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VOL, XII 
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Senator Lodge has had years of experience in the 
Senate and by virtue of his services his judgment 
may be relied upon. The preamble he proposed to the 
authorization President Wilson requested for the use 
of the armed forces of the Nation is incisive and mas- 
terly. As an expression of our national policy, to 
Huerta, to the Mexican people, to the people of the 
United States and to the nations of the world particu- 
larly in Europe, it is an effective statement. There 
ean be no misinterpretation of our national attitude : 
“That the state of unrest, violence and anarchy which 
exists in Mexico, the numerous unchecked and unpun- 
ished murders of American citizens and the spolia- 
tion of the their property in that country, the impossi- 
bility of securing protection or redress by diplomatic 
methods in the absence of lawful or effective authority, 
the inhability of Mexico to discharge its international 
obligations, the unprovoked insults and indignities in- 
flicted upon the flag and the uniform of the United 
States by the armed forces in occupation of large parts 
of Mexican territory, have become intolerable. 
Apr. 24, 1914. No. 17 
One May Well Ponder these words, “‘stick to the 
thing you know, don’t forget. the toil, thought and 
planning you have invested in the business you have 
mastered. Don’t lose sight of the safety, the certainty, 
that the work in hand affords you. Don’t let rosy vi- 
sions of opportunities afar blind your eyes to surer op- 
portunities close at hand. Don’t forget the duties of 
to-day for the difficulties that may swamp you. Stick 
to the thing you know.’ ‘This is good advise and 
happy is the man who can follow it with determina- 
tion and patience to the attainment of his ambitions. 
Massachusetts Leads in the construction of good 
roads. All along the North and South Shores of the 
State excellent highways have been built but they are 
not connected. The next step in road construction 
should be the connection, of the good roads to the 
south of Boston with the good roads north of Boston 
by building a broad and well built road from Massa- 
chusetts Avenue in Cambridge to Somerville and to 
the North Shore Boulevard. Such a road would connect 
the road systems north and south of Boston. 
‘‘Teddy’’ Will Come Home from South America 
now—or wherever he is. It wouldn’t be surprising 
tu hear of him stopping at Mexico on the way home, 
to take a hand in things, 
War or Peace! The difficulties in Mexico have now 
reached a crisis and to turn back is impossible. For 
a period of years with patient longsuffering the Amer- 
ican people have watched the progress of events in 
Mexico and have feared the necessities of a war that 
armed intervention would cause. With studied pa- 
tience this government has avoided every movement 
that would mean the use of the armed forces in Mexico. 
The United States, despite the fact that Great Britain 
has done so, declined to recognize one of the con- 
testants for supremacy in Mexico, Huerta, because the 
United States maintained that his supremacy was not 
based upon conditions of political prosperity that a 
republic could honorably recognize. With malice afore- 
thought, Huerta has, since the refusal by the United 
States to recognize him, endeavored to offend and hu- 
miliate or trick our government into a reversal of its 
decision or by strategy wrest a left-handed recogni- 
tion from the United States. The arrest of a United 
States mail carrier in the uniform of the United States 
navy and the incarceration of the members of the 
boat’s crew that landed for gasoline at Tampico are 
merely incidents in the general policy and attitude of 
Huerta to the United States. Rear Admiral Mayo 
acted well with his rights in demanding a national 
salute to our flag. In sustaining Rear Admiarl Mayo 
President Wilson was not seizing an opportunity to_ 
‘pick a quarrel’? with Huerta, but with sagacious 
good judgement made an issue of an incident in which 
the honor of the United States had been affronted to 
notify Huerta that his insolence and affronts to United 
States citizens, and to the United States Government 
must cease. The Senate and House of Representatives 
of the United States has sustained the President’s de- 
mand that Huerta salute the American flag, honorably 
and without equivocation. This Huerta refused to do. 
The seizure of Vera Cruz is not to be construed as an 
act of war. War has not been declared. It is not the 
aim or desire of our government to become involved 
in a Mexican War. The activities of our government 
should be interpreted as peace measures. ‘The present 
activities involve some blood shed, but it will prevent 
in the end greater slaughter. Never has the real peace 
value of an army and navy been shown to better ad- 
vantage than in this week’s events in Mexico, With- 
out adequate forces to assert our national dignity 
Huerta could laugh us to scorn. War is hell; war is 
out of keeping with the progress of the times, but 
when dealing with a half-civilized cohort that know 
nothing about the higher laws of comity and good will 
there is nothing left for the Government to do than to 
show its armed forces. 
The Cape Cod Canal construction work has been 
continued with energy. August Belmont opened the 
sluice and the waters of the Buzzard’s Bay and Cape 
Cod Bay mingled. Only the stirring events of the 
Mexican embroglio prevented the news item from the 
Cape becoming a first page article. 
Twenty Years Ago July 4 was the holiday that 
opened the summer and country season. Later June 17 
began the great exodus from the city to the country 
But now April 19th has become the joy of the summer 
resort real estate agent. The season for country life is 
longer than ever and begins earlier. 
The Dates April 19, 20, 21. and 22 have been mo- 
mentous in the history of our country. Must we learn 
to say ‘‘beware the ides of April,’’ 
