The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1913-09-07
MEXICO.
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W. at ratl4 ~ to Mexico. t0n t.55I.
uat ,t3t~ Say a what ~ ills.i thts
may change, Hnt ia Nfs&~t tAs~ H.&
come. In lieu h. situation las !'eel.
t@Hine ul,. ENVOY Lind ut Mckee
appears not 10 lave nA,ie a fiat
failure.
II seems hat Enxoz Isal las Il
personality. Ii has stood him ia
-1nt ,tead al Mexico City. Nitrous =
broad hints Ntrr given Ihat Land
Wnu.U BE- persona non @t2ta, '4l'
thai President Hurrta might refuse
TO receive him unless the preseni
Mexican government We're reco9-
nlzed, Lind was received. He had
conversation face to face with
Huerta. They learned one anothel's
point Of view, and much progress
was made toward a mutual under
standing. It is little wonder that
President Wilson has been express
ing his entire satisfaction with En-
voy Lind. Much that Lind has ac
complished has not gotten to the
public. The Presidents special mes
sage to Congress was planned with
a view to making that plain, and,
possibly, to silencing some of the
prevailing criticisms.
There is one very important fac
tor which can not be emphasized
overmuch. That is the attitude Of
foreign governments. The Mexicans
had been planning on foreign
friendships. There was Japan, for
instance. \ great deal was said up
and down Mexico about their good
friends, the Japanese. Surely the
Mikado would take full advantage
Of every opportunity growing out
of the troubles which the United
States had on its hands with Mex
leo But Japan did nothing Of the
kind. Gen. Felix Diaz was on his
way to Japan to thank the Mikado
for his governments official partici-
patton in the Tooth anniversary Of
Mexican independence. He bore a
commission fro mpresident Huerta
Before Diaz left the Pacific shore
word came under the Pacific from
Toxic that DIaZ would not be re
cciNed by the Japnese government
in his official capacity.
That was a hard blow But on top
Of it came vigorous limitations that
European powers would be in fun
sympathy With the efforts Of he
united States to restore peace and
order in Mexico. Huerta had been
borrowing money III France on good
security aud wanted more. HueIta
must have money, and plenty Of it,
TO sustain himself and his arms. But
the French government limited 10 its
bankers that il would be Well not to
advance any more cora to the con-
tumacious President sof the Mexican
Republic. \ like attitude ~ Great
Britain began to bring HuerN rap
idly to his senses.
This has augmented the hopes q,
the administration materially, and
it brought about condition where
President Wilson has a good pros
pect of winning his contentious.
Still another good feature is worth
mentioning. That is the cordial CO.
operation of Republicans in the
Senate. At first the Republicans
were critical. They said sighting
things about our policy in Mexico.
President Wilson met this situation
by taking the Republicans Of the
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
fully into his confidence as to Mex
leo. Senator Lodge, senior member
of that committee on the Republic
can side, was invited to come to the
White House offices and keep him
self fully informed as to all that
was going on, and he accepted the
invitation.
The result was that the Senate
Republicans began at once to CO.
operate with the Senate Democrats.
and!9as to Mexican affairs. there has
been We'll nigh unanimIty Of action.
IF any firebrand tried TO start ran
Iankerous debate he was promptly
sat upon This actually happened
one day, and the senatorial protests
We're so vigorous that no one is like
ly to undertake it again.
The Reason OF Wilson'S Success.
The New York Evening Post, says
the New Orleans States, in summing