The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1915-06-03
President Points to Intervention.

The new policy which President Wilson an
nounccs he will within very short time" adopt
with regard to Mexico, unless the present leaders
unite their efforts and redeem the republic means
Intervention: not intervention for the purpose of
conquest or acquiring terrtory-for the President
emphasizes tho fact that the people OF this coun-
try want nothing for themselves in Mexico-but
intervention in the form OF support for one of the
warning factions For ii is beyond reason to hope
that tho President has in mind any man or men
capable OF uniting tho hostile elements.
This is tho portion of the Presidents statement
directly bearing upon his intentions:
1t is time therefore. that the government of the
United States should frankly state the policy
comes its duty to adopt. 1t must presently do
what it has not hitherto done or felt at liberty to
do. lend its active moral support to some or
group Of men, if such may be found who can rally
the suffering people OF Mexico to their support in
effort to ignore, if they cannot unite, the war
ring factions OF the country return to the consitu
ton of the republic so long in allegiance, and set
rp a government at Mexico City which the great
powers of the world recognize and deal with,
government with whom the program OF the rev
olution will be business and not merely plat
form l. therefore, 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 their PROSTATE country | feel II to
he my duty to tell them that. if they cannot accom-
modatC their differences and unite for this great
purpose within 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 serve her people.
The most interesting question at once sug-
gcstcd is what man group OF men" are to
ccivc the "active moral support of the United
States in the event that the present leaders fail
to unite their efforts and redeem the republic
The United States recognizes no government in
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intentions is made to the people of this country;
but Mcs>rs. Carranza. Villa Zapata and Cara, to
whom copies were sent arc not lett in doubt as to
what is expected of them. 1t is within their power
to remove tho necessity for action by the United
States. II they fail this government will under
take tho task OF installing a government capable
OF restoring and maintaining peace and rescung
tho people OF Mexico from their present condition
OF suffering and degradation. The this gov
eminent will select to receive its support if it is
compelled TO act may be Carranza; it is incredible
that Villa will be chosen Wherever the choice
falls it must be regarded as practically certain that
the united hostility OF the other factions will at
once be incurred. We need expect nothing from
Mexicans but resentment OF our. efforts to save
them.
President Wilson's language will inspire keen
speculation to what form support is to take.
His statement that TINS government may be called
upon TO presently do what it has not hitherto
done felt at liberty to do lend its active moral
support to some group of men,, would
plainly indicate sterner and more comprehensive
measures than have yet adopted in Mexico.
When it is recalled that gave substantial aid
and support to Carranza and Villa and that ef-
forts than anything else brought about the
Punishment of Huerta, there is ample justification
for looking ahead to serious business that will
amount to nothing short of intervention.
There be little hope that Carranza, Villa
and the others will adjust their own differences
and proceed in harmony to do the work that we
insist must be accomplished. They can be depend
ed upon. however, to unite their forces and make
war upon any this government may select
for the task OF pacihcation and redemption 1t
Seems inevitable, therefore, that ii the Presidents
program is to be carried out we shall have to take
to Mexico something vastly more substantial and
effective than active moral support