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retary has held special conferences at !
his home with t!ie amfiblassadorsi q, all,
the belligerent nations. ..None 9fethq
men mentioned hy The Herald s. cors,
respondent would give an interview 4
There came at the same time. as
this announcement from. Nvashihgton;
an official dispatch from london say
ing that England, Russia and, France
have made a, pact mutually engaging
themselves not to conclude peace sep
arately in-the-- -present-.war, -and.-to
fight until Germany admits defeat.
The pact was drawn. up and signed
by the British secretary of; foreign ,af-
fairs. and tile French and Russian am
bassadors' to Great Britain. .ii.tS--S
Defend. German Action. .. cd q
President Wilson has lannounced
that he will not make a speaking tour
in the autumn campaign, declaring his
intention OF staying. on the. job be;
cause of thesuploolSed for ipterpatipnI
al situatiorR- eA- d. yslAu1 ..sdl.s
1t is interesting to note at this time.
when most Individual, Americans have
to repress themselves sternlya in ar;
der not to violate In speech tbeEPyes-
ident's order Of strict ueutralstys the
/ statement regarding alleged. German
brutality sent. from EuropeGt 10 the AS
sociated Press by several American
correspondents. " -. - ~ - -.
Part OF it SAYS In spirit We unite
in. rendering German .atrocities
groundless as far ,ase wa are able to.
After spending two weeks .with hesnd
accompanying the troops upwarda of
one hundred miles, we were unable 4 Q
report a single instance unlpro ovoken;
We are, also ,,fnabls to eonfirm 'runiof'
Of mistreatment Of sprisoneTs oEo q
noncombstapts. with the Germape ael-
umns." ;sa.n-l@I s.abk ,.c.oD ,aSalis
The. statement. is. signed ,hy Roger
Lewis, the Associated Press; irwin S.
Cobb. Saturday Evening Post and
Philadelphia Public Ledger; ~ Harry
| Hanson. Chicago Daily News: James
o'Donnell Bennett, john r.. N Mccntch' Il.
con. Chicago ,Tribunes.4a .s.ss 80 bal
~. Allies Claim Victory ~, q
London. IA Bouiogne~. dispatch to
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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-05-23
President Wilson's Ideals and Policy for Mexico

Samuel G.. Blythe contributes to the
May % number of the Saturday Evening
Post II conversation with President
Wilson regarding the Mexican qucs-
ton.
The interview occurred April 81.
shortly after Hucrta agreed to accept
mediation. The settled policy Of the
President, according to Mir Blythe.
will be:
First Tho United States will not
seek to gain foot of Mexican terri
tory in any way or under any pretext.
Second. No personal aggraudizc-
ment by American investors or ad
venturcrs or capitalists, or exploitation
OF that country Will be permitted
Legitimate business interests that seek
"a develop rather than exploit win be
encouraged.
Third y settlement OF tho agrnrinn
land question by constitutional mans
such as that followed in New Zcn-
land. for cxample-will be Insisted on.
The President IL quoted rs saying:
MY ideal is an orderly and righteous
government In Mexico. but my passion
for the submerged 81 per cent OF the
wv struggling toward
llberty-liberty Is always obtained by
Every demand for the establishment or
order In Mexico takes into considcra-
ton. not order for the benefit of the
| cop!c of Mexico, the great mass OF
the population. but order for the henc-
1T OF the old-t!ne regime. ;he vested
interests. They want ordcr--the OLD
order; to be able to continue their pro-
cesses OF exploitation undsturbed.
say that the old order :. dead. II Is
nv mart as I sec It, to aid In compos-
ing those differences. 30 far as | am
able. that the new order VII have It's
foundation on human liberty and hu-
man rights shall prevail"
Every phase OF the Mexican stun
ton" the President said. lis based on
the condition that those In dc facto
control of the government must be re-
licvcd Of that control before Mexico
can realize her manifest tsstiny."
The President. in reviewing the sit
uation in Mexico. pointed ont how the
landed aristocracy. originally given
control Of vast tracts OF land by Span
years. by coercion and other methods
OF force and with the support OF the
government. taken away from the small
landowners most OF their properties,
and had created the feudal estates,
whore the people were virtually slaves
The establishment OF school sys-
TEN by niaA. incomplete as it WAS.
nevertheless had the effect of partial
Is educating Il sufficient number Of
poems to make It easy for agitators to
start revolution. And the revolu-
tion of Madcro and the present revolu-
otion followed. The President stated
that he had decided not to recognize
iiuertn's government, but recognized
the possibility for months that he
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-05-23
General Old I'ogcy.

