as they took
UP the use Of POISON gas and Ii
quid fire, because they were COM
pollcd to do so 1t would have been
ths height Of folly and stupidity to
continue 70 sacrifice thousands of
gallant soldiers without making some
effort along the line of seif-protoc-
ton
The righs policy is one which is
e1ceodiugly Lard 10 determine. There
IS good aeon to believe that once
the horror Of tbesa air-raids against
unprotected citics and towns is driven
into the hearts Of the German peo-
rlo, there viii be a cessation of the
German activiti S along this line. The
general staffs in London and Paris
are closer IN touch With the situation
that we can ever hope 10 be. Their
decision has been made after ex-
haustive stvdy and Investigations.
MAKING TROUBLE FOR U. S
But even though the policy should
prove to he unsonnd, it IS the policy
Of our allies, ard ~ that POLICY we
stand The greatest hurt that
MIR. Bryan's criticism will do will be
10 cause classification with the CON,
Of the war. 1t would he lille to
deny ihat disaffection prevails in
some quarters. American citizens are
a unit in this war, but, unfortunately
all the residents of the United States
not American citizens, therefore
all tn, residents of the United States
are nos with the United States in
way for the liberty and freedom
Of the world.
So long as Mr.. Bryan's criticism
Of the policy Of the Allies serves
the one purpose Of making trouble
til, United States with its citi-
sens, MIR. Bryan ought to withhold
criticism.
In this issue is printed w. A. Haw-
interview in the FL Paso "Hcr-
a'd," in which he advocates the print
ing Of I'll names of the buyers of
Liberty Loan bonds. together with
the amount of the purchases. Mr..
is q member of the New
Council of Defense. His view
is heartily endorsed here.
You are helping the Imperial Ger
man Government to stamp freedom
the face of the earth when you
buy one of Herr Hearts newspapers
Or magazines.
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