Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-03-08

spread OF a savage and barbarous
conflict that has now no real purpose
on either side but murder, spoliation
and personal power. Having gone TO
Mexico in behalf OF The Evening Mail
to get the facts. without prejudice or
entagonism OF any kind, l feel that
can speak impartially.
1.-THE sober truth Is that the strug-
ele-it would be absurd TO call such
mere bloody, corrupt chaos a wars
not a political fight at all. President
Wilson having declared that no go :
eminent founded upon force or fraud
will be recognized by the United
States Mexico has relapsed BACK INTO
the dark, bandit, revolutionary haplts
out OF which she was led by the forco
OF Porfirio Diaz, a strong man, VINO
gave her an enforced peace and ~
exampled material prosperity for more
than a generation. The beautiful
wilson BRYAN vision OF a Mexico that
never was anC probably never VIII De
has brought woe and ruin to Mex
aco."
"Hoto do the conditions IN Mertco
IN the last tioO pears compare totth
those of Cuba before the Spanish todrI
YoM knotO the facts from actual en-
perience. Is the situation IN Me1fco
TO-DAY tCOrse than the situation IN
Cuba in 1882"
M; l should say not yet, save
Mexico is practically as much without
sovereignty or a government aDie 70
protect life or property, o 10 iulilii
treaty obligations, as Cuba was Just
before the Spanish American war
"Is the Mexican situation as hope
less as the Cuban situation ioaS t0tth-
out the direct Intervention OF he
United Stdtesf"
more so. Cruel and bloodthirsty
4ho,gh he was Captain General Wey-
lar could in the end have restored or
der In Cuba IL we had let him alone,
nut the means he was adopting wers
SO Notwithstanding less than poll
~ ~ extermination--that no ciVlilznu
government could afford 10 alloM
@,i.,f a cold b!ooded slaughter alnloss
within sight of its shores
But no Intelligent, reasonable man
can 20 TO Mexico to-day and lnhPaa,
tally examine the situation wnhOnt
lrnowtnp that the destruction OF Ire
and property, the violation OF women
and children. and plundering OF pup
lie funds will go on ana on Withous
Cessation until some powerful natloli
stems in and ends the orgy OF ploou
and pillage by sheer force OF arms
"Oould Huerta hare pdcifed Me1tco
= ~ rad beea recognized bg the
United Sfdtesg"
q think 1t is very probable, II no'
absolutely certain. The ignorant IN
dian revolutionary bands ana Nneli
bandit allies and leaders, in the north,
such as villa and Carranza, would
soon have exhausted their strength.
THE country in which they were oper :
ating Is as a rule thinly settled, ana
when the mines had been closed down,
the cattle driven off and the towns,
villages and plantations Thoroughly
fo,ted thew would have had no means
Ia carry on serious operations against
the Government for any length OF
time. -,
.The Huerta Government simply
needed money The weak, sentiment
nj and calamitous Madero admins
fration had resulted In the cutting OF
the overfiowing treasury left by the
: old Diaz administration, Huerta
Government rad control OF the bulk
of the country, including Its richest
and most productive lands. and all
the great cities and ports. To put
down the northern insurrection and to
stamp out ieanoage, Huerta needed
a great ban of money with which TO
reorganize and equip an army great
enough TO restore peace and order.
bankers Of Europe and America
were eager to furnish these funds, but
President Wilson's refusal to recog-