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Show HOPES FOR PEACE; PREPARED FOR WAR! . PRESIDENT WILSON STILL HOPEFUL HOPE-FUL OF PEACEFUL SOLUTION OF MEXICAN PROBLEM. Deplores Armed Intervention, But Intimates That Drastic Course Will be Taken When the Necessity Arises. Washington.-President Wilson revealed re-vealed to those who discussed Mexican Mexi-can affairs with him on Monday that -he fullv realized the gravity of the situation resulting from the killing of William S. Benton, a British subject, the reported murder of Gustav Bauch and Clements Vergara, American citizens, cit-izens, and General Carranza's denial of the L'nited States' right to look after foreigners generally in Mexico. The president spoke deploringly of armed intervention, but pointedly referred re-ferred to the size and power of a country like the United States as being be-ing sufficient warrant for a calm and patient course while compliance with the American demands was being sought. Callers got the impression from the president that he was determined to try every peaceful means at his disposal dis-posal to solve the Mexican problem, but that he realized certain eventualities eventuali-ties might mean a drastic course. He spoke with a firmness that showed his determination not to be stampeded into action by radical speeches in congress, con-gress, but with a hint that when the necessity arose the American government govern-ment could be expected to move decisively decis-ively and effectively. |