Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-06-09

building or manufacturing, Is very (;
ineiiicient and wIstcful system, badly (.
managed and certain to be intolcrubly ,
Gurdensoulc TO the taxpayers.
During the time in which the gov |
ernment undertook TO manage the
railroads they sustained dcspitc Il /
Generous increase in freight rates n
LOSS of over million dollars day
ana the total payments out of the
treasury 20 support the railroads
nave reached the enormous sum of
.ISo,ooU,Ooo.oo0. There was uni
Vcrsal dissatisfaction with the gov
eminent management and IL was a
just dissatisfaction. The experiment
failed and should not be renewed
Presidents Mexican Policy.
Look at Mexico. For seven years
me United states has been pursuing
under the direction OF the President
a policy OF "watchful waiting" The
prcsidcni saw lit 10 intervene in
Mexico. AS matter of fact he made
vera cruz we lost some 100 men in
killed and wounded and several hun
drcd un'eSardcd, incidental Mexicans
We're also either wounded or killed
exact an apology for the treatment OF
some Of our sailors at Tampico. The
apology has never been given hut
General Iiuerta was driven from
power. which was the Presidents
real purpose, and Mexico then fell
INTO :, state OF anarchy which, grow
ms constantly worse, mas continued
10 this. day, The President saw tit To
| recognise Car!anza. who was chosen
ny - military junta. as political
chief lie thus furnished an essen
l!dl support to the CarranZa govern
mcni and what has been our reward?
over COO Americans have been muir
dered in Mexico. some under circum-
stances OF great brutality. For these
murders no reparation has been
made.
The, Mexican government largely
the offspring OF Mr.. Wilson's recog-
milton did not support US in the war
but gave aid so far rs II was possible
to the cause OF our enemies. Yet we
stan continued TO support Carranza.
Ills government sent agents into this
country. TO :omcnt industrial trouble
and TO bring on strikes. They allied
themselves with the Bolsh-visi and
anaFShistic clements. Nothing was
done by the United states. CarranZa
inSulted the American government in
every possible way and still nothing
was done. We fell SO low that when
an American was seized by one OF the
many bands OF hr!gands and held for
ransom al that the government of
offer 10 be the channel for convey
Ing the ransom of their citizens to
the hishwaymen who had seized
them.
Need of Firm Hand.
We have watched and waited long
enough. II is time that this condi-
Mexico should cease We need
firm hand - the helm. We need a
man who vii! think not only OF the
rights OF the United states, but Of
the welfare Of Mexico. The Mexican
people would not resent tho influence
or intervention of the United States
II II would only help TO bring them
peace under President OF their own
choosing.
Let the McXicans choose ns their
PRESIDENT som. strong and upright
wan who is friendly 70 the United
states and determined TO establish
, order and then let the United States
give him real and cordial support,
and so strengthen and uphold him
that he VIII he able to cxter.ninate
the bandits and put an end to the un-
ceasinG civil war which has we'll
nigh completely ruined one Ot the
finest and most valuable countries on
the face Of the earth.
Limit Reached with Mexico.
The time has come To nut an end
20 this Mexican situation. which is