Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-03-06
Nav Be Forced to Intervene.

May Be Forced to Intervene.
These were the chief developments in
the Mexican situation today. Senator
Works declared in the Senate that I'VE
may be forced yet to intervene in some
form in Mexico, but if we do 1t should
not be for the aggrandizement of our
country, but in the interests of the
Mexican people and for the restoration
of peace"
the history Of Mexico leading up 70
the present difficulties and the refusal
of this government to recognize Huerta
after the assassination of Madero,
doubtless by Huerta, who succeeded
him, or, with his knowledge a.. and nd, con- n,
Ambassador Wilson from Mexico, Sen
ator Works declared. referring to the
sending of John Lind to Mexico City,
there Commenced a series of conduct
Of a kind wholly unknown to diplomacy
and SO absurd as to make US ridiculous
at home and abroad"
Naturally Huerta refused to consider
the Presidents proposals.. continued
the senator; what else could have been
expected? His refusal put our govern
ment in a most unfortunate position.
1t could not enforce its demands. 1t
might go to war. but the refusal to
comply with the demands could fur
nish no Justification for declaring war.
because we had no right to make
them. So we had to submit tamely to
the position of Huerta. bear the de-
rision and sneers Of the Mexican peo-
nations of the world.
'And, sir, whatever may be said Of
Huerta in other respects-and I have no
disposition to defend him-he did bear
himself with courage, wisdom and mod
GRAFTON in this whole matter.
Indignation Ran High.
cat last a prominent British subject
was brutally murdered by Villa or by his
orders. Public indignation ran high The
people were aroused. but the State De-
partment maintained its usual degree Of
compoosure.
I do not know why the murder Of q
citizen of Great Britain should have Gre
ated more feeling than the assassination
Ct hundreds of our own people, except
that we have assumed to be the protector
Of the citizens and subjects of all other
nations and insisted that such nations
to us. 1t therefore involves the question
Of our good faith toward other nations
when we allow their people to be slaugh-
tered in Mexico.
faith and our courage to the test. The
poor widow asked for the body Of her
dead husband, buried on Mexican soil.
What did our government do secure
this right? It humbIy petitioned Villa,
his murderer, to allow his remains to be
| removed The State Department spent
days in trying to find out whether this
man was shot by Villa or put to death
| by order OF a drumhead court-martial.
called not by soldier, not a belligerent.
| but by brigand and professional muir
derer.
| s.What possible difference could it make
| whether he lost his life one way or the
other? For this the sorrowing widow
was left waiting for her dead. What
| should the government have done In the
case? ust what it should have done for
one of its own citizens-sent our soldiers
into Mexico and brought out the body.
What right has Villa to say whether the
| body Of the victim Of his wrath and cruel
ty should be removed or not. What has
become Of our courage and manhood that
we could leave 1t to him to settle such q
position?'
Gen. Diaz and his friends, Senior del
| villar and Senior Ocon. made elaborate
efforts to conceal their movements here
| today. The two latter were registered
at the New Willard Hotel as M. Sam
son and John Sparks Of Fort Worth.
| Tex The man who said he was Senior
| del yillar looks exactly like Gen. Diaz,
| but he denied that he was the nephew
| of the former Mexican dictator.
Says Diaz Is Here.
| Gen. Diaz Is in Washington. but I
cannot say anything more about him.
said Senior del vilar I'VE do not repre-
sent him, but are his friends
| Early this morning Senior del Vilar,
with another Mexican. walked along E
| street to go to a restaurant for break
fast, and on the way passed Secretary
Bryan. who was going into the Ma
| tional Theater.
1t was reported that Gen. Diaz called
on Senator Fail this morning. but at the
senator's Office 1t was said that the man
| with the ''big black mustache" was from
| New Mexico and was not Gen. Diaz. II
was also said that he called on Senator
Root, but this was likewise denied.
Another foreigner with black mus
| tache, looking much like Gen. Diaz, ap-
| peared at the Bellevue Hotel, but he de-
MED he was the Mexican.
To Clear Mystery as to Bauch.
Secretary Bryan received today a note
from Gen. Carranza, signed by Senior
Fabeia, acting secretary of foreign al
fairs in the cabinet Of the constitutional.
lists. assuring the American government,
that the mystery surrounding the disap-
| nearance Of Gustav Bauch would be
promptly Investigated. The text Of the
Communication follows:
referring to the unofhcial representa-,
ton made by you to the first chief Of the
constitutionalist army through the de-
my charge, relative to the disappearance
in Chihuahua Of the American citizen
Gustav Bauch. I have the honor to In
form you In accordance with the fnatruc