THE NORTH PLATTE SEMI-WEEKLY TRIBUNE.
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"HANDS OFF" IS
WILSDTTS POLIGY
Nonintervention and Neutrality
Toward Mexico.
TO PROTECT ALL AMERICANS
Presidents Message Declares Fighting
Factlonlcts Are to Do Held to
Strict Responsibility for Safe
guard of Foreigners
Americana Urged to
Leave.
Washington, D. 0., Aug. 28. Presi
dent Wilson appeared In person be
foro congress and laid baro to tho
world tho details of this nation's ef
forts to bring about peaco In Mexico,
tho facts concerning Huorta'a rejec
tion of the peace proposals and tho
policy to bo pursued by this govern
ment. Tho massage was distinctly specific
In tono and contains little In tho way
of recommendation for future policy
except the olnglo ono that thiB govern
ment must urgo earnestly that all
Americans should leave Mexico at
once and that tho United States
ohould assist, them to get out of Mexi
co In ovory way possible.
Tho prosldent counsels delay beforo
i further action is taken, and says:
Impatience Would Be Childish.
"Impatience on our part would bo
childish and would bo frought with
ovory risk of wrong and folly. The
door is not ciosod against tho resump
tion, either upon the Initiative of Mex
ico or upon our own, of the effort to
bring order out of tho confusion by
friendly co-oporatlvo action, should
fortunate occasion offer.
"So long as tho misunderstanding
continues wo can only await tho time
of tholr awakening to a realization to
tho actual facts. We cannot thrust
our good offices upon them. Tho situ
ation must be given a llttlo more time
to work Itself out In tho new circum
stances, and I believe that only a llttlo
whilo will be necessary. Tho clrcum
etances aro new. Tho rejection of our
friendship makes them now and will
Inevitably bring Its own alterations in
tho whole aspect of affairs. Tho actual
situation of tho authorities at Mexico
City will presently be revealed."
Powers Gives U. S. Moral Support.
President Wilson's message Is unex
pectedly brief and , closes with the
Btatement that soveral of the great
governments of tho world have given
tho United States their generous moral
support In urging on tho provisional
authorities at Mexico City tho ac
ceptance of our proffered good offices
(ln tho spirit in which thoy wero made.
'The president relates tho circum
stances leading up to the Llnd mission
and all tho facts in connection with It.
Text of President's Message.
Tho message follows:
"Gentlemen of tho Congress: It Is
clearly my duty to lay beforo you very
fully and without reservation tho facts
concerning our present relations with
the republic of Mexico. Tho doplora
bio posturo of affairs in Mexico I need
not describe, but I deem It my duty to
speak very frankly of what thlB gov
ernment has dono and should seek to
do In fulfillment of Its obligation to
Mexico herself, as a friend and neigh
bor, and to American citizens whoso
lrvos and vital Interests aro daily af
fected by tho distressing condition
which now obtain beyond our south
ern border.
U. S. a Friend of Mexico.
"Those conditions touch us very
nearly. Not merely because they Ho
at our very doors. That, of course,
makes us more vividly and more con
stantly conscious of them, and every
Instinct of neighborly interest and
sympathy is aroused and quickened by
them; but that is only one element in
tho determination of our duty. Wo
aro glad to call ourselves tho friends
of Mexico, and wo shall, I hope, have
many an occasion, in happier times, as
well as in these days of trouble and
confusion, to show that our friendship
is genuine and disinterested, capable
of sacrifice and very generous mani
festation. The peace, prosperity, and
contentment of Mexico mean more,
much more, to us, than merely an en
larged field for our commerce and en
terprise. They mean an enlargement
of tho field of self-government and
tho realization of hopes and rights of
a nation with whoso best aspirations,
too long suppressed, and disappointed,
we deeply sympathize. Wo shall yot
prove to tho Mexican people that wo
know how to servo them without first
thinking how wo shall Borvo ourselves.
World Wants Mexican Peace,
"nut wo aro not the only friends
of Mexico. Tho whole world desires
her peaco and progress, and tho whole
world is Interested as never before.
Mexico lies at last whoro all tho world
looks on. Central Amorlca Is about
to bo touched by the great routes of
tho worlds' trade and Intercourse run
ning freo from ocean to ocean at tho
isthmus. Tho future has much in
store for Mexico, ns for till the states
of Central Amorlca, but the best gifts
can como to her only if she bo ready
nnd freo to receive them and to enjoy
them honorably. Amorlca In particu
lar America, North and South, and
upon both continents waits upon tho
development of Mexico; and that de
velopment can bo sound and lasting
only If It bo the product of a genuine
freedom, a Just nnd ordered govern
ment founded upon law. And bo can
it be peaceful and fruitful of the bene
fits of peaco Mexico has a great and
enviable future beforo her, if only sho
chooso and attain tho paths of honest
constitutional government.
