The Oskaloosa herald., 1915-06-03
COALITION TO Be
WILSON'S REPLY
PLANS TO URGE BEST ELEMENTS
TO JOIN FORCES IN MEXICO.
TO RESTORE INTERNAL PEACE
Pre- side nt's Note Tells Rivals They
Must End Strife or America
viii Be Compelled to Act,
To Save People.

Washington, June 2. ~ A demand
i that the present Mexican leaders act
together and actpromptly FOR the
relief of their PROSTATE country" was
made by President Wilson today In
an open review of the Mexican Condi-
tiOns the president said that they can
mo longer be tolerated and that I'M
less the leaders act at once this gov
eminent will be constrained to decide
what means to employ to help Mexi-
60 save itself and save her people.
The note was as follows:
For more thaI two years revolu-
tionary conditions have existed in
Mexico. The purpose Of the reyolu-
| ton was to rid Mexico of men who
| ignore the constitution of the repub-
! lie ami used their power against the
rights OF the people and with this
purpose the United States Instructive
ly and generously sympathizes. But
| the leaders of the revolution in their
very hour OF success have disagreed
and turned against one another, all
| protesting the same purpose never
theleS3 unable or unwilling to coop
crate. A central authority at Mexico
City was no sooner set up than it
was undermined and the authority
denied by those expected to support
it. Mexico is apparently no nearer a
solution of her tragical troubles than
she was when the revolutionary fore
es gathered and she has been swept
by civil war as ii by fire. crops de-
stroyed, her fields lying unseeded
her work cattle confiscated for the
use of armed factions, her people
fleeing to the mountains to escape
being drawn into unavailing blood
shed and no man seems to see way
to peace and settled order.
There is no proper protection for
her own citizens or citizens of other
nations resident and at work within
her territory. Mexico is starving
and without government In these
circumstances the people and govern
) ment of the United States cannot
stand indifferently by and do moth
ing to serve their neighbor. They
: want nothing for themselves in Mex
, leo. Least OF all do they desire tC
settle her affairs for her nor do they
claim any right to do so but neither
do they wish any other ruin to come
upon her and deem it right as friends
and neighbors to lend any aid the!
can to any instrumentality or process!
to bring about a stable government
which employs the real object of tn,
revolution. Patriotic MeXicans az,
: sick at heart and cry out for peace.
The people are crying out for foo
! and presently will hate as they nov
fear the man who stands between
/ them and their daily bread. There
g fore the United States frankly state
! its policy which in these circum
!, stances it becomes its duty TO adept
0 Il must presently do what it has no
hitherto done or felt ii necessary I
do, lend its active moral support /
some man or group of men, II sue
e may be found, who will rally the SUI
y fering people to their support in a
e efforts to ignore personal desires
e unite the warning factions and set u
s government at Mexico City whic
5. the great powers of the world ma
p recognize and deal with. govern
l. ment that will be business and nj
3, merely platform"