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;fs:-ISTflO?S';ZEPPELItl
UUIILh' Ul UHILIS
'YO"UNG CANADIAN LIEUTENANT
. ! j PERFORMS FEAT FOR FIRST
vlj TIME IN
HISTORY. . ,
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;FEAT IS,WP9.UIPA9ALLPV,
. ..In Spletf Aeropllhe'R. A. J. Warno-
- ford Drops Bombs on Clumsy oFe.
' ' Aviator Unhurt. w
London. For the first time pn re
cord" ' if? geflirj in theair ' has je
' dtatro'yei by an aviator in an aero
plane. Reginald A. J. Waraieford, a
. young Canadian sub-lieutenant njthe!
itoyai wavy, who mastered aeroplan-
ing only this spring, nas jerforpidd;
tne teat atfa Is BtTtflewhere -within the
.British lines, white the Zeppelin.
sprawls a wreck or. the roof "and
grounds of an orpfiafiage hear "Ghent
Falling therea blazing Aiasa' after
toeing struck by the young -aviators
bombs, its crew of 28 men were kill
d, as also were l several occupants pf
4 1jre0phapage2$tfii(iiigt. p J i ; .?
The. jppelin, which was flying com
.. paratjVA t low, bega,n ttp -t mpunt'lm-'
Aedjateirv, bat theritiah wasp was
speedier And climbed into 'th. air in
lonf spirals, freaching- a' position, at
length, ovei the' German's vast bulk.
"From this jant4ges.point Varnefprd
pierced the Zeppelin's shell repeated
ly vith his incendiary bombs.
' Withoufj parallel la this : war 'or any
other, is'the 'sldry which' the young
aviator wiir have to relate, for de-tails-f
after, fight hafnat' yet" been
tofd. "First'came the long pursuit, for,
according , to the Admiralty s reDort
the?"arojJli.i wasi 'djfob feet up. 3 T6
reach this altitude woujd require
nearly .20 minutes ,and the t Zeppelin,
meantime, cdtfld" fdrtve foritiii'V ap
proximately 15 miles. ; : .
Thetf followed the maneouvering for
. position, and 4nlly the dropping, of
the Jbmbs, j front .frhic'h the dirigible
triedj valnyto sc!ape.. "Minori explo
sions occurred, and, at last, one of
terrific force and the Zenpelin Jmrst
IntnmeT''" ''' - . V ,
4 t Atthe momnt 'ratisi:3Lrin'ii'St:
(Tiave been at close, range -over the
dirigible, for' almflst' simultaneously
with the outburst his machine turned
completely over, and for a moment
he hung lyead, flown'hls Imbnqplanev1 oqbaiioB f or an ninctio
. pitching and iossing- in the swift cur
.'rents of aj? which rushed1 up to fill
.. .hQ vacuuiA created. ' v . '
."Then by a desperate effort Warne-
ford righted. : his machine far above
the earth and planed to a landing be
hind the German lines. He lighted
Unhurt, set his -propeller going again
ana new on 10 tne we si 2 ; 5
PROBABLE PEACE SPECULATION.
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iGeldemetilerV ffrief Visit Produces
l V Conjecture. ,
' i WashingS6tf. Van Ghell beldemees1
:ter, son of the religious adviser to
, Hieen Wilhelpina of Hollaed,' by ajfrief
Visit to Washington, after conferences
In Berlin with high German officials
- lias set in motion much speculaton as
, to. the poss-bility of peace in Europe,
ti t Mr. Geldenieeser saw Dr. von
t .iragow. the German foreign secretary,
I -thcl. other merVbers of the imperial
I ' Ministry, shortly after the. Lusltanii
Kas sunk, and TecelTedcertain impresi
I lions concerning the German attitude
inward the war aud the ultimate jnak;
rjg of peace. With the knowledge,
f ough not with the authority of the
i .. feierman officials, he started for Wash
4. j, iAon in the hope fhttinfdrinaHy!Hf
fould portray German, ftelinfc ii pffl
": ial quarters. On his farrivarhe?e,r he
isited Count 'on Bernstorff, the Ger-
aniDassaaor,
Njg. ambassador emphasized ,ta1
Germany and had absolutely
inurr nectlon with his govern-
move
1 resideu4
mall Ship.
dispatch " from ' Aber-
, I f rvrvrt -.-1 w m
ritiah" steamer Star of
the.-VejtiJaaS '.been sunk byT!,a German
: sonmarinej." trawler Drougnf the
' crew;; intb' AbeAleen. ' '' ' J.
