Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-09-20
Want Candidate for President
Acceptable to Both the
Warning Factions.
SENATOR SHERMAN TERMS
POLICY OF u. S. FUTILE
Constitutionalists Say Gen. Felix
Dlaz Is Afraid to Return
to Mexico.

| confidential reports received in Wash
ington from Mexico City today were to
the effect that there is much talk OF find
/ ing candidate for the presidency who
would be acceptable TO both sides in the
present conflict. The candidacy OF either
| Huerta or Feliz Diaz would only serve 70
make the struggle more bitter. IL was
said.
Among the men being talked Of. II was
! said. is Miguel Covarrubias until recent
" Mexican minister TO Russia, and be-
fore that minister 70 Belgium. Chile and
Great Britain at different times At one
| time he was first secretary of the Next
| can mission I'm Washington and married
| an American. He is at present in Eu-
| rope
| Another man mentioned. IL was said IL
Senior Fernando Iglesias Calderon. a
| member of the Mexican senate. and a
man of very high character. who has
taken no stand in the recent conflicts I'm
Mexico. 1t was believed that If either OF
| these men could be elected Mexico would
| again have peace.
Sherman Assails Policy.
| vigorous assault on the administra-
tons Mexican policy was made in a
| statement given out today by Senator
Lawrence Y. Sherman. republican. of
| Illinois. who has travelled extensively
in Mexico. Senator Sherman also criti-
cised Secretary of State Bryan for
lecturing while the Mexican situation
is in such a critical state and front
cally advised him to go into Mexico
and deliver his Prince of Peace
speech.
Mexico is doing the drifting" says
Senator Sherman. "and the Secretary OF
State is doing the talking. Mexico is
miles away from peace. Meanwhile
the country is devastated by warlike
bands. law and order are at an end and
neutral aliens without protection
either in person or property. The war
| is conducted without regard to the
rules that govern civilized nations In
military operations. Every boat steam
ling toward the United States and every
northbound train Is bearing American
fugitiyes from that country
1.-The bonds of civil society seem TO
be dissolving in that hapless place. No
American with a home there is safe.
no man with a dollars worth OF access
BILE property or money that can be
reached can escape the rowing bandits
| that roam at pleasure from one point
of plumber to another.
Bandits Unrestrained.
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This has been going on, not for
| months, but for years During that time
at least 1000 Americans have been
killed while peaceably pursuing their
lawful occupations. Nearly $20,0ooooo
worth Of American property has been
destroyed confiscated or stolen.
| 1.-The only advice SO far given TO
neutral American in that country is to
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| in Europe occupying our territorial posi-
ton that would drift helplessly along
without announced purpose and with no
effort to better the situation more than
| has been made up to this time.
THE Monroe doctrine Is nearly a nun
dred years old. 1t has been repeatedly
| Endorsed in the platforms OF all parties.
| 1t is not international law; IT is only a
declared policy of the United States. IL
warns old world powers to refrain from
4 interfering with the government or the
| western hemisphere. 1t covers All Oh
North and South America except Canada
Foreign nations do not accept 1t. but they
| have tacitly acquiesced, As matter OF
international courtesy, they have observed
| our wishes, most of the time. If 1t were
not for this doctrine brooding over Mex
leo no one can doubt but that certain
European governments would have adopt
ed different course OF action.
Forecast of Finances.
Under the policy of drifting. it is a
question of time only until Mexico will
default on her public obligation. Her
creditors will then be insistent. OF course.
any effort to make Mexico pay her debts
will raise the cry in this country and else
where of blood money. 1t will be like
the claim In some places that we ought
not to protect our own citizens there. IL
Is said they went there voluntarily.
whether rich or poor, and they ought TO
get out the same way.
Suppose Great Britain OF Germany
were In our place Would the eAecu-
tive heads Of either OF those countries
tell their subjects in Mexico to run for
their lives. leaving everything behind
them? You can imagine an English or
a German government sending out sucn
a message to its countrymen.
1T will be long time before Mexico
will be a republic in anything but
name. 1t was military government 10
the past. and II will continue to be ore
for a long time. 1t is a republic in name
only 1t needs a healthy protectorate
great deal worse than IL needs a gov
eminent loan.
while other public officers are putting
In full time in state and federal service,
the Secretary Of State spends more time
on the chautauqua circuit than he does
In the capital Ambassadors may come
or go and plenipotentiarieS may inger
i'm the corridor, but the commercialized
chautauqua must go ON forever. mini
mum of $50 man-made dollars is the
price to hear the God-made man make a
speech with half of the gate money in
excess Of $500. Postmasters all over the
United States are being beheaded because
they were ten minutes late In arriving at
the post office in the morning. Some have
been removed because they are editors of
republican papers and criticised some of
the foregoing fantasies. With an ex-
ample like that Of the Secretary before
them, they would be entirely justified In
going to the seashore for the entire sum-
mer and letting the help run the Office.
Says Civil Service Is Jest.
Efficiency Is receiving a profound
object lesson. The truth is that. be-
ginning with the ohautauqua circuit
and running through the list, this ad-
believes In the Jacksonfan
maxim. To the vfctors belong tho !
spofls.' Civil service fs a Jest In eveSy-
thing outside the diplomatic and oon-
sular service.
$500 ooa rxa< nrvau s.