The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-07-17
QUIT DOCTRINE:
OR LIVE UP TO It
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| get ~ Il matter Inct. we
are ready with the little force we have.
but 1t Is generally underctood by every
member Of this stan that there ought
| to be now an army Of 100000 men ready
| for amy emergency and there appears
to be already IN emergency in Mexico.
| The most startling consideration to us
is that President Wilson knows that
there Ia already an emergency or ho
would have ordered the ships home
| from Mexico and the brigade OF troops
from Galveston"
a Cabinet officer said, in discussing
the Mexican situation. that the policy
OF the Wilson administration was this.
| that President Wilson did not know
what would be the effect In Mexico fl
he produced the slightest change In
| the status quo. He said that IL Presi-
dent Wilson recognized Huerta, the
| great revolutionary force In the field
| in Mexico would resent such action by
| the United States. If. on the other
hand he withdrew the troops from
| Galveston and the ships from the
| coast, The Iiuerta party would see in
II an open favor to the rtvolutionists
! In both cases. the President could not
| act one way the other, because he
had not sufficient army and Mexico
| could not he settled by the navy
Expects un Answcr.
This Is the situation. II is believed
as II exists tonight, az explained by
| that Cabinet officer:
Great Britain probably expects an
answer from the United States as do
the other nations in a short time CON
sidcring the gravity of the conditions
| In Mexico
President Wilson. however. by send
| Ing for Ambassador Wilson. has sub
| stantially answered Great Britain in
| part because 81 far as the public
| knows. President Wilson is sending for
| Ambassador Wilson for facts in which
to base a reply TO the foreign nations
BY long odds the Mexican situation
is the most dangerous one that she
trouble with the United states and
Great Britain over the Venezuelan
| boundary
Senator Fall. Of New Mexico. who
| has lived many years among the Mex
| leans said to-day tina. nothing short
OF intervention VIII bring peace and
restore order TO that country. Recog
milton OF tho Hucrta government. he
| declares. Will provoke the revolutions
| lists 10 more bitter attacks and pro-
| long the trouble He has informally
! notified the Foreign Relations Com
! mittcc OF thu senate that he intends
10 move to discharge Il from further
| consideration OF hts bill 10 repeal the
neutrality nc; OF last year. and Will
urge the Senate to adopt it. This. nc
| says. VIII give the revo!ution!sts an
| equal chance 10 overthrow uuerta and
viii aid in bringing about peace.
III we had taken a strong position
! when the McXicans fired across the
border and killed Americans we would
not now be confronting this situation
said Senator Fall. The Mexicans then
not mean what II said. From that
moment we lost it's respect and they
believed we were afraid OF them. The
Mexican people to-day firmly believe
the people of the United States are
afraid OF Japan, and they just as firmly
believe we are afraid or them
II have claimed ever since the over
throw Of Madero that eventually the
United States would be forced TO I'm
tervene to restore order and pence in
Mexico ! say this without any idea or
desire TO see any portion Of Mexico
taken away BY us or that republic
broken up.
Cannot Refuse TO Act.
Tho American government cannot
refuse TO act now upon the demand OF
European powers. unless we are TO
abandon the Monroe Doctrine en-
urely. HAPPEN TO know that at
least one European power has called
formally upon this government to as
sert the authority we profess TO have
under the Monroe Doctrine and assume
the obligations imposed by our asser.
ton of that authority. They want
peace there, and If We do not guarantee
It, they Will act according TO thcil
own judgment
The Monroe Doctrine was enlarg ed
and revivined by President Clevelan nd
in the boundary dispute between Vene-
Zuela and British Guiana. Mr.. Cleve-
land coupled the Monroe Doctrine with
the principle Of international law tina,
IN 18th cfp
croachment that threatened. no matte,
how remotely, her national existence
That declaration OF Cleveland came
near Dlunging us into war with Eng
land. but 1t was accepted. and Is rec
ogniZed in Europe as tho modern in
depreciation OF the Monroe Doctrine.
But under that doctrine we agree
with Europe that we Will maintain
order In this continent. and that is
what they now demand we must do
In the British Parliament n year age
the government was interpellated OF
the alleged outrages of British sub
jects practiced upon natives In the
rubber plantations OF Peru. In the Pu-
tumayo district The reply was made
that the United States was investigat-
ing and would settle that question
This reply was satisfactory TO the OPP
position.
80 to-day European people and
governments are expecting us to step
in, in Mexico and stop these outragcs
which. In extent and in gravity are
far ahead of anything ever perpe-
trated In Cuba and over which we went
, to war with Spain.
The outbreaks against Americans In
Mexico city and the applause for the
!, Japanese Is permitted by Huerta. He is
; desperate, and finds his only avenue
of escape through the intervention OF
this country In that way only can
he save his face" and possibly his
life He knows that intervention
means his downfall. but 1t would be
downfall in the face of the superior
; force of the United States and not al
the hands OF the people OF Mexico
which he sees is coming.
Nonsense to Talk or Dciny.
ut is nonsense to talk OF waiting
until the October elections to see what
will happen. We know row. Only
those spot loyal to Huerta Will he per-
mitted to vote, and Buerta Will declare
himself cheated.
1T is my opinion that there Is vast
~ more in this talk OF Mexican friend
, ship for Japan and a community Of In
tereat between them than we realize
, If Japan were to obtain naval base
or evan have the friendly cooperation
af.vicn ehe urpuld haye no need &c