No Peace la In Sight.
"Tho present circumstances of tho
republic, I deeply regret to Bay, do not
seem to promlso oven tho foundations
of such a peace. Wo havo waited many
months, months full of porll and anxi
ety, for tho conditions thero to Im
prove, and they havo not Improved.
Thoy havo grown worse, rather. Tho
territory in somo sort controlled by
tho provisional authorities at Mexico
City has grown smaller, not larger.
Tho prospect of tho pacification of tho
country, oven by a'ms, has Beemed to
grow more and more romoto, and Its
pacification by tho authorities at tho
capital is ovldontly impossible by any
other means than forco. Difficulties
moro and moro entangle those who
claim to constituto the legltlmnto gov
ernment of tho republic. Thoy havo
not mado good their claim in fact
Their successes in tho field havo
proved only temporary. War and dls
ordor, devastation and confusion, Bccm
to threaten to becomo tho settled for
tune of tho distracted country. As
friends wo could wait no longer for a
solution which every week seoinB fur
ther away. It was our duty at least
to volunteer our good offices the offer
to assist, If wo might, In effecting
Boiho arrangement which would bring
relief and peace and set up a uniform
ally acknowledged political authority
there.
Tells of Instructions to Llnd.
"Accordingly I took tho liberty of
sending tho Hon. John Lind, formerly
governor of Minnesota, as my person
al spokesman nnd representative to
tho City of Mexico with tho following
Instructions:
"Press very earnestly upon tho at
tention of those who aro now exor
cising authority or wielding Influence
in Mexico tho following consideration
and advice:
"Tho government of tho United
states does not feel at liberty any
longer to stand inactively by whilo It
becomes daily moro and moro evident
that no real progress Is being mado
towards tho establishment of a gov
ernment at tho City of Mexico which
the country will obey and respect.
"The government of the United
States docs not stand In tho same
case with tho other great governments
of tho world In respect to what is hap
pening or what 1b Wanly to happen in
Mexico. Wo offer our good offices, not
only becnuso of our Genuino desiro
to play tho part of a friend, but also
bocauso wo aro expwtnd by the pow
ers of tho world to act as Mexico's
nearest friend.
Acts In Interest cf Mexico.
"Wo wish to act in theso circum
stances In the spirit of tho most ear
nest and disinterested friendship. It
is our purposo in whatever wo do or
proposo in this perplexing and dis
tressing situation not only to pay tho
most scrupulous regard to tho sover
eignty and Independence of Mexico
that wo tako as a matter of course,
to which wo aro bound by every ob
ligation of right and honor but also
to give every possible cvldenco that
wo act in tho interest of Moxlco alone,
and not In tho interest of any person
or body of persons who may haye per
sonal or property claims In Mexico
which thoy may feel that they havo
tho right to press. Wo are seeking to
counsel Mexico for her own good and
In the interest of her own peaco, and
not for any other purposo whatever.
"Tho government of tho United
States would be Itself dlBcroditcd if
it had any selfish or ulterior purposo
in transactions where tho peace, hap
piness and prosperity of a whole peo
ple aro Involved. It Is acting as its
friendship for Mexico, not as any
selfish interest, dictates.
All America Cries for Settlement.
"Tho political situation 'in Mexico
Is Incompatible with tho fulfillment
of international obligations on tho
part of Mexico, with tho civilized de
velopment of Mexico herself, and with
tho maintenance of tolerable political
and economic conditions in Contral
America. It is no common occasion,
therefore, that tho United States of
fers her counsel and assistance All
America cries out for a settlement.
"A satisfactory settlement soom3 to
ub to bo conditioned on; (a) An im
mediate cessation of fighting through
out Mexico, a definite armistice, sol
emnly entered into and scrupulously
observed;
"(b) Security given for an early
and freo election in which all will
agreo to tako part.
Huerta Must Not Be Candidate.
"(c) Tho consent of General Huer
ta to bind himself not to bo n candi
date for election as president of tho
republic at this election; nnd
"(d) The agreement of all parties
to abide by tho results of tho election
nnd co-operation in the most loyal way
in organizing and supporting the new
administration.
