Show DAILY HASKIN LETTER MEXICO The V.-The V. V The Wilson Do Doctrine trine I By J J. J lI HASKIN SKIN All AU America cries out for Bottle ment wrote President Wilson in the tha instructions prepared for John Linds Lind's s 's mission to Mexico The Tho situation which had developed early in August was described by the president in his hie address to congress on Mexican affairs The whole world des desires Tes Mexico's peace and po progress and the whole world is interested as never before Mexico lies liea at l last t where all the world looks on Central America is about to tobe be be touched by the great leat routes of the worlds world's trade and running free from ocean to ocean at the mUse mus The future has much in store for Mexico as for aU all the states of Central Contral Con Con- America but the best gifts fb can come to hero her if she be ready and free to receive them and to enjoy thorn them honorably America in particular particular- America north and south and upon both waits conTInents upon the develop develop- mont moat of Mexico and that development ran can be sound and lasting only if it be bethe bethe the product of a 0 genUine freedom a just and ordered government foul founded od upon law Tho present resent circumstances cs of the republic deeply regret to say do not seem to promise oven the foundations of such a a. peace We have waited many months months full of peril and anxiety for the con there to improve im- im prove proe and they have not improved They have grown worse rather The Tho territory in some sort eort controlled by the provisional authorities at Mexico City has as grown smaller not larger Difficulties Dim more and moro more entangle lo those who claim to constitute the legitimate gO TD ent War and and disorder do de and confusion seem to threaten threat threat- en to become the settled fortune of the distracted count countr As friends we could not longer WRIt wait for a solution which seemed every ery week further away It was our duty at least to volunteer our god offices to offer to assist if we might In in effecting some arrangement which would brin bring relief and peace and sot up a a. uni universally acknowledged political po po- authority there Proposals Laid Before Government Describing the United States as MeXico's a friend and emphasizing em em- the fad fact that other govern meats ment expected the tho United States to act in that capacity I Mr r. r Lind ILind held several everal conferences with Senor Gamboa tho Mexican minister of foreign relations arid Was received by Provisional President dent As a basis for comp composure sure of the tho difficulties ho laid by direction of President Wilson these pr proposals be ba fore the Huerta government An A immediate cessation of fi fighting throughout hout Mexico a a. definite armistice solemnly entered into and observed II Security B-Security given en for as an early and free election in which all will to take part II The C The consent of General H orta to bind himself not to be a candidate candida for election as president of the lie lic at this election and The liD agreement of all parties to by the results of the election ele tion and Continued on page pago 6 6 DAilY HASKIN LETTER Continued from page 4 cooperate in the tho most loyal oal way in or tan zin and supporting the new admin admin- J J proposals ns were Tere rejected President President dent Wilson attributed their rejection to the belief of the Mexican govern ment that Mr Ir Wilson was a aL minority president JJ and ana that his Mexican was probably not indorsed or supported by br a majority of the American people Th The note refusing the proposals proposals' was written b by Senor Gamboa In suave suave sarcasm and innuendo ho be had bad all the thebe be best t of the straightforward instructions ns whiCh Mr Lind laid before him as lIe dc- fining the intentions of f the thc United states Senor Gamboa flatly denied President Wilson Wilsons statement that the Hu Huerta tn government was losin losing instead of gaining co control ot of territory To tile the assurance of disinterested American friendship hip he returned a sU suggestion that the Washington ton government o prevent the giving of aid id to the revolutionists from the an side ide of the line President on he declared was wag under a s seri serious rious ri ous ou's ous delusion if he thought Mexico i waS not its obliga tion Is As to th the proposal for nn an armis- armis tier Senor Senor- Gamboa said laid hat no armis tics ti c could be arranged with bandits o of the lie He found himself himsel unable e toa ree to the thc for President Huertas Huerta's s tion of himself as a candidate This might mj bt he be interpreted as n a matter of personal dislike t he be wrote tofe Suggests E Exchange hange of Ambassadors dors In reply to ons on's in- in in- in w r Mexico could suggest u c t any am J i step tCp whereby L the States m might 1 st the restoration of P peace cc Senor suggested u d au an immediate ex hangs oJ of ambassadors This would I lra o e Been en equivalent td reco recognition and rid probably would o hn ended the pre pressing difficulties of or the government o rn President on declined to do anth ug of the kind kinti Mr bind Lind left Iet Mexico exico City Cit for Vera 1 after receiving wJ lt he he decided ec satisfactory assurances that would not be bc a candi candidate ate when ous were held t rr Fid nt Wilson settled flown down to play playa a game that that- Pr Prest- Prest nl must fall of his awn U isolation Outlining hi his the August 2 27 said rl P. P president on to cou congress ress J rIt It is now non our luh to show what true neutrality bill dB lI do to enable c the of Mexico to to net ct their affairs in order again and wait wail for fot a further op to offer our friendly lv The