The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-09-02
Democratic National Text Book Gives Illuminative and Authoritative Inter pretation of Presidents Beliefs and Plans.
Friendship of All Latin America Depended on the Course Taken by the Chief Executive--Did Not De- mand Flag Be Saluted. .,

Executive--Di Not De-
 mand Flag Be Saluted.
 An authoritative interpretation of President Wilson's Mexican policy and an interesting and complete mar rative of the relatives of the United States with Mexico during President Wilson's administration is contained in the Mexican chapter of the Demo cratic National Text Book, released for publication today.
 President Wilson's faith in democ- racy, and the unselfishness of the United States in international deal ings," says the Text Book, have been so strikingly expressed in his Mexican policy that they may be said to con- stitute the greatest contribution which the country has made in many years to the progressive thought of man. kind"
 The keynote of Woodrow Wilson's s endeavor throughout the long, varied and difficult course of Mexican affairs is summed up in the chapter heading, "Wilson's Demand for Mexico is Justice"
 The larger phases of the whole question are treated in part as fol- lows:
 1.-TWO considerations have animated the President in the formulation of his Mexican policy and have com pelled his adherence in it throughout I,;c d iefr
 'The firm conviction that all na- tions, both the weak and the power full, have the inviolable right to con- trol their internal affairs.
 "The belief, established upon the history of the world, that Mexico will never become a peaceful and law abiding neighbor of the United States until she has been permitted to achieve a permanent and basic settle ment of her troubles without outside interference.
 "The Wilson Mexican policy Is of a piece with the new statesmanship which will regulate the international affairs of the world when the lessons of the European war have been learn ed and applied. One of the safe guards which civilization is sure to set up against a recurrence of such a to protect the sovereign reigns of weak nations.
 "All Lati1rAmerica looked on in tently as the United States dealt with Mexico. Suspicion, which had been engendered by the long years of mis- and mistrust, preced- ing MT. Wilson's administration, made the Mexican policy in the eyes of our neighbors a real test of the sincerity of the friendly protestations the United States was making to all the of America. The more fortunate republics of Central and South America clearly were of the that they could expect no better treatment for themselves in less fortunate circumstances than the United States would mete out to 
 of President Wilson's Mexican policy without a broad of conditions which had prevailed in Mexico before President Wilson was inaugurated. The Mexi- can problem in its present form had existed for the American government ever since our frontier was extended to the Rio Grande. There had been peaceful periods, in which for the most part order had been maintained and international obligations fulfilled, but intermittently there had arisen circumstances similar in character to those with which Presi- dent Wilson has had to deal. The peace and order which was thus cap- able of being interrupted was a super imposed peace and order, and not the normal expression of the contentment of a self-regulated people. When the people maintained the peace 1t was and not because justice reigned in the land. Thus it was that the history of Mexico, like the history of every as- piring people. pressed upon President consideration the truth that no permanent good relations could ex- is between this great Northern Re- public and the one immediately south of us until she had been left free to put her house in order, however pain full that process might be and what ever the demands 1t might make upon the forbearance of the United States.
 "When Huerta ignored the Ameri- can ultimatum demanding a salute to the flag, President Wilson ordered the seizure of the port of Vera Cruz by the American naval forces then in Mexican water. The seizure occurred on April 21. It was accomplished after the death of 19 American sailors and marines. and approximately 100 Mexicans. The action was directed solely against Huerta and the forces he controlled. The President made it clear that the undertaking to which he applied the American forces was not war against Mexico. but stroke against the individual and his fol- lowers who had perpetrated insults against the United States. Huerta's insolence had become intolerable. The Presidents forbearance and his kindly sympathy for the Mexican people could not justify him longer in permitting continuance of Huerta's insolence.
 "It should be remembered that al- ways in the Presidents mind there had been reservations as to the ex- tent of the sacrifices which the United States government could make in or der to avoid armed clashes with one of the offending Mexican factions. The purpose behind the Vera Cruz expe- dition was much the same as that ir the Presidents mind later when he
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