The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1920-05-08
TO THE EDITOR
JOHN LIMBS TESTIMONY ON
MEXICAN CONDITIONS.
Philadelphia, April 80, 1920.


llliduciplld, Apill oO, I'Go.
Editor Catholic Bulletin:
You have on number of occasions
referred editorially to the Mexican
situation, especially as it affected re-
ligious questions. Your opinions have
not been at variance with those who
were closest in touch with the manner
in which our politicians, in whom was
entrusted the handling of our rela-
tons with Mexico, conducted them
selves. 1t was apparent to even the
casual observer that craftsmanship
was lacking in everything that was
done.
In view of the opinions you have
expressed, | am sure you will find of
interest the attached editorial: John
Lind's Mexico" which appeared in
the Philadelphia public Ledger" for
April 70. This papers comments,
which cover John Lind's sorry show
ing before the Senate Committee the
| other day along lines other than il
VolVed religious issues, clearly
| reflect some Of your own thoughts.
Yours very truly,
LEO P. NEMZEK.
John Lnd's Mexico.
| Only a little less dOctrnairc than
| Bryan's Mexico and a little less
chmerical than the Presidents
Mexico, which has always remained in
| in Of Tol,,
unfolded his Mexico to the Senate
| committee yesterday and seemed to be
wholly unabashed at the sinister but
! logical development of the combined
stupidities of Bryan, the President and
himself in handling Mexican affairs.
Not particularly adroit person, Mr..
Lind, though he avoided answering
| the pointed questions which would con-
! firm all that the public has made up
its mind is the essential folly of the
Wilson policy, could not cover up the
fact that CarranZa is President by
virtue of President Wilson'S support
and that after seven years of his rule
Mexico is worse off than ever, with
nothing so cheap on the border or be-
low the line as American lives and
American property.
Mr.. Lind certainly makes out a sorry
case for his own mission and the plans
of the President. But even he could
| hardly do justice to vacillaton that
has blown all ways at different times
| in the Mexican situation and is today
confronting d new crisis without any
policy, save in so far as a family mega
tive policy may be discerned in the
supposed reputation of the Lansing
policy. 1t is a pity, however, that Mr..
| Lind was not more frank. Surely he
! must know now that the American
people are disguised with an admins
tration that trihed with national honor
on the Rio Grandc and at Vera Cruz,
that has paltered over American rights
and has supported all sorts of brigands
in due proportion as they were bold
| enough to insult America and it's con-
| stituted authorities. Mr.. Lind's idea
of how to protect Americans is along
the line of the old jingle of the little
girl who asked her mother if she
might go out to swim, and was told
she might if she did not go near the
water. His conception Of the Bryan
Wilson policy, as CLOSED by himself,
is that the United States is never SO
we'll off as when it abandons it's trade,
it's commerce, its citizens to the whim
of border tyrants and thanks God it
is rid of all trouble by refusing to
look it in the face. A more shameless
confession of deliberate impotency,
disguised as 'watchful waiting" has
not been revealed in years, but that it
is wisconsin at it's worst most will
agree.