Weekly journal-miner. [volume] (Prescott, Ariz.) 1908-1929, 1914-05-06
PAUSING FOR DIPLOMACY.

Provisional President Huerta signfed acceptance of the
proposition of the three great stable LanAmcrcan republics
their good offices cordial relations between the
United States and Mexico President Wilson has accepted al
ready
The step is bring about the ground for
negotiations. The United States the terms IT will
insist upon condition precedent withdrawing
Vera Cruz and Huerta maximum that he will
yield for the sake of peace
1t IS believed that consent to no prop
oon that does involve the retirement of Huera from
provisional presidency 1t will be quite
accede to the demand that he shall eliminate himself Should
he refuse there will be quick and war will follow
Few doubt that the administration acted unwey in failure
press toward Mexico City promptly and vigorous
enough to make the MexcanS afraid commit ouages
American citizens The people country
and power used reentessy They
reasoning
Failure press vigorously may have been due to
lack OF armed forces within striking distance 1t also have
been due largely anpathy President Wilson and Sec
rotary of State Bryan
always
Delays have permitted from parts
of Mexico without the loss of life far known.
People will begin discuss the political phases of the
situation That President Wilson has added nothing
prestige political factor goes without saying and that the
republican leaders have gained advantage equally evident
For months of them have been severely crczng
mnistration for failure to act When the president did act
quite number of his critics. including Penros
nounced him for engaging unustifabe Mexico
The only who will of the crisis with credit
provided the crisis passes without further show of force
senators Root and Lodge who while sustaining the president
insisted that there should be broader basis for the
merely the guns be fired in returning
a salute to the flag
War is hell The death of nearly twenty Americans Vera
Cruz and the woundng of from evenyfve eighty and
the killing of than 125 Mexcans wounding ap
proxmaey 200 Others testify the terribleness
OF settling disputes But there circumstances which
other could be pursued For long time this
been patient with Mexico and Mexans the point weak
ness. We have tried induce the to
treat Americans in that country Mexcns and other foreigners
are treated i'll the United States Failing understand the
civilized viewpoint they regarded policy weakness
and cowardiness If in position disregard tfem
could well afford to ignore their enmiy and bad But
modern civilization and the demands of permit
any nation to exist in isolation
We have than thousand miles border between
and Mexico which be protected The
two countries is natural and persist than billion
dollars of American capital invested
guarantees must be protected If friendship
Of the Mexican through kindness,
through fear. II
Whatever adjustment OF the difficulty, attempt
ed the cessation of anarchy Mexico accomplished
no for believing that better conditions brought
about by the triumph OF Carranza and Villa Carranza
statesman He is good warrior. savage
pure and simple, who has lived by loot c
there should be any further trouble with the
northern Mexico there bring oyeig states
no it. All that would be necessary would President IL
Wilson to say, Sic EN- Texas" v
Now may look for weary weeks of watchul wait
n.y. with anarchy at the end il
That let President slip through ballroom
nheeded not remarkable Tangoers would
uake. al
r appears to have caused him decide hs
elf.