El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-06-01
NOW IF DEEDS WOULD ONLY
BE SQUARED WITH THE WORDS

CENATOR FALL has diseonoerting wav Of using Demo-
- cratic thunder to Democrats with. His clipping
and filing system fautess when it digging
material from Democratic Of highest authority
with which to goad Democrats IN their sensitive po-
htical sore spots.
Some years ago the New Mexico senator introduced in
the senate resolution strong language demanding pro-
lection Of American lives and American rights in Mexico
In MS speech advocating the adoption Of the resolution he
continually used the language Of the resolution so as to
dve II home to the consciousness Of his hearers Admins
taon senator's vigorously opposed the adoption Of the
state department. and made the air lurd with deuuncia-
lions of the Republican senator for daring introduce
critical time, measure calculated to embarrass the ad
ministration In handling delicate situation
FAN let them for several days. Then IN an off
hand way merely side remark he let drop the awful
secret that the resolution he had introduced merely
plank copied verbatim from the Democratic national plat
form adopted in the nominating convention.
In his report just filed following the long investigation
Of Mexican matters, senator FAN uses the following
language, which sounds if it meant business.
We should let everyone who assumes to exercise
authority in any part of Mexico know in the most
unequiTocal way that we shall vgilantly watch the
fortunes Of those Americans who cannot get away
and shall hold those responsible for their sufferings
and losses to definite reckoning That be and
VII be made plain beyond the possibility OF mis-
understanding.
The language quoted is adopted integral part of
the report but It explained that the paragraph
is quoted verbatim from president Wilson's address
gress on Mexican conditions, August 81 1913 seven long
years ago.
Funny thing is nobody seems to expect the Democrats
TO fulfil their platform promises OF give weight to the
The Republicans VIII have hard time making cam
pagn material out Of Mexican affairs The record Of the
Wilson administration during these years has been
bad but It has been than the record Of the Taft
administration during the two years preceding Wilson's
accession to the throne Taft Knox, and the others may
talk all they like about what they would have DONE and
what ought to have been DONE but the fact beyond ques
ton that they made Of Mexican relations from the
beginning Of the revolution, and that they disre
gsrdu of American rights 10 peace and safety Of persons
and property both IN Mexico and along the border their
successors have been
The Republicans this year would better omit mention
Of Mexico in their platform and campaign speeches. else
make before they speak that they have definite
plan and that they fully intend carry it out to the
letter
Splendid Amercansn is voiced In that declaration of
William NJ ETarts made IN 1873 and quoted IN the Fail
report;
The first duty Of government is TO protect life
and property. This IS paramount obligation. This
duty the government Of the United States has deter
mined to perform to the extent Of its power toward
its citizens On the border. It is not SOLICITORS, it
never has been, about the methods ways in which
that protection shall be accomplished, whether by
formal treaty stipulation by informal convention;
whether BY the action Of Judicial tribunals that Of
military forces Protection IN fact to American lives
and property is the sole point upon which the United
States tenacious.
Some such declaration that might be timely now,
but only If t known and felt be backed up by
inezbe determination to make the words good at need
Military Intervention IS not necessary and never VIII
be- If the Washington government viii meddlng with
Mexicos domestic affairs and let Mexicans and all the
world know that Americans and American rghtSmust be
respected according to the laws OF civilized communities
Fewer words, deeds; less hypocrisy, more justice