The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-08-25
PRESIDENT WILL
AGAIN ADVOCATE
SHIPPING Bill
Commission to Probe
Ocean Transportation
Facilities.
HIS PARTY MAY REBEL
Wilson's Peace Policy for
Mexico Ridicule by
Rebel Chiefs.

WASHINGTON. Aug. 25-Fu7ther
evidence that the President purposes
TO make another desperate effort TO
Jam a Shipping Bill through Congress
is afforded by his order to the Inter.
state Commerce TO make 4 thorough
Investigation Of all cea ~tTansporta.
tion facilities. Just why this invests.
CATION was not made before the frant.
&c and determined efforts Of the Al.
miristration TO pass the Shipping Bill
at the last session. instead of after,
Is not explained. But IL view of the
Presidents attitude on this subject
the Interstate Commerce Commission
will now be in no doubt regarding
the character OF the report which the
Administration desires. It is barely
possible that a Shipping Bill can be
forced through the lash and spur OF
the White House, but it is not likely,
and the chief reason It Is unlikely
is because so many Democrats in
Congress distrust Secretary McAdoo.
The widely heralded action" Of the
United States in conjunction with the
Pan-American Republics looking to a
restoration Of peace in Mexico
amounted TO a mild-mannered sug.
gestion to the i%nsurgent chiefs that
they get together and hold a peace
conference, and brought from Gener'
al C~arranza, even before the note was
dispatched. a not TOO polite invita-
ton to this country and the other
signatures 10 the note to mind their
own business. Since the note was
dispatched the only replies received
have been in the form Of raids on
American territory, and threats
against the lives Of Americans in We.
"a Cruz. So signaily has the Admins
tration's Mexican policy failed TO
command either the gratitude or the
respect OF the Mexicans that certain
followers OF Villa and Carranza con.
ceived and actually undertook to car
~ out a scheme to seize a portion OF
Texas and annex it 10 Mexico. This
scheme resulted in the killing Of sew.
eral American soldiers. The Carran.
"a junta In this city predicts that the
only answer 10 the peace note will be
an emphatic NO" They say that
Carranza feels that ne has pacihed
most of Mexico and that he will per.
nit no interference which would rob
him Of the fruits OF his victory" OF
course the truth Is that Carranza will
never willingly consent to any ar
rangement which does not make him
President. He demonstrated beyond
all possible doubt when the Niagara
Mediation Conference was held. more
than a year ago. that he was actuated
solely by personal ambition and was
wholly deaf to all patriotic sugSes'
ton as we'll as entirely unwilling to
trust to his own election By vote OF
the people. It is OF interest that the
President has so far approached an
appreciation Of the grave conditions
existing in the territory Carranza
boasts Of having pacifed as to send
the battleships New Hampshire"
and Louisiana" to Vera Cruz.
General Villa has added eight more
to the long list Of murders already TO
his discredit. His victims were IN
each instance men who had been
prominent IN the affairs OF Mexico
and against some Of them Villa had
had grudges since the time when his
was an outlaw and the government set
a price on his head as a murderer.
It Is significant that these murders.
euphoriously described as "execu.
tons" occurred just after villas con.
ference with General Scott. at E!
Paso. at which Villa gave the stoutest
assurances Of his desire for peace.
Recent startling disclosures Of Villas
wholesale lootlng OF Mexico. practi.
cally with the consent Of this Admin.