The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1915-06-10
Must Get together Within Very
Short Time.
NOMORE wATCHFULL WAITING
Falling To Bring Wrangllna Forces
Together, President VIII Support
Those Who Do Agree-lnter-
vention Last Resort.


States government ito accommodate
their differences" and set up govern.
ment that can be accorded recognition.
Failure to unite in a movement 10
bring peace to Mexico within very
short time" It was announced In a
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 10 save the people OF the southern
republic from further deyastations Of
internal warfare"
Everywhere--in Official and 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 provisional president, and failing
to bring all elements together would
give its active support to those ele.
ments which did agree. Intervention
was considered as possible ultimate
development, but only II 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 in
Mexico. The purpose OF the revolu-
tion was 10 rid Mexico OF men who
ignored the constitution OF the re-
public and used their power In con-
tempt Of the right of It's people. and
with these purposes the people OF the
United States instinctively and gen
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 un-
willing to cooperate. A central au-
thority at Mexico City is ne sooner set
up than II 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 II by fire. Her crops are
destroyed. her fields lie unseeded, her
work cattle are coniscated 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 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
ico 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 II 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 will 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-
flee 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 II who stands between them and
their daily bread.
at is time, therefore, that the Gov
ernment OF the United States should
frankly state the policy which, in these
extraordinary circumstances, II be-
comes its duty to adopt. II must pres
emily do what 1t has not hitherto done
or felt al liberty to do, lend its active
moral support to some man or group
OF men, II 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 fac
tions of the country, return TO the con-
stitution Of the republic so long In
abeyance and set up government at
Mexico City which the great powers OF
the world can recognize and deal with
government with whom the program
Of the revolution will be a business
and not merely a 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 their PROSTATE country. feel II
to be my duty to tell them that. II
they cannot accommodate their diff
ferences and unite for this great pur
pose within very short time, this
Government will be constrained to de
eide what means should be employed
by the United States in order to help
Mexico save herself and serve her peo
pie"
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