Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1913-09-03

| enviable future before her, If only she
! choose and attain the paths Of honest
constitutional government
| No Peace Is in Sight
| The present circumstances of the
| republic, / deeply regret to say, do not
! seem to promise even the foundations
| of such peace We have waited many
months, months full Of peril and anxi-
ETY., for the conditions there to i'm
prove, and they have not improved
They have grown worse, rather. The
| territory in some sort controlled by
| the provisional authorities at Mexico
City has grown smaller, not larger.
The prospect of the pacification of the
| country, even by arms, has seemed to
grow more and more remote, and its
pacitication by the authorities at the
capital is evidently impossible by any
other means than force. Difficulties
more and more entangle those who
claim to constitute the legitimate gov
eminent Of the republic They have
not made good their claim in fact
Their successes in the field have
proved only temporary. War and dis
order, devastation and confusion, seem
to threaten to become the settled for
tune OF the distracted country. As
friends we could wait no longer for
solution which every week seems fur
Their away. 1t was our duty at least
to volunteer our good offices--the offer
to assist, If we might, in effecting
some arrangement which would bring
relief and peace and set up uniform
ally acknowledged political authority
there
Tells Of instructions to Lind.
Accordingly I took the liberty of
sending the Hon John Lind, formerly
governor of Minnesota as my person
al spokesman and representative to
the City of Mexico with the following
instructions:
Press very earnestly upon the at
tention of those who are now exer-
cising authority or welding influence
in Mexico the following consideration
and advice:
The government of the United
states does not feel at liberty any
longer to stand inactively by while it
becomes daily more and more evident
that no real progress is being made
towards the establishment of a gov
eminent at the City of Mexico which
the country will obey and respect.
The government of the United
States does not stand in the same
case with the other great governments
Of bo
pening or what is likely to happen in
Mexico We offer our good offices, not
only because of our genuine desire
to play the part of friend, but also
because we are expected by the pow
ers Of the world to act as Mexicos
nearest friend
Acts in interest of Mexico.
I'VE wish to act in these circum-
stances in the spirit of the most ear
nest and disinterested friendship. 1t |
is our purpose in whatever we do or
propose in this perplexing and dis |
tressing situation not only to pay the |
most scrupulous regard to the sover-
eighty and independence of Mexico
that we take as matter of course, |
to which we are bound by every OBJ |
legation of right and honor-but also |
to give every possible evidence that |
we act in the interest of Mexico alone, |
and not in the interest of any person |
or body of persons who may have per
sonal or property claims in Mexico |
which they may feel that they have |
the right to press. We are seeking to |
counsel Mexico for her own good and |
in the interest of her own peace, and |
not for any other purpose whatever.
The government of the United |
States would be itself discredited IL |
1t had any selfish or Interior purpose
in transactions where the peace, hap
piness and prosperity of whole peo-
pie are involved. 1t is acting as its
friendship for Mexico. not as any
selfish interest, dictates.
All America Cries for Settlement.
''The political situation in Mexico
is incompatible with the fulf1llment
OF international obligations on the
part Of Mexico, with the civilized de-
velopment of Mexico herself, and with
the maintenance of tolerable political
and economic conditions in Central
America. 1t is no common occasion,
therefore, that the United States Of
fers her counsel and assistance All
America cries out for a settlement
"A satisfactory settlement seems to
US to be conditioned on: (a) An inn
mediate cessation Of fighting through
out Mexico, definite armistice SOL
EMMY entered into and scrupulously +
observed;
"(b)-Security given for an early
and free election In which all will
agree to take part.
Huerta Must Not Be Candidate.
"(c)-The consent of General Huer,
ia TO bind himself not to be a candi-
date for election as president of the
republic at this election and
"(d)-The agreement of all parties
to abide by the results of the election
and c0-Onarati0p in tho most l0voJ nov