The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1914-06-19
U. s. REPUDIATES
ULTERIOR MOTIVES
ALLEGED BY MEXICANS

attacking the details you lose sight OF
the large and controlling motive which
from the beginning of this trouble has
been In the mind OF the President.
and which has influenced the Amer.
can Representatives IN all that they
have said or proposed TO the media
tors.
The American government seeks
only TO assist In securing the pacifi-
cation OF Mexico. II has no special
interest In the method OF In the per
son by which that great end Is 10 be
accomplished. And II IL presses for
any particular method or for the Sc
lection of a particular type OF men.
u Is only because IL believes them 70
I've the only means 10 the desired end
American objections TO the plan ap-
proved by the Mexican representa-
tives have been based upon the pro
found conviction that the adoption OF
that plan would not stop the progress
OF the victorious army nor bring that
speedy peace which the American
government so sincerely desires.
Would BE Ineffective.
1t would be easy az this confer.
ence TO write an agreement which
many would consider desirable: but
unless the most excellent OF plans
and teh most excellent OF men are
accepted by the Constitufionalists We
-f0aAa OhAy a paper Dldn. Der
rect In form and just IN expression
but wholly Ineffective TO secure peace
IN war-worn Mexico. Po bring that
war TO a close to restore peace and
constitutional government is the aim
OF the President. and that end can
only be attained by consulting the
Just wishes OF the ConstitutionaIists
who are not only in numerical ma.
tority, but are now the dominant
force in the country
Most OF those in that party will
necessarily BE- long ignorant OF The
terms agreed on at Niagara Falls. bur
they know men and they do know
TOT What men stand. And II tho ri-h.
man Is selected for provisional presi.
dent, they can, and we hope will. ac-
cept his appointment as concrete and
satisfactory evidence that the provi-
slonal government is not intended TO
prevent the adoption OF the reforms
have risen I'm arms.
III those selected by the media
tors 10 administer the provisional
government have the confidence of the
constltutionalists a long step will
nave been taken towards the pacificR-
ton OF Mexico withou. furnishing az
occasion for alarm TO those Mr. Ra.
basa represents, For IL the nlan
Is accepted b. General Huerta and Gen
eral Carranza the cessa ton OF arms
loilows and provisional government Is
established 20 maintain order, TO pro
tect HE and property and TO call an
election at which every qualified yot.
er may cast his ballot for the presi-
dent OF his choice while II the plan
endorsed by the Mexican represen-
thtives should be adopted and "A neu-
tral should be chosen as provisional
president we wo.ild have secured no
practical results but still be confront
ed with the insurmountabie fact thar
the constitutionalists now almost
completely triumphant. would reject
the plan, repudidte the men and press
forward with renewed zeal to Mexico
CITY with all the loss of blood ana
life that may involve
All on One Side or Other.
In reference TO the Suggestion that
the provisional president should be a
neutral. II is said that II is manifest
that In such a contest as has been
waged in Mexico for years. IL is not
only fair. but necessary, TO assume
that. every intelligent man OF any
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