New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-04-23
CARNEGIE PITIES
MEXICAN PEOPLE
Action Of u. S. Causes Him
to Extend Sympathy to
Little Republic.
CENSURES TYRANNICAL
USE OF GIANT POWER
He MOurns Over Faded Peace
and Points Out Errors
Made by Yankees.

Sadly, as a man who has seen a life
long dream wither ut the touch Of facts
Andrew Carnegie spoke to The Tribune
yesterday of Mexico. He gazed mourn
fully out OF his study window, whispering
softly to himself: 1T is too sad. too sad,
too sad TO think of. ] can't talk of ii at
all, at least not till something happens
some decisive event which will change the
situation and bring about peace. And oh!
l pity, pity Mexico"
do you think the President justified In
his course of action" asked the reporter.
Don't ask me that" he pleaded, turn
ing his chair a little more toward his
questioner. Il do not want TO say. /
can scarcely believe that the chief Amer
lean republic, which has a larger popula-
ton than all other American republics
together. is to become involved In war
with little Mexico. Of only fourteen mill
ions of people. Mexico is to be pitied,
deeply sympathized with, ever since Ma
dero lost his control"
He closed his eyes and shook his head
slowly from side TO side.
Il can't help plying Mexico and wish
its hands off The foreign governments
of Europe felt it their duty TO recognize
Huerta; we alone refused, which meant
that we embarrassed ourselves in Mexi-
can affairs and put ourselves In opposi-
ton to ali other countries.
mo, no, we had no right to interfere
with the internal conditions of Mexico
and all our troubles spring from doing
so. When we found that all other ma
tons recognized Huerta as the proper
/ President OF Mexico, there was every
/ reason why we should have quietly con-
/ CURED and kept our hands Off. We should
/ have followed other governments in get
ting on with him as peaceably as We
could and giving him a fair trial. When
we left other nations and took up diff
ferent position, n grave mistake was
committed. as is now clearly shown"
lie was silent minute. and :hen said.
very slowly: IF we had Il to do over
again you may rest assured we would
have co-operated with other nations, but
you may be sure that the President acted
with the best intentions, and is still doing
so. Do you get all | say-every word
You see, | want TO be careful. for some
times l go too fast and people don't
follow me.
Even the Senate had TO conclude that
our intervention must be placed upon a
different footing, but | still cling to the
hope that the Presidents policy Of en-
deavorng to find Huerta more reasonable
may triumph, though the time for such a
change is short ] hope that the Euro
pean governments which recognized him
may be able to persuade him to remove
those obstacles which bar US from peace.
Meanwhile ! can't drive from my breast
the painful feeling at the sight OF mon
ster republic of 100000 attacking an
adjoining republic of not one-seventh it's
population or one-twentieth its strength,
and without army or navy. and totally
incapable Of electing a President by
peaceable appeal to the people"
MIR. Carnegie then leaned back in his
chair. shaking his head little. as If in
sadness at what he said. "a friend who
knows Mexico thoroughly assures me 1hat
there hasn't been and can't be such an
election by the Mexican people as would
rank with us as tolerable. Mexico is to
be pitied, not driven, by our advanced
and Irresistible republic. II is we'll 10
have a giants power. but IT IS tyranny
TO use it as a giant: l pity MEXICO from
the bottom OF my heart And" he added
after pause. II believe President vii
son does So