West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1915-06-10
MEXICAN LEADERS NOTIFIED
WARFARE THERE MUST CEASE
United States Will Give Moral Sup
port to Best Element With Object
OF Restoring Order and for the
Relief of Non-Combatants-All
Factions Notified

President Wilson has called upon
the leaders of the warning factions in
Mexico to redeem their PROSTATE coun-
try and resume constitutional gov
ernment. He demands that order be
restored and maintained.
The keynote OF the Presidents COM
munication which was sent by Secre-
tary Bryan OF the State department TO
the headquarters OF First Chief Car
rama at Vera Cruz; Gen. Zapata at
Mexico City. and Gen. villa at Chihua-
hua. is that conditions in Mexico must
change for the better or the United
States government will take a hand i'm
some plan to improve them.
The Presidents warning reads as
follows:
For more than two years revolu-
tionary conditions have existed i'm
Mexico. The purpose of the revolu-
ton was 40 rid Mexico of men who
ignored the constitution of the repub-
lie and used their power in contempt
OF the right OF it's people, and with
these purposes the people of the Uni
ted States instinctively and generous
ly sympathized But the leaders. OF
the revolution, In the very hour of
their success, have disagreed and
turned their arms against one anoth-
er.
Allprofessing the same objects. they
are. nevertheless. unable or unwilling
to cooperate. central authority al
Mexico City Is no sooner set up than
IL Is undermined and it's authority de-
MED by those who were expected TO
support I.
Mexico is apparently no nearer a
solution of her tragical troubles than
she was when the revolution was first
kindied. And she has been swept by
civil war as IL by fire. Her crops are
destroyed. her fields lie unseeded. her
work cattle are confiscated for the use
OF the armed factions, her people fee
10 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 9TH
er nations resident and at work with
IN her territory. Mexico is starving
and without government.
In these circumstances the people
and government of the United States
cannot stand indifferently by and do
nothing to serve their neighbo. They
want nothing for themselves I'm Mexi-
co.
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 IL their duty as friends and
neighbors to lend any aid they proper
iy can to any instrumentality which
promises to be effective in bringing
about settlement which will embodv
the real objects OF the revolution
constitutional government and the
rights of the people
Patriotic Mexicans are sick at heart
and cry out for peace and for every
self-sacrifice that may be necessary to
procure IL Their people cry out for
food and will presently hate as much
as they fear every man in their coun-
try or out of IT. who stands between
them and their daily bread.
II is time, therefore, that the gov
ernment of the United States should
frankly state the policy which, in these
extraordinary circumstances. IL be-
comes its duty to adopt. 1t must
presently do what II has not hitherto
done. or felt at liberty to do-lend its
active moral support to some man or
group OF men, IL 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 war
ring factions of the country, return TO
the constitution OF the republic so long
in abeyance, and set up a government
at Mexico City which the great now
ers OF the world can recognize and
deal with, a government with whom
the programme of the revolution will
be a business and not merely a plat
form.
l. therefore, publicly and very SOL
emnly call upon the leaders OF fac
tions I'm Mexico TO act TO act together
and to act promptly for the relief and
redemption of their PROSTATE country.
feel 1t to be my duty to tell them
that, II they cannot accommodate their
differences and unite for this great
purpose within very short time, this
government will be constrained to de-
eide what means should be employed
by the United States in order to helm
Mexico save herself and serve her peo-
pie.