Show I I I Clipped 9 Current Comment ri riI I I 1 I American Policy in Mexico H J I St. St Louis Globe-Democrat Globe I ITilE TilE THE r question now arises I Where are arc we at Some may say 51 that we vc are back where wheres we s c started when Lint Lind was called to Washington VA that if nothing has been accomplished nothing has been lost But that thatIs Is not the tho ease case Considerable water ater has passed under the bridge since then Many fany Americans Americans Ameri Amen cans have havo be beon on Injured and some killed more American property has been destroyed The he feeling n against Americans has boon in intensified intensified In- In by this Incident and the interested nations that have ha been looking on and keeping keeping- hands off oH have less confidence in the power of oC our diplomacy And now what are we going to todo todo todo do next We e have lost our op opportunity opportunity up- up to exercise a powerful Influence on the tho settlement of Mexican problems through friendly relations with the de do facto government That government govern overn- ment now no looks upon us as an enemy There Is no reason to to believe that we are ore held In higher high high- er or favor b by the tho revolutionists although the they would like very er much to be permitted to buy bur arms from us and would no doubt promise anything for that privilege Either side would consider con con- sider skier It an act of oC war if it we sent soldiers across the tho line or landed marines to protect American lives and property I I San Francisco Chronicle I I N the absence of or some satisfactory satis satis- IN L factory explanation of or the treatment h by our government of ot otan an on unofficial representative e of or President Huerta it would b be difficult to find reasonable grounds for COl complaint had Huerta Huer HUer- ta actually as was reported re refused refused re- re fused to s e Emissary Lind Early Earh last May fa thero there came me to this this this' city Senor de la In laGorza Gorza Jr one of the principal legal advisers of President HUerta HUer- HUer ta on an official mission to this countr country The Chronicle at the time published hed an Interview with Senor Gorza which was generally reproduced in tho the eastern press iress From hero here Senor Gorza Corza proceeded proceeded pro pro- to New York where for lor two months month ho he was cn engaged aSed Ina in ina a n. vain endeavor to secure n in interview In- In with our at Washington A letter which he wrote to President Wilson Ilson statIng stating stating stat stat- ing his desire did not get ev even n the tho court courtesy s of a reply reily except t a brief note Hote from the tho state department department depart depart- ment mont acknowledging Its receipt If If as QS we understand there was no question of oC the relations of oC Senor Gorza to the Mexican government government gov guy or 1 of oC his ability to au authoritatively authoritatively au- au express its views Jew the refusal of the President and the he state department to r receive him Informally is particularly surprising when taken taleen in connection connection con con- with President Wilsons Wilson's demand that his own unofficial agent Mr 11 Lind shall bo be received by Huerta IBS I IT I- I I Washington Star T THE HE explanation I Is vouchsafed vouchsafed vouch vouch- I sated that Monday onda nights night's announcement from Mexico o City to the effect th that t lI Huerta elta was demanding demanding- immediate recognition recognition recognition tion from the United States Slates and that tailing falling it the American representative representative representative rep rep- at that capital would be deported was given out b by a member of ot cabinet without without with with- out the tho official sanction of ot the chief executive and the suspicion is entertained that this was a Carefully arraH arranged ed plan to fo foment to- to ment anti American feeling in Mexico l and to strengthen the Huerta regime with the tho populace It is a little difficult to understand understand understand under under- stand how the tho announcement of or oran an unfriendly attitude toward I tho the United States speedily followed fol tol- fol- fol lowed towed by official denial could be beof beof of oC service to Huerta unless it were arranged that the denial should not travel far lar in fn Mexico 1 It might bo be possible to spread a a mIsstatement much farther tarther than its correction In that country and yet the tho trick Is of ot doubtful value alue If trick it Is The only other explanation is that there thore is friction in the tho Huerta cabinet and no evidence of ot such a lack of oC harmony hamon appears in other di dl- dl Possibly the mini mini- tonal announcement that recognition recognition recognition was to bo be peremptorily demanded was morel merely a premature prema prema- ture turo statement of oC a preconceived policy If It Huerta is playing a atrick trick tricky game It is quite possible that ho he Is Jollying Mr Lind at Mexico City CU In order to gain time I I New Yo York World I l F there was a considerable and anda andI I IF I a well-informed well public opinion in Mexico it Il would recognize In President Wilson that country's best and most powerful friend He lie is absolutely disinterested He has no mining or oil or timber timber timber tim tim- ber concessions concessions there He lIe derives derives de do- rives rivos no income income from great es estates estates estates es- es tates worked b by peons He has no contracts or other commitments commitments commit commit- ments meats that make him eager for forwar or orwar war var and conquest With er e every allowance for th the sensitiveness gs and ambition of or f the warring factions in Mexico it is strange that even the they cannot see that of or all men mon the President of or the United States Stales Is best I lit In s. s In h t of r peace c and nd j justice t c cHis His Ills attitude from the first has been that of or a patient and UnSelfish unselfish un un- selfish friend read ready at all times to be of or assistance and able at atthe atthe atthe the proper moment to use his great real author authority it majestically In behalf of oC lIb liberty rl and nd rl right ht The people of the United States s are practically of ot one mind In regard to President WIson's Wilsons Wilson's Wilsons Wil WI- sons son's Mexican policy They trust him they will support him Partisanship self interest and jingoism alike have yielded to the sincerity and reasonableness of ot ills nis course If Ie me measures measures meas incas ures become necessary south of ot the Rio Grande the fault will not be bo his bin I r Philadelphia Public Ledger I IN I N 1901 President Taft raft and I President Diaz exchanged visIts vis- vis Its across the boundary bO line and the tue event vent was h hailed fled as ns' promising promising promis promis- In ing closer bonds between the two nations President Taft Tatt called on President Diaz at Juarez Chihuahua Chi Chi- and President Diaz called on President Taft at El EI ElPaso ElPaso Paso Tex rex That year eal Mexico was on a sound financial basis It ta t A n A S ivus 11 to 10 meet the expenses of its budget and leave lEa a hot bet balance some of the tho exterior debt was as paid ot off the balance of ot trade trado in Mexico's fa favor favor tavor ta- ta vor was the largest over ever re recorded recorded re- re corded and the tho government congratulated con con- itself that the tho fInancial financial finan man cial crisis of oC 1907 has been well overcome Then Thou the revenues revenue were practically a year ear the tho foreign trade wa wag wa 4 of ot which almost was to and from tho the United States and the tho ac accounts of ot tho the times timo are full of optimism II I It is far tar different toda today but a I I comparison is useful as ns giving 1 emphasis to the hope that Mexico Mex Mex- I x- x leo lea will vil be led out of or her troubles troubles trou trou- bles ides to peace and prosperity She has resources without limit and the people of or the Un d States want to see her settled well un under der constitutional government so 80 that she sho may work woric out her destiny destiny destiny des des- tiny and begin a life liCe of order and p progress |