The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-03-03
AGAIN URGES ACTION
BY AMERICAN POWERS
Representative Ainey Offers
Resolution Inviting President
TO Seek Cooperation.
SEES COLLAPSE OF POLICY
Pennsylvania COngressma n
Warns L. S. Against Danger
Of Intervention.

wAsHINGroN. March :.-That sentiment
Ia growing In Congress favorable to the
adjustment OF the Mexican situation BY
concert OF the American Powers" as
advocated editorially In THE Sun Is In
dicated In a statement made public to-day
by Representative Ainey OF Pennsylvania,
a Republican.
In a speech delivered In the House last
week Representative Kahn OF California
urged that conference OF the American
Powers be assembled with view to re-
storing peace In Mexico The proposal
was discussed informally at n meeting of
the House Committee on Foreign Affairs
held last week. and to-day Representative
Ainey announced his intention to Introduce
resolution requesting the President TO
invite the cooperation OF the strong Ameri-
can Governments.
Mr.. Ainey says In his statement
The Administrators alliterative Mexi-
can policy has suffered a complete collapse.
With II goes the prestige Of the Govern
ment OF the United States. Because Of II
We are now facing gravest international
complications
The margin OF safety IL growing mar
rover each day and unless the Administra.
ton Is great enough 10 swallow It's pride
and reverse its position u war OF inter-
vent!on Is inevitable.
The Administration evidently pinned
Its hope upon the ability Of Villa to de-
feat the Federals. villa was armed to
our hurt and now stands revealed in his
true light before the civilized world as a
crafty and ferocious leader of a cruel and
barbarous horde. Ii was the murder Of u
British subject and the demands Of the
mi hgrh Il.I ggu
guise from villa. The records OF the
murder Of Americans, the maltreatnient OF
their wives. the destruction OF their prop
erty have been hidden away in depart
mental archives In Washington.
"Carranza without villa is an armless
body II does not seem possible that the
Administration can longer contemplate
the recognition of this band OF misnamed
Constitutlonalsts of which they are the
leaders
Admitting all that may be said against
Huerta he gives more promise to the
peace and order In Mexico than any other
man. Weakened though he may be by
the secret Intervention OF this Govern
ment. which has given arms and sympathy
to the rebel forces. he might still bring
about peace were the Administration able
to lay aside Its pique and strip itself OF
its pride.
"The recognition of Huerta. the refusal
Ills would bring us in step with our best
traditions and place US in harmony with
the Mexican policy of all the other ma.
TONS
'Of this hope OF solution We are no
doubt precluded. for the President has
Tlade the Issue personal one. 1t In
the President against Huerta. in which
the only elaboration Of the watchful walt
ing policy which reaches the ears OF an
anxious public from the Executive offices
at the White House Is Huerta must go
time We are drifting into the vortex and
horror Of war.
Failing the recognition Of the Huerta
Government. the Latin American nations.
notably Argentina. Brazil and Chile,
could be invited to cooperate with the
Government Of the United States In Jointly
rendering to the representatives OF the
belligerents in Mexico their good offceS
In an effort to bring about a cessation OF
hostilities and an end OF war. This would
rot be In violation Of the Monroe Doc
trine but would be in elaboration Of II.
II contemplate the Introduction OF a
resolution authorizing and requesting the
President OF the United States to invite
the cooperation Of these governments In
the interest OF peace. The intensely per
sonai position taken by tho President
would even here naturally weaken the
influence of the Government Of the United
States, particularly with the Federals, in
such amelioratory proposition.
THE American people will gladly sup
port the President In an effort to extri.
cate the country from the danger and
difficulty which now threaten. but Il will
no longer patiently follow circling pol
Icy which leads nowhere and drifts
tou,a ri war"