The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1915-06-19
A CHANGE OF POLICY.

President Wilson has set him.
self the task of bringing ordelsout
of chaos i'll Mexico. He has sent
an open letter to the leaders of
the warning factions in Mexico
calling their attention to the
futile attempts they have made
during the past two years to set
up a stable form Of government
in that Republic and warning
them that, unless they come to
some agreement among themselves
whereby peace will be restored, it
will be necessary for the United
States to lend it's active moral
support to some man or group of
men, it such can be found, who
can rally the suffering people OF
Mexico to their support i'll an eff
fort to ignore, if they cannot
unite, the warning factions of the
country, return to the constitution
of the Republic SO long in abey-
ance and set up government at
Mexico City which the great pow
ers Of the world can recognize and
deal with, a government with
whom the program of revolution
will be a business and not merely
a platform. " He calls upon the
leaders of the factions in Mexico
"to act together and to act
promptly for the relief and re-
demption of their PROSTATE coun-
try" He warns them that eli
they cannot accommodate their
differences and unite for this great
purpose within very short time,
this government will be constrain-
ed to decide what means should
be employed by the United States
in order to help Mexico save her.
self and save her people. +"
In other words, the policy of
watchful waiting" which the
United States government has OBJ
served in it's relations with Mexico
during the past two years will no
longer be followed. The govern
ment now sees that such policy
should never have been adopted
We have always maintained that
the United States had no business
to Interfere in Mexican affairs
it's "furtive meddling" was dis
astrous; but once it took the
step it should have thrown
the weight of its influence on
the side of those who were in
position to restore order and moi
have given the so-called Constitu
tionalists its moral support and
aided them in their opposition to
lawful authority by lifting the en-
barge on arms.
This changed attitude Of the Ad
ministration is indicative of al
awakening to a realization of the
necessity of some definite action
on the part Of the United States
to bring about permanent peace il
Mexico. Whether Villa and Car
rama and the other factiona
leaders will take this government
seriously or not, remains to b.
seen. The Presidents note il
strong and to the point and, ne
doubt, must be taken as an index
lof the intention of the Admins
Itration to restore order in Mexico
even though, for that purpose, i
be necessary to intervene directl,
III the affairs of the Republic.
According to the latest report,
from Mexico, attempts are beins
made to arrange a meeting be
tween Villa and Carranza, the
leaders Of the opposing factions
for the purpose of considering The
lsituation brought about by thu
President S note of warning. Aft
er two years of useless warfare
characterized by most brutal ex
cesses, these leaders should to b,
willing to bury the Ratchet anC
lJoin hands for the purpose of es
tablishing form of government
THAT will safeguard the constitu
Itional rights of the people and wiz
the respect and recognition of tn,
lnatiOns OF the world.