The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1913-06-19


led States have found it necessary t
make provisions for their transports
ticn and convoy to this country
Americans with large business an
Industrial interests in Mexico say il i
practically impossible for them to al
tend to their affairs because of tn,
hostility exhibited toward them b,
the natives. The trouble seems 1,
grow greater and to be very exten
! siYe. II Is believed and is openl'
stated in the press and limited in re
sponsible circles, close TO official lii,
IN this country, that il comes from
resentment Of the Mexicans at tn,
allure Of the United States to recog
nize and. thereby. give moral suppor
10 the Iiuerta provisional govern
ment which rests upon the forciblt
overthrow and official assassination
II the late President Madero. That
means, Of course, that the resent
ment is felt by the partisans OF the
provisional president, General Huer
ia, and Ia not a long step from this
fact 10 the presumption that is is In
spired by the Iuerta government,
or. at any rate. given such cncour.
agement as TO amount practically to
a policy Of that de facto authority.
The New York Sun. which has had
"a number OF reports of hostility TO-
ward Americans in Mexiso from the
most reliable sources, has addressed
an inquiry into the situation to Presi-
dent Huerta. The head of the Mexi-
can government replies with a cate
2orical denial Of the reports, which
he declares to be absolutely false"
though at this moment large mum
her OF refugees are being conveyed
from Mexico under the supervision
Of United States government agen-
c,es. General IIuerta, however, while
denying any expression OF hostility on
the part Of Mexieans to citizens Of
the United States, presents a virtual
justification OF such expression when
he says: Il cannot conceal the
fact that, this republic having been
recognized by the leading nations of
the world we are at loss to under
stand the strange action of the Amer
lean government, which VIC feel con
Vinccd, is not in accordance with the
views of the great American people. .
In short, the provisional president Of
Mexico, while denying in one wcrd
that Americans are badly treated in
his country, in the next gives coun-
eilanco and encouragement to a pol
icy OF hostility toward them on the
Ground OF the failure OF the govern
.ncnt O. this country to recognize his
lu' hority and osition. More th3n
hat, In confederation Of all the ca
mons Of international authority conf.
~, he openly and wantonly attempts
diGcrcdt the policy OF The govern
ment OF the u. s., and to array pub
&c sentiment in this country against
the administration. Al a matter oil
act there Is no the flightest evil
donce OF any difference Of opinion he
! Eccn the people and the govern
ment Of the United Sta'eB as to the
attitude this country should take to-
ward Mexico. There is no appear
nee of pressure upon the admins
ration 10 rcco. Eize the provisional
,ove.nment exercised Ey General HUI
rita, nor is there any favor exhibited
oward II in the press or tk'ou~h
1thcr media OF p4blie expression IN
the United States. Tho Mexican die,
atcr is very wide Of the mark when
he Processes to find difference be-
swoen the government and the people
IF the United States In this matter.
bat even il II were otherwise. his at.
,empt amounting accidentally, to
an undertaking of intervention In the
lifairs OF this corntry to force the
hand Of the administration at Wash
ington by appeal and menace TO the
ma erial Interests of the American
residents in Mexico, is nothing less
han an impertinencc,
The situation in Mexico, rs far as
he affairs Of Americans Is concern.
d Is passing from bad to worse. and
has come nearly to the point Of being
intolorable Ii is aggravated almost
extremity by the arroaant attitude
of the Mexican provisional govern.
ment of Mexico, whose tenure rests
epon base betrayal and bloody
deed. originally, and derSnas now ap-
N a worry uncertain support of the re-
3tri tied pull lie sentiment in the sadly
heset republic,
The ghos' Of the Mexican trouble.
which hGantcd the inauguration of
The Wilson administration. has by no
means laid How II is to he handled
Is ne, easily determined bsa Ger
tainly not through a yielding to
minority address and hostile insplr
atoms Of The lleerta government.
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