The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1913-09-17
STILL muDDLED IN MEXICO.

Ihat the results that were hoped TO
come Of President Wilson's well
meant and generous representations to
the Mexicans of general principles for
the settlement Of the vexed sIt.etion
in which the southern republic has
been involved for months. have not
been achieved is reluctantly but
quite frankly admitted at Washington.
The hope Chat something satisfactory
would come out of THO undertaking Of
President Wilson to bring q realiza-
ton Of things to the Mex'cans has
been presistently asserted by the ad-
ministration, in the face Of evidences
that have for some time convinced wa
ilicIal students of the sitgataeH tbas
nothing had been accoHe,dshed 81 an y
large or impq No Tue. ii was
reasonably cleo u the cowinuniea-
tons made blythe Hucrta officials
TO Mr. Lind, made public bg President
Wilson in bis address 70 tne Ameri.
can Congress. that this was the case
but the administration al Washington
has steadfastIy refused to abandon the
hone and the expectation that the
situation would yet come out al IL
should. Within the past few days
however the optimism Of Washington
has clearly waned, and il IL expected
that this week will sec the attitude oi
hope bandoned and though the wait
ing fAcy. that has characterized the
course the American government
throlg. gut vii not be changed, Il
willS rather In a spirit
81 yigN st untoward events
'slan of Ion Of d clearing up
he aitdatfsh
truth Of the matter is thai
no iunoture Of interest be,
Washington and Mexico City
nd practically no accessibility Of sym
pathy, between three points Of view.
President Wilson seeks. only the gen
eral paciiication Of Mexico, the har
mounting Of conflicting interests in
the rcpaAsic and The establishment o
common Ground upon which the war;
ring fActiona in lhat republic can
come together for the working out OF
q COMMON destiny for all the Mexicans
Il is not SO in Mexico The partisan
spirit IS supreme there The Huertis
tas are interested only in preserving
The precarious authority they WELD.
and the SO called constitutionaiists in
the north are concerned only for the
overthrow Of General Huerta and his
associates, while the numerous bands
that are aiding and footing about the
country are mere companies of free
hooters, seeking what they can acquire
by force of arms from anybody over
whom they may gain advantage Presi.
dent Wilson has set up a standard to
which the Mexicans are incapable Of
reaching in the present state OF their
social development, and, not under
standing its disinterestedness and true
craftsmanship, they are suspicious and
resentful and have met the PROPOSE
tons In narrow and sordid spirit,
and by tricking language and shifty
argument, have endeayored to gain or
to hold some footing for themselves.
Senior Gamboa's replies to the repre-
sensations made by Mr. Lind on be
nalf of President Wilson, while ad-
roit and clover have been wholly su
perhcial, but they give conclusive evi-
d9nce of the disposition of the Hu
erta party, which, for the moment, +
the only dc facto government in Mex.
leo. Unfortunately other governments
accustomed to deal in their foreign
relations in intricacies and refine.
ments rather than in broad and gener
al principles have, by their express
sions and attitudes, probably given
some countenance to the Mexicans
against the comprehensive ideas o.
the American government, and Gener
/ al iiuerta is doubtless VOL persuad
ed, and with some reason, that h
has made very good case for him
self lefore the world That he L
g9lng to persist in his position @
iho'ding to what he has and entteNoi
to tt;~1 CITIZEN his grip upon authority
may be taken as assured.