Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1919-12-15
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Every Evening Readers.
THE MEXICAN TROUBLE.

Editor Every Evening r. Moor
whom | have kpyHn for eorne YEAR. 81
nbIe and highly respected balsine-s n1an
Of Boston, an irfdependent IN yoliiics
though a steady and effective rriurg5rfsf
of President Wilson, cOntribytrs ~ a.
Boston Herald Of Decernter 40 a two
column article on the Mexican situation
] wish Every Evening could spare spac
for the whole article, but as yOi cannot
submit a brief summary
Mr.. Moors opens by saying that ~,
developments underlie our presant strain
Ell relations with Mexico the vast ini
portance oi mexcan oil, and the consfi-
tutlonal provision adopted by Aexico
about three years ago, declaring 81
rights 10 land, and, therefore, n 81
mineral riches, tested IN the nation NJ
MoOrB admits that CarTAnza, in Fehrl8r
1918, made retroactive heavy t1sr ~
oil-bcaring lands, and upon oI 0ontrar'
executed before Nav !, 1917 and p
doing violated constitutional claus-
Foreign governments pr0tcsied azafns
this act ~ Carranza, and hr replied tha
the courts If Mexico we're Opcn ~ thcr,
who thought themsclyrs aggr1cvri f-
the act. The immedistcly lggTievf
r,cryons we're capitalists VIM had euar
rnpIsly valuable cOncegsl ions m oIl fear
ing Mexican territory, through ar need
of the entente in oil gave the art inter
national significance. 10 llJy, 1912
Ambassador Bonjllas, Mexican represent
tive at Washington, declared that vi
that Mexico wished WAS n obtain fn-
her depleted trezsury a share p The var
natural wealth flowing ont % The cduutr'
and yielding little % Mcticans cr0cr'
the wages Of labor.
Mr. Wilson's policy of ''wafchfrIl wai'
ing" as to Mexico was based upon trr
belief that oven a weak and dis'rarfed
country should be permitted ~ deferrnirr
its internal Affairs without foreign Infer
ycntinu IN the iutrrc-. ~ lts own re0pl
rather than in that Of strangers enlOvir-
valuable concessions hat gave thern
clutch Upon The natural riches ~ the lsnc
This policy he has steadily mainfainec
against almost irresistible forces vgorkfrc
upon public opinion
Mr. MoOrg asserts that = prres brrre
1f the coDcessionaircs. with 4 man A.
head who II paid $50 0O0 4 year has rer
sistently presented the -ide ~ the nm
Cessionaires, and that some newgpaper
under tho influence ~ the cnneregionsirr-
have played up n large headlines ever
thing hat could iniure the Csrrar7
Fb*t.i AsAt'TilFf aiiiA ttffEiAfi t-A
whatever appeared 70 The crrfit 70 fht
government he compares the affnurt
10 get ug into war with Mevcn 0vr- tr,
jenkins case 70 Austria aftark Inor
Serbia over the Seraievo crimes tur
thernore. BE- illustrate, IN great drtafi
the systematic and determined rfort z,
poison American public opinion 4s r
Mexico. not merely through tho prrss
but through Investigations bv tntrregfer
committees of Congress Finailv rr
comes n the attempt n the Rspubiirsn
majority of the senate n praye Mr. WI
son incapahle IF performing bis futics
and Of the convincing evidence - thr
contrary brought ont BY the vIsIt n -e-a-
tor Fall 10 his bedside
The whole article makes 0ut a rGns'
impressive case fsr patience and non
intervention. and Mr. Moors rlo@es TINS
''Who would surrender his natIona
birthright ~ national honor md mag
nanir1ity and trle sr-vice for the mes
% pottage 50 long urged upon us bv fn.
oil capitalists, and their press bureau. Ln.
their political friends? Behind hfr
questions lies an that We fougtrr fnr
the world war
r. n Vallandinrnam
Newark, December I3, 1919
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