Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1913-08-28
Mexicans Grossly Misinformed.

MeANAuS UfOSSty MlsIIhVIMcu'
 'l am led to believe that they were ] rejected partly because the authors
 ties at Mexico City had been grossly misinformed and misled upon two
 points. They did not realize the spirit of the American people in tnh matter, their earnest friendliness and sober determination that some just | solution be found for the Mexican difficulties; and they did not believe | that the present administration spoke through Mir. Lind for the people of the United States. The effect of this unfortunate misunderstanding on their part is to leave them singularly isolated and without friends who can | effectually aid them. So long as the misunderstanding continues we can only await the time of their awaken ing to realization of the actual facts We canot thrust our good offices upon them. The situation must be given a little more time to work itself | out in the new circumstances, and believe that only little will be necessary. For the circumstances | are new. The rejection of our friend- ship makes them new and will in
 evitably bring it's own alterations in the whole aspect of affairs. The actual situation of the authorities at Mexico City will presently be reveal cd
 Must Act With DcliberatiOn.
 Meanwhile, what is it our duty to do? Clearly everything that Woesdo must be rooted in patience and sdkae e ! with calm and disinterested .deli4serp- tion. 1mpatience on our part wW3d be childish and would be .tfrHNe9t with every risk of wrong and I We can afford to exercise fNaHN- restraint of a really great& shatsen which realizes it's own strenE nEtllsa,d scconrs to misuse it. It vast sg6tlr duty to offer active assistance. EEis | now our duty to show what true | neutrality will do to enable the peo- pie of Mexico to get their affairs, in order and wait for further opportu- nifty to offer our friendly counsel. l The. door is not closed against the resalnfptiony either upon the initiative l ohexis6 dT;iip6n our own of the AT | feM5 to bring order out of the con l fuAsion by friendly. cooperative ac- tiep, should fortunate occasion ofRr
 s8, Contest May He Sharper. H
 sNWhile we wait the contest of Ke rjfasks1Eees will undoubtedly fors a littEss:MBile be sharper than ever, just because it will be plain that an end
 must be made of the existing situa- tion and that very promptly; and ! with the increased activity of the con- tending factions will come, it is to
 be feared, increased danger to the -combatants in Mexico as we'll as to those actually in the field of battle
 The position of outsides is always
 particularly trying and full of hazard where there is civil strife and a whole country is upset. We should earnestly urge all Americans to leave Mexico at once and should assist them to get away in every way possi- blc. not because we would mean to safeguard their lives and their i'll.
 terests, but because it is imperative that they should take no unncces
 sary risks where it is physically pos sible for them to leave the country. 1 We should let everyone who assumes to exercise authority in any part of Mexico know in the most unequivocal way that he shall vigilantly watch 1 the fortunes of those Americans who cannot get away and shall hold those responsible for their sufferngs and /, losses to a definate reckoning. That can be and will be made plain beyond the possibility of misunderstanding.
 Must Maintain Neutrality.
 For the rest, I deem it my duty to