The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1913-11-22
THE cARRANzA END OF 1T.

IsOu special representative, DIR. w. j
Hale. with the chief OF the constitu
tionalists in Mexico seems to hayl
been scarcely less satisfactory thar
that of Mr. Lind5s negotiations will
Gen. Huerta. Gen. Carranza appoari
TO play the game very much as it il
played by the provisional president
Instead OF a frank and appreciatiyC
reception to the overtures presented
by the unofficial representative OF the
Washington government, Gen. Carran
IA seems TO have tried 10 trick and
compromise the situation into an ap
pearance of formal recognition OF his
establishment by the government OF
the United States. In this he was
wholly unsuccessful. because Of the
discretion and understanding shown
whatever nature they might have been
have come to an end, temporarily, at
least. The experience. however, is IL
Illuminating and valuable and shows
the difficulty Of any sure footing in
the bog of Mexican politics for any
serious and genuine attempt to com
pose the situation. II is evident that
carranza Is assuming station of i'm
portance in his own estimation and
with 1t is taking on the craft of Mexi.
can diplomacy and attempt to simu-
late rather than to create conditions
of responsibility before the world.
The incident shows the very wide gap
between the point OF view of the Unit
ed States and that of Mexico. 1t seems
quite impossible to bring about har-
mony of attitude between them, and
any working agreement that Is reach
ed must be reached in u practical
way without attempt to too fine defini
lions.
There Is a bare possibility, though,
that in the attitude adopted by Car
rama of a certain degree Of independ
ence favored with touch of AFRO
eance, there may be an indication OF
a solution Of the whole problem that
aonironts the United States in Mexico
The recent rejection in principle by
Carranza of assistance from the Unit
ed States which had not been prot
fered, was warmly applauded by Huer
Ia, and the present attitude OF the
leader may evidence
the stages Of movement for settle
ment of the differences that have torn
the country for months and open the
way for the retirement of Iluera. The
in Mexico is very much IKE
that which existed three years ago
when the Madcro revolution was un
der way against Diaz. The success of
the revoutionists under Carranza has
reached about the same point as that
reached by the Maderists when forces
operating at Mexico City in conjunc
ton with the northern movement, re.
suited in the abdication of Dla2 and
the acceptance Of Madero by all par
ties, with the subsequent establish
ment of him as constitutional presi-
dent of the republic. There should be
no greater difficulty to Huerta's &C
coptance of Carranza than there was
to niazs acceptance of Madero, and
there may be even greater incentive.
There can be little doubt that, sooner
or later. uuerta must fall before the
pressure that is being brought TO bear
upon'him by the United States, and
he might prefer TO yleld 10 internal
rather than TO external forces. That
would be altogether satisfactory to
the United States since it would avoid
the necessity for intervention by this
which, otherwise, appears
and which may be even by
such an arrangement, only postponed
for time, Tor the man who succeeds
liucrta may have no greater success
in administering the affairs of Mexico
than tho man who succeeded Diaz
had.
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THANKS, GENTLEMEN, THANKS!
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