The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1915-06-05
Declaration Of
Mexican Policy

} Washington, June .2.-The text OF
the statement which goes to Carran-
IN. Villa Zapata and Cara the prin-
,lpal leaders, not as diplomatic
note from the United States, but as
a declaration Of President Wilson's
attitude, expressed in a statement to
the American people, is as follows:
For more than two years revolu-
tionary conditions have existed in
Mexico. The purpose Of the revolu'
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 good peo'
pie, and with these purposes the peo-
pie of the United States instinctively
and generously sympathized. But
the leaders of the revolution, in the
very hour Of their success, have dis
agreed 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 II is undermined and its
authority denied by those who were
expected to support It.
Mexico Is apparently no nearer a
solution of her tragisal troubles than
she was when the revolution was
first findled. And she has been
swept by civil war as IL by fire. Her
crops are destroyed, her fields lie
unseeded, her work cattle are confis-
Gated for the use Of the armed fac
tons, her people fee to the noun
tains to escape being drawn into un.
availing 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 citi-
zens or for the citizens Of other
nations resident and at work within
her territory. Mexico is starving
and without a government.
"Tn these circumstances the people
and government Of the United States
cannot stand indifferently by and do
nothing to serve their neighbors.
They want nothing for themselves in
Mexico. 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 1t their duty
as friends and neighbors to lend any
aid they properly can to any instru-
mentality which promises to be eff
fective in bringing about settle
ment which will embody the real OBJ
jects of the neutrality-suspicious.
al government and the rights OF the
people. Patriotic MeXicans are sick
at heart and cry out for peace and
for every self sacrifice that may be
necessary to procure 1t. Their peo-
, pie cry out for food and will pres.
| emily hate as much as they fear ev-
! cry man in their country or out Of
II, who stands between them and
their daily bread.
1T Is time therefore that the gov
eminent Of the United States should
frankly state the policy which, in
these extraordinary circumstances, 1t
becomes its duty to adopt. 1t must
presently do what II 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, II they cannot
unite. the warning factions OF the
country return to the constitution OF
the republic so long In allegiance
and set up a government at Mexico
City which the great powers of the
world can recognize and deal with, a
government with which the program
OF tho revolution will be a business
and not merely a platform.
81 therefore publicly and very sol
EMMY call upon the leaders of fac
tons in Mexico to act, to act togeth-
err, and to act promptly, for the re-
lief and redemption of their PROSTATE
country. I feel It to be my duty to
tell them that II they cannot accom-
modate their differences and unite
for this great purpose within a very
short time this government will be
constrained to decide what means
should be employed by the United
States in order to help Mexico save
herself and servo her people"