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Show SUGGESTIONS ASJOMEXICO A. W. Ivins of the Mormon Church Gives His Views of Trouble. Washington, Nov IS Senator Smoot conferred with President Wilson Wil-son today about the Mexican situation situa-tion and placed heforn the president the views of Apostle A W. Ivins The president agreed mainly with suggestions sug-gestions offered by Mr. Ivlne Only two courser, are open U the United Suites In the Moxlean situation situa-tion in thA opinion of Apostle A. W Kins, who has had charge of the Mormon colonists in Mexico, according accord-ing to expressions submitted to President Pres-ident Wilson bj Senator Reexl Smool yesterday, It Is the opinion of Mr Ivins thai the United States must either go Into Mexico to stay or keop hands off, feeling that to Invade the eountn restore peace nnd ome out Ottld not be productive of good However, Mr vins ronnseis against War with Mexico, declaring that this should he the last resort of the United States go ernmc nr He sug-g- BtS that eonir sort of poll) y he at,ro ! .: bv government of coun-trle.-? financially interested n Mexico looking to Ihe final elimination of Huerta nnd his partisans The lotler of Mr Ivins to Senator Smoot, written from El Paso, Tex. and wh'ch was submitted to the pres- , Ident yesterday, follows with General Hugh L Scott, who Is In command of the United States forces on the Mexican border In this neighborhood. We went over the situation carefully, with the result that the general declared armed In tprvfntion in Mexican affairs to be Inevitable I do not take this ex trr-me view, although I have to ad mlr that a peaceable solution of I this perplexing question appears al I most hopeless. Notwithstanding this, I am hoping and praying that some wav may be found to bring peace to our distracted neighbor by means of reason and argument. "Armed Intervention in Mexican affairs. It seems to me. should be the last resort and should not he undertaken until ail other means have failed To think of going info Mexico simply to restore order and then come out would be foolish. Our motive would not be unierstoou, our effort would not be appreciated b the Mexican people Such a campaign would Involve all the cost in life and treasure that would attach to a war of conquest and bring us hone of the benefits The hatred of the Mexican people toward the Americans would j bp Intensified and little benefit de- j rived "It seems to me that but two courses are open to us. Either keep hands off. so far as force is concerned, con-cerned, or go Into Mexico to stay To I make war upon the Mexican people would be cruel to them as well as to ourselves; the loss of life would be great to us and I fancy much greater amongst them "Why should we kill them'' I think I understand these people as well as any one. I have been Intimately as sodatfHl with them for more than thirty-five ears, and I understand tbelr virtues aa well as their vices If the) could be made to comprehend the pdlicj of the United States, the advantages which would come to them through listening to the counsel we give and adopting the policy ve'sug geet. the great majority of the peo pie would be our friends All Would Fight Back "But this Is impossible under existing ex-isting circumstances. The rank and file are made to believe by agitators that we Intend to Invade their country coun-try to gratify our lust for conquest and this they will fight to prevent. U In making war we should reach those! who denerve punis hment. It would bo different; if it were only Huerta and his adherents uho would suffer ihere would be greater justification But the fact Is ur shall "avP federalists and constitutionalists to fight, if we resort to Unrr in our endeavor to establish peace "I am personally acquainted with many of the men who are opposlnc Huerta and the Infamous Influences which are supporting him I know them to be men of high educational attainments patriotic aspirations and exalted ideals They are figlitinr for the establishment of constitution al government In the country which they love and rail their own. To make war on such men would be cruel cru-el I enclose some photographs. Compare Com-pare tiovfrnor Carranza and those with him to Huerta and his supporters, support-ers, ro7,co nnd Salazar A man v ..j is a Judge of character knows ! j looking at the faces of these men m which he might expect justice or mercy. Is .1 not possible, to unite the for eign powers who have extensive in tereets In Mexico in a policy which will definitely eliminate Huerta and his partisans give amnesty to all who are In rebellion against the so-aiiod government and guarantee a free on ami recognition of the men 1 hoaen bv the ,-,lrr. of the people? "I believe If BUcfa a course were pursued pur-sued and the Mexican people given to understand rjefinltelv that It would ! nforced. peace would soon be established, es-tablished, 'i ho present offort of the Huerta administration Is to create a breach betwr-en the United States and othor powers Why cannot we act in harmony with England. Franco and Germany? Th all have extensive I interests in Mexico which are entitled to protection as ours are. and to act j ip harmony with them might avert a disastrous war without compromising compromis-ing us In the policy which we have adopted as guardians of the peace of these Latin-American republics ' I suppose you have thought all of this and more I make these bus gesllons because I deplore the conditions con-ditions to which we are rapidly drift lng. nnd which if not checked, can have but one termination " |