Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1914-04-30
sentatives of the United States. ]
have heard OF no complaint from

Auso iic1Iu VI IlO COiupltlIit ifOIll
othor governments OF similar
treatment. Subsequent explana-
tions and formal apologies did
not and could not alter the pop
ular impression, which it istpos-
sible it had been the object of the
Huertista authorities to create,
that the government OF the T.
nited States was being singled out
and might be singled out with
impunity, for slightsand affronts
in retaliation for. it's. refusal to-
recognize the pretentions Of Gen.,
eral Huerta to be regarded as the.
constitutional provisional presi.
dent OF the republic of Mexico.
THE DANGER PRESENTED :
"The manifest danger of, such
a situation was thatsuch offences
might grow from bad to worse
until something happened of SO
gross and intolerable q sort as to
lead directly to and inevitably to
armed conflict. 1t was necessary
that the apologies of General
Huerta and his representatives
should go much furths* that
they should be such astoattract
the attention OF the whole popu-
lation to- their significance, and
such is to impress upon General
Huerta himself the neces-
sity, of seeing to it that no fur
ther occasion for explanations
and professed regrets should a..
rise. I therefore, felt it my duty
to sustain Admiral Mayo in the
whole of his demand and to in
sist that the flag of the United
States should be saluted in such
a way as to indicate q 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 / now propose to
pursue.
WANTS NO WAR.
"This government can, / ear
nestly hope, in no circumstances
be forced into war with the peo-
pie of Mexico. Mexico is torn
by civil strife. II we are to ac-
cept the tests Of it's own consti-
tuition, it has no government.
General Huerta has set his pow
er in the City of Mexico, such as
it is, without right and by meth
ods for which there can be nojus-
tifcation. Only part of the
country is under his control. If
armed conflict should unhappily
come as a result of his attitude
OF personal resentment towards
the United States, we should be
fighting only General Huerta and
those who adhere to him and give
him their support, and our OBJ
ject would be only to restore to
the people OF this distracted re-
public the opportunity to set up
again their. own laws and their
own government.
THE FEELING OF FRIEND
SHIP.
"But l earnestly hope that war
is not now in question. | believe
that l speak for the American
people when l say that we do not
desire to control in any degree
the affairs of our sister republic.
Our feeling for the people of Mex.
leo is one of deep and genuine
friendship, and everything that
we have so far done or refrained
from doing has proceeded from
our desire to help them, not to
hinder or embarrass them. We
would not even wish to exercise
the good Offices of friendship
without their welcome and con-
sent. The people of Mexico arr
entitled to settle their own do
nestle affairs in their own way
and we sincerity desire to respect
their right. The present situa
tion need have none of the grave
Implications OF interference if w