position itin of o is i always Ya l trying and fall ft of hazard IH where there i as js civil strife and a whole country oun tr 1 upset r We earnestly urge e all D cans t to leavo at once and aud should i. i assist th them m to het ct away a ii every er c po si- si 3 not because we mean to toia ia et in in tho least our to safeguard safe safe- guard their lives i their interests hut but because it is ii imperative e that they t take J no ai ri risks ks hen hent it t is i physically ph impo impossible sible for them to tole le leave T th time country We should let et everyone every every- Cl one who assumes to exercise authority iii any an part of re o kum iu in the most way that we we shall han the fortunes of those ho cannot get ct away awa and 11 hold those rc for for the i aniT lO losses to a reck- reck This Thi can an and will bo a nH made beyond the possibility of n a h For IFor th re rest t 1 deem it my mr duty to exercise the authority c conferred upon tic 1110 hy by the law of 14 1 1912 to 10 s see seeto e eto to jt it that neither side illo to the thc tle on in r che R any s as- from this silo sillo of the border borderI I 1 shall folIo follow the of nations of-nations in the tho matter of neutrality neutrality- by br forbidding forbid forbid- din ding the exportation of arms arme or muni- muni muni- muni munitions of War of any kind from the United States to a any 11 part of the republic re- re public o of Mexico a a policy su suggested by several and aud by 1 man ninny manifest t con con- considerations tion or of practical We r cannot an not in the circumstances hotho partisans par par- II of either p part rt in the thc contest that now no distracts Mexico o or constitute ourselves es thee the virtual l umpire between them Ridicule American Diplomacy Congress s appropriated to be beu u cd iu in assisting destitute Americans to leave leae Mexico edco and man many were brought awn away on warships and merchant steamers steam steam- ers The Mexican authorities assumed I Ia a sneering attitude toward American Americ n I diplomacy anti and took cat g-cat cat satisfaction I in diplomaCY the tho sarcasm ot of the note x Nevertheless the pre presidents president's I was a death bloW to hope of I r I and to his bis pros pros- for floating a large ar o loan Thus far tie bad cleverly played th the extended by br European governments o I a against the policy policy policy-in iu the tho hope of breaking down the thc latter The understanding reached between Huerta and Felix Di Diaz in February whereby Huerta was to give Diaz n aa clear geld field for the presidency en y did not continue to tobe tobo bo be m amiable bond and on Juno June ta 13 General al Diaz Dia was appointed a special comm commissioner to visit Japan lIo accepted accepted ac- ac the honor bonor as In an intimation that it would be well for him to leave the country This he be did but traveled no noI further toward foward Japan than San Diego Cal Thence ho proceeded to Europe I t to await mit the pros of the elee elee- tione I Desultory negotiations negotiations' hey be tween the Ameri American and Mexican gov the medium of the American charge cb d Nelson 0 huessy who also kept in touch with r. Mr I Lind i d at Vera Cruz whither hither Ii a. division di of battleships had bad been sent command of fear Admiral F. F p P. Fletcher one of the coolest ool t and most resourceful re re- o officers of the United States navy Pre President Wilson never for a a. moment permitted Huerta to forget th that t the United States would recognize in Mexico Mex- Mex ico no government ro of which he be was the head or which he be controlled Th The con con- repeatedly re the I raising o of the th on the ex orta- orta I tion of arms from the United States their their only source our c of supply Let us I fight Jt it out II they urged I i SuggestIon Receives Support Tn In the United States senate where debate on the tho Mexican situation was Ia suppressed rl only by the desire of both rt 1 cg to permit the president to work workout out the problem m unfettered this sug HI rc received etl support hut but President ent Wilson was to ro- ro retort tort Port to K it feeling that the tho sanguinary conflict would only become worse Moreover More More- over o it was S pointed oi ted out that such a 8 method would simply mean more guns I to be turned turnell a against the tho United States if intervention became unavoidable The constitutionalists con sought to impress im im- press pren President Wilson with the lofti neE nese of their purposes and the thor thor- thoroughness of their orA organization Iran Tran deco cisco Escudero the fearl fearless ss speaker of I 1 the Madero congress who had his biB life b by Glen the acceptance of the presidents president's compulsory resignation during the tho February coop became be- be came constitutionalist minister of for for- ci 11 relations J Ignacio nacio a. a grad RT unto of the Massachusetts Massachusetts' institute ot of technology took the portfolio of com coin and public p works work The ml or of war is Maj Filipe Au- Au I geles formerly of the Federal army Prominent supporters f of the tho constitutionalist causo include Governor Maytorena May May- torena of Senora Governor ex-Governor of the tho same samo state and cx ex Ri cros of Sinaloa Provisional President Huerta finally announced that elections for president president and a a. new nl congress would bo hold on October 6 and that he would woul 1 not himself bey be- a a. candidate as the constitution forbade forbad the tho election of the pro provisional president ent to the presidency Felix Diaz returned re re- turned to Mexico i an avowed candidate and Senor Gamboa resigned nEd as minister of foreign 1 relations to enter the race Tomorrow I MEXICO The Present situation Si |