The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1913-08-29
REVIEWS EFFORT
TO AID MEXICO
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ties at Mexico City had been grossly
misinformed and misled upon two
points. They did not realize the spirit
of the American people in this matter,
their earnest friendHness and yet so
Der deternSlsation for some just solu-
ton for the Mexican difficulties; and
they did not believe that the present
administration spoke, through Mr..
Lind, for the people of the United
States. ~, :, rtis,. ...si t,,a
1.-THE effect of this unfortunate mis-
understanding on their part IS to
leave them singularly isolated and
without friends who can etfectually
aid them.
Awaits Awakening.
80 long as the misunderstanding
continues we can only await the time
OF their awakening to the realization
of the actual facts. We cannot thrust
our good Offices upon them; tho situa-
ton must be given a little more time
to work itself out in the new circum-
stances; and believe that only a lit
tie while will be necessary. For the
circumstances are new. The rejection
OF our friendship makes them new
and will inevitably bring it's own al
terations In the whole aspect OF az
fairs. The actual situation OF the au.
thorit1es at Mexico City will present.
1y be revealed.
meanwhile, what is it out duty to
do? Clearly, everything that We do
must be rooted in patience and done
with calm and disinterested delibera-
ton. Impotence on our part would
be childish and would be fraught with
every risk of wrong and folly. We
can afford to exercise the self-restraint
of really great nation which realizes
its own strength and scorns to misuse
1t. It was our duty to offer our &C
tive assistance. It is now OUT duty
to show what true neutrality will do to
enable the people Of Mexico to set
their affairs in order again and wait
for further opportunity to offer our
friendly counsels.
Negotiations Can Be Resumed.
1.-THE door is not closed against the
resumption, either upon the Initiative
OF Mexico or upon our own, of the
effort to bring order out of the con-
fusion by friendly cooperative action,
would fortunate occasion offer.
while we wait the contest of the
rival forces will undoubtedly for a
little while be sharper than ever, just
because it will be plain that an end
must be made Of the existing situation
and that very promptly; and with the
Increased activity of the contending
factions will come, it is to be feared,
Increased danger to the noncombat- |
ants in Mexico as we'll as to those &C
tually in the field of battle.
"The position of outsiders is always |
trying and full Of hazard |
where there is civil strife and a whole |
country is upset.
Americans Should Leave.
1--WE should earnestly urge all |
to leave Mexico at once,
and should assist them to get away in |
every way possible-not because we
would mean to slacken in the least |
our efforts to safeguard their lives
and their interests, but because it is |
that they should take no
risks when it is physical |
1y possible for them to leave the |
country. We should let every one who |
seems to exercise authority in any
part of Mexico know in the most un-
equivocal way that we shall vigi!ant-
1y watch the fortunes of theses Ameri-
cans who cannot get away, and shall
hold those responsible for their sui
ferings and losses to a definite reck-
oning. That can and will be made !
plain beyond the possibility of a mis-
For the rest, I deem it my duty to
exercise the authority conferred upon
me by the law of March IA, 1912, to
see to it that neither side to the strug.
gle now going on in Mexico receives
any assistance from this side of the
border I shall follow the best prac-
tice Of nations in the matter of neu-
tralty, by forbidding the expectation
or arms or munitions of war of any
kind from the United States to any
part of the republic of Mexico-a pol
icy suggested by several Interesting
precedents, and certainly dictated by
many manifest considerations of prac
tical expediency. We cannot in the
be the partisans OF
either party to the contest that now
distracts Mexico, or constitute our
selves the virtual umpire between
them.
=, othsr Nations Approve.
II am happy to say that several of
the great governments of the world
have given this government their gen
erous moral support In urging upon
the provisional authorities at the City
OF Mexico the accordance of our prof-