The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1913-08-31
The Presidents Message.
Presidents ANTICIPATED

sage has been gwen publicity. I'll
was presented and reai III persona
by President Wilson at a JOINT s">-i
sion Of Congress on " rdnes,iaN. II
is in the style characteristic OF th,
man whose expressions arr direct
aud classical and With the full an
derstan,in- of the people. The con-
ditons existing in Mexico are pre-
scented Ijcjdly and III q sense die
lated by the bruaClrst and most fer
Vent OF patIIntISin.
In Tie message there is no evasion
Of responsibility. Ii is CIe"&-c1s
and is an emphasis mat he United
>tate> VIII not gin" recognition H.
tIurlta, lie leader Of a faction
Of MeNirans who has assembled 10
power through tlle blood OF his vie
Tins.
In the message is expressed the
regret that lIllrrta. as the head of
he provisional government Of Mex
leo, has rejected he protl"rrd
friendship of the United States.
whose only purpose was directed
towards the cessation of hOStllltleS
between the warning factions and toI
the selection of a president 1o"I
Mexico by an election of the people.
It was specified that Huerta was
not to be a candidate for the presi-
dency. ....m=.
Having rejected this peace pro
posal, the United States, through
President Wilson, has assumed an
attitude which is not only COM
mendable but has received the ap-
prevail Of Congress without regard
to political alignment, as we'll as the
moral support of European powers.
In brief there is to be no armed
intervention.
Strict neutrality, forbidding the
expectation Of arms and munitions
Of war of any kind from tire United
States into any part Of Mexico is to
be rigidly enforced
Under no circumstance will the
United States be '.the partsans of
either part to the contest that now
abstracts Mexico, or constitute our
selves the virtual umpire between
Them"
TO urge all Americans to leave
Mexico at once, and to assist thcm
10 get away IN every way possible.
10 let every one in Mexico who
assumes to exercise authority know
that this government shall vigiIant-
ly watch the fortunes Of those
Americans Who can not get away.
ana shall hold those responsible for
their suffer lngs and losses to def
mite reckoning.
Negotiations for the friendly me-
diation OF the United States are
open to resumption at any time
upon either the initiative of this
government or Of Mexico.
In his message President Wilson
expresses his qualification of Gov
ernor Lind's discharge of the re-
sponsibilities entrusted to him.
The Presidents message closes in
the following words:
There is nowhere any serious
question that we have the moral
right in the case or that we are act
ing in the interest Of a fair settle
ment and of good government, not
for the promotion Of some selfish
interest Of our own. If further mo-
tive were necessary than our own
good will towards a sister republic
and our own deep concern to see
peace and order prevail in Central
America, this consent of mankind to
what we are attempting, this att
tude of the great nations of the
world towards what we may at
tempt in dealing with this distressed
people at our doors should make US
feel the more solemnly bound to go
to the utmost length of patience and
forbearance in this painful and
anxious business.
The steady pressure of mOraE
force will before many days break
the barriers Of pride and prejudice
down, and we shall triumph as Mex
lco's friends sooner than We could
triumph as her enemies-and how
much more handsomely, with how
much higher and finer satisfaction