Salt Lake Herald-Republican | 1913-08-28 | Page 2 | Governors Attending Conference Give Views on Mexican Situation

GOVERNORS ATTENDING CONFERENCE GIVE VIEWS ON MEXICAN SITUATION I R Colo Cob Aug 27 The The Dener Denver Denver Den Den- D DE DENVER ver er Post today prints statements the of ot sixteen governors attending conference of or governors o at Colorado Springs on Pr President Wilsons Wilson's Mexican message Most fost of ot the statements are aro favorable ta to the administrations administration's MexIcan Mexican Mexican Mex Mex- ican policy polley Governor McDonald of New Mexico declared that tho President was right In his view as to the the hopelessness of or Huertas Huerta's attempt to restore order As Asto Asto to armed intervention he added I cannot say that I 1 am In favor Cavor of ot it Governor Colquitt of Texas who ho has hu been a severe severo critic of oC the national administration administration administration ad ad- ministration In the Mexican affair re remarked remarked remarked re- re marked Wilson seems to have ha come around to the opinion of ot the Texas governor when he ho says Bays peace and Huerta are at opposite poles Governor Slayton Georgia said the the- United States would not be Justified In Intervention except under the absolute absolute absolute lute necessity of protecting its own citizens Governor Eberhart of ot Minnesota ap ap- ap I proves the policy of or the tho government and Is Js opposed to Intervention The rhe governor of or Ut Utah mali h said sald It Is easy to tell American citizens to get et out of or Mexico None Nono ono of us want vant to see war var and personally I 1 do not think tho the whole of Mexico 1 is worth the lives JIves it might cost but if Ie we have to togo togo too go o in there with an array army I 1 am In Ia favor faor of or doing tho the Job right and taking over the entire countr country for tor ourselves es Ultimate war with Mexico is forecast forecast fore tore cast by Governor Byrne of ot South Dakota Dakota Dakota Da Da- kota who S says S 'S the Wilson solution of ot the difficulty looks to me to be 00 rather a weak policy Governor Hunt Arizona Arizona- Things fI are aro in a terrible condition Jn In Mexico and It grieves me to think of or our people down there Does President Wilson on say for tor torI I them to get out of the the co country A great many 01 ox mem nem nave alread already done clone doneso 80 so and others would like to but cant can't Some have been killed while trying trying- to I get a away wa Governor Lister Washington It seems to me that the Presidents President's position post post- tion Uon Is logical Governor O ONeal eal Alabama Huerta can never pacify the countr country and It would be disgraceful for thIs country to recognize a man like like- him I see no occasion for Intervention b by this Co country countr u Governors Governor Miller o of Delaware Baldwin Baldwin Bald Bald- win of or Connecticut and Dunne ot of Illinois Illinois Illi Till nois expressed approval of or the Presidents dents course Governors of ot Florida Hatfield of ot West Virginia I Oddle Oddie of or Nevada and anti Ammons of Colorado Colorado Colo Cob rado intimated that tho the federal questions ques QueR- II I Involved olve were so delicate ate that the they preferred not to express definite views