CoXey has reached Washington
with not even enough soldiers to war
rant arrest for walking on the grass.
The moving picture men went to eX-
pense for nothing, and curiosity-scels-
ers turned away in disgust.
Twenty years ago CoXey made Il
reputation because of the novelty of
his method of protest and because the
protest was earnest and against con-
ditions unusually bad. To-day the
industrial situation is not unbearable
as then. and to-day marching across
country is not novelty. Sleeping in
churches and breaking up religious
exercises is the modern method OF
causing excitement. Coxey is an old
fogey
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-05-23

might be forced into movement
against Mexico. lie stated that tho
TampicO incident was the psychologi cal
moment. and that ills sole object was
to help the people secure their liberty.
which he holds is fully theirs b.
right lie is quoted az follows:
First. We hope to show the world
that our friendship for Mexico is a dis
interested friendship. Second. To
prove TO the world that the Monroe
Doctrine IL not merely an excuse for
gaining OF territory"
II hold this TO be n wonderful OPP
nortuuity to prove to the world that
tho United Stntcs Of America is not
only human but humane; that we are
actuatcd by no other motives than the
betterments of our unfortunate neigh
Dor. and By tho sincere desire to adj
vance tho cause OF human liberty"
Regarding mediation. the President
says Il hope 1t may he successful
In any event. we shall deem II our
duty to help tho Mexican people. and
we shall continue until we have sat
iSfactory knowledge that peace has
been restored. and that the constitu-
uonnl government is renrEanized ard
th"t the way IL open for the peaceful
reorganization OF that harasscd coun-
Try. we shall not demand n foot OF
territory nor "A cent Of money, eXcept
Inc settlement - such claims Justly
made by American citizens for darnagc
nut there VIII! be no money demand in
national sense" lie Is quoted fur.
thcr ~ saying that he believes that
tho Mexican poems. while not Mt prey
cnt as capable OF self-Eovernment as
other people-"ours. for cxaInnlc"-.
the widespread sentiment that they
never VIII be md never can DO made
government is "as wickedly
false as IT Is palpably absurd"
1T Is wonderful country" he said
as he put his finger on Mexico. "a Won
dcrfui country! There IN every nd-
vantage there for the peaceful ana
prosperous pursuit OF happiness. Have
YOU eyer noticed that II you draw a
line straight south from New York II
VIII touch the western coast OF South
America. instead OF the eastern. and
thht II runs nlong by Chile and Peru,
and the other countries on the western
side Of the Southern Continent!
This. with the Panama Canal run.
ming practically north and south,
brings these countries, which have been
SO remote into cio.c touch with us,
ana the commerce of this Western
iiemisph ere will brood over Central
America
W hat we desire TO do and what we
shall do is to show our ueighbors m
me south Of us that their interests arc
Identical with our interests: thai wo
nave no plans or any thoughts of our
own cNaitation. but have In view onlv
the peace and the prosperity of tho
people in our hemisphere.
1T Will be great thing. NOT o,,,,
TO have helped humanity bv r,stori,,1,
order, but To have gone further thnn
mat by laying the secure foundation,
ior that liberty without which thar,
can be no happiness"
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to donate their services, or to pay
salaries high enough TO attract the
talent that would naturally gravitatc
TO the professions. Our contempt
rary points illustrations I'm several
states to prove the growth of the
trend.
Certainly municipal. State and
Federal governments are. as a rule,
the poorest served OF all employers.
Aldrich, OF Rhode Island WAS not
fur wrong when he said that capable
business administration could save
the Federal government 500, 100000
year. Our party system OF govern
ment, the remnants of the "spoils"
system ana the temptation to name
men from eXpediency rather than
merit, all work against efficiency.
economy and incorruptibilty.
or the two solutions the Bulletin
suggests. The Timcs-D Dispatch is In
clincd to believe that one which will
appropriate money enough to get the
Nght men will prevail. Government
is the highest function In the land
IT cannot afford to offer rewards less
tempting than corporations. Add
tiorally, there are manifest objec-
lions toward depending too much
upon men of wealth for free services.
That system has been tried In the
diplomatic corps and the results have
not been uniformly happy.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-05-23

BY ncglecting the opportunity to
acquire the Richmond College site
and letter Memorial Hall, Richmond
will neglect the opportunity 10 ac-
Quire a public free library now.
BY selling the opportunity to ac-
Quire this property Richmond will
not delay the acquisition OF central
~ located library In Il handsomer and
costlier building.
n good library now and for sew
cral years or no library for several
years is the whole question.
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No Hone.