MTransport to Vera Cruz.
I. Galveston, Texas. The TXnitei
'vlSt?.tes -Afny-transport Buford depart-
frb4p&vstsrtdf yW'erurf ttf
? s sBtcbr -rlfujees irotntlfe teterio'of
h" iico.. 'The transport haaoard
f.t ' --ient jations for 500 persons for
m Bays,
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t : "'AdctClmpiiSsion; Forrfi. .
ij!:;t;,'4'UffUiQl, AFla.Thes comuus
f Ic;( jnajjager forfli .of .government for
ht.AAugrisiinei was . adopted at
Cection by atmajorlty of '18 ot of a
"Atal vote of 812, " ' ;
COUNT VON BRNST ORFf
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Count von Bernstorp, - German Am
bassador, to Washington, has .just
bqen gant9tl an intervieyv with
esiert -WHion regarding tbe
Anterlcan note 'id Germany. ' ,
llS.Mi; STEEL SUIT
UNITED STATES STEEL CORPOR-
, Ration wiiiLjwoTC&EfbEsoLV- i
ED BY QOVERNMENT. '
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Is Not Using ;;-lt Pwer;tRas!krain
Trade or Suppress Competition !
- Government Wjll .AppaaJ.. i j T
r-t a xLv iTT O a j
Trenton, N. J. The United Stat6s
Dfstrict Court forNew Jersay; fiaflded
ddwn a unanimous decision refusi4g
the f petition of .the t Federal GoverpL
naent; to dissblye Uta 'Vnlfcd Sfs
SteeL Corporation. j .
?As gain.sts the. f Gv.eri&niifr"thd
6urt jfefdsed to 'dissWvi the'corpora-;
tion, holding that In acquiring its for-'
eign and home trade-th.e,'(concejn did
not violate the Shermari 'anti-trust apt
and refused all ibe injj pctionf .ptayed
ior Dy me department oi justice.
As against the Steel Corporation tie
court jheid'.that the committee meet
ings'; participated in by 95 per cent (bf
the steal trade of the country, includ
ing .th.e,S,teeiXpQraUonruJsuetttii.
to the famous. Gary dinners of eight
JrHIfie "years,- agoT wei "unlawful com
binations to control prices; but as
these meetings had stopped before the
Government filed its complaint in Oc
tober, IMlhe Judges helj, thai theip.
f such practices' lie within the? pfrmree
i ii-i j -1 nv rtl i
sion, but adds that if their repetition
is apprehended the oijrt wlL on mo
tion of the Government ' retain juris
diction of the case for that particular
purpose. " 'J ' ., ,,
tfn 'anotfleif jt' or therplriiont&e
court states that$'the real Asl'of
monopoly is not the size of that which
is acquired, but the trade power of
that which is not acquired."
Great
Lomlon. With the capture ol
:frzemysV-the; AustTO-Qermaij tertfie
acnievea tne mam oojecx oi tne great
thrust they commenced against the
Russians In Western Galicia a month
ago. They have yet to drive the IJus
slans farther back and establish them
selves Jfeasfly defended; fipoiftiona
which will enable-lhem to detach
forces for, pperatlqn against, ltalyajid
tht Allies In the west.' ' ' ,
Whether or net they accomplish this
the, Teutonic Allies have won a great
. victory -aiic withr imdffs tWi
' fvrshadows all pasts oerton3 f of
tlui' wap. i y t was ionl 10 we.ek ..Age
that Prezemysl fell to the Russians
after a six-months investment which
wis interrupted for a short time in
jsovmber by an Austrian advance.
