The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1915-06-11
Must G. tsTOgsiher Within Very
Short Time.
NOMORE MISUNDERSTANDING
Failing 70 Bring WranuIlns Forces
Together, Presidents viii Support
Those Who % A0ree-inter-
vention last Resort.

" AAs~AA, AZ SAa0 A&N0 VI IuS Ou1tGW
States government ito accommodate
their differences" and set up govern
men4 that can be accorded recognition.
Failure to unite in movement to
bring peace to Mexico within q very
short time" it was announced in n
statement telegraphed to Generals Car
rama, Villa, Zapata and others, would
constrain the United States to decide
what means should be employed in or
der to save the people of the southern
republic from further devastations os
internal warfare
Everywhere in official rand diplO-
matte quarters and among Mexicans OF
varied leanings- the statement was
interpreted as meaning that the United
States would bring pressure to bear
first to unite the factions in the choice
of q provisional president, and falling
to bring all elements together would
give its active support to those ele-
ments which did agree. Intervention
was considered as a possible ultimate
development. but only il hopeless
condition of anarchy followed with no
remedy from within the republic.
The Presidents statement follows:
For more than two years revolu-
tionary conditions have existed ia
Mexico. The purpose Of the reyolu-
ton was to rid Mexico of men who
ignored the constitution of the re-
public and used their power In con-
tempt Of the right of its people, and
with these purposes the people of the
United States instinctively and gem
erously sympathized. But the leaders
Of the revolution, in the very hour OF
their success. have disagreed and
turned their arms against one another.
"All protesting the same objects,
they are. nevertheless, unable or I'M
willing to cooperate. A central au-
thority at Mexico City is no sooner set
up than it is undermined and Its au-
thority denied by those who were ex-
pected to support It.
Mexico is apparently no nearer a
solution of her tragical troubles than
she was when the revolution was first
kindled. And she has been swept by
civil war as If by fre. Her crops are
destroyed. her fields. lie unseeded, her
work cattle are confiscated for the use
Of the armed factions, her people fee
to the mountains TO escape being drawn
into unavailing bloodshed, and no man
seems to see or lead the way to peace
and settled order. There Is no proper
protection, either for her own citizens
or for the citizens of other nations
resident and at work within her ter
ritory. Mexico is starving and with
out a government.
: "In these circumstances the people
and Government of the United States
cannot stand indifferently by and do
nothing to serve their neighbor. They
want nothing for themselves in Mex. 4
leo Least OF all do they desire to
settle her affairs for her, or claim any
right to do So But neither do they
wish to see utter ruin come upon her,
and they deem it their duty as friends
and neighbors to lend any aid they
properly can to any fundamentally
which promises to be effective In bring
ing about a settlement which win en-
body the real objects of the revolu-
unconstitutional government and
the rights of the people. Patriotic
Mexicans are sick at heart and cry
out for peace and for every self-sacri-
fee that may be necessary to procure
It. Their people cry out for food and
will presently hate as much as they
fear every man in their country or out
of 1t who stands between them and
their daily bread.
'Ft is time. therefore, that the Gov
eminent of the United States should
frankly state the policy which. in these
extraordinary circumstances, It be-
comes its duty to adopt. 1t must pres
emily do what it has not hitherto done
or felt at liberty to do, lend its active
moral support to some man or group
of men, If such may be found, who can
rally the suffering people of Mexico to
their support in an effort to ignore, IL
they cannot unite, the warning fac
tons of the country, return to the con-
stitution of the republic 30 long in
allegiance and set up government at
Mexico City which the great powers Of
the world can recognize and deal with
a government with whom the program
OF the revolution will be business
and not merely platform. |. there
fore, publicly and very solemnly. call /,
upon the leaders of factions in Mexico
to act. to act together, and to act
promptly for the relief and redemption
OF thedr PROSTATE country. feel it
to be my duty to tell them that. if
they cannot accommodate their DIFF
ferences and unite for this great pur-
pose within a very short time. this
Government will be constrained to de-
eide what means should be employed !
nv the limited States in order to helm