1T is to be hoped that the coming
campaign will be without eXtrava
giant features and that ordinations
that were tho stock in trade of the
Progressivcs in the Inst campaign may
hc Observation-Disclosures American.
The American IS doomed to sec its
hopes blasted, If Colonel Roosevelt
is 10 be a factor there will be crimi
nation and recrimination The Col
onel has always called spade II
spade, except when he called it some
thing worse, and there is no reason
10 believe that self-communion in the
jungle has changed his temperament.
If he is not Il factor there are the
jingoes who shout for bloody war in
MeXico. and those other jingoes who
.denounce pledge redemption rs Cow
ardly surrender"
Oh, there will be ordinations, and
the ProgreSsives will not be the sole
offenders. Hearst was never a Pro
GressiVe; such newspapers rs the
Washington Post and the Philadcl-
lhia Inquirer are standpat ..RepNbli.
cans, and Bristow has changed PR
lies again.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-05-23
They Never VIII Understand.

No one who has not belief in. and
sympathy for. popular rule and an
abiding faith in au ultimate govern
ment OF the people. for the people
and by the people in every corner of
the world can understand, much less
approve. the Mexican policy Of Wood
row Wilson. The foundation stone
OF that policy is passion for the we'll
being of all and unsuitable belief
that only by sclf-government can it
be attained. BY such faith only can
understanding come.
That is the reason we find that di-
vision on the Mexican question is
along the lines of.the recent division
in the political thought OF the coun-
try and that, politicians excluded, the
forward-looking men OF all parties
are supporting the President, and
the ultra-conservative Hamiltonlan
school OF political science is out OF
sympathy with him and his aims.
Fhat is the reason we will find the
! identical line Of division separating
those who approve and those who
disapprove that remarkable inter
view given TO the country by Presi-
dent Wilson through the Saturday
Evening Post, not tho least remark
able feature OF which is this:
They say the McHicans are not 1T
ted for f-govcrnmcnt; and 10 this. I
reply that, when properly directed
( there is no people not fitted for self
! government. The very fact that the
extension Of the school system by
lDia2 brought about Il certain degree
OF undo rStDnHfnr az
people which caused them to awaken
TO their WRONGS and to strive intelli-
gently for their rights. makes that
contention absurd. | do not hold that
the Mexican poems are at present MS
capabl OF self-govcrnrncnt as other
people--ours. for eNamplc--but do
hold TINT tho widespread sentiment
that they never will he and never can
be made to he capable of self govern
mont is as wiclScdly false as IT Is pal
pahly absurd"
This paragraph Expresses clearly
what is more than once brought out
by the President In this interview
His ideal is IAN orderly and righteous
government" but his passion Is for
the submerged SO per cent of the
people" Not an orderly government
as under Diaz, by and for the few
landowners, the Glen titicos, but an
orderly government, of. by and for
all. II say to YOU the old order is
dead"
This is what President Wilson
wants. Many in this country who do
mot approve or understand his policy
want this, too; but they call it i'm
practicable. The Mexican people are
mot fiji for sclf-govcrnmont: they
need the iron hand. Rut the Prcsi
ident not only wants government:
he not only wants the end of the old
order. but recognizes that the old
order is ended, and IS con fidcnt that
what he wants and we want can be,
and will be. lie has faith-faith in
liberty attained by the forces work
ing from below" Those who are
without it never will understand.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-05-23

Twice tried ana twice found guilty.
Police Inspector Becker, of New
York. must now pay the penalty of
his crime. 1t is not rejoicing at the
execution OF an individual that causes
rtght-thinking people everywhere to
find satisfaction in the knowledge
that the instigator OF the murder of
koscnthal has been found and is to
be punished, but relief that one Of
the rirgleaders Of vicious assault
upon the legal safeguards OF society
Is 20 be removed end made to serve
as an eXumple TO others.
necker's crime was more than that
of murder. 1t was trcachery to the
society he was paid to defend: il
was using the weapons of the people
OF New York 10 sluy ii citizen of New
York That he had every opportu-
nifty TO prove his innocence and that
even tcchnicalitics of the finest sort
were spun for his escape make his
conviction all the more important.
There is absolutely no doubt Of his
guilt now II is evident now that
the system" cannot always protect
It's agents Life and property in New
iork are safer as result Of the exc
cution Of the gunner and the con.
NIction OF their protector
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-05-23
Old World Gossip
by Ia mAnauIsn DE noNrEsor.


