The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1914-05-19
BY SIDNEY EPSEY.

WASHINGTON, May 19.-Since
that little incident at Tampico when
American honor and dignity were so
seriously bedraggled by Mexicans that
President Wilson demanded Gen.
Huerta to salute the flag of the Unit
ed States in apology, an international
game of diplomacy has been In pro
gress in Washington with all the world
watching the play but unable to I'M
derstand the significance OF the
moves on the chess board OF the ma
tons.
So complicated has been the game.
and so many interests have entered
it. that even those men who have been
making the moves at times have de-
clared that they did not understand
and did not know just where they
stood" The statement has been made
and not contradicted that Washing
ton has never before been the scene
of such a game of diplomacy and dip
lomats who have seen years OF SER
vice assert they never watched more
battling conflict.
What Public Learned.
All newspaper readers understand
what has been done on the surface.
President Wilson was at odds with
Gen. Huerta and Gen. Huerta was at
odds with Gen. Carranza. War seemed
but a matter Of hours. Argentine, Bra
zil and Chile, through their represen-
tatives in Washington then stepped
in and endeavored to settle by media
/ ton all differences between the Unit
ed States, Federal Mexico and Constl-
F.. nationalist Mexico This far the pubic
understood the game.
| But the question has been asked
"Why should Argentine, Brazil and
! Chile take it upon themselves to set
tie the Mexican trouble"
| The first answer was that the A. B.
C. nations were glad to get an oppor-
tunity to ally themselves in Latin
American triumvirate against the
United States. Another answer was
that the A. B. C. nations, with the
United States and Mexico wanted to
show Europe that the theory OF the
Monroe Doctrine still is true and that
all squabbles in North or South Amer.
lea can be settled by the nations OF
| North and South America without Eu'
ropean interference.
To Strengthen Alliance.
A third answer made was that the
A. B. C. nations wanted to show that
International quarrels in America
could be settled without the aid of the
United States and that the A. B. c
nations wanted to strengthen the ties
between all Latin-American nations
with the ultimate design of forming
an international alliance against the
United States. 1t was pointed out thai
such an alliance of all Latin American
nations was the only means OF pre-
venting the United States from even
tually acquiring all the lands to the
south.
Some diplomats declared that al
these answers missed the bulls eye
and claimed that the A. B. c. nations
had an entirely different motive. L
was argued that conditions in Argen
tina, Brazil and Chile are not all idea
and that each of the nations fears ;
reactionary movement. 1t was pointed
out that the friendship of the United
States for CarranZa and the antago
nism of President Wilson for Huert
coupled with Villas military success
es augured we'll for the success Of tn
reactionary movement in Mexico.
5 Therefore" said the diplomats
at can easily be seen that A. B. {
jumped at the chance to settle tn
difference between President Wilson
an dHuerta and thus Injuries the reac
tionary cause, fearing that the sue
cess of the cause would have lnflu
ence on reaction arises in Argentine
Brazil and Chile and inspire them t
deeds which they would not essay
I Carranza and Villa topple to failure.
Another Angle.
1t was pointed out as significant tina
Brazil had agreed to act for the Uni
ed States in Mexico City and tn
= statement was made that Brazil wit