The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-10-26
CHAIRMAN BACON
URGES EUROPE To
KEEP HANDS OFF
F Foreign Relations Committee
Head Discusses Future Ac-
ton as to Mexico in Signif-
cent Statement.

WASHINGTON, Oct. Ex-senator
Bacon, Of Georgia. chairman of the
senate foreign relations committee.
gave out a statement today which
was regarded here as significant The
senator travelled with President Will
son to Philadelphia, and 1t was on
that trip that he made the statement
While the senator protested to be ex-
pressing only his personal views, IT
Is believed that they will accord with
those of the president.
Inasmucn as Senator Bacon knows
the Washington administration View
point intimately, 1t is not unlikely
that some of his ideas will be included
in President Wilson's forthcoming
note to the powers against foreign
Interference In Mexico.
| He made the following statement:
The interests Of the United States
in Mexico and Mexican affairs are
/ infinitely greater than the Interests Of
the other great powers OF the earth.
Wishes of Europe.
''The European nations are princi-
! pany concerned in the protection Of
material interests wherever their sub
! tects or citizens IN Mexico have in
vestments or Industrial enterprises,
and they naturally desire To see them
protected. With them 1t Is not a
vital matter who extends that pro-
lection.
I'm other words, they are so far re-
moved from the influences Of the par
| ticular kind of government which
| may have authority in Mexico that
that feature is not a matter OF great
! vital concern to them. All they wish
! is protection for their property, sub
/ iects and citizens.
with us it liz vastly greater and
more important interest. Our citizens
have, in the first place, more in the
way of material interests than I'll or
addition we have great interests which
| n neighhor nation must have in the
! peace and good order of Mexico.
| These are Immediate interests
which concern the Mexican situation
alone. but we have also the further
| interest in the promotion and main
I tenance of our governments OF law
| in all countries on this hemisphere,
particularly those Of Latin America
! in proximity to us.
1 Good Influence Desired.
| "It Is OF the utmost Importance
that whatever is done in Mexico should
| have "a good influence on all these
other countries on this hemisphere in
J discouraging revolution and disorder
! and encouraging governments or law
4 and order In other words, we should
/ not by recognizing a. government IN
/ Mexico founded on revolution and vio-
/ lence, put a premium on like methods
! of violence and usurpation OF power.
| THE sending of warships by other
| governments La recognized policy
/ Il, raSas of great disorder where the
subjects or citizens Of a country have
! great interests needing protection. i
| would not dispute the right under or
| binary conditions to land marines
wherever necessary for the protec-
ton Of personal property. but | think
| il would be inadvisable under the
present circumstances for them to
| land marines in Mexico. because that
might lead to unfortunate complica-
lions,
Wants r. s. Marines Used.
| II have no authority to speak for
I anyone, but myself. bat think II the
subjects or citizens OF any nation need
protection in Mexico on account OF
which under ordinary circumstances.
marines would be landed, 1t would be
| far better to call on the United States
| for whatever protection Is required;
So that whatever may be absolutely
necessary may be attended TO by Amer
1 lean marine.
| Il saw this because everyone must
| recognize that in the present deli
cate situation ii Is extremely impor-
! tant to avoid anything that would
! tend to produce the slightest conflict
| or friction between the United States
| and anyone of these foreign eoun-
tries"