Willi the surrender of the fortress,
there fell into the Russian hands, ac-1
cording to official reports, 120,000 Aus-
trians and 600 guns and an immense
amount of war material. Most of the
forts. hqwevj;rA.Jiad.;en
uy liie Ausuiaiis ctuu 11113 i luiisiuer;
ed in military' circles'hcre to account
for tlx? fapt .that tle- for,rss-seeymb
ed .wquickl-to the; AnisroGermah
attack." '.! ' -
New British Cabinet Meets.
London. Both.-..' ..s of parlia
ment njet fox th" . .-t-jjtiiae rnce-the
istry. Th6 .meiiibarslofhi calA-
net could not take their places on the
ministerial benches owing to the law
whicli made them ineligible to sit un
t!l they ware relectfi by Jtbfir' va
rious constituencies.
Tins situatioh, Uowever, w.f - speed
ily femedied, firi tlie hfecr&i feF-jfom-
mong" passed in all its stages a bill
removing this disability for the period
of fhe war. The House of .Lords pass
ed the first reading of the bill. t.
,Fprtrffis,is!Agafri in
AUsho-GeVman Arrrt irt:
ME EFFORTS FOR
EffiillO
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'VlLL'A-ZAPA
FACTIONS ..SE.Ek
nb.CONCILiATION WITH CAR-
RANiA.
Np OFFICIAL i MESSAGES YET
,f'it'! .'
fid Cross - Works- Rapidly' tb Relieve
4 Hungry tMidaws. Boaft'ba'd' of
r'.f r J.J l i' H ' 4 f ..-.,, i
: , , 5mugiuu,.--iBiormai etrorts as-
yet . without ffireiar sanctiob--afe bb-1g-made
'br Me'tieasns1 'ia,entffi'eid:' wiih
tee"ViliaZkt)ktrWoVeminfirixW
.B, VPHa,P,? :to?as W.n v wj?ja ihe, .view
.9?, eWabJng govranaentrrv'thai
iftouj laAmi recognition' by th' Uaited
States.
' Bifsc-Abredoocrd"Wa5Tifngt6nl rep
resentativfe'f tjtfneraf !C4'rtf,anz47',, rk
efelver a"snieisae"'f fbm ' rk . IhaVran Ja'
ns,uJ ,Q fordesayingie
Deen approached by a Villa, official,
speaking presumably -with . authority,
to learn what .could, be done to' initiate
peace negotiations.-; 'The mssage was
forwarded Without comment by Arre
dondr'6 Gefleal-'tarranza at Verb
Cruz. rt . . """" i
j'l.haye. nothing official and there
fore can make no statement," said
ArredSndo.-":'"-'-";:" '
Enrique Lioreht8,-Stfeent here of the
Wla-Zapata coalition, said he ad no
ofti.elaif advic'4 ' 'th' at" anv neacft . nat-
Y.l' b&.peg$k Jad Relieved, ny . pr-1
.WW?..0,, wV aaectioi would
bp. arranged, thxougU hia ; agemryieMe
$aid he haAfreeeived'aj-telegrdnT frohk
Migael fJiat 'IomBfePdcn" :Serty ' of
State of-'the-1 VfTia-Za'rjat'a"bejVmeni
mhffcn- the'Ttfefr5 ainbunced: lsv'd4
parture from Ch,uaua'',fr,' teop. to
confer wh jaehr.ai;,Vtllar on the genr
eral situation., i
American Red Cross oJH.cials. are
family putting" Ito ffect"thelfplan4
for- reley.intsrvlfi'" -fxtea.' ; nont
tcomba'tariis 1 ki iftkj tAnspbrV has
jutffcA tefJtalvSton;'Texr3'f6f "Vera!
corn and beans for Mexico City. aH
rangements having been made for safei
passage of supplies through the Ca-i
ranza lines. . j j
On its return trip the transport wjfl
briixbact ,ajay mepians or othiir
fereitnersxho diayf hive reached:
4?eraCruz $rom me nte'i6r and who;
(fesirfj to ave th counjlT. if,
' Brir. en. 'Detol. kiefiral manaei-;
of the Red Cross, left for the TexkV
border to direct the handling of relWf
supplies.
