Norwich bulletin., 1914-04-21

necessity of seeing to it that no furth- CT occasion for explanations and pro- fessed regrets shout arise. l. there lore, felt 1t my duty to sustain Ad- m1ral Mayo in the whole of his demand and to insist that the flag of the
 United States shoud be saluted in such way as to indicate a new spirit and attitude on the part of the Huertistas
 Such salute General Huerta has refused. and I have come to ask your approval and support in the course I now propose to pursue. Hopes Not to Be Forced Into War. This Government can, I earnestly nope, in no circumstances be forced 1 lnto war with the people of Mexico. ! Mexico is torn by civil strife If we are to accept the tests of it's own constitution, it has no Government General Huerta has set his power up | Tn the City of Mexico, such as it ia without right and by methods for which there can be no Justification. Only part Of the country is under his control If armed conflict should un- l happily come as a result of his at | t1tude of personal resentment towards this government, we should be fighting only General Huerta and those who ad- here to him and give him their. sun- port. and cur object would be only to restore to the people of the distract
 ed republic the opportunity to set up | again their own laws and their own i government.
 Genuine Friendship For Mexico. | HBut I earnestly hope that was is | not now in question. I believe that u speak for the American people when
 l say that We do not desire to control
 in any dgeree the. affairs of our sister
 republic. Our feeling for the peopIe 1 of Mexico is one of deep and genuine
 friendship. and everything that we
 nave so far done or refrained from | doing has proceeded from our desire | to help them, not to hinder or en- barrass them. We would not wish even to exercise the good offices of friendship without their welcome and consent. The people of Mexico are en- | titled to settle their own domestic affairs in their own way, and we since
 fy desire to respect their right The present situation need have none of i the grave complications of interference
 if we deal with it promptly. firmly l and wisely.
 'sNo doubt I could do what is nec- essary in the circumstances to enforce respect for our government without recourse to the congress and yet not
 exceed my constitutional powers as | president; but do not wish to act l in a matter possibly of so grave con- l sequences except in close conferences
 and cooperation with both the senate
 and house. I. therefore, come to ask
 your approval that I should use the armed forces of the United States in
 such ways and to such an extent as may be necessary to obtain from Gen.
 Huerta and his adherents the fullest recognition of the rights and dignity
 of the~United States, even amidst the
 distressing conditions now unhappily | obtaining ir Mexico.
 There can in what we do be no 1 thought of aggression or of selfish ag-
 grandizment. We seek to maintain the dignity and authority of the United
 States only because we wish always to
 keep our great influence unimpaired
 for the uses of liberty, both in the | United States and wherever else 1t
 may be employed for the benefit of
 mankind"
 It was noticed that the President
 money at this time or for authority
 to call out the National Guard.