The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-01-18
KELLOGG DOESN'T YET UNDER
STAND

SIAND
The country must express itself still more
strongly.
The Government at Washington doesn't yet I'M
derstand
It doesn't understand that the people are deter
mined not to be led into war that would have no
meaning 1t doesn't understand that the people want
an end of armed intervention in Nicaragua and an
end of unfair bullying tactics toward Mexico
The people of this peaceful country have only
one recourse and that is the ballot. They can pun
ish the perpetrators of useless war by using their
ballots at the next election But the next election IS
a long way off, The clash with Mexico, so busily
sought by certain interests, may then be past stop
ping.
In many cities unofficial but effective ballots
are being cast now The results of these ballots
are being spread before the State Department and
the White House. Already Secretary Kellogg ana
President Coolidge aware that several thousand
American citizens have written mo- against the
Governments program, while only small handful
has written Eyes,"
Many thousands more are yet to be heard from
If you have not voted yet cut out the coupon on the
first page of this newspaper and mail it to this
office today
Yesterday morning it appeared for time that
kellogg prepared to listen to reason. In the
Washington Post whose news and editorial columns
have constantly reflected the ADMINISTRATORS views,
there appeared leading article beginning with these
words:
"a new policy of Cancellation and compromise
with respect to the Mexican and Nicaraguan situa-
ton is being essayed by Secretary of State KEEL
logg," etc.
At the same time there sent out from
Washington a David Lawrence dispatch beginning:
g in e1ati
the United States has been indefinitely postponed"
Since Lawrence makes it his business to write
nothing displeasing to the Administration, his dis
patch coupled with the new note in the Washington
Post led many to believe Secretary Kellogg had come
to-reaze the temper of the country.
But during the day Kellogg issued a statement
to the press. He said: There has been no change
whatever in this Governments policy toward Mica
ragua as offered in the Presidents message.
"From the beginning of the trouble year
ago. the United States has offered its good Offices and
exerted its influence to compose the difficulty.
"The same attitude has existed ever since Daz
was elected president nor Is any change contem-
plated"
The secretary's statement can be read two ways.
If there is no change in the policy offered in the
Presidents message, then will read further public
assaults by the President against Mexico-vague
charges of gunrunning, without asking the Mexican
government whether the charges true and
whether gunrunning, if any, is sanctioned by the
Mexican government, and without pointing out the
difference between American gunrunning ad Mexican
gun-running, If any difference.
If change is contemplated then the original
idea of forcing break with Mexico remains in the
mind of the secretary.
That is one.way OF reading his statement. The
other is to put the emphasis, perhaps he in
tended his assertion that from the beginning
the United States has exerted its influence to
pose the difficulty" and will continue to do this.
You are asked, in that case, to forget the manner
"a manner that has aroused all Latin-America to
resentment-and believe that peaceful negotiations
will proceed.
il the first construction is correct, the country
must declare its approval, and declare it emphat-
cay.
II the second is true, the country must register,
Just as clearly it's determination that this difficulty
hall be adjusted without to war
For-and here, perhaps, is the explanation of the
changed tone heard from the war makers-the pres
mt Congress will adjourn in six weeks
With Congress adjourned there will be no hand
check the present irresponsible head of the De-
cartment of State.
1t is necessary for the public to speak now
IL haven't VOted-tOday is the daV To do il