Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-03-08
REPUBLIC TOD GOOD FOR
MEXICO, CREELMAN SAYS
Historian Believes Overwhelming Proportion
of Voters Too Ignorant to Respect Anything
But Iron Hand of Some Dictator.
Continued From Page I.

nize the Huerta Government, his an
nouRcemant that none of It's acts
would be recognized as valid, and his
systematized efforts to destroy Mexi-
can public credit in Europe and the
United States forced the bankers OF
the world to refuse to come TO the
q assistance of Huerta's empty treas
ury
When Huerta first seized the Pres
idency he had nine tenths Of all the
property owners and business men OF
the country behind him. II can not
be truthfully said that they admired
or loved him, because they knew lit
tie about him but that he was a
strong and determined man. They
saw in him q force OF character and
the ability to command that promised
peace.
"Slnce then the open encourage
ment given to the murderous and
plundering hordes In the north by the
United States Government has
strengthened them. not enough for
victories that would bring peace to
Mexico, but for a continuation OF the
work of destruction.
They shudder at Bandits.
III the ConstitutiondIists or rebels
step into pot0er, ioiH MericO be better
of than she is under HaertdP"
There is not an intelligent Mexi-
can alive who does not shudder at
the thought OF what would happen to
Mexico If the cutthroats and robbers
who surround and follow them should
get control OF the country.
"Huerta Is a drunken, grating die
tator. surrounded by weak, lewd and
dishonest men. but II is only fair to
say that. except when he has dealt
with offenses against his own power,
his government has been marked by
an unmistakable effort to preserve or
der, to protect life and property and
to encourage industry and commerce.
He has no policy except to hold on to
what he has got and to get as much
more as possible.
rs there possibility Of am solu-
ton of the MepicGn situation tcith0ut
intervention By the United States"
Il can see none. And, more than
that, none of the men / talked to in
Mexico, native or foreign-and l con-
suited with some of the abiest and
clearest- headed persons in the repub-
lic-has the slightest hope of peace
with American armed Intervention.
Il am satisfied that Huerta, as well
as Carranza and villa. knows that the
wrecking of Mexico will go on until
it.is ended by force from the outside.
They are simply getting as rich as
they can until that event happens"
Would Welcome Intervention.
Would armed Intervention BY the
United States mean great sacrifice
OF Ateg
Not as great sacrifice as some
people imagine. A large part OF the
! Mexican people who would have
little while ago united to repel
any foreign invasion, would now
welcome. or at least would not ao-
lively resist, Intervention by the
United States. II has been made plain
that under no circumstances would
our Government attempt to perma-
nently possess itself OF foot of Mex
ican soil"
Would the campaign be long
OneP"
Il should say not probably less
than six months"
"Ho0 large an army iooWld IL tGke
for prompt pdcifodtiOnr"
THAT depends upon what you mean
by paeification. An army of 100, 900
American soldiers, assuming half of
that force to be made up of our reg =
ular army, could easily occupy the
cities and the principal towns ano
ports. But TO actually police such an
extensive and mountainous country
as Mexico so that we could say that
order was restored and life and
property reasonably safe would take
perhaps 100000 men or more"
"HoIo aoould the property oioners of
MeGieO regard Intervention by the
United StdteSP"
II am unable to speak for property
owners throughout the country, but
so far as my Investigations in Mexico
have carried me. l should say that a
very large proportion of the property
owners would be glad to have the
United States restoreNp eace. They
appear to have lost all interest in
Mexican politics. and are anxious for
peace, regardless of the hand that
gives 1t to them"
Haze the Mericdn Indians, tuho
make up large majority Of the ma
ton. amp military spi'itg Would they
night the United StdteSf"
"They fight only when they have
leaders. They always follow men