RAL ROUTES.
ation June 15 arid'
Will Serve 82,390 Families. ft
Washington. Establishment of 71p;
new rural mail delivery routes Kb;
serve 82,390 families arylthe exte,-!
(Eibn of"extstpi''?s(effiieJtJ;5"each 5.4i)j
additionar"famillesWas announced fy
Postmaster ftqperal Burleson. Nearji
allfof the newiSroutes will go into oper
ation June 15. j :
Fnlarpomfinf 'anA ATtfinelnn rif tin
ciit&l service was made possible,!
Postoffice Department statement ex
plains, by a readjustment, in April aeB
May, resulting in a reduction of ope
ating expenses apiounjing to $511,261.
MjrtT; f ut4'4.hat;e4bien consolidate j
witn otners, Dut it is saia out re
aeriers will be dropped. , j
Orders are now awaiting the Poa
master General's signature providin
for new rural automobile service j
ipiany localities. People on the$
iyoutes when living within a radius t
25 miles will enjoy local rates. Thf
first of the routes will go into operhr
tion August 1. ll
(" -- Passports Revoked. ! j
Berlin, via London. The passport
of two American citizens livintr i
Dresden Leon Raines and Karl
Recknagel have been ordered revoki
ed by the American embassy on ifi
j structionsJrorn ,,thesj,aie. J.ejarlniof
a-Tmw,rr"iriaTa7"rarerTf!TrTlT-cised
the;American' government In tit
present ciis3 and deJclajd fixp. iefal
paper article that they weifitshanifctl
of their ditizBiMup? g
r f Oregon .'MrTv,ct0f
. ... .--j
iferals lAriuefea and vjlla. Fhe
citf
ur of trie town of Leon ami
df t::-
of Villa'a trains and artillery, i
nounced in a report of General Obro-
gon of tne Carranza army civ
nex&.N y n reportsu'i tr
ora . ZTh a.
1
mflepcnievec6 jrq inportiit vyr
toty.J .iftjr. 81 Dye dfya battle-An.ee:t
and Villa with small -oupS of follow
ers tied in different directions., Our
forces are pursuing them north of
Leon. All" the enemv's trains and ar
tillery were capts fed."
f 71B NEWiltlJ
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MISS-MABEi! BOARBMAft
tovn'l f! j !(!.-' oi (.(.
jB,.5SWT..
WldfflfrrrhAme Red
the White House that an embargo
be declared on' war munitions to
1vlex1tb. 'True sbciety did'oVrrMkfce
the suggestion. . .
'il '..i i , ij u it ) 'll i i f , I . '! ' if f 1 i ! '
CONFERS WITH PRESIDEN
COUNT YfB 7,B.ERiSSr!0,RFF VERY
roJHtOPEPULt AFTER INTERVIEW j
""WITH WlCSON"5 j
f a itft!or:i mi . .vj t.H- if- ' r ' I
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No ChVng'eSanV',!Be!'"Maae ' In th
rian to bend Response to the
f .r ' tun n r!
German Reply.
