Western Carolina Democrat and French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1913-1915, 1915-06-10
FINAL WARNING GIVEN mHxIcANs
reformation Of the Mexican Govern
ment is Demanded in President
Wilson's Message.

Washington, June 2.-President viii
son, In the name of the United States
government, today publicly. called or,
all factions in Mexico ssto accommo-
date their differences" and set nm, .
government that can be accorded re-
cognition.
Failure to unite in a movement
to bring peace to Mexico, within
very short time" it was announced in
statement telegraphed to Generals
Carranza, Villa, Zapata and others.
would constrain the United States ssto
decide what means should be employ
ed. to save the people of the south
ern republic from further deyastations
of internal warfare.
Intervention Possible.
Everywhere-in official and diplo-
matte quarters and among Mexicans
of varied leaning-the statement was
interpreted as meaning that the Unit
eac States would gives it's active sup
port to those elements which did
agree. Ultimeta intervention was
considered possible, but only if a
hopeless condition of anarchy follow
ed with no remedy from within the re-
public.
The statement marks departure in
the United States policy toward Mexi-
CO. 1t was decided only after several
meetings of the president and his
cabinet and a study of the reports of
Duval West, who investigated condi-
tons in Mexico.
The Presidents Statement.
The presidents statement is as fol-
lows:
For more than two years revolu,
tionary conditions have existed in
Mexico. The purpose of the revolu-
| ton was to rid Mexico of men who
ignored the constitution of the repub-
lie and used their power in contempt
| of the right of its people; and with
these purposes the people of the Unit
ed States einstinctively and generously
sympathized. But the leaders of the
revolution in the very hour of their
success, have disagreed and turned
| their arms against one another.
"A1 protesting the same objects,
| they are nevertheless unable or un-
willing to cooperate. A central au-
thority at Mexico City is no sooner set
ur than it is undermined and it's au-
thority denied by those who are ex-
pected to support it.
Mexico is apparently no nearer a
solution of her tragical troubles than
she was when the revolution was first
kindled. And she has been swept by
civil war as if by fire. Her crops are
devastated, her fields lie unseeded,
her work cattle are confiscated for the
use of the armed factions, her people
flee to 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
other nations resident, and at. work
within her territory. Mexico is starv-
ing and without a government.
Want Nothing in Mexico.
'In these circumstances the people
and government of the United States
cannot stand indifferently by and do
nothing to serve their neighbor. They
want nothing for themselves in Mexi-
co. Least of all do they desire to set
tie 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 it their duty as friends
and neighbors to lend any aid they
properly can to any instrumentalitY,
which promises to be effective In
bringing about settlement which will
embody the real objects Of the revolu-
tion-constitutional government and
the rights of the people. Patriotic
Mexicans are sick at heart and cry out
for peace and for every self-sacr1t1ce
that may be necessary to procure 1t.
Their people cry out for food and will
presently hate as much as they fear
very man, in their country or out OF
it, who stands between them and their
daily bread.
cit is time, therefore, that the gov
eminent of the United States should
frankly state the policy which in this
extraordinary circumstances 1t be-
comes it's duty to adopt. 1t must pres
emily do what it has hitherto done or
felt at liberty to do-lend its active
support to some man or group or me-
if such may be found, who can rally
the suffering people of Mexico to their
support in an effort to ignore, II tney
cannot unite, the warning factions OF
the country, return to the constitution
of the people so long in allegiance, and
set UP a government at Mexico City
which the great powers of the world
can recognize and deal with, a gov
eminent with whom the program OF
the revolution will be a business ana
not merely platform.
ct, therefore, publicly and very sol
EMMY call upon the leaders of fac
lions in Mexico to act together, and to
act promptly for the relief and re-
demption of their PROSTATE country. l
feel It to be my duty to tell them that,
If thew cannot accommodate their d1f-
- my ,,,,i+o for thfs great pur-