Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1920-06-09


support Carranza. His government
sent agents into this country TO TO
!. ment industrial trouble and TO bring
} on strikes. They allied themselves
with the bolsheviSt and anarchiStic ell
enentS. Nothing was done by the
United States. Carranza insulted the
American Government in every posi-
BILE way and stil nothing was done.
. We fell SO low that when an Ameri-
can was seized by one of the many
bands Of brlgands and held for ran
som all that the Government OF the
United States would do was TO offer
TO be the channel for conveying the
ransom of their citizens to the high
waymen who had seized them The
mere statement seems incredible but it
is in exact accordance with the facts
in some cases. Still nothing was done
and we watched and waited Natural
" We lost our influence in Mexico and
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. 1t is time that this condi-
Mexico. Should cease. We need a firm
hand at the helm. We need a man
who will think not only Of the rights
of the United States but OF the well
would not resent the influence or in
Prevention of the United States If it
would Cnly help 10 bring them peace
under a president of their own choos-
ing. The great mass OF the Mexican
people wish 10 work and earn money.
They long 10 be able TO sleep in peace
rage. Thousands Of them look 10 US
for help Let the MeXicans choose as
their president some strong and up
right man who is friendly 10 the Unit
order and then let the United States
give him real and cordial support.
and So strengthen and uphold him that
he will he able to exterminate the
ceasing civil war which has 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 q policy and who will
act Nothing can ever be accom-
ton or any administration, in SYM
pa Thy with II. Their miserable record
OF hopeless failure in Mexico has been
unbroken fct seven years. The time
can situation. which is a shame TO
the United States and a disgrace TO
/. ! our CIVILIZATION. II We are TO take
part in pacifying and helping the
: Mexico If we assert and protect the
Monroe doctrine against Europe. as
: We mus; for our own safety We must
ais" acccpt and fulfill the duties and
responsibilities which that doctrine
. imposes.
The President has been unable or
. unwilling TO % anything for Mexico.
, where CIVIL var has RACED for years.
whcr-; an9rchy exists and where the
people ar" suffering. But he thinks
: il our duty to take mandate for Ar
. menla. which would involve our send
ing an army there for an indefinite
: time and which would cost including
. the army, ana civil expenditures 275
: millions for the first year. besides en-
: langiins US in all the Quarrels and
: in'rigues OF Asia Minor and the sur
rounding countries. Mexico lies at
our doors Il Is a primary duty for
; US TO dea: with II under the Monroe
and Yet we are asked TO take man
date for Armenia The American peo-
, PIE hars deep sympathy for Arme-
MA The; They have already given over
= these starving and suffering people,
4 brave and gallant people who de-
serve assistance and who have estab-
lishei a government. We are anxious
: to help Armenia in all reasonable
ways and no doubt shall do so. but TO
!, take mandate 10 control. protect and
sending our SSrs and brothers to
= Ser:e and secrificC their lives in Ar
/ rnenla for an indefinite time. This
: IS mandate Which We in the Senate
o. the tnited States think should not
. IL cH1erta6en. l. is a plan to get US
involved in the responsibilities OF the
l-@agIie of Nations and all the wars
l in which II may be engaged. without
, our being { member of the League
: To such pt opcsition the only answer
I - d plain refusal On the other hand
: Mhat The President has negIected-a
like condition among an unfortunate
people 1t our very doors-we must
: THE up and y wise and firm policy
! restore Mexico TO the position which
she "ueht to occupy and thereby help
: and relieve her Ieople and SO benefit
I the world and extend the reign of
: Peace.
: As the great war in Europe pushed
Mvx!c0 mt. INTO The BACKGROUND and
from II. so there is at this moment
another great question of our relations
} to the civilized world which over
: istice with Germany was signed the
course to be pursued was clear. II
+ was urged by Republican Senators be-
1ere the armistice and Immediately
} the peace with Germany at once and
then take up for reasonable consider
: aiion the question OF establishing such
5 future relations with our. associates
} in the war as would make for the
, future peace of the world. If this
. had been done we could have had full
: ter the srmistice. This Mr.. Wilson
T prevented He went to Europe with
me greatest opportunity for large SER
vice 10 the world ever offered to any
self. for he trusted no one else we
! then had the confidence, the gratitude
ana the Friendship of every European
: nation, which thanks to the President
, we possess no longer. If Mr. Wilson
had said: We came here to help you
, WIN this War III defense of civiIiza-
ton. The war is won. All We now
! insist upon Is that Germany shall be
: put IN such a position as not to be
aoIe again TO threaten the peace and
: freedom of mankind. Our own oues
lions IN TIE Aemiracn hemisphere we
VIII care for ourselves. We have in
terests IN the Far East which we shall
Misn 10 nave protected. but your own
= r.u,opf an questions you must settle
winch you agree. We are not here
: seeking territory or to dictate uhaT
, you shall dc ir regard to either teri
tory or boundaries" Then indeed NC
, should have been entitled to the graft
, tuoe of the world not only for orr
, decisive services in the war but for
; generous assistance in making a last
ing peace But Mr. Wilson did not do
inns He had apparently only one aim
| 20 DE- the maker of a league of which
he should be the head He was datsr
mined that there should be a Ieag11
OF Nations then and there and in order
70 hultIfy the powers of the Senate
gwen by TIE Constitution of the Init
ed states he decided to make The
) - Lsasne an integral part of the treaty
OF peace with Germany. Thus he nre
scented to the Senate and intended 70
present, a dilemma from which he he
, | heEeo there was no escape In ordsr
to'have peace with Germany he means
10 compel the Senate to accent H-;th
II the League of Nations 1t was in
ceed difieuit situation which he thus