The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1914-04-21

LOT time thrown into jail. An OF
fetal dispatch from this government
to it's embassy at Mexico City was
withheld by the authorities of the
telegraphic service until peremptor-
lily demanded by our charge d'affaires
in person. So far as / can learn
such wrongs and annoyances have
been suffered to occur only against
representatives of the United States.
| have heard of no complaints from
other governments of similar treat
ment. Subsequent explanations and
formal apologies did not and could
not alter the popular impression
which it is possible it has been the
object of the Huerta authorities to
create, that the government of the
United States was being singled out,
and might be singled out with i'm
punity, for sights and affronts in
retaliation for its refusal to recog-
niZe the pretentions of General Huer-
ia to be regarded as the constitution
al president of the republic of Mex
leo.
THE manifest danger of such a
situation was that such offenses
might grow from bad to worse until
something happened of so gross and
intolerable sort as to lead direct
ly and inevitably to armed conflict
1t was necessary that the apologies
of General Huerta and his represen-
tatives should go much further, that
they should be such as to attract the
attention of the whole population to
their significance, and such as to
impress upon General Huerta him
self, the necessity of seeing to it that
and protested regrets should arise. l..
therefore, felt it my duty to sustain
Admiral Mayo in the whole of his
demand and to insist that the flag
of the United States should be sa-
luted in such way to indicate a
new spirit and attitude on the part
of the Huertistas.
'.Such a salute General Huerta has
refused. and / have come to ask
your approval and support in the
| course l now purpose to pursue.
Hopes to Avert a War
This government can, / earnest
| ly hope, in no circumstances be fore
| ed into war with the people of Mex
| leo. Mexico is torn by civil strife.
| If we are to accept the tests of our
own constitution, it has no govern
| ment General Huerta has set his
power up in the city of Mexico, such
as it is. without right and by meth
DDS for which there can be no justi-
fication Only part of the country
is under his control. If armed con-
flict should unhappily come as a re-
suit of his attitude Of personal re-
sentiment towards this government,
we should be fighting only General
Huerta and those who adhere to him
and give him their support, and our
object would be only to restore to
the people of the distracted republic
the opportunity to set up again their
/ Al
nent.
| But / earnestly hope that war is
not now in question. ] believe that
i speak for the American people
| when | say that we do not desire TO
control in any degree the affairs Of
our sister republic. Our feeling for
the people of Mexico is one of deep
and genuine friendship. and every
thing that we have so far done OF
-efrained from doing has proceeded
from our desire to help them, not to
hinder or embarrass them We
should not wish even to exercise the
good Offices OF friendship without
their welcome and consent. The PEG.
pie OF Mexico are entitled TO settle
their own domestic affairs to settle
own way, and We sincerely desire tC
respect their right. The present sit
uation need have none of the grave
| implications OF interference If We
deal with it promptly, firmly anG
wisely.
Asks Permission of Congress to U.s.
Armed Forces
NO doubt | could do what is nee
esSary in the circumstances to en-
force respect for our government
I without recourse 10 the Congress