Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1915-06-11
u. S. WILL ACT
TO SAVE MEXICO
The President Issues Warning
to Leaders.
PEACE MUST Be RESTORED
American Support Pledged to Any
Man or Group Who Can Bring Or.
der Out of Chaos.

Ill statement 10 LHe American pco'
pie President Wilson served notice on
factional leaders in Mexico that un-
less in "a very short time" the unite
to set up a government which the
world can recognize, the United States
will be constrained to decide what
means should be employed by the
United States in order TO help Mexico
save herself and serve her people"
Signalling a change from the
"watchful waiting" policy which has
guided relations with Mexico for more
than two years, the presidents state
ment was regarded everywhere IN Of
fetal and diplomatic quarters as no.
tice of a new and vigorous policy 10
restore peace below the Rio Grande.
The statement, which goes to Car
rama, Villa, Zapata and Cara, the
principal leaders, not as diplomatic
note from the United States, but as
declaration of President Wilson's at
titude expressed in statement to the
American people, follows:
"For more than two years revolu'
tionary conditions have existed IN
Mexico. The purpose of the revolution
was to rid Mexico of men who Ignored
the constitution of the republic and
used their powers i'll contempt or the
right of its people, and with these
purposes the people OF the United
States instinctively and generously
sympathized.
in the very hour of their success, nave
disagreed and turned their arms
against one another. All protesting
lie same objects, they are, neverthe'
less, unable or unwilling to cooper
ate. A central authority at Mexico
City is no sooner set up than 1t IS
undermined and its authority denied
by those who were expected TO sup
"Mexico is apparently no nearer a
solution of her tragic troubles than
she was when the revolution was hrst
kindled. And she has been swept by
civil war as if by fire. eo,a.
"Her crops are destroyed, her helds
lie unseeded, her work cattle are con-
fiscated for the use Of the armed fac
tions, her people flee to the mountains
to escape being drawn into unaVall'
able bloodshed, and no man seems 10
See or lead the way to peace and set
tied order.
her own citizens. or for the citizens
of other nations resident, and at WORK
within her territory. Mexico IS stalV'
ing and without government.
"In these circumstances, the peop!e
and government OF the united states
cannot stand inditterently by and do
nothing to serve their neighbor. they
want nothing for themselves in Mex
leo. Least of all do they desire to
settle her affairs for her, or claim any
right to do so.
utter ruin come upon her, and they
deem it their duty as friends and
neighbors to lend any aid they prop
erly can to any instrumental1ty Wnlcl
promises to be effective in bringing
about a settlement which will ,embody
the real objects Of the reVolutlon-
constitutional government and the
rights of the people. ,
"Patriotic MeXicans are sick at
heart and cry out for peace and Tor
every self-sacrifice that may be ne
cessary to procure it. Their people
CRY out for food and will presently
hate as much as they fear every man
in their country or out OF it, who
stands between them and their daily
bread.
1T is time, therefore, that the gov;
ernment OF the United States shou!d
frankly state the policy winch, IN
these extraordinary circumstances, 1t
becomes it's duty to adopt. 1t must
presently do what it has not hitherto
done or felt at liberty to do, lend its
active moral support to some man or
group of men, If such may be found,
who can rally the suffering people. OF
Mexico to their support in an effort
to ignore, if they cannot unite, the
warning factions of the country, re-
turn to the constitution of the repub
lie so long in abeyance and set up, q
government at Mexico City which the
great powers of the world can recog
nize ":d deal with, government with
whom the program Of the revolution
w" be Il business and not merely
pl& orln.
~. therefore, publicly and very sol
emily, call upon the leaders OF fac
tiuas in Mc2ico to act, to act together
and to act promptly for the relief anC
redemption of their PROSTATE coun
try. | feel it to be my duty to tel
them that, if they cannot accommo
date their differences and unite. fol
this great purpose within very shor'
time, this government will be, con
strained to decide what means should
be employed by the United States in
order to help Mexico save herself and
serve her people"
ZeppeIins Kill Four In London.
Ninety bombs were dropped in the
raid or I.c1Gon Monday night by Zep'
le!in airships.
Four persons were killed and few
we're injured. No public building was
damaged. The official statement says:
Tie following particulars of Mon
day nights Zeppelin raid in the metro
pol.an area are now available 1ol
publication. Late Monday night about
ninety bombs, mostly o. an incendiary
character, were dropped from hostile
aircraft in various localities not far
distant from each other. A number oil
fire.. of with only three were large
enough to require the services OF fire
engines, broke out. ALI Of them were
promptly and effectively dealt with
and only one of them necessitated q
district call. The fires were all caus
ed by the incendiary bombs referred
to.
"No public building was injured
but a number of private premises were
damaged by fire or water.
"rhe number OF casualties is small
so far az has at present bee nascer
tanned. One infant, one boy, one man
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