The Cape weekly tribune. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1914-1914, 1914-05-01
PRESIDENT WILL
SON HOPES FOR
EARLY PEACE
Strong Belief that Arbitrators
Can Bring Order Out of
Present Chaos.
CONGRESS STILL IN DOUBT
Difficulties in Way of Mediation
Board are Almost lrsur-
mOuntable.

est diplomatic combination in the his.
to of this country is trying 20 bring
order out Of chaos in Mexico Nirtu.
ally all LaJin.Anerica was united to
force an agreement which would re.
store order south of the Rio Grande,
and again Huerta, the dictator, was
the central figure.
On what he does In the next As
hours will depend whether the army
of the United States will occupy Mex.
leo or whether Badger and his men
will be ordered to bring their war
craft north, Funston to return to Gal
weston and the general mobilization
on the border be called OF.
Despite the apparently irreconcil-
able difficulties between the United
States and Mexico, President Wilson
and his secretary Of state were hope
full They profess to believe that
Huerta, having agreed with the Unit
ed States to accept the good Offices OF
the "A. B. c." confederacy of nations,
he indicates that he is looking for
peaceful way out of the situation.
Differences very Great
While officially there has been no
suggestion from either side regarding
it's position, but only an acceptance Of
a proposal to mediate, the chasm be-
tween the two administrations is best
shown by a simple statement of the
unofficial conditions known to have
been laid down.
President Wilson demands that In
any plan of settlement Huerta must
go, constitutional government be re-
stored in Mexico, and full apology
made for outrages against the honor
OF the Tn led States.
Huerta demands that the United
States forces be withdrawn from Mex.
lean territory, that the revolutionists
be ignored in any negotiations unless
they accept the terms of his general
proclamation OF amnesty, and that he
be recognized as the provisional presi.
dent of Mexico.
Just how these demands are to be
reconclled and from them a plan
worked out which will be acceptable
to both sides no one here seems to
know Even the representatives OF
Argentine, Brazil and Chile admitted
their task was herculean. But they
seemed to believe that they would he
more successful in dealing with Huer-
Ia than the United States has been.
Anxiety In Congress.
Meanwhile the situation was caus.
ing great anxiety in congress. Lead.
ers on both sides had accepted the
statement of the president that there
would DC 10 cc..prOmising OF the ma
tlonal honor in the proceedings which
have been initiated. Yet there was "A
fear uttered by many leaders that If
the United States finally submitted
the entire settlement of the situation
to mediators who are admittedly
prejudiced against the United States,
this government might be forced to
make concessions which would not re-
ceive the approval of the people of
the country.
The very fact that our national
forces have been in battle and that
men have been killed has added to the
bitter feeling against Mexico and 10
the agitation for a complete settle.
ment at this time. even though ii
should require the entire armed
forces of the nation to show that this
country cannot be wantonly insulted.