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that these so-calied Pan-American ron.
resentatives arc accredited In Wash.
ington from governments similar in
type TO the Government established
and maintained by Gen. Diaz In Mcy.
leo, and that they are on that account
bound to loo with disfavor upon reyn.
lutionary methods and movements in
Latin American States approved 10y tho
Government at Washington and which
may at any moment he initiated. with
the hope OF Washington encourage.
ment. in their own countries.
II do not wish to be understood AZ
criticisins the form OF governments,
Latin America. on the contrary. | he.
lieve that these governments are hes;
calculated for the happiness Of these
various peoples and the progress o.
their countries. Mexico. which was
happy. prosperous and orderly under
Diax. furnishes a very clear proof o.
what I am saying.
THE point I am making Is that tho
President. having invited these gentle.
rnen to participate In the discussion 4
the Mexican question. bound this Go,.
eminent to accept. their line OF pro.
cedure, which II should have been uh-
vlous would be limited TO prayerful and
beseechlng appeals to the Mexican fac.
tions. or he must initiate an inde.
pendent action contrary to their al.
vice and certain to bring about Latin
American dlsapproval. The situation
which therefore has been brought
about by the unwise invitation 10 tie
Latin American governments to par.
ticipate In these deliberations =
lamentable and a real damage to or
American prestige.
sour hands are tied when we should
be free agents, and the dreadful si,ua.
ton in Mexico, which has been broush,
about by our oficious and misguided
intermeddling. will be made Infinitely
worse by the delays and vac.lla,iors
emanating from academic discussion o.
principles and policies which have
nothing to do with the real Mex.can
question.
THE recognition Of Carranza WIS
another error. the results of which
are already apparent. Carranza is an
entirely ins!nccre. weak Old man
whose power is founded upon tho m.
bridled license which he gives TO hi
troops. His particular political be-
liefs are of the smallest possible mo-
mcnt. because every Mexican politi-
clan will adopt ans kind Of belief tha'
seems popular for the moment TAX
the record OF history.
"Poririo Diaz went into once witt
the battle cry Of no reelection and H.
continued to be elected FOR thiri,
years. Madero had the slogan 'cf
fectiVe suffrage and no reelection
No elections worthy OF the Came wera
held while Madero was in power, and
when the army rose acainst him b.
was working on a scheme =" To- alter
the constitution hat n" could he re.
elected. he having decided that h. was
only finishing out the uncXpired tern
OF D.az. Inc therefore had not hot-
barred himself for reelection.
Felix Diaz took Madero's arm, q
order 10 establish universal jusri.e
Carranza talked bliuhe,y Of the ron.
s~titution. and his very first nc, IN ~
irving at Mexico city was to de,,1f,
The constitution imperative. II * not
generally known that since Cnrrau21
has been more or less IN power M"Niso
has been ruled solely hy decree anI
that all OF the splendid plans 50 ~.
tensivcly published in the l'n,,i
States are still carefully boxed VI, Il
Mexico and unused.
Mexico is not In a state ~ c'v.
var, and has not been. The sole lIes.
ton has been between the ms and .ht
outs. with a very small fraction OF ,te
population under arms.
There is another cry wh.yh rae
been raised which concerns interver.
ton: the cry that the Interests waH'
intervention. have personally GcSer
discovered the identity of these n.
t,Cests'; 1t Is distinctly against Re-
interests OF the foreign investor "a
have other thon Mexican rule. Whtr
II becomes a question of Sstety then
naturally those who have prulcr.v
want 1t protected. but an prefer a
strong capable Mexican Government
To our Government. Their reasons
for This as given to me are frank
They do not want To be exploited Nv
any kind OF carpet bag regime. AMI
they also do not care to pay American
wages.
I'm August. 1918. / presented ;wp
plans to President Wilson-ono ~
titled recognition and the other IL
tervention.' These plans are ~ 81,
to-day as they We're when they Vrfr