Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1915-06-04
FOR ORDER IN MEXICO.
President Wilson Gives Outline OF
Changed Policy.

President Wilson, in the name OF
the United States government on last
Tuesday, called on all factions In
Mexico to accommodate their diner
ences" and set up government that
can be accorded recognition.
Failure to unite in a movement to
bring peace in Mexico within very
short time" it was announced in
statement telegraphed to Gems. car
rama, Villa, Zapata and others
would constrain the United States TO
decide what means should be employ
ed" to save the people Of the south
ern republic from further devasta-
tions Of internal warfare.
Eyerywhere-in official and dlplo-
matte quarters and among Mexlcans
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 a provisional presldent
and. failing to bring all elements TO-
gether. would give its active support
to those elements which did agree.
ultimate intervention was considered
possible. but only if a hopeless con-
dition of anarchy followed with no
remedy from within the republic.
The text Of the presidents state
ment follows:
"For more than two years revolu-
tionary conditions have existed III
Mexico The purpose Of the reVoiu-
ton was to rid Mexico OF men VINO
ignored the constitution Of the repup- =
lie and used their power in contempt
of the right Of it's people; and Win
these purposes the people OF tne
limited States instinctively and gem
erously sympathized. But the leaders
of the revolution, in the very hour Oh
their success, have disagreed anu
turned their arms against one anoth-
er h,oots
"Au protesting the same ob1ects'
thew are nevertheless unable or uh-
willing to cooperate. A central au-
thority at Mexico City Is no sooner
set up than ii Is undermined ana ils
authority denied by those VINO arc
expected to support 1t:
"MeXico is apparently no nearer
solution of her tragical troubles than
she was when the revolution was nrst
kindled. And she has been swept py
civil war as If by fire. Her crops are
DESTROYED, her fields lie unseeded, ner
work cattle are confiscated for the use
Of the armed factions, her people nee
to the mountains to escape peins
drawn into unwilling bloodshed ana
no man seems to see or lead the way
To peace and settled order. There Is
mo proper protection either for her
own citizens or for the cltlzens ol
other nations resident, ana at WoIA
within her territory. Mexico Is s'af'
ing and without government.
I'm these circumstances the peopie
and government of the United States
cannot stand indifferently by and DO
nothing to serve their neighbor They
want nothing for themselves in Mex
;co Least of all do they desire 10
settle her affairs for her, or claim any
right to do so. But neither 90 tney
yisb tn see utter ruin come upon ner
and they deem 1t their duty as frlenos
and neighbors to lend any aid tney
properly can to any instrumentahty
which promises to be effective I'm
bringing about a settlement whlch VIII
embody the real objects OF the reVo,
lution-constitutiona government anu
the rights Of the people. Patrlouc
Mexicans are sick at heart ana cry
out for peace and for every sel1 sac
rifice that may be necessary 10 pro,
cure II Their people cry out for food
and will presently hate as mucn as
they fear every man. in their country
or out of it, who stands between tnenl
and their daily bread.
"It is time, therefore, that the gov,
ernment of the United States shoulo
frankly state the policy which In THESE
extraordinary circumstances pe-
comes its duty to adopt. 1t must pres
emily do what it has not heretofore
done or felt at liberty to do-lend us
active moral support to some man or
group of men, if such may be founo:
who can rally the suffering people OF
Mexico to their support in an eHort
to ignore, if they cannot unite, the
warning factions Of the country, re-
turn to the constitution Of the people
so long in allegiance and set up gov
ernment at Mexico City which the
great powers Of the world can recog-
nize and deal with, government with
whom the programme of the reVolu-
ton will be a business and not mere
ly a platform. -,
II therefore, publicly and very SOL
emnly call upon the leaders or rae
tions in Mexico to act together;
and to act promptly for the rehel
and redemption Of their prostraIe
country. / feel it to be my duty
TO tell them that, If they cannot &C
commodate their differences and unite
for this great purpose within very
short time. this government VIII pe
constrained to decide what means
should be employed by the United
states in order to help Mexico save
.o1s ooa sar,,o her neODle"