The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1913-08-29
THE POWERS AND MEXICO.

hegemony for the United States il
the Western hemisphere to a ridicu
lous extreme to suggest, as It hai
been suggested at Washington. tina
the Powers should not so much al
have advised the Huerta government
10 accept the conditions imposed b,
President Wilson, and the answer o.
administration officials. when the
view was presented to them, that tbs
United Scl, IS dc nct ronstrue AN &C
of friendship as impairing, at any
time. the Monroe doctrine, was en-
tirely the proper reply to the fan
tastic notion The Monroe doctrine
may well be made ridiculous by some
Of its advocates and ultimately even
Initiated Of ali significance by Is he.
ing made offensive TO the stronger re
publics of Latin America. in al un.
dertaking TO render it too close OF ap.
plication. Certainly IL wosld be alb.
surd for the United States to deny TO
other Powers the right to make rep
reservations to any independent gov
eminent in this hemisphere OF their
views on a situation IN which their
intrests are concerned, and doubly SO
when these views involve and include
an appreciation of the Washiniton
policy TO control and compose politi-
cal conditions In disturbed country.
We should have and should doubtless
assert vigorously the privilege OF OBJ
jecting to any representation to Latin
American governments that ran coun-
ter to our interests or dispositions
with respect 10 the affairs of that
country, and should doubtless hold
such representations to be unfriendly
to our government, but as lony 81
the suggestions are an acknowledge
ment and emphasis OF the leadership
of the United States In the politics
of the hemisphere--as these repre-.
with respect to Mexico un.
are--we should be well
pleased, tinstead OF taking offense.
The other Powers have acted
rather handsomely as well as very
In this business. Their or.
iginal recognition of the Huerta gov.
In the face of our own mani
fest lndlsposition to such recognition.
was inquestionable bad taste, but it
is altogether probable that 1t was
made In the expectation that the
United States would accept the HUI.
erta regime as the de facto authroity
in Mexico, as 1t probably would have
done had the Taft administration re-
manned in power, and subject to the
influence OF Ambassador Henry Lane
Wilson who seems to have obtained,
even with some elements of the viii
son administration-notably the Sec.
rotary OF state considerable credit
for his view that the Huerta govern.
ment could control the situation In
Mexico and. therefore, as a matter of
practical advantage, IL nothing more,
should be acknowledged by this coun-
try. There is more than mere subter
fuge-as Ambassador Wilson was
rude enough to suggest-in the JUST.
ication made by the British govern.
ment of such a course, that the lead
of the American ambassador was fol
lowed In this matter At the first
opportunity after 1t was made clear
that this action was not approved AT
Washington the retention of Am
bassador Wilson's services at Mexico
City tended to confirm instead OF
repudiate his act--the Powers chiefly
concerned have given evidence OF
their full confidence in the intentions
of the United States and their read!
acceptance of this policy with respect
to Mexico. The paramount interes
OF the United States in and its au
thority to regulate the course o
events in Mexico have been amply nc
mowledged by other governments
and their attitude has strengthened
the position of President Wilson con
siderably.
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