Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1914-03-05
PRESIDENT IS
FIRM FOR PEACE
Sees No Reason for Inter-
yention in Mexico.
POINTS OUT WARS PERlLS

Says United States Could Accomplish
Whatever It Set Out to Do, but He
Reminds the BeIIigerently Inclined
That Many Lives Would Be sacrI
flced by Hasty Action.
Washington, March 3.-That Cen
eral Villa has acknowledged the au.
thority of General Carranza as his
chief and will not permit the Amer
lean commission to examine the body
Of William s. Benton until the Wash.
in8ton government has consulted Cen
eral Carranza was the explanation
made by President Wilson of the lat
est phase of the Mexican situation.
The president told callers that the
desire Of the commissioners to get
further instructions from Washing
ton as we'll as orders from General
villa himself has necessitated post
ponement, but Mr.. Wilson takes 1t
for granted that the commissioners
will start in few days.
Asked whether, in view Of the new
developments, change Of policy was
intended by the United States imme.
diately, the president pointed out that
a country of the size and power OF
the United States could afford to wait
just as long as 1t pleased; that nobody
doubted it's power and nobody doubt
n -
tire.
Mr.. Wilson said there would be no
hesitation in forming the judgment
that what the United States wished
to accomplish in Mexico would be &C.
complished, but that those people who
we're in haste to have things done
were forgetting what they themselves
would have to do, that they would
have to- contribute. brothers and sons
and sweethearts M dc i l. .ney want,
ed something done right away.
If they were willing to wait the
president indicated such step might
not be necessary
n-1Iores Intervention.
The president Was refe; ring, 1t Va.
presumed to speeches in congress de-
manding radical action O! so!ie kin !,
or armed Intervention, which he
seemed to deplore.
The White House view is that.
strictly speaking, there is no right OF
International law by which the Unit
ed States could insist on acting for
Great Britain, although the American
government has been asked by the
powers to use it's good offices for the
protection Of foreigners.
II, however, England should ask
the United States to pursue the mat.
ter into further complications with
Carranza the American government
would not feel obliged to go beyond
an investigation of the facts through
it's own consular representatives.
The next step, it would appear from
the official viewpoint here, is some in.
timation from Great Britain as to
how far she expects the United States
to push the Benton case.
On the other hand there is every
reason to believe Carranza will be ex.
pected in the near future to give the
American government further assur-
ances that all foreigners, regardless
of whether their governments have
recognized Huerta or not, will be safe
in Northern Mexico.
Secretary Bryan cancelled his en-
gagement to discuss the situation with
the house foreign affairs committee
and probably will enlighten some of
the congressman on Mexican affairs
privately.
Efforts to head off any agitation in
congress that the executive depart.
ments might not be embarrassed in
dealing with the affair were evident