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Show IHURTA'S ADVOCATE. ".Every Republican, with tlio exception excep-tion of two, voted for the Lodge substitute, substi-tute, and every Democrat voted for tho committee resolution, deelnrinj; to the ivorld lliat tho ureal, peace-loving, mighty and -wealthy nation o 100,000,-' 100,000,-' DUO people justifies a virtual declara tion of war upon the poor, distracted, 1 helpless Mexican government uccuuac " a dispute about tho number of cuna tbe form and method of salute." If the dispute between the United H States and tbe dc facto govornmcut, in H Mexico City is stated accurately by ' H Senator Snioot in the foregoing extract from a defensive statement which ho hcnt to his newspaper, then the United States is not justified in making war in I, Mexico. How callously unpatriotic is H ' ilie declaration that wc have- gono to H war with Mexico about "the number of j guns and tho fornr and method of sa- lute." In tlio pnssago just quoted wo H find the senior senator from Utah vin- H (Heating the cause of his country's en- H emy. He lakes sides against his own H' country and ii fighting the battles of Hiierta. the most odious assassin and Ht usurper who has risen to power in these ' latter days. : The patriotic people of Utah and HI there arc no more patriotic people in the H , i United States cannot but be shocked HI j In Senator Smoot's attitude of disloyal disloy-al nlt toward his country. This is not ' even the viowpoint of Senator Lodge or i of tlio other Ilcpublioan senators, oxcopt j perhaps Works of California. Senator fl , Lodge and (liosu wiio supported his rcso-h.tion rcso-h.tion maintained that wo had as much cause to make war again&t Cnrrnnza and i , Villa jib ngaiiiht Uuerta. Seuator Smool , mint nins that wo hayc a right to make j war against C'arran.a aud Villa, but I that the war already started against ; llnorta nud his partisans is merely a dis-! dis-! pul about ''tho number of guns and ' the form und method ok unliuc.'' I Av Tho Tribune has frequently pointed out iu the last few days, war fl against all Mexico can be declared at J aiv time, but it is folly to declare war until hc are absolutely forced to do so. fl J It may be forUuiatn for us that (.'arranza ( ba-. already thrown off his mask. It t iruv larify the situation and make it . ponllo for us to take tuilifary steps teat we would be unable to take if we . on fined the warfare to Uuerta aud his wrs. Tbis, hoivover, simply justi-fl justi-fl " l -s the president in his action and puts all the Mexican factions in tho wrong. It u wise 1 0 let both Uuerta aud Car-i Car-i an .a hang thcmaelve. Si naior Siuout, however, scelcs to . snake it appear that wr have gone to I uar over a trivial incident. The prcsi- -It tit calls it an insult to our flag aud i a refntal to make amende. Senator Smo-t calls it a "disputu about the num-j i'i r tr guns aud the form and method of dilute." The resolution as prepared in tho ' house was more or leas objectionable, but nui so amended iu the senate as to Uae out all mention of Utiertn and to bavc the approval of tho preideut "s ac-tiou ac-tiou on all the incidents lending up to the Tampiro affair and all that followed up to the time that Uuerta again in-suited in-suited this country by asking ua to make a contract that we would be honorable . in our dealings. Senator yntoot, how- M oxer, voted agaitial this resolution and 1 thus placed Utah aud lb people in a tiio-t humiliating position. It wa an inapirjng siht ycfiordny in Salt Lake to aee Uld CHory floating Ixrom a moiiiaml buildtngu. As the L tahn gated pon theae flags his pride 4 and hi.s uitriotihiii thrilled him to tho vcr center of his soul, lie scented to , hear the strains of "My Country, 'Tis ) of Thco" puUating on tho brooxc and the martial music of "the laud of the frnc and tho home of the brave.' lie i felt proud of his country and proud of the fact that in goinr to war his j, country was in tho right. But it was with a fouse of deep sbaino and sorrow ( that bo was eouipcllod to road the cx- rus.t-5 of Senator Smoot for Victoriano Uuerta, tho country's enemy. What do , I'tahna think of Utah's IIuertistasT |