The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1913-12-06
VATCHFUL WAITING IS MEXICAN POLICY
President Wilson Says Huertas Prestige Is Fast cumbHon
Message Asks Legislation for Facilitating Credits Needed BY
Farmers-Urges Presidential Primaries.


10 cougress:
In pursuance of my constitutional
duty TO give to the congress informa-
tiop of the state of the Union take
the liberty of addressing you on sew
eral matters which ought, as it seems
10 ME, particularly to engage the at
tention OF your honorable bodies, as
of all who study the welfare of the
nation.
I shall ask your indulgence if ven
ture to depart in some degree from
the usual custom of setting before you
IN formal review the many matters
which have engaged the attention aad
called for the action of the several
departments of the government or
which look to them for early treat
ment in the future, because the list
is long, very long, sand would suffer
in the Authorization 10 which should
have to subject it. | shall submit to
YOU the reports of the heads of the
several departments, in which these
subjects are set forth in careful de-
tail, and beg that they may receive the
thoughtful attention of your commit
tees and of all members of the con
gress who may have the leisure to
study them. Their obvious importance.
as constituting the very substance OF
the business Of the government, makes
comment and emphasis on my part un-
necessary.
Country Is at Peace.
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Is at peace with all the world and
many happy manifestations multiply
about US of growing cordially and
sense of community of interest among
the nations, foreshadowing an age OF
settled peace and good Will
There is only one possible standard
BY which to determine controversies
between the United States and other
nations, and that is compounded of
these two clements Our own honor
and our obligations to the peace of
the world A test so compounded
ought easily to be made to govern both
the establishment of new treaty obi
cations and the Interpretation of those
already assumed.
Huerta Must Let Go.
There is but one cloud upon our no
rizon. That has shown itself to the
south OF US, and hangs over Mexico.
There can be no certain prospect of
peace in America until General Huerta
has surrendered his usurped authority
I'm Mexico; until it is understood or
all hands. indeed, that such pretended
governments will not be countenanced
or dealt with by the government Of
the United States. We are the
friends OF constitutional government
IN America; We are more than its
friends. we are it's champions; because
In no other way can our neighbors, to
whom we would wish in every way to
make proof of our friendship, work
out their own development in peace
and liberty Mexico has no govern
ment. The attempt to maintain one
at the City of Mexico has broken
down. and mere military despotism
has been set up which has hardly more
than the semblance of national author
ity 1t originated in the usurpation
of Victoriano Huerta, who, after a
brief attempt to play the part OF con-
stitutional president, has at last cast
eside even the preense of legal right
ana declared himself dictator AS 4
consequence, condition OF affairs
now exists in Mexico which has made
it doubtful whether even the most
elementary and fundamental rights
either of her own people or OF the
all; 1P ,tba nnnntrpS resident
within her territory can long be sue
cessfully safeguarded, and which
threatens If long continued to i'm
peril the interests of peace, order and
tolerable life in the lands immedi-
ately to the south of us. Even II the
usurper had succeeded in his purposes,
In DESPITE Of the constitution OF the
republic and the rights of its people
he would have set up nothing but g
precarious and hateful power, WHICH
could have lasted but little while
and whose eventful downfall woulc
have left the country in more de
plorable condition than ever. But h.
has not succeeded. He has forfeited
the respect and the moral supper
even of those who were at one TINT
willing to see him succeed. Little D.
little he has been completely isolated
BY little every day his power AM
prestige are crumbling and the col
lapse is not far away. We shall not
believe, be obliged to alter our po
Icy Of watchful waiting. And Their
when the end comes. We shall nope I
see constitutional order restored
distressed Mexico by the concert an
energy of such of her leaders as pre-
fer the liberty Of their people to thei
own ambitions.
Currency Reform.
l turn to matters of domestic col
Germ. You already have under COZ
sideration bill for the reform OF on
system of banking and currency, &c
which the country waits with impa'
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The Easier Way.