The sun., 1916-08-20
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Copyright. 1916. BY the San Printing and
Publishing Association.

fuoGtS1tH0 ASSOCIATION.
By SAMUEL cRoWTHER.
Part lV.-Ths Breakup Of Mexico.
The Dispatches and kilograms
quoted in this article are para.
phsased from the secret code Of the
State. Department and for reasons
Of space are abbreviated in parts
~unesssntiai to the narrative.
"HERE Is food for thought for
Americans In the chap;er OF
Mexican history printed in THE
SvN to-day. II Is the concluding in
staiment OF the story OF Mexico's ruin
as told in the unpublished diplomatic
correspondence Of Henry Lane Wilson.
formerly American Ambassador to
Mex!co. Mr.. Wilson ends his persona.
narrative and presents a general re-
view of Presiden. Wilson's Mexican
polic.' and its results. .
Some o, these results were forcibly
presented in the dispatches printed in
THE SUNDAY SCN last week. They in
Guided a growing anti-.Amer!can senti-
ment among the Mex!cans and a
scarcely concealed resentment on the
part Of the Huerta Government. In
commenting on the situation Ambassa-
Go. Wilson said:
president Wilson and Secretary
Bryan were ton intent upon their set
against Gen. Hueea to give attention
., .-,, --- mr. q n tho Hnfafv
Of American lives and American prop
erty.
~ had been without instructions OF
any kind from the State Department
and my position as well as the position
Of every person with a Mexican inter-
est was fast becoming i~ntolerable.
4 THE situation had reached such a
point that felt that tho facts II be
presented to Washington In the trong-
est possible manner Therefore. on
July 8. 1913. ! sent q messsse to Sec
rotary Bryan for personal delivery TO
President Wilson"
Here Is the message referred to:
Because Of the deep impression mads
Upon me by a situation which Is con-
SANITY being aggravated by a growing
Al III ~ AhN&c
United States Government owing to it,
attitude and policy as regards the pro.
rislonal Government I am compelled
in the interest Of our commerce u
trade with this republic. which have
been almost destroyed: for the preser-
vation OF those harmonious relations
which should exist between ~neighbor-
Ing and friendly countries; In the In
: terest Of about 10000 suffering Amer
lean citizens. who Atill reside In TINS
country, publicly hated and with their
lives and property In jeopardy because
deprived Of guarantees OF protection;
sga!n TO call the attention OF the
President 10 the urgent need for some
move OF a convincing, and drastic ma
ture that will bring home to this Gov
eminent the fact that American citi-
Gems must he furnished protection Tor
'helr lives and property. n that the
'nhuman and barbarOus war which has
now been in progress for three years
shail come to an end.
There are two ways by which TINS
nay De brought about:
First. the official recognition OF the
II Provisional Government, together with
a demand that the settlement OF the
existing questions between this Gov
trnment and the United States. al
ready agreed to In principle. be guar
hnteed. and also that this Government
hAall determine upon a clear and de-
Nned policy Of protection to the lives
I" Americans and their interests
asainst either a corrupt judiciary oil
the bandits.
Secondly. by closing the embassy
here and leaving II In the hands Of thu
government clerks. under the politica
,hsrge. however. Of some resident dip
'omat, and the recall of the Ambassa'
DOR and the first secretary from THU
country as a protest against
uons now existent. Although stat
ms remedy simply. II It were adopted
'urther discussion should be had re
sarding It between the Department o
e'ate and the embassy.
These two courses I submit as tn
WHY ones BY which our interests ma.
" conserved, protection given our ma
aonals and a bloody war stQpped.
= impossible for me to obtail
p'olection for American citizens a
"esnt on account Of the dedberat