" shnagtbflicPresiden't'Hriison em
phaiiied" tnfih "to'foxnia'H talk witU
Count von Bernsterff, tUh'e"tKJerma4
AnyasBa4y, .the intense feeling of the1
American peoj)le : over , the. sinking of
ejLjisitania and, other violations of
American rights , on. tthe high seas and
States would insist on an' 4'dherence
by Germany to the accepted principles
pi0 Jitftrndtional flaw as. '.they affectj
-,Me.Mtr?f7.'P. - rC- 1..ii'
f. NfiT- ainQunQements were madft.after
the conference, which iad been r.ar-j
ranged t, t$et Ambassador's, request,-
but it was stated authoritatively that
-"iL'1'..i jit-; ' - ' si." til ' i Jr
lucre wouiu oe no cnane m tne pian
to send in fesponse'to the German
4-eply -to"the-ljus1tanianote ' an'" in
quiry to ascertain definitely whether
the Imperial Government will abide
yjij tiato$ 1 1 Ja jp-ik JjjII&jus jJls WjH;
f'uTe's of niariUrne warfar.9.. . i
In 20 minutes conversation the
Presid ent "and" "they-AmbaBBadur."- ex
ftion "Which' has ariseh in theTelati6ns
t between the United States and Ger-
IMany. Their meeting was cordial,
their conversation friendly and they
f $scused jfupdJimetalsi anpV ji
I tills.-x CPunt BeAsforff 4l&t
ot rie-
ter t6ld
mends -that thfl.Hrti3rv4w
satisfactory, anthat the President
Itiad spoken deafly and frankly. The
Ambassador felt hopeful when he re-
pjirned to his EmbassyiJfn '
I ) In official and diplomatic quarters
f opinion was .divided as to the 5 effect
of the conf eVence Spmte iHoUght ' It
would be beneficial and brkrg from
Germany a conciliatory feflply - tof fhe
Inext American communication. Others
,'ppinted out that, the .Geripan Anibas
4idor similarly was hopeful ' wlreh
fPresident Wilson's note of May 13 was
iiispatched and that he recommended
Wifveral methods to-tbe Germaiirbr-
position satisfactorily.
!
j! goo results' Apparent? ''
Plan CehnuVcR-oVJPaYi-AMer-
-!j 'r? f IGan Congress. ,
I ! -Washington. Plans to continue thej
can t'fnancial , Conference through
5rma0enL,. although unofficial com
mittees' - were announced in a state-
fiintf Secretary t-$5Aj$QOtfof. i th
t reasury. . The Secretary expressed
Ibnfidehc Hhat "practical results of
J$e most advantageous sort to .the
aJ. .... ,.
nited States ana all tue countries, or
piuth . and Central
,1 America -Vtfdld
jtjjlow the conference. -f
J j 'Some of the Governments i Routh
jijierica, I am told," he said," "have
jeady made financial arrangements
iJith some of our' bnfokers arid'. neg"-
i fciitions are pending between other
i fliith American countries and our
! I . ..." ..1..,
; linkers witn every prospect inat tney
1 i ' l-oe-ifrsum mate a .
it
U. . I . .
McAiuh) said ',- th
conferen.ee
showed "absolute .unanimity of opin
ion as to the4tal necessity for im
proved -ocean . transportation facili
ties." and added;.
EMPHATIC.NOTE IS
flEflDYTOR GERMANY
t"-.fl off! ri
CABINET APPROVES, PRESIDENTS
f-u j l.ti- r- i . !
. NOTE. A;S, A WHOLE. PRINCI-
PLE IS FIXED.
GERHARD GOES 'TO BERLIN
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The Note Will Ask Definite Answer
FVom Germany'That She Stick
' ' 'td Rures. '
- Washington. President Wilson real
ta,hisr Oabinet the"dpaft of a note to
be, sen,tfto Gejjmiany demanding, in e!
4e,ct, , .aderencp, , to. , the. humane prin
ciples of nte'rnatipnal, iaw in , the Ger
man" Government's conduct of mari
time warfare? 'As eitecting.' neutrals.
