The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1920-06-09

political chief, lie thus furnished
an essential support TO the Carfanza
government and what has been our
rcwardP over 600 Americans have
been murdered In Mexico, some un-
der circumstances Of great brutality.
For these murders no roparation has
been made. Decorated by endless
futile aud useless notes, thoy have
gone on unchecked. TO have been
an American citizen in Mexico added
to IA mans danger. Tho words II am
an American citizen" instead OF
being "a protection. as they ought to
be, In every corner OF tho world,
were an absolute peril to anyone
who was entitled to that high dis
tinction. Mexico toemed with Ger
man plots Tho Mexican government.
largely the offspring OF MIR. Wilson's s
recognition, did not support us In the
war but gave aid so far as 1t was
possible TO the cause Of our enemies.
Yet we still continued TO support
Carranza. His government sent
agents into this country to foment
industrial trouble and To bring on
strikes. They allied themselves with
the bolshevist and anarChistic ele-
mcnts. Nothing was done by the
American government In every pos
sible way and still nothing was done.
We fell so low that when an Ameri-
can was seized by one of the many
bands of brigands and held for ran
som all that tho government would
do was To offer to be the channel for
conveying the ransom OF its citizens
to the hlghwaymen who had seized
them. The mere statement seems in
credible but 1t is in exact accordance
with the facts I'm some cases. Still
nothing was done and we watched
and waited. Naturally we lost our
influence In Mexico and what was far
more important we lost the respect
OF the Mexican people by the manner
in which we submitted to every sort
OF Insult and outrage.
Need of a Firm Hand
We have watched and waited long
enough. IL is time that this condi-
tion. disgracoful TO us and ruinous
to Mexico. should cease. We need
firm hand at the helm. We need
man who will think not only OF the
rights of the United States but OF the
welfare of Mexico. The Mexican
people would not resent the influence
or Intervention of the United States
II 1t would only help to bring them
peace under president of their own
choosing. The great mass of the
Mexican people wish to work and
earn money. They long TO be able
to sleep In peace and not be subject
TO pillage and outrage. Thousands
OF them look to us for help. Let the
Mexicans choose as their president
some strong and upright man who is
Il. a l.. a 4.
termincd to establish order and then
let the United States give him a real
and cordial support, and so strength
en- and uphold him that he Will be
able to exterminate the bandits and
put an end to the unceasing civil war
which was well nigh completely
ruined one Of the finest and most
valuable countries on the face of the
earth. We must watch and wait no
longer. We must have a man who
has "A policy and who will act. Moth
ing can ever he accomplished under
the Wilson administration or any ad-
ministration In sympathy with IT,
Their miserable record of hopeless
failure In Mexico has been unbroken
for seven years. The time has come
To put an end to this Mexican situa-
ton, which Is shame to the Unitd
states and disgrace to our civiIisa-
ton, II we are to take part inpacify-
ing and helping the world. let us be-
gin here at home In Mexico. II we
assert and protect the Monroe doc
trine against Europe, as we must for
our own safety. we must also accent
and fulfill the duties and responsi-
bilities which that doctrine imposes.
The president has been unable or
unwilling TO do anything for Mexico,
whore civil war has ragged for years
where anarchy exists and where the
people are suffering. But he thinks
1t our duty to take mandate over
Armenia, which would involve our
sending an army there for an indoti-
mite time and which woulu cost, in
cluding the army and civil expsndi-
lures 1915, 100000 for the first year,
besides entangling us in all the quar-
rels and intrigues OF Asia Minor and
the surrounding countries Mexico
lies at our doors. IL is a primary
duty for us To deal with II under the
Monroe doctrine, but nothing has
been done and yet we are asked to
take a mandate for Armenia. The
American people have deep sympa-
thy for Armenia, They have already
of those starving and suffering pCo-
pie, n brave and gallant people who
deserve assistance and who have Cs-
tablished a government. We are
anxious to help Armenia in all reas-
enable ways and no doubt shall do
so, but to take "A mandate TO control,
protect and govern that country
would involve our sending our sons
and brothers to serve and sacrifice
their lives In Armenia for an indefi-
mite time, This is mandate which
we in the senate of the United States
think should not be undertaken. 1t
Is plan to get us involved in the re-
sponsibilities OF the league of nations
and all the wars in which II may he
engaged, without our being mem
her OF the league, To such n propo-
sition the only answer Is a plain re-
fusal. on the other hand what the
president has neglected. like con-
dition among an unfortunate people
at our very doors--we must take up
and 10y wise and firm policy restore
Mexico to the position which she
ought to occupy and thereby help
ana relieve her people and so benefit
the world and extend the reign OF
peace.
As the great war in Europe pushed
Mexico into the background and
turned the thoughts of all away from