The Hawaiian gazette., 1915-06-15
Dresident Wilson'S
hiNSteRof Warning

SPresidant WILSON'S mote of warning
TO BJthe II Mexican . ehieftains, (which
prompted the Sd negotiations between
Villa nRd Cauanza, Is printed herewith
for the FIRST time in .Hbnelnlu., The
text in ,fuIl follows: u ssvrya,sta
SettFor Im0reo than two years revolu.
tionary conditions, have -. existed in
Mexico. The purpose of the revolu-
tion was 70 lrid Mexico of \ men who
ignored, the constitution Of the fepub.
lie. and used their power In contempt
Of the right of its people, and with these
purposes the people !, Of the, Unitesl
States 4 instinctiyeiy and !, generously
sympathized But the leaders, Of the
Teyolution, in theiveEy hour. of their
success have Disagreed md 'turnel
their arms against one another. -:
sslAil =Ptofessiag the same objects,
they are, nevertheless, unable or I'M
willing TO cooperate, "a central author.
ity ut Mexiepi City lie no sooner set up
than IL i undermined and it, authority
denied BY those who expected 70 sup
No Progress Toward Peace
NJ Mexieo sis sapparentiy no nearer a
solution Of her, tfAgieal troubles than
she was wheR the reyolution was first
kipdled. And she has been swept by
civil war ae IL by fire. Her crops are
destroyed, herrfelds lie unseeded, her
work cattle are confscated for the
use of the armed factions, her people
fee TO the mountains to escape being
drawn into unayailing bloodshed and
no means seems to see or lead the way
to peace and settled order. There is no
protect ton either for her own citizens
or for the citizens of, other nations resi-,
dent and at work within her territory
Mexico is starving and without q gov
eminent.
"In these circumstances the people
and government of the United States
cannot stand indifferently by and dc
nothing to serve their neighbors. They
want nothing for themselves in Mexico
Least of all do they desire to settle
her affairs for her, or claim any right
to do so. But neither do they wish II
see utter ruin come upon her and they
deem it their duty ms friends AM
neighbOrs to lend any aid they properly
can to any fundamentally which
promises to be effective in bringing
about a settlement which win embodS
the real objects. of the rev0iution--eon
stitutional government and the right
Of her people. -.
United States Must speak
"Patriotic Mexfcans, are sick a
heart and cry out for peace and for ev
cry self sacrifice that may be necessar,
to procure it Their people cry out TO
food and will presently hate as muci
as they fear every man In their coun
try or out of IL stands between then
and their daily bread.'
at is time therefore, that the gov
eminent of the United States shout,
frankly state the policy which in thes
Extraordinary circumstance IL become
its duty to adopt. II must presently d
what 1t has not hitherto done or fel
at liberty to do, lend It's active mora
support to some man or group OF mel
IL such may be found, who can rally tn
suffering people of Mexico to thei
support in an effort to ignore, If the.
cannot unite, the warning factions 0
the country, return TO the eonstitutio
of the republic, 50 long In abeyanct
and set mp . government at Mexie
City which the great powers OF, tn
world can recognize and deal with,
government with whom the program 0
the revolution will be business an
not merely q platform. - .
Solemn Warning, Issued
~, therefore, publicly and yer
solemnly. call upon the leaders of. fa'
tions in Mexico to acc, 10 act togethel
and to act promptly for the relief an
redemption OF their PROSTATE countr.
II feel it to be my duty TO tell theI
that, if they cannot accommodate thei
differences and mite for this great puI
pose within very short time, this gov
ernment, win be eonssfained TO deeid
what means should be employed by ii
United States in order TO help Mexite
save herself and serve her people. =