rComparatively: brief, but described .as
.insistentand emphatic. : The Cabinet
approved,, the,, note as a whole. Minor
fchanges(.l phraseology .may be made
,mae,i;' conform with previous ex
rpressi6nsvfn diplomatic correspond
ehce6;frt'nefTntef 'States The prin
ciple ' 'iS T :flxed and unalterable that
ttigi trfilted States must know defini
tely! arid promptly whether Germany
fnteBdto'-ignorej visit 'and - search
rigifgrftjid citjntinue ; torpedoing f ves
sejsi jwjfbput w,arning,'' or whether
ruiesfip,fmrine, .warfare which have
gorijedj orjcerituries; will be follow
efi. , 'j ' .f . ''-' x . . 1
11 . Tfi'e'' alternative:' cOjUj-se' is net. stated,
buVlt' ls' gMerall known'" that' the
tgf'mthe'Btettt'Pt an un-
Ifa'vdfable Jreply wiirr discontinue dip-
ipntatie. relations with Germany. : :
Th .-;pt6 eU i aside -ai. irrevelant all
contentip.nji.pf the .German reply ex
cept one whether the Lusltania was
ar&eHand' .restated the pPsition tak
en by the United States previously
that tieLuirtaniaftdr official investi
gation by, competent Jnpectprs sailed
from an' American port, with! no guns
aboard.; rit further rcaW Germany's ati
tendon. tp-t jthe ,fact.tbat the.Lusitiana
did' hot attempt resistance, but was
torpedoed without warning. j
Tfb.e;&eting;. Lasted two 'hours and
at is Jconp.sion all -the. members, it
was 'said, had agreed, to; the principle
set forth in the note. It was Stated
that .the, $ ending to mperor William'
b$: CpuB. yon '3erpstorff , ' the. German
Ambass.aaprql leyer, Gerhard, an
aaehtf' the' G'erman colonial office,
al fpeoIA mwtf, 40.. ; carry ' messages
fro&Ahje Ejnhass'y.and, to outlipe the
A,Tericaoipp;int,jf. view would not de
lay tne aispatcn or, tne note,
CARRANZA' PLEASED WITH NOTE.
Assumes 'fhe Belief That President
Wilson Favors Him.
Vera raz,.-f-"Appreciattve,' friendly
Aj3d.Prns.aujcb,, "VElll be the tone of
General Carrania's reply to Pfesident
Wilson's note. After carefully consid
ering the note, General Carranza con
cluded that it" contains nothing other
thAHhbDeful wishes for the Constitu
tionalists' caiiie and 'it wai' officially
bis reply-to President
Wilson would be handed to John R.
Silliman, personal representative iof
President Wilson in Mexico, for trana-
mtesiosta'Wa3hifigton within the next
few days.
As, the note has, been read. more
and fi$rjef Jj Garraiiza officials and
thet Cabinet, it has ereated a feeling
ttyjt. Preeickm.. XV'ilson intends do
Jharsh action toward Mexico. V
ifki i Thompson Liner Sunk. ;
Montreal. The . Thompson, liner
Iona for Montreal with freight from
tMiddjplsbbgenffh.d England and carry
ing no passengers, was torpedoed and
&uiWIUt.k North Coast of England,
according to a' report received by
agentf of the ine, here: The captain
and crew were landed at Kirkwall,
Scotland., .. . . . ,.
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fSffatheHiiGas''-Assoc1ation..'r
Oh&rlestfln, Q-tMac p. Dexter of
Columbus, ,Ga.. -was elected president
"of'the febutnern Gas Association at
the closing business ,esfiioa: here. E.
4v Brer of Atlanta was re-elected
ijdoreteilly:cad. - jWeawirer - - - s.n d ' C. M
Benedict of . Charleston vias chosen
vWe'resi'den't.1'' Ttnrpa,' Fla.rwas se
lectdta. thffjeet4ng,place for 1816.
Fofcj r 'Capital ' '$'l 60,00d,000.
DetroVi'f'McS. "lhe :eFord ' Motor
Company announced that )f. had in
creased its authorized capital stock
lrt)mn$S.0C0,0CO. 16 , $1M,000,000 and
had declared a stock divideud of $4S,
000,000 payable July 1. "' A 'cash divi
dend was declared on the original au-thoTfr-e
dtpefr.-of - 2.0&0.000 but the
"a-Taouiit was not rna'ie puBTfc" The
Mock dividend intf eases the holding
of Henry Foru, p.-tfifletitX tfce com
pany by 2,S40.ftOfl7auies "Ooujqo
ce president,- ,ei ff.,000,000. (
HGTE IS SENT TO '
MEXICAN LEADERS
Bl PRESIDENT
MUST SET UP A GOVERNMENT
THAT CAN BE ACCORDED
RECOGNITION.