'NNh.R fASilA the Minister or \yor
at ConsIantinCple. and married
Il lew months since ia "A niece of
'he sultan, has lately formed a snrt nj
crown council, which he sty,es :,
DNnastc Council. composed OF th,
urthd Nizier. OF the Sheik-ul Islam or
VI, Minister OF Justice. and of him.
81 ''t dominates this council. as ne
H"es the entire Ottoman Cubiuct ma
/ through this council has v.rtu.,iI,,
| "surped the prerogaiivcs and powers
"l inc sovereign. Indeed IL deter.
: mines without reference to the SuItor
All the questions that were rormorlv
referred TO him for decision.
II ise merely another clever ma
"oeuvrc on the part or Enver. 70
strengthen his virtual dic,atorshin
ana To oXtond It's range He realized
mat II would not he polite IN the eyes
or the people. 10 directly arrogate 10
himself the powers formerly eniovc,,
oS inc P"dishaii SO ne has or"nnizcd
inns council OF the crown the decisions
OF which ara now regarded Inv cr,rrc,,
ana state alike us expressions OF mo
soNereign's will. and which even d..
termineS matters relating exclusivcly
TO the Imperial family.
ThuS. without consulting the sultan
this council Of the cruwn 10 ,vhich ~"
presence Of the Shcik-u, islam ioport,
the authority OF the state religion ras
directed that the imperial princes
piomai- Edd!nc Abdul Hchuan Abdui
pjelil. and i'uad. should he dispatched
without delay to Germany. to receive
their military training in the prussi.n
army. the permission Of The Euisrr
having been obtained through The
Turkish embassy st Bcrlin for the pur
pose Colonel Won Strempol formerly
military attachc OF the German en-
bassy At constantinople afterwards
chief OF STAFF To the German military
mission in Turkey Can office which he
resigned owing to quarrcls with the
head Of the mission, General LiInnn ven
Sand"rs), is To be the principal aide
dc-camp and military governor OF the
immortal Turkish princes during their
term of service In the Prussian army.
Count odet dc Jumilhao whose en-
gagement to Mrs. A. tanfear Norric,
Of Now York. has just been announced
by bic from Paris, has. like his bride,
been married before. the forr. err Com:
Jesse DE- Jumilhac having necn a Mile
Looncn. He is an cx-cavalry officer.
having retired rs captain OF the Tween
tN-ttth Dragon Regiment, and makes
his homo with his mother the V!com-
tcssc dc Jumilhao, AT her Paris house.
In the Avenue Henri Martin. ana ut
the Chateau du Bourg-d'Jrc in the
, - par;ment of Mninc-ctI.oirc. lie Is
described in The DISPATCHES as a near
kinsman Of the Due do Richelicu, now
In this country, who Is also Marquis
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-05-23
Nothing on the preslhent.

Apropos OF the human side Of Presi-
dent Wilson. the President was out for
ride In his automobile ono afternoon
The machine passed n small boy stand =
Ing beside the road.
Did you notice what that boy did
when we pa9scd?" tho President asked.
NO. Mr. President: | did not"
"'1c made face at me-"
els 1T possible?' exclaimed tn"
shoe ked companion, 81. didn't observe
him."
Gle did" said the President; ''but
did you notice what I did?"
mo, sir.
WELL" answered the President hap
PLY. 81 made face right back Mt
Evening Post.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-05-23
Voice of the PeoTpDe
Wizards Confesslon

