Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-03-08
REPUBLIC TOD GOOD FOR
MEXICO, CREELMAN SAYS
Historian Believes Overwhelming Proportion
of Voters Too Ignorant to Respect Anything
!. But Iron Hand Of Some Dictator
Continued From Page I

Npread of a savage and barbarous
conflict that has now no real purpose
on either side but murder, spoliation
and personal power. Having gone TO
Mexico in behalf of The Evening Mail
TO get the facts. without prejudice or
antagonism OF any kind, feel that |
can speak impartially
THE sober truth is that the strug-
gie--it would be absurd TO call such
mere bloody. corrupt chaos a wars
not a political fight at all. President
Wilson having declared that no go
eminent founded upon force or fraud
will be recognized by the United
States, Mexico has reiapsed back into
the dark bandit, revolutionary habits
out of which she was led by the force
OF Porfirio Diaz. strong man, who
gave her an enforced peace and M
eXampIed material prosperity for more
than a generation. The beautitll
wilson Bryan vision OF Mexico that
never was anG probably never will be
has brought woe and ruin to Mex
leo"
'Hoic do the conditions in Mc1icO
those Of Cuba before the Spanish iodrf
You iinop the facts from actual oF-
pericnce. Is The situation IN Mccico
fo-day corsc than The situation IN
Cuba IN 1857
"No: j should say not yet, save
Mexico Is practically as much without
sovereignty or a government able to
protect life or property, to rum
treaty obligations, as Cuba was just
before the Spanish American war.
"Ts the MeDicdn situation as hope
lees as The CwbGn situation 'cds tcHh-
out The direct Intervention Of nc
United Stdtesg"
"More so. Cruel and bloodthirsty
though he was. Captain General Wey-
Ter could in the end have restored or
der in Cuba IL we had let him alone.
hut the means he was adopting werN
80 Notwithstanding less than a pom
~ OF Observation-Disclosures no ciVillz"d
government could afford TO allow
such a cold blooded slaughter almost
within sight of its shores.
but no intelligent REASONABLE man
Gan go to Mexico to-day and impair
tally examine the situation without
knowing that the destruction OF His
and property, the violation or women
and children. and plundering OF pup
lie funds will go on and on without
cessation until some powerful nation
steps in and ends the orgy of blood
and pillage by sheer force OF arms
"CouId Hucrtd hare pdciaed MEXICO
II he had been recognized bU The
United Statcss"
Il think It is very probable, II not
absolutely certain The ignorant In
dian revolutionary bands and their
bandit allies and leaders, in the north,
such as villa and Carranza, would
soon have exhausted their strength
The country in which they We're oper,
atinR is as a rule thinly settled, and
when the mines had been closed down,
tho cattle driven off and the towns,
villages and plantations thoroughly
booted. they would have had no means
10 carry on serious operations against
fhe Government for any length OF
time.
Huerta Plausible Leader.
s''The Huerta Government simply
needed money. The weak, sentiment !
al and calamitous Madero admins
tration had resulted in the cutting OF
the overhowiug treasury left by the |
old Diaz administration. Huerta |
Government / ad control of the bulk |
Of the country, including its richest |
and most productive lands. and all |
the great cities and ports To put |
down the northern insurrection and to |
stamp out briRandage, Huerta needed
a great lban of money with which 10 /
reorganize and equip an army great |
enough TO restore peace and order
Bankers of Europe and America !
were eager u furnish these funds. but |
President wilson's refusal TO recog |