Evening journal., 1920-06-08

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government ownership wherever ap-
piled 90 an Industry. whether 10 in
wolves transportation for tclcgraphic
and telephone communication or ship
lhuildinl or manufaclurlng, Is a very
inefficient and wasicful system. badly
managed and certain 90 be inlOlcrably
iburdensome 90 the taxpayers. THIS
pont 10 is not necessary 20 argue be-
cause tho country through tho de-
mands OF war trlrned the railroads
over 20 the Government and we have
had the painful privilege OF ohserv ing
the performance which followed. The
government management which en-
sued was inefficient. the railroads were
lWrotchcdly conducted and money was
spent and wasted with prOdigaliiy
which nothing can defend. During he
limo IN which the Government under
took % manage the rallroads.they sus-
tained despite a generous Increase IN
freight rates a loss OF over million
dollars a day and Che total payments
lOut Of The treasury 10 support the
railroads have reached the enormous
sum OF one and THREE quarters hil-
lions of dollars. There was universal
dissatisfaction with The government
management and IL was a Just dissaiis-
fraction. The experiment failed and
lshould not be renewed.
From domestic Affairs. which I
nave only touched upon briefly, let
US turn 10 foreign questions, 10 our
relations with the world OF other ma
ii0ns Look FIRST at one OF the most
pressing Importance just hcyOud our
own borders. Look 40 Mexico. For
seven years tho United States has
been pursuing under The direction OF
the President a policy OF 'watchfdl
Waiting,' The President saw no To-
Intervene I'm Mexico. AS "a matter OF
fact he made war upon Mexico for In
. The taking OF Vera Cruz we lost some
i20 men In killed and wounded and
, several hundred unrogarded, incidental
MeXicans were also either wounded or
killed In the conflict. We went there
TO exact an apology for the treatment
OF some OF our sailors at Tampico.
The apology has never been given but
General Hueria was driven from
power which was the Presidents real
, purpose. and Mexico then foll into a
state OF anarchy which growing con-
siantly worse. has continued 10 this
day. The President saw no 90 recOg-
nlze Carranza who was chosen by a
military iunia, as political chief. lle
Z thus furnished an essential support
; 10 the Carranza government and what
has been our rcwardl over GOO Amer
IINNn WNNN NNNM iNNNN'N wa ~ NA'HNA''i
some under circumstances or great
! brutality. For these murders no rep
araiion has been made. Decorated by
endless futile and useless notes they
have gone on unchecked. To nave
: been am American citizen IN Mexico
added 10 a mans danger The words
IL am an American citizen Instead
/, of being a protection. as they ought "a
be. In every corner OF the world, were
am absolute peril 90 anyone who was
, entitled 20 that high distinction
) Mexico iecmed with German Wois
p The Mexican Government largely lh'
3 / offspring of Mr.. Wilson recoFlltiol
D did not support as In the war hut gave
[ ala so far as II was possible to m,
- cause OF our enemies. Yet we SUI
I continued 10 support Carranza. Hi'
4 government sent agents into this coun.
irv 10 foment Industrial trouble ant
10 hiring on strikes. They allied then'
] ] selves with the bOlshevist and anarch'
I istic elements. Nothing was done %,
, ihe United States. Carranza insuuei
thn American Government In ever
! nossible way and still nothing wa
done. We fell so low that When al
Z American was seized by one OF IN
Il many bands of brirands ana helu 10
:, ransom AN that the Government @
y lhs limited States would do was {
= offer III be the channel for conYcyin
i ifhe ransom of their citizens 10 On
n hirhwavmen who had seized tnem
\ Tho mere statement seems incredlpl
- hut a Is In exact accordance win lh
o facts In some cases. Stlll n0thin
q was dnnn and we watched ana walt
& ed. Naturally we lost our innuenc
G I'm Mexico and what was far NOR
n important we lost the respect or IN
; Mexican people by me manner y
! which we submitted 10 every sort
/ insult and outrage.
y Need Of a Firm Hand.
4 We have watched and waited lonl
< enough II is time that this condi
J. uon discraceful TO US and ruinou
J. ~ Mexico should cease. We nee
n orrn hand at tho helm We nee
man who will think not only OF IN
y riehfs ~ The United states but or IN
welfare Of Mexico. The Mexicsn peo
! ple would not resent the influence Q
n Intervention OF the United states u
! would only help to bring mem pesO ps
n under n President or their own choui
, !, ~ -rbe. Great mass OF the MeXica
u neonle wish TO work and earn money
Il trhev long 10 he able 90 sleep IN peac
u and moi be subject 10 pillage ana oul
IS rage Thousands OF them look 10 u
i. 90 holm LET The Mexlcans choose a
V fbet. president some strong ana ~
Ie ri~ht man who Is friendly 70 IN
d United States and determined 70 es
le fohilsh order and then let me Unite
S. ststos give him a real and coral.
is sunnorf. and so strengthen and upnol
IS him mat he will be able TO extermi,n
y ATE ihe bandits and put an end 10 tL
is ,,n.casinc civil war which mas We
Is ois.bf eonpietely ruined one OF IN
~ n,ost and most valuable countries o
N az fsre ~ the earth. We must Watc
u, erd ,voit no longer. We must nave
n; man who has q policy and VINO WI
li acf Nothinr can ever be accomplish
~ "a under the Wilson administration Z
.s snv administration I'm sympatny VIII
,,n h Their miserable record OF hopeie
~ fsilure in Mexico has been unDroke
M ! for seven years. The time has CON
W. Ifo mi an end to this Mexican situ
= fion which Is a shame 70 the unite
n states and a disgrace TO our ciVillz'
AZ tion Tf we are to take part IN pac
,d wing and helping the world, let US d
se IN here al home In Mexico. II
Is. 9ssert and protect the Monroe 40.
ne irine against Europe, as we must ],
al our own safety. we must also accel
10, snd fui0u the duties and responslDll
OF Ies which that doctrine imposes.
he The president has been unable
Is unwilling 10 do anything lot MeAlc
he where civil war has RACED lQr year
he where anarchy exists and where u
st neonle are suffering. But W. thlnl
n h our duty 10 take mandate u
n Armenia. which would involve o'
81 sending an army Iiere la loI an nosa liiuJ 4