Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-02-15
MEDIATION URGED,
NOT INTERVENTION,
BY JOHN BARRETT
WANTS BOARD OF Three
State Department Won't Make
Amy Change in Policy Yet

washington, rep. l4.-MeQlatlOn III
Mexico, rather than intervention by
the appointment of a Pan-American
commission, has been urged upon
President Taft, Senator Cullom, Of
the foreign relations committee, AMI
Representative Flood, of the foreign
affairs committee, by John Barrett, di-
rector general of the Pan-American
union.
The commission, which it is sus-
gested, should seek to bring about
, adjustment of Mexican affairs, would
be composed of a statesman from the
United States, an eminent Latin
American diplomat now in Washing
ton, and an influential Mexican.
Mr.. Barrett suggested for the com
mission such men as Senator Root or
William ]. Bryan, Senior Calderon
minister from Bolivia, or DR.. De Penc..
minister from Uruguay, and Senior De
La Barra, of Mexico, former ambassa-
dor to the United States. The media
ton proposal was made after confer
ences with members of the senate and
the house and following renewed as
surances from the state department
that there is no present intention Of
departing from the established policy
of dealing with the situation in Mex
leo.
In his letter outlining the plan, Mr..
Barrett says that "it involves media
ton rather than Intervention, interna-
tional American cooperation, rather
than individual United States action,
and practical application of the PAN
American, rather than the Monlce lie.
trine."
The commission he suggests, should
investigate the situation in Mexico on
the ground and make recommended
tons to Mexico, which shall re-adjust
the situation in favor of permanent
peace and stability"
Through Ambassador Wilson, in
Mexico City, the plan would be pre-
scented to the Mexican government and
to the revolutionary leaders who wou!i
be urged to cease hostilities pending
the action and report of the commits
sion. 1t should be made known 10
the Mexican government and people
that they would be expected, with this
moral support and interest of all
Americans to carry out the conclus-
ions of such international commits
sion.
IF Latin-America and Mexico fail
10 act on this suggestion" says Mr..
Barrett, they still will be obliged to
admit that the United States mas first
tried to proceed on the fairest lines
possible and with every effort to con
vince Latin-America and Mexico Of
its good faith and intentions. Above
all things, it will bring for the mo-
ment immediate peace to Mexico, The
actual protection of life and properly
of foreigners, which should in due
time develop into permanent peace,
stability and prosperity for the Mexi-
can government and people, withou,
striking a blow at Mexico's independ-
.ence and with evidence to all America
that the United States seeks no terri
torial aggrandizement."
Mr.. Barrett expressed the opinion
that this government would find the
Latin-American governments in SYM
pathy with this selection that the Sc
lection of either Senator Root or
Mr.. Bryan would be satisfactory in
Mexico as well as in the United States
and the other possible members whom
he named likewise would be agreea-
BILE to all concerned