AMERICAN LNTERVENTION.

Press, Volume XLIX, Issue 14829, 21 November 1913, Page 9

AMERICAN LNTERVENTION.

UROM OCB OWN CORRESPONDENT.)

SAX FRANCISCO, October 2-3. What is happening in .Mexico 'i Since Portirio Diaz was overthrown and replaced by Madero. who himself was afterwards murdered and replaced by Huerta, tho present Dictator, there has been no time when the people and the Government of the United States havo displayed such koen interest in what is Toiiig on in the neighbouring republic, or when active intervention in its affairs has boon more probable, than at this moment. In the opinion of most ocople in this country, things are drifting iiito an intolerable situation, and many staid citizens now declare that, pacificially inclined as President Wilson is, intervention is something that he cannot avoid. Thero is, of course, a jingo sentiment in the United States, of which "William' R. Hearst, tho newspaper man, is the principal spokesman. Hearst owns largo interests in "Mexico, and would like this nation to enforce order in Mexico, so that he could exploit and develop them. But apart from such artificially engendered antagonism to the existing de facto government in the unhappy republic, there are daily signs of a growing disgust with Huerta and all his works. With the members of Congress in gaol, with disorder and rapine rampant throughout a great part of the country, with a mockery of an election for President in progress, and with the attempt to prevent the landinc of Felix Diaz, a candidate for that office! observation is focussed upon the lawlessness of the> despotic government more than ever. The remark is frequently mace that the United States owes it to the civilised world to step in and end the state of anarchy existent in Mexico, both with the object of protecting foreign interests and ensuring political freedom to the downtrodden millions who, while virtually living in a republic, never have known the meaning of liberty. The lesson of the Spanish war shows how easy it is for this people to be whipped into a fury of rage by such considerations, and the nublic niind is. just now in such a state that any outrage by Huerta at the expense of Americans might very quickly set American 6oldiers marching across the border-

President Wilson, apparently, has no hope of an election that will terminate the troubles of Mexico. In notes addressed to the Huerta provisional Government, he has been giving free expression to his views. In one of these notes he speoks of being "shocked at the lawless methods employed by General Huerta," and "finds it impossible 11> regard otherwise than as an net of bad faith towards tho United States General Huertn's course in dissolving Congress and arresting Deputies.'"' This, says the President of the UuitPtl States, destroys all nossibility of a free and fair plection. adding that he "would not feel justified in accepting the result of such an election or in recocnisinc the President so chosen." Another note, even more stronjlv wortlnd and more terse, the terms of .winch are not made pnblio. is paid to coTiF^'tt' 4, ' , nrT*'**.allv f-o last af+-«m" + > of the Tnitwl Suites to deal with the situation »y diplomatic means.