"Tho government of tho United
States will be glad to play any part In
this settlement or In its carrying out
which is honorable nnd consistent
with International right. It pledges
Itself to recognizo and in any way
proper to assist the administration
chosen and set up In Mexico In tho
way and on tho conditions suggested.
Taking all tho existing conditions
into consideration the government of
tho United States can conceive of no
reasons GUlIlclent to Justify those who
are now attempting to shape the pol
icy or exercising tho authority of Mex
ico in dccling the offices 'of friendship
thus offered. Cun Mexico give tho civ
ilized world a butlsfnctory reason for
rejecting our good offices?
Llnd Showed Great Tact.
Mr. Llnd executed his delicate and
difficult mission with singular tact,
firmness, and mado clear to tho au
thorities of tho city of Moxlco, not
only tho purposo of his visit, but also
tho spirit in which It had boon under
taken. But tho proposals be sub
mitted woro rejected, in a noto, tho
full toxt of which I tako tho liberty
of laying beforo you.
"I am led to beliovo that thoy woro
rejected partly becauso tho authori
ties at Mexico City had boon grossly
misinformed and misled upon two
points. Thoy did not realize tho spirit
of tho Amorlcan pcoplo In this mnttcr,
tholr earnest friendliness nnd yot
sober determination that domo Just so
lution bo found for tho Moxicnn diffi
culties; and thoy did not bolbvo that
tho prcsont ndmlnlstrtlon spoke,
through Mr. Llnd, for tho American
peoplo.
"Meanwhile, what is it our duty to
do? Clearly, everything that wo do
must bo rooted In patlcnco and dono
with calm and disinterested delibera
tion. Impntlenco on our part would
bo childish, and would bo fraught with
ovcry risk of wrong and folly. Wo
can afford to oxcrclso tho solf-ro-stralut
of n renlly great nation which
realizes its own strongth nnd scorno
to misuse It It was our duty to offer
our nctlvo assistance. It Is now our
duty to show what truo neutrality will
do to cnnblo tho pcoplo of Mexico to
sot tholr affairs in ordor again and
wait for a furthor opportunity to offer
our friendly counsols. Tho door is not
closed against tho resumption, cither
upon tho Inltlativo of Mexico or upon
our own, of tho offort to bring order
out of tho confusion by friendly co
oporatlvo action, should fortunnto oc
casion offer.
Urges Americans to Leave.
"Wo should earnestly urgo nil Amer
icans to leavo Mexico at onco, and
should assist them to get away In
overy way possible. Not becnuso we
would mean to slacken In tho lonst
our efforts to safeguard tholr Uvos
and their Interests, but because It Is
lmperatlvp that thoy should not tako
any unnecessary risks ir it m pnysicai
ly posBlblo for them to leave the coun
try. Wo should lot everyone who
assumos to exerclso authority In any
part of Mexico know in tho most un
equivocal way that we shall vigilantly
watch tho fortunos of thoso Ameri
cans who cannot get nway, and shall
hold thoso responsible for their Buf
ferings and Iobscb to a definite reckon
ing. Will Remain Neutral.
For tho rest, I doom It my duty to
oxerclso tho authority conferred upon
mo by tho law of March 14, 1912, to
seo to it that neither side to tho
struggle now going on in Mexico re
ceive any assistance from this sldo of
tho border. I shall follow tho best
practice of nations in tho matter of
neutrality by forbidding tho exporta
tion of arms or munitions of war of
any kind from tho United StnteB to
any part of tho ropubllc of Mexico.
"I am happy to say that several of
tho great governments of tho world
havo given this government tholr gen
orous moral support In urging upon
tho provisional authorities at tho city
of Mexico tho acceptances of our
proffered good offices In the spirit In
which thoy wero made."
Gamboa'8 Reply to Wilson.
Washington, Aug. 28 Tho follow?
Ing Is a synopsis of tho reply of
Senor Gamboa to tho proposals of
tho Amorlcan government convoyed
through Hon. John Llnd, as transmit
ted to congresB by tho president:
In his reply to tho American pro
posals Senor Gamboa, tho Mexican
minister of foreign affairs, urges tho
following points:
That President WIlson'B imputation
that no progress is being mado to
ward tho restoration of peace In Mex
ico Is not true.
That tho fact tho Moxlcan govern
ment enjoys tho recognition of nearly
all tho great nations of tho world Is
proof that It is a truo and honorable
administration.
That tho proposal of an armistico Is
impossible, bocauso nations do not
proposo armistices with bandltB. To
grant an armistico would bo to rec
ognizo tho belligerency of tho rebels.
