The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1913-08-28
The Presidents Message,
no Presidents anticipated

The Presidents Message,
The Presidents anticipated mes
sage has been given publicity. u
was presented and read II prIsnn
bv President Wilson Al 9 Jolill Sc
sion OF Congress o. Wednesday, i
is in the style characteristic 81 thr
man whose expressions are Qiftct
}, and classical ana within Inc flII UNI
derslanding Of thc people. 1hc CON
ditions existing III Mexico are pre-
scented ItcidIy and in 4 sense dIc-
tatcd BY tie broadest and most lrf-
vent Of PATRIOTISM
In the message there Is no evasion
of responsibility. It IS cIear-eul
alal is All emphasis That the United
States vii not give recognition ~
Huerta, the leader Of g faction
of Mexicans who has assembled 10
power through the blood Of his Vic
tins.
In The message IS expressed the
regret That lIucrta, as The head Of
the provisional government OF Mex
leo, has rejected the prOl1crcd
friendship of the United States
whose only purpose was directed
towards the cessation Of hostilitlcs
between the warning factions and to
the selection Of a president 10"
Mexico by an election Of the people.
it was specified that Huclta was
not to be candidate for The presi-
dency.
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 APP
prevail of Congress without regard
to politicalalignment, as we'll as the
moral support OF European powers.
In brief there is to be no armed
intervention
Strict neutrality, forbiddins the
expectation Of arms and munitions
Of war Of any kind from the United
States int0y any part Of Mexico is to
be rigidly enforced.
Under no circumstance will The
United States be "thc partisans OF
either part to the contest that now
distracts Mexico. or constitute our
selves the virtual umpire between
them.'
To urge all Americans to leave
Mexico at once, and to assist them
to get away in every way possible.
To 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,
and shall hold those responsible for
their sutferings and losses to d def
mite reckoning.
Negotiations for the friendly me-
diatlOn 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 cl;oy-
ernor Lind's discharge Of the re
sponslbllities entrusted to him.
The Presidents message closes ii
the following words:
There is nowhere any serious
question that we have the moral
right IN the ease or that we are act
ing In the interest Of a fair settle
ment and of good government, not
Tor the promotion of some selfish
interest OF our own. If further mo-
tive We're 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 Wh4t we may at
tempt in dealing with this distressed
people at our doors should make us
feel the more solemnly bound to go
70 the utmost length Of patience and
forbearance in this painful and
anxious business.
The steady pressure Of moral
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
OF conscience and of HONOR