The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-01-04


Napoleon by recognizing the man who had
the largest number OF battalions. and
that by so doing much bloodshed and loss
Of property would have been avoided.
That with a Government sufficiently
strong to sustain law and order to deal
with, W. might have exerted an influence,
strengthened by our recognition. In bring
ing about i subdivision OF land and other
methods OF improving the we'll being Of
the Mexican people. which. in my opinion.
IS necessary in order to secure permanent
peace.
"In case OF the defeat OF Huerta, there
Is no positive assurance that any one in
Mexico can, unassisted. form a Govern
ment powerful enough to sustain It's own
credit and resist the attempt Of those
who fee that In revolution they can best
satisfy their ambition.
After forty years OF activity in Latin
American affairs, | do not hesitate 20
state that during that period the only
American who has secured the unlimited
confidence Of all the Latin Americans is
the Honorable E.llhu Root. and they
recognize John Bassett Moore as one Of
the ablcst international lawyers in the
world
Inc financial situation In such that
those outside don't want to get in. and
| those inside cant get out except in one
way, ans that is by the financiers and in
dustrial leaders of Europe and the United
States now interested In Mexico. combn-
ing for the purpose OF making the neces-
sary advances TO finance the Government.
III Is necessary to play a team game.
( II the representatives OF our highest
standards Of craftsmanship. international
law and diplomacy went 10 Mexico where
they could judge Of conditions on the spot
assisted. as they would be. by the many
Mexicans OF local knowledge and high in
ielligenoe, who can now only further their
/ personal interests BY assisting to secure
peace. and II the representatives OF the
combined financial! and Industrial interests
OF Europe and the United States now in
terested in Mexico, at the same time met
the financial necessities of the situation
they would probably succeed in harmonic
Ing the different conflicting interests and
bring about "a solution without armed in
PREVENTION. In the event Of not succeeding
the hes. efforts would then have been
eNerted 10 prevent armed Intervention
ana the conditions under which IL would
be brought about and prosecuted would be
I determined by the highest trained intelli-
gence."
Only rs Last Resort.
EDGAR NJ CULLEN, ex-Chlef Judge of
!ne court OF Appea!s--"l want to see in
prevention only as last resort I be.
HeNe II should he avoided II possible
and l hope We will be able to get along
without going that far The less We have
TO do with Mexico the better, but | sup
pose our coming into more or less CON
tact with Mexico cannot be avoided on
| account OF the American business inter
| eStA there and becatis. hair
adJoins ours.
Further than that ] would not care to
make any statement regarding the Next
can situation or the attitude Of the Wilson
Administration, because ! have no knowl-
edge OF actual conditions | do not know
what official communications have passed
between the representatives Of the Gov
ernnents. ! do not know the actual atti-
tude Of the Administration and any
| further statement from me would be a
presumption OF ignorance"
! HENRY CLEws--"I think It Is the duty
OF the American people to uphold Pres-
dent Wilson. For mo to express my per
sonal view OF the Mexican situation would
hardly he dpholding the President would
II? ] think that Mr., Wilson'S policy has
had to be prolonged much further than
even he foresaw Yet to my mind any.
thing is better than Intervention.
1T seems to me that any sort Of in
tervention would mean "A war with Mexico,
u war that would cost us $1,000 900 a day.
And n we went to war ] have no doubt
that we would have to end up by annex
! Ing Mexico. l do not think we would be
able to repeat our experiment with Cuba,
"Now. as ] see It, we do not want
! Mexico. or any part of II. Ninety per
cent. OF the people of that country are
! illiterate. They are 10 per cent. Indian
! blood the rest is a mixture Of negro and
Spanish blood. Were we to go to war with
those people II might take us years to
accomplish anything like pacihcation.
"As to the Presidents policy. We prob
ably do not any Of us know oil that Ia
comprised in II. Undoubtedly he has a
thing or two up his sleeve I will say
this, that think the President should
have unquestioning support for some time
further, anyway. But he must know
whether there IL hope for successful
termination OF his plan Of watchful wait
ing. And II seems to me that II he does
not have In sight the successful termina-
ton Of his present policy It ought either
TO be abandoned or distinctly modified.
'sThe only other policy that commendl
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