The Washington herald., 1914-06-29
Service to Mankind Expands.

Many there are, both Democrats and Republicans
who question the wisdom and the safety of President
Wilson's policy involving the United States in Mexi-
cos civil strife, in spending large sums of money in
the effort to bring peace to that devastated country
and in maintaining armed forces in Vera Cruz in
the interest of his expressed determination compel
the abdcation of Huerta and to place the Carrauzs
and Villa revolutionary faction in control. There
will, however, be to question that. Service to
mankind" is the lofty purpose that guided the Presi-
dent.
Since the overthrow of Porfrio Diaz it has been
commonly accepted fact that rival business in
terests of vast proportions seeking control of oil
fields and railroads, were vitality concerned in the
outcome of the armed struggle for governmental
powers in Mexico 1t has often been asserted, with
out contradiction, that great organization of
capital has been using its influence to keep Huerta
in CONTROL while its rival has been aiding in many
ways the campaign of Carranza and Villa. The extent
and the exact nature of such aid has only been
vaguely guessed at. Whether it has included the
purchase and shipment of ammunition or has been
confined to such service as might naturally grow out
of diplomatic representations negotiations of a
financial or business nature could only be surmised.
The New York Herald yesterday made public cor
respondence indicating something closely approaching
a working agreement" between an organization Of
American capital and the Carranza and Villa rebels.
The railroads and the oil fields form the bond
between them, apparently. A cleverly devised sys-
TEN of communication and negotiation is disclosed.
The three ENJOYS whom Carranza has sent, presum-
ably to confer with Huertas representatives at
Niagara Falls are, it appears, men who have been in
close touch with the American capitalists The cor
respondence clearly shows cooperation of capitalists
in the United Staes with Carranza.
Such condition having been revealed, it is well
reflect that through the rapid progress of events
in the past few weeks the armed forces of the United
States. sent to Mexico by authority of Congress to
compel Victoriano Huerta to accord due respect to
this government. are now being maintained at Vera
Cruz in the interest of the aspirations of Carranza
and Villa to govern the republic on our borders.
Undoubtedly Huerta entertains wholesome re-
spect for this government; quarrel with him is
ended and there has been difficulty in coming to
agreement with him all points discussed by the
medators at Niagara Falls save one. He refuses
only TO agree to the Inauguration as provisional
president of Mexico of a designated approved
by his enemies, Carranza and Villa. Huerta could
scarcely have been expected to agree to this If he
had been willing to eliminate himself there would
have been no work for the mediators. The Mexican
situation far as concerned Huerta, could have
been settled long ago.
The mission for which Congress authorized the
President to send armed forces to Mexico has been
accomplished. If they to be maintained there to
he available in enforcing our demand that repre-
sentative OF Carranza be installed as provisional
president of Mexico such policy nearly involves
intervention that authority should be asked Of
Congress for carrying it out In the event that such
authority is not asked, Congress may reasonably
be expected take the initiative ascertain the
exact purpose OF continued occupation of Vera
Cruz There is weighty evidence that the Service
TO mankind" now being performed is incidentally
rendering still larger service to a certain form OF
big business" in the United States.
Is it not time for the announcement of a and
well-deined policy in Mexico or the withdrawal OF
our troops from Vera Cruz?