The Monte Vista journal. (Monte Vista, Rio Grande County, Colo.) 1888-1921, 1920-09-04

prime minister meant 10 include In
treasure thu great rst treasure os Oil.
but. for myself I should leave nesh'
Ing to DO Inferred. . Foremost aad
above all else 10 bu aafcKuardsd BY
those ~ ". who hold tho trust Ut the
people. u goes without saying. but
cannot be- too often repeated. V the
manhood OF the nation.
Nov u may appear 10 you that
have been speaking chiefly In the
negative. mako tho admission.
What Ia moro. I might continue to do
~ simos, indefinitely without dtsad-
vantage To our rausc. No many things
have been done by the present sx-
piring administration that no power
gu earth could induce me To Dc. that
I cannot even attempt 10 recount
them. ! may remark casually. how
ever. that II I should he. ~ ! fully
expect to be-. elected President Of this
Just and honorable republic. will
not empower an assistant secretary
VI wv navy w ututt NVHSttsust0~
for helpless ncighbors In the West
Indies and jam II down their throats
ut the point Of u bnyon-t borne by
United States marines. We have .
higher service for our gallant marines
than that. Nor will ! misuse the
power OF tho executive TO cover with
veil OF secrecy repeated acts Of un-
warranted interference In domestic
affairs OF the little republics Of the
Western hemisphere such ~ In the
past few years have not only made
enemies OF those who should b our
friends. but have riEhtfully dis
credited our country MS their trusted
neighbor.
"On the other hand will not or
shall not, rs you prefer. submit to
any wrong agatnst any American
citizen. with respect to either his life
or his property. by any government.
This statement In made In all solemn
ity. with enmity for none and friend.
ship for all. II Il particularly applies
to Mexico. the application has been
directed by the robbery and murder
OF hnndreds Of our own people in
that unhappy country who were law
fully there and were entitled TO pro-
lection. One must admit that these
outraEcs upon Americans are largely
the consequences OF the wigElinG and
wobblinE. the supine waiting Of our
own government. though the admis-
sion neither helps the hurt. nor giveo
the hope Of security for the future
while the present administrator 70
mains In power. or when one In
complete accord succeeds II.
This sdmonition il not directed
exclusively toward our next door
neighbor to whom We would gladly
hold forth = helping hand. and whom
primarily. certainly in preference to
farOn peoples In Europe. Asia and
Africa. It Is our manifest duty to
serve with whole heart and gen
erous tolerance. 1t Ia intended for
= plain notice to every government
on the face of the earth that the en-
tire resources Of this nation are
pladged to maintain the sacredness
OF American lives and the just pro-
lection of American properties.
THE line of demarcatiOn between
our attitude and that OF our political
opponents is perfectly plain. The
president has made his position clear
by his acts no less than by his words.
Twice there came to him an Oppor-
tunity to obtain ratification at the
hands Of the senate and twice he put
the opportunity aside. because he
would not accept reservations de-
signed solely to safeguard American
rights. He still holds article 10 to
be the heart of the covenant.
$50 does the Democratic platform
So does the Democratic nominee. To
assume that the nominee would &C
cept the reservations rejected by tn.
President and denounced By the party
platform is to impugn his integrity.
To insinuate, AZ those who In pro-
themselves for the Demo-
cratic candidate and the league with
reservations do msinuate that they
would pursue such course in seek
ing ratification is not to pay him
but rather to challenge
his sincerity
For myself | do not question for
a moment the truth OF what the
Democratic nominee says on this SUBJ
iect. He has fla-ly said he is in
favor OF going in on the basis an
nOunced by the President. l am not.
That is the whole difference between