To the Editor OF The Ti Times Disnateh,
/, ti.,L,.he chief address to the Nntiona,
People; which met lately in Baiti,nors o'ored
made by Oswald Garrison Wizard nre.id Mas
.. INC New York Evening Post. BY tho
we OF the North boldly venture To- ia
nrob,.m mat wv we Gan solve this great race
answerablc argument OF a titanic hj.tori n
aChievcment on our side. Ii was tho Nnrth
which solved the slavery problem In the fae 81,
timent. The wisdom OF the antlsIavary sen zen
moTTi,y In the North. which. with the aid "a. Of
a mi.'in lar necessity compelled Lincoln To IL.
been justified OF ali mem ""' aimee
Observe the boast OF this exceiien, gentle.
cessfni has been the solution Of the nrohIa,n
OF negro slavery In the South by the "wja
h ho OF ths nnti;slayery party In the North
VIII not give his view of that Wisdom hut
VII quote M, Willard az Inst himself
In these violent antinegro Southern Senators
snd Congressman t'negro- batting nolit icia no :,
he calls theml that we see our chlef enemies
southern camp chief hope chIef in.
spiamcioh, certain promise that the CON
this terrible problem Alright"
Note well the phrase terrible problem"
wants to settle this terrible problem for
US In the South. admits that now. more thnn
nfty years after the so-caiied wise settle
m men OF the slavery problem. we are face to
race with terrible problem; what To do
WIN the negroes whom Lincoln freed "as a
sed 50 sFmSy IN a ,n,vInr "a, "a
problem Of negro slavery In the South. with
what show show, Of reason can Mr. Willard and
the right to solve the more difficult and
terrihle' problem with which their Wisdom
has afflicted us In the so%!hI ,,u $50
stanton, Va. May 81
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The Bright Side
Caprice.

She threw me flower and. laughing
lightly,
Passed gayly on:
But she left the whole world smiling
brightly.
She threw me 4 flower and, laughing
lightly,
She tuned my spirit to courage knight
ly,
Toys long bygone!
She threw me flower and laughing
lightly.
Passed gayly on
-Stokely S. Fisher, in Judge.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-05-23
Can pcnrosc Come l,ackp

The Pennsylvania nominating pri-
maries ushered in the other day what
promises 10 be a curious psycho-po-
litical test-and that is whether Boies
Penrosc, inhcritor OF the old Quay
machine. can come back" political.
ly? Upon the answer may depend
in a sense, the sounding out of scnti-
nent as TO the Democratic party and
The strength o! the Republican and
Bull Moose parties.
Penrose rose to power as the cx-
ponent OF political school now de-
cidedly at discount But Pcnrose
developed phenomenal power to
adapt himself to changed conditions,
when direct elections OF Senators
forced him before the people. For
the past year at Washington he has
been genuinely forcetui. if unl0ye-
ly, figure In the Senate Incidence
has fallen from him He positively
IS coquctting for public favor.
VIII Pennsylvania take him at his
word and SEND him back TO the san
ate? The answer will be Interesting
The Republican party has nominated
him, and he must run against Nit
chell Palmer, Democrat. and Clifford
PinchOt. Bull Moose. His opponents
are healthy enough handicaps with
out citing bis past record. Il, In the
face OF al these Obstacles he does
win. it will be notable instance In
American politics Of political resur-
Tcction.
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THE PUBLIC Pulls
Editorial Expressions from Leading
NcU.papcrS.


Mr.. Folk was right. The criminal
or conscience side OF such matters ~
those cNemplincd in the New Haven
business - not tho most important side.
The big thing to bc gained is publicity.
public understanding, that there shall
lac an end TO such irresponsible power
over the lives and industries OF tho
people as Mr.. Morgan and his asso-
ciates wieided.--Kansas City Star.
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4 rprtrnif,

When he can't g.t front seats ut
the theatre he growls about the box
Office discriminat ton; when lie can. he
decides not to take them after all
FOR the show can't be a good one. or
they would have been gone long ago.
We all know the complete Dessimist.
lie is almost rs depressing as the pro-
fessional optimist-ColIiers Weekly.
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Now, Nowt

81 reckon you saw some pretty high
buildings when you were in New York.
said Hi Grass.
Should say l did," replied ST Hay.
"Why, I was in one building that was
so high that you had TO take an eleva-
tor to get up to the basement."--EX
change.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-05-23

With two hundred men owning all
the land, there can he no permanent
peace in Mexico. The Iiucrtlstas and
Cientincos of this country. as we'll as
those OF Mexico. have this to learn.
They may as we'll learn 1t now.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-05-23
SUBSCRIPTION RATES,
SATURDAY. MAY %. 1914.

Compulsory education would give vo-
cational training to many now doomed
to unskilled labor and denied the wages
OF skilled worl5men.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-05-23
Waysidc Chats With
Old Virginia Editors

Misery Is said to lovo company, but
Editor Williams insists that Gehcnna
is overcrowded." says the Farmvillo
Herald. We are going to let those
who are interested worry about that