The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1915-02-24
WON'T STEP IN
IN MEXICO, u. S.
TELLS EUROPE
President Wilson Makes an Informal
Reply to ENJOYS Bearing
Many Complaints.

Washington, d. G., Feb Pat became
known yesterday that diplomatic repre-
sentatives Of the European powers most
interested in Mexico have been informed
that this administration has no nten-
ton Of going into Mexico under any CIR
eumstanees. This statement OF the Po-
sition of President Wilson was wholly
informal, but is nevertheless, understood
to have been quite positive ana most
significant.
Ii can create no breach between this
government and those Of Europe, Tor the
reason that the latter have not present
ed any formal statement on the subject
and what discussion has passed has been
personal and unofficial.
Ii has long been known that the out
raeeous conditions admitted to exist IN
Mexico have proved most exasperating
to the governments of Europe. The in
creasing decentralization of all forms of
Mexican government, the rapid growth
of the menace to and actual destruction
of foreign interests properties have
served to strengthen their feeling that
the United States should step in to Mex
leo and give the world the semblance OF
civilization, law and order in that coun-
try.
Now that it is known that President
Wilson has no intention of proceeding to
do that thing and that he is determined
not to be forced to intervention, there IS
arising a feeling of bitterness against
this government. 1t can be stated posi-
lively that the European powers suffer-
ing most in Mexico have now the lnten-
tion of taking hold of the question them
selves as soon as the war in Europe
is over.
OF course, the vastness and desperate
ness of the European war make 1t abso-
lutely impossible for any one of them to
determine positively upon any definite
action in Mexico at any time, but that
the intention of dealing with it in a ylg-
orous way is voiced at this time makes
quite clear the way these governments
feel about it. 1t is frankly limited that
after the war is over the world will be
shown whether or not the United States
will clean house in Mexico, or whether
it will stand by and see Europe do
the task.
Throughout all the months of the war,
the Mexican question has been repeated
" brought to the attention OF the state
department by the British, French, Span
ish and Russian ambassadors. The Dutch
and Italian governments have likewise
occasionally made informal representa-
tions on the subject of conditions in
Mexico, all of which may properly be re-
garded as having been gentle hints to
the United States to do something.
All have carefully RETAINED from ask
ding anything Of the United States be-
yond its good offices in their interests in
Mexico. But all have made it quite clear
what they thought about the duty Of
this government.
II is now learned that these discus
sions recently reached the point where
the statement was made on behalf of
this government that it has no inten-
ton. under any circumstances, Of again
going into Mexico.
II is declared that this "laissez faire
policy at Washington will some day bel
regretted. 1t is admitted, however, that
during the war in Europe the United
States cannot be made to suffer any in
convenience from that direction as a re-
suit of its unwillingness to take up the
Mexican problem.