Washington. In a statement to the
American people President Wilson
served notice on the factional leadera
of Mexico that unless within "a very
short time" they unite to set up a,
government which the world can'
recognize, the United States "will ba
constrained to decide what meana
bhould be employed by the United
States in order to' help Mexico save
herself and serve her people."
The Message to Leaders-
The statement, which goes to Car
ranza, Villa, Zapata and Garza, the
principal leaders, not as a diplomatic 1
note from .the United States but as a
declaration of President Wilson's at
titude expressed in a statement to the
American people, is as follows:
"More than two years of revplu
tlonary conditions have existed ia
Mexico. The purpose' of the revolu
tion wa$ to rid Mexico of men who
ignored the constitution of the repub
lic and used their power in cbntempt
of the right ef Its people; and with,
these purposes the people of the Unit
ed States instietively and generously
sympathized. But the leaders of the '
revolution, in the very hour of their
success have disagreed and turned
their arms aaginst one another.
"AH professing the same objects,
they are nevertheless unable or un
willing to co-operate. A central au
thority, at Mexico City i3 no sooner
set up than.it is undermined and its
authority denied by those who are ex-'
pected to support it.
Trouble Reviewed.
"Mexico is apparently no nearer a
solution of her tragical troubles than
she waS .wen the revolutipn was first
kindled. And she' has been swept hy
civil war as if by fire. Her crops are
destroyed, her fields lie unseeded, her
work cattle are confiscated for the
use of the armed factions, her people
flee to the mountains tojescape being
drawn into unavailing bloodshed,, and
no man seerrfs to see or lead the -way
10 peace ana settiea oraer. 'mere 13
no proper protection either lor her
own citizens or for the citizens of
other nations resident, and at work
within her territory. 'Mexico is start
ing and without a government. s
Duty of United States - '
"In these circumstances the people
and government of the United States
cannot stand indifferently by and do '
nothing to serve her neighbor. - They
want nothing for themselves , in Mexi
co. Least of all, do they Hesire to set
tle her affairs for lier pr claim any
right to do so. But nekher do 'they.,...
wish to see utter ruin come "upon her
and they deem it their duy as friends
and neighbors - tP ' lend any aid they
properly can to any Instrumentality
which promises to be effective in
bringing about a settlement which will
embody the real objects bf the revolu
tion constitutional government and
the rights of the people. Patriotic
Mexicans are sick atheart anffVfry -
out for peacfind for -every self sari
fice that may be necessary to procure
tt. Their peopie cry out for food' and
Will prsenlly hate as much as they '
fear eery jnan, in their country or
out of it, who stands between" them
and their daily bread.
Policy FranKly Stated'
"It is time, therefore, that the gov
ernment of the Unftei States should
franMy state the policy which in
these extraordinary circumstances it
becomes its duty to a-dopt. It must ;
presently do what it has not hitherto 1
done or felt at liberty to dolend Its
active moral sflpport to some rnanor
group of men, if such may be Jciund,
who can rally the suffering people of
Mexico to their support in,.,an-.e .tort- ..
to ignore, if they cannot unite, the '
warring factions of the country., re- y
turn to the constitution of the peoile
so long in abeyance, and set up a gnvv
ernment at Mexico City which the
great powers of the world can recog
nize and. deal with, a government with
whom the program of the revolution
will, be a business and nv.it merely a
platform. , .-
1 "I therefore publicly" and very pc1-''
emnly , call upon the-leaders of f-ir-tions
jln Mexico to act, 'to act togeth
er, and to act proniply for the reJief
and redemption of "their prostrate
country. I feel .it to be -nv duty -to
Jell, them that, if they cannot i:rro;i-
moJ;? their differences and unite for
this r .t purpose within'a vtrj 's.'.ort
time, t ?-a governmenf will he cor.
striirod to deife what m"ii s . hiul 1
J employed .by the .Unit ( 1 ,'f!'p ::i
order to hejr Mexico save I-fsclf ar. 1
serj e. Lei people."