Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1914-06-15
MONDAY. JUNE A., 1911
PEACE IN SIGHT.

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The Herald Is not trying "a pose IA 4
political prophet. Al no time since the
present mediation proceedings began has
The Herald been ~over-sanguinc a. a.
the best possible outcome. And il would
be very rash even now 10 assert that all
difficulties are Smoothcd away aud tLat
there are no clouds on the political huri.
son Of our sister Republic southwark.
But now, and for sometime past. thcrc
seems 10 he a genuine feeling in favor
OF peace among all political factislS in
that country. At first il seemed ~ If
the differences were irrcco1cilabic. Par.
ty hatreds had apparently risen t. such
a height that no peacable solution os the
trouble seemed possible. On thi, side OF
the boundary line We felt that the long
series of bloody events following the
death of Madero had crcatcd i gulf of
hatred in the hearts of the contestants
on both sides which could never be-
brideed.
Judging from the plhlic statements
which seemed 10 be authorized bv both
sides the one thing never a. h. expected
was reconciliation between the Carran-
zistas and the HucrtiStaS. There appear
ed 10 be no drop of mercy or tolerance
IN the hearts uf the men Of either fac
ton for the others. judging from IN
written u%tteranccs OBJ both sides. the one
individual who was beyond the pale of
Tolerance and without hope If forgive
ness was the Hucrtista. on the one side.
or the carranZista. on the other side.
Now, however, since the parties have
been brought face to face in conference
and since The question has arisen wiieth
er the feud was as unrelenting as :
looked, We begin Ia see that the Symp
toms are altogether more pacific than
they were a month ago. VIC begin 10 per
ceive hat the claims If their commoI
Fatherland has 4 deeper hold upon the
hearts of the contestants than We beliey
ed 10 be possible from the uttcrances Of
the combatants themselves.
The calm. good scnSe. the perfect poiSe
and the rosolutcly pa"ific attitude of the
man in the White House ii Washington
are doing their perfect work ia the minds
and the hearts If the people of both ma
lions The patient. wise attitude Of The
mediators themselves creates the impress
sion that they are stcadfast in their good
will for the people Of all the nations
concerned That the peace negotiations
are 10 them something better than 4 mere
sentimental pose. and that the %ncgotia
tions a. 10 al concerned. represent n
very earnest desire for the best interest
OF all the humanity involved. eau not fail
10 have been impressed not only on the
,Initcd States and the c%ontcnding fac
tions in Mexico. but is making a pro
found impression on the civilized world
Ut this tine. II hardly becomes a thought
full man Ia make any positive predictions
as 10 the outcome of these negotiations
Int no man who gives himself liberty 10
think IN the light of all The facts ii the
situation. a. far as the facts are known.
has any doubt that the woriI has every
reason a. be optimistic ~ 40 the out
sofne Of the negotiations ~ Niagara
Falls.
All this. Of course, j. not equal To say
ing iha, the negotiations have been
brought "a u successful conclusion. Much
remains 90 he done. Perhaps the most
important work Of the commission re-
mains ~ w. done. The mcdiators are now
70 undertake the tremendous task II e.
tahiishing a provisional government for
Mexico that viii give a reasonable
AMOUNT ~ satisfaction 70 the people Of
Mexico.
W. Oh KIM