Carroll County democrat. (Huntingdon, Tenn.) 188?-1971, 1913-12-05
WATGHFIL WAITING IS MEXICAN POLICY
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Washington, Dec 1.-THE president
today delivered the following message
to congress:
In pursuance Of my constitutional
duty to give to the congress informa-
ton Of the state Of the Union take
the liberty Of addressing you on sew
eral matters which ought as it seems
to me, particularly to engage the at
tention Of your honorable bodies, as
Of all who Study the welfare of the
nation
! shall ask your indulgence II ven
ture to depart in some degree from
the usual custom of setting before you
in formal review the many matters
which have engaged the attention and
called for the action Of the several
departments of the government or
which look to them for early treat
ment in the future, because the list
Is long, very long, and would suffer
in the abbreviation to which | should
have to subject it. | shall submit to
you the reports of the heads Of the
several departments, in which these
subjects are set forth in careful de-
tail, and beg that they may receive the
thoughtful attention Of your commit
tees and of all members of the con.
gress who may have the leisure to
study them. Their obvious Importance,
as constituting the very substance of
the business OF the government, makes
comment and emphasis on my part UNI
necessary.
Country Is at Peace.
The country, l am thankful to say,
Is at peace with all the world, and |
many happy manifestations multiply |
about us Of growing cordiality and
sense of community of interest among
the nations, foreshadowing an age OF
settled peace and good will
There is only one possible standard
by which to determine controversies
between the United States and other
nations, and that is compounded of
these two elements: Our own honor
and our obligations to the peace Of
the world A test so compounded
ought easily to be made to govern both
the establishment of new treaty obli-
cations and the Interpretation of those
already assumed.
Huerta Must Let Go.
There is but one cloud upon our ho-
rizon That has shown itself to the
south of us, and hangs over Mexico.
There can be no certain prospect of
peace in America until General Huerta
has surrendered his usurped authority
In Mexico; until it is understood or
I'll hands, indeed, that such pretended
will not be countenanced
or dealt with by the government of
the United States. We are the
friends of constitutional government
In America; we are more than its
friends, we are it's champions; because
in no other way can our neighbors, to
whom we would wish in every way to
make proof Of our friendship, work
out their own development in peace
and liberty. Mexico has no govern
ment. The attempt to maintain one
at the City of Mexico has broken
down, and a mere military despotism
has been set up which has hardly more
than the semblance Of national author
ity. 1t originated in the usurpation
Of Victoriano Huerta, who, after
brief attempt to play the part Of con-
stitutional president, has at last cast
aside even the pretense of legal right
and declared himself dictator AS a
condition Of affairs
now exists in Mexico which has made
1t doubtful whether even the most
and fundamental rights
either of her own people or of the
,itizens of other countries resident I
within her territory can long be sue
safeguarded, and which {
if long continued, to i'm {
peril the interests Of peace, order and
tolerable life in the lands immedi- {
ltely to the south of us. Even if the (
had succeeded in his purposes,
n despite of the constitution of the |
'epublic and the rights Of its people, i
lie would have set up nothing but |
,recarious and hateful power which
,ould have lasted but little while,
md whose eventful downfall would
lave left the country in a more de-
,lorable condition than ever. But he /
las not succeeded He has fosfeited {
he respect and the moral support S
wen of those who were at one time I
Wiling to see him succeed. Little by
title he has been completely isolated G
By little every day his power and !
,restige are crumbling and the col t
apse is not far away. We shall not, '
believe, be obliged to alter our pol O
cy Of watchful waiting. And then,
when the end comes, we shall hope to
ZEE constitutional order restored in
distressed Mexico by the concert and i
mercy Of such of her leaders as pre- t
er the liberty of their people to their t
wn ambitions.
Currency Reform. Il
turn to matters Of domestic con- e
.ern. You already have under con- y
liberation a bill for the reform of our q
ystem Of banking and currency, for t
which the country waits with impati- v