The Cairo bulletin., 1913-07-19
i. s. REFUSES
TO INTERVENE
IN MEXICO

Washington, July tS.--Although
conditions in Mexico City are such
that the city is described as sitting
on a volcano, the United States Will
not intervene physically. The policy
of the administration is to make
Mexico when it gets stable gov
ernment, pay financial indemnity
for lives sacrificed or losses sus-
tained by American citizens.
The administration is prevented
by its conception of international
law from going into Merico with
armed forces to secure peace, and
the only remedy for depredations,
expressions and injuries is that Mex
leo shall be held responsible eiviiiy
iq damages.
The attitude of the administra-
tion as shown above will be the
position with the State Department
and the White House will assume
when they reply to the representa-
tons Of the foreign powers which
have been sent to Secretary of state
Bryan and which are known te
President Wilson.
Await Action by Powers.
The one position which the ad-
ministration does not make clear |,
what it will do If the foreign ma
tions who are urging action should
themselves take hand by reason Of
the inaction of the United States.
To all inquiries it is responded that
that question need not be met yet"
The view taken by administration
officials is that there has been a
great deal of exaggeration as to the
real conditions in Mexico and off
cials today took pains to point ont
that in one or two instances reports
of outrage and disorder have come
to the State Department, but in the
absence of satisfactory" vertical
tion the administration did not
know whether TO believe them or
not. The point is made too tha
some ill-dlsposed persons are Great
ing artificial conditions in Mexico
City and elsewhere in the republic
for the purpose Of exciting foreign
nations and the United States.
It was more than obvious, how
ever. that the administration itself
does not believe in this allegation Of
artificial process. because 1t very ac-
curatoly describes the conditions at
the capital of Mexico as threatening
the explosion of volcano at any
moment.
Wsrships Held Ready.
The administration claims that II
has not ben able to get accurate or
comprehensive information from Am
bassador Wilson at Mexico City or
from the Presidents special COM
mies'5 5ner, the Rev. r. William Bay
ard Hale, who undertook to clear
tho entire situation for Mr. Wilson.
or from the very large number of
consuls, vice consuls and diplomatic
agents il has in every quarter OF
Mexico IT is even set up in defense
of Ambassador Wilson that 1t would
he unw'se for him on account Of
leaks to send information.
The fact remains nevertheless
that the United States has two war
ships at Vera Cruz, tho port of Mex~
leo City. and that Ambassador VIII
son at any time within the nast two
weeks could have communicated pri-
yateiy with the admiral in charge
Of those ships and have sent full
cports to Washington without the
possibility Of a leak.
1t is admitted by competent ofG.
cials today that the first news of tic
imnortant upheaval which threatens
the Monroe Dostrine in Merico came
to the United States from F'rrn
In other words the news Of what was
going On in Mexico City was sent
from there to Europe and was trans
mitted by the foreign offices there
b the State Department,