Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1915-06-03
JOHNSON
RECEIVES COPY
OF STATEMENT
WILL PRESENT WILSON'S MESSAGE
TO MEXICO TO MEXICAN COM
MAND-.. ~ NORTHEAST.
COPIES ARE SENT TO ALL u. S. CON-
SULS ON BORDER AND IN THE
INTERIOR.

United States Consul johnson at Malta
moros today received by telegraph 4 copy
Of President Wilson's message to the lead
crs of the various factions IN Mexiro.
Consul Johnson will transmit copies of the
message to various Of the Mexican leaders
IN the northeast part Of the republic for
their information. United States con~ul>
all along the border have also received
copies of the message aud will arrange To
TRANSMIT them 10 such leaders a. can not
be reached through the regular channel~
of the mails.
The message. signed by President Viii
son. and forwarded to the %con>ul~ by Sec
rotary of State Bryan. follows ia full:
"For more than two wears revolutionary
conditions have existed IN Mexico. The
purpose of the revolution was to rid Mex
leo uf men who ignored the constitution Of
the republic and used their power IN con
tempt of the rights of it, people. and with
this purposes the people of the United
States in~tinctivcly and generously sym
pathized. but the leaders of the revolution
in the very noun of their success. have
disagreed aud turned their arms against
against one another. All processing the
same objects they are nevertheless unable
or unwilling to cooperate.
~ central authority at Mexico City l.
no sooner set mi than il i undermined and
it, authority denied by those who were eX-
pcctcd to support 1t. Mexico J. apparently
no nearer a solution of her ~tragIcal trou-
blcs than she was when the revolution was
first kindled and she has been swept BY
civil war a. il ~ fire. Her crops are de-
~trovcd. her fields lie u%nSeeded, her work
cattle are confiScatcd for the use of the
armed factions. her people flee To the
mountains to escape being drawn into un-
avaihng blood>hed and no man seems ~
see or lead the way to peace and settled
order.
There i no proper protection either for
her own citizens or for the citizens Of other
nation, resident and al work within her
territory. McXiro i starving and without
a government. In these circumstance the
people aud the government 81 the United
States can not stand indIftrrrntlN by and
do nothin. to serve their neIghhor~. They
want nothing Tor themselves m Mexico.
Least of an DO their desire {" settle her
affair, Tor her or claim amy right ir ~ -".
but neither 10 thcy wish 4" see ui''r RUN
come upon her and they deem II their duty
~ iricnd- and ~nciehbor- 10 lend amy and
thcv properly can ~ amy m-trumcntrliN
which promise to H. effective ~ bringing
about u settlement which will embody the
real objects of the revolution. con~titu-
tional government and the rights ~ the
people.
"Patriotic Mcxican~ are sick 40 heart
and cry out for peace and for every self
sacrifice that may be- necessary 70 pro
rnrc II. Their people cry ont for food and
will presently hate a. much ~ they fear
every man in their country or ont oi IT.
who stands between them and their daily
bread. Ii j. time. therefore. that the gov
eminent IL the United States should frank
IL state the policy which IN these cNtraor-
binary circumstances ii becomes it, duty
To adopt. II must presently d" what u ha~
not hitherto done or felt at liberty 10 d",
lend IT, active moral support Z" some man
or group Of men, II such may be found.
who canrally the suffering people 81 Mex
leo to their support IN an effort ~ ignore.
II they can not unite. the warning factions
of the country. return 10 the constitution
of the republic - long IN allegiance and
set up a government a. MeNlc" y
which the great powers Of the world can
recognize and deal with. a government win
whom the program of the revolution VII!
he n business and not merely a platform.
Il. therefore. publicly and very -"lemniy
call npon The leaders Of factions m Mexico
10 act. to act together. and To act promptly
for the relief and redemption OF their
PROSTATE country. | feel il TO be my duty
TO tell them that if they can not accom-
modate their difference and unite Tor tins
great purpose within a very short time, thle
Government will he constrained To decide
what means should be- employed by me
United states IN order to help Mexico save
herself aud serve her people"
Only a Few Can Go.
Those who do not have TO consider ex-