Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-03-08
INTERVENE
IN MEXICO
ONL ! WAY
-CREELMAN
Expert on Mexico and War States
Wilson's Policy Has Resulted
in Killing Of Americans and
Death Of the Mexican Nation.
Impossible to Secure Peace When
Leaders of IlIiterate People Are
Bandits-Recognition ofHuer-
ia Would Have Avsrted War.

James CreeImdn, STAFF corresponds
ent of the Hearst papers in Cuba and
the Philippines, egiled from Cuba By
General Weyler for telling the truth
about Spanish mis0overBneft, after
iodrd severely foounded at EI CGnev
schiie in the service OF the Hearst
papers, later president Of the CtgiJ
Service Commission Of Netc Yors, and
noto one OF the editors Of the Ne,o
York EUenin0 MOI, returned ldst
loeek from the City Of Merico, ichere
he made a thorough Investigation Of
conditions.
Mr.. Creelman is Ueterdn Of three
toGrs, has been resident staff cor.
respondent IN London, Paris, Rome,
st. Petersburg and Manila. and has
icritten history of Merico, chicb
country he KNOBS intimately through
study and residence there. He Is Is
highly trained, competent Judge Of IN I
terRationdI politics and tcGr.
The foIloscin0 iHtervfesC, for tho
Hearst papers eszc4ssssss;..ss!sssf By tbs
courtesy OF Mr.. Creelman and M.
Henry L. stodddrd, Is therefore IL
Eliminating and highly important:
what has been the effect Of Presi-
dent Wilson'S Meeicdw policy thus
farff'
1.-THE effect has been the loss OF
thousands of lives and the desolatton
Of great region that might have
been saved If a year ago he had rec
ognized what all men who really know
Mexico and her people understand,
and what the history of Mexico has
proved from the very beginning that
the Mexicans as whole can only be
governed by force.
president Wilson's attempt to APP
ply an impossible theory of constitu-
tional democratic self government to
people, IS per cent Of whom can nor
read or write, and IS per cent Of
whom are blanketed Indians unable
to understand even the most element
airy principles of politics or of free
governmental institutions, has simply
brought chaos upon their country and
encouraged a barbarous civil strife
marked by widespread murder and
brigandage that will go on until what
is left of civilization there is saved
by armed Intervention from the out
side.
Situation Is Pitiable.
There is no more pitiable, no more
appalling, no more shameful spectacle
In modern history than the wrecling
OF Mexico to-day with the United
States looking on calmly and all other
great powers warned to keep their
hands off. Z
THE effect of President wilson's
policy is to leave rich country, al
most one-quarter as large as the
United States and with $4,000, 900 In
habitants. without a recognized gov
eminent. a helpless prey to bandits,
murderers, blackmailers and official
grafters."
was President Wilson misintorm-
ed as to the facts in Mericos"
For the credit and honor Of the
American people hope so. 1t seems
inconceivable that II he had known
the real conditions he would have
risked the destruction of that country
as well as the peace Of the United
States upon mere political theory
held only by those who have studied
Mexico at a distance.
IT am quite sure that II President
Wilson had gene to Mexico before he
threw the weight of his official au-
thority into Mexican affairs he would
not have made this country response 2
BILE for a situation that is in plain
truth a disaster and a disgrace to
modern civilization.
Wilson Was Ignorant"
II have no desire to criticise him
unkindly. He has undoubtedly acted
in ignorance. Having made the orig
inal mistake OF refusing to recognise
the Huerta Government when that
government had a chance to restore
order-a chance which seems now TO
be gone forever-he has aided In the