The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1914-04-26
1T is JOHN LIMBS pLAng


ceding at arms taken against the
Iluerta government in Mexico was thu
Elimination of the dictator and the
establishment Of the constituiionallsts
n authority over the whole of Mexico
The plan, it is stated, was originated
and proposed by John Lind, who, for
eight months has been observing the
Mexican situation ON the ground ana
has returned to the United States only
within the past two weeks. Whether
or not this is true, it is fact which
has not escaped notice that a very
moderate attitude at Washington to-
ward the Tampico in ident, which ap
parently did not contemplate support
OF Admiral Mayos demand for for.
NAL salute to the flag as apology for
the insult given in the arrest o.
American marines, was, Immediately
after the appearance of Mr. Lind al
Washington and conference between
han and the President, altered to the
aggressive policy that has eventuated
in a virtual state of war. 1t is said
that Mr.. Lind urged upon members
OF the House on Tuesday the passage
OF the resolution in the form pro-
posed, naming Huerta as the objective
CT the enterprise In Mexico, and that
he did so because of belief that 80
long as the dictator remains in charge
of the so-caled de facto government
in Mexico City internal strife will con-
tinue," II is also said that the aid
has long believed the
are the only ones
who can maintain order and that a
pretext fer having this government
take an open stand against Generu,
Iluerta has long been sought which
pretext was found in the arrest OF the
alters at Tampico.
There are two points in this that
re very difficult to comprehend as
lements OF the administration s
| ol.cy--if this is the administration
|'olcy. The first is why 1t should
pave been desired to have a pretext
5 or proceeding against Huerta when
grounds had already been sufficiently
aid in the original announcement OF
4 lis regime and the direct demand
hat he retire from his assumed au-
hority. The second is that reliance
Should have been placed in the con
btitutionalists under Carranza and
|Villa and the belief held that they
|could bring peace and security to
Mexico, or, even il they Gu d, how
They might have been acceptable to
Mr.. Wilson, under the definition he
long ago laid of the character and
commission for. the president of
Mexico.
Although the position taken months
ago by President Wilson that General
Huerta must retire from the head of
the Mexican government and his de-
mand for compliance with the re
quirement constituted a policy far adj
yaneed beyond the ordinary prescripts
of International relations 1t was, a.
Lease, justiflable on high grounds
the determination that Mexico should
have a responsible and free govern
ment. That this is impossible of at
tainment In the Mexico and by the
Mexicans of today may be contended
with much success, but it represents
an ideal which II Is permissible to
great neighbor to uphold If net to in
slst upon. One OF the hardest things
in life is to make people good by
force, and there Is no convincing
reason TO think that Mr, Wilson could
have accomplished the task with the
Mexican. Nevertheless, it is a merito-
rious undertaking, In a measure. To
ave set about the elimination Ct
Auerta in order TO clear the situation
for the institution of stable govern
ment by the Mexieans themselve4
would have constituted high - PEI.
hans inaccessible sluund for action,
II would have been very much better
to have proceeded outright ON that
aim than to have sought and taken
preteXt
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