South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-04-23
PRESIDENT NOW HAS FIGHT OF
HIS LIFE WITH BIG BUSINESS,
NOT WITH MEXICO.
By ellison Gardner.

This war on Huerta is not the war
for which the jingoes in and out of
congress have been clamoring.
A tremendous struggle is on now TO
push the administration inrO a gen.
eral war on Mexico.
This situation should be clearly un-
derstood.
The desire for a general war is in
spired by the vast interests in the
northern part of Mexico which have
suffered from the revolutionary dis
turbance and which wish American in
tervention accompanied by the prOtec-
ton of property and the continuance
of peaceful exploitation.
This is the explanation of the delay
in congress=this is the explanation for
all the talk by men like Fall of New
Mexico, Root, Lodge and the other re-
dictionaries, who as usual are playing
the game of special interests and big
business.
It is bitter disappointment TO these
interests that hostilities. now that they
have come, are directed against Huerta
and the section of Mexico which he
controls, without including the con-
stitutional revolutionists.
1t is most bitter to them that the
president says distinctly that he has
no quarrel with Villa and the revolu-
tonists. They are rendered almost
desperate by the administration OBJ
stinate and repeated reiteration that
the United States is not engaged in
general war on the Mexican people,
will not be forced into a general war,
and has no intention of invading or
taking any action which looks to the
acquisition of property or the asser-
ton of SOVEREIGNTY over Mexican ter
ritory.
The spokesme, Of the special inter-
al no
stars and stripes having been raised
over Mexican soil must never be pulled
down.
Distinctly let it be understood that
expressions of this character do not
reflect the intention of President Will
sons administration.
on the very best and highest au-
thority / state that the president still
hopes that the present situation may
work out only in a proper reparation
forced from Huerta for his refusal to
salute the flag and for the repeated
insults and anoyances for which he
has been held responsible.
As war has not been declared the
administration takes the ground that
l. is not necessary to treat with even
the Huerta government or TO make any
terms Of settlement.
The United States. when satisfied
that its honor has been indicated,
can call its men back to it's ships and
depart from Mexico.
The fact that blood already has
| been shed makes this increasingly diff
hcult and encourages the hope of the
big business interVentiOniStS who now
believe that the administration can be
forced into Intervention and eventually
embroiled with the revolutionists IN
the north.
The president proposes to cOnf1ne
his efforts to the elimination of Huerta
by cutting off his military supplies and
giving aid and encouragement TO Car
rama, and Villa, who are expected TO
push their campaign against Mexico
I City from the north.
From now it will be hard struggle
I between the president and the Amer
+ lean owners of smelters. mine, oil
! fields cattle ranches, railroads and
other properties in northern Mexico.
/ the latter endeavoring in every way
/ to embroil the country in a general
Mexican war and the president fight
ing To terminate the present situation
with honor to the country and withouI
I q long and costly war of conquest.