That tho roqucst that General Huer
to should not be a candidate for tho
presidency is "strange nnd unwarrant
ed." That the election of General Huerta
was legal.
That tho Amorlcan proposals nro
"humiliating and unsound."
That Mexico's ambassador should
bo received In Moxico and that tho
United States should send a new nra
bussador to Mexico.
Ocean Travelers Take Notice.
Let passengers demand fewer luxur
ies and the work of finding deck spaco
to carry boats for all will bo sim
plified. Tho claim that a vesol carries
boats for all docs not mean safety
unless the boats are allowed working
room to launch them. It merely
means tho mechanical hoisting aboard
of tho required number of boats. To
havo a boat for all 1b ono thing, but
if they nre cramped, and tho work
ing spaco is hampered by Roman
baths, etcetera, as it generally Is wo
aro worse off than before. Super
fluities always mean confusion. Add
darkness to luxury and we havo all
that Is required to turn confusion into
chaos.
If wealth talks at soa In fine v, rath
er It must not wall when disaster
overtakes It. Thoro aro limits to
what tho Hhlpowner and naval archi
tect can do. Running liners Is a
business that must return a profit, and
bo as void of sentiment as running
trains. Shlpo must pay or ceano to
run, and, if tho traveling public must
havo tho luxuries and life-saving gear
It demands, then It must pay tho piper
In tho form of higher faros. Atluutlc
Monthly.
These Flapping Brims.
"Seems delightful to see a woman's
faco onco more."
"Havo you been In tho wilds?"
"No; but tho girls havo been w tar
ing such largo hats."
WK5 WD
MEMORY
ENGLAND'S LARGEST LANDOWNER
Gowor nnd Viscount Trcnthnm.
The
ol Suthorlnnd in 1833.
Tho mother of tho preBont duko,
Clair ErBklnc, daughter of tho fourth Earl of Roaslyn. Sho was married
when sho wns sovonteen years old, nnd Is still ono of tho most beautiful as
well as tho most active and vital women of England, Tho present duchess,
who wns Lady Elleon Gladys Butler, daughter of the soventh Earl of Lanes
borough, Is n dashing, clover and pretty woman and a great favorlto In
socloty.
PLANS BABY-SAVING CAMPAIGN
Probably tho most comploto report
of what Is bolng dono in this country
to savo babies over Issued by tho
government Is embodied In a 100-pngo
pamphlet by Julia C. Lathrop, chief of
children's bureau of tho department
of labor, Just mado public.
Two thousand copies of tho report
aro being distributed to health offi
cials and organizations interested in
-baby saving In cities, towns, and vil
lages throughout tho nation, in order
that all may know what othorB aro
doing.
The purposo of tho report Is to In
struct baby savors in tho most recent
methods of baby saving, and tho most
important sections aro printed in Eng
lish, Italian, German, Polish, Yiddish,
Slovnk and Hungnrlan.
Tho report Is based on information
furnished Miss Lathrop by tho mayors
of tho 109 cities In this country with
a population of moro thnn G0.000, and
deals especially with tho enro of In
fants In summer. Tho report will bo followed by bulletins Issued at intor
valH, tolling of tho most recent mothoda of safeguarding chlldron.
Miss Lathrop plans to have all cities In tho country submit yearly reports
of baby saving work. Sho will Incorporate thoso reports, in nn annual report
to bo iflsued by tho children's burenu and distributed nationally, In ordor that
all cities may becomo acquainted with ench other.
FAMOUS BEAUTY OF EUROPE
nnd Belgrade. It wan while visiting
ycung Baroness von Lolven first met
as charge d'affaires of IiIh nntlon at
MRS. WILSON
Whilo It has not been much bruit
ed abroad, it Is a well-known fact In
Washington that Mrs. Wilson was not
at all well when -sho left Washington,
In fact, she wns so much Indisposed
Just boforo leaving tho capital that
sho had to rest for somo days In tho
White House. If Mrs. Wilson should
hnvo a bioakdown undor her nrduous
duties, Hho would only bo following In
tho footsteps of Mrs. Tnft. Mrs. Tnft
was a brilliant woman, used to doing
things, and to having things dono ex
actly her way. 3ho rushed Into tho
social duties of tho Whlto House with
all tho energy In her carnost naturn
and took upon herself many duties
that should havo been porformed by
subordinates, and tho result was alio
broke down In her first attempt, nnd
never nfterwardB was titrong.
Mra. Wilson la, of course, ambi
tious and anxious to do ns much as
any other mistress of tho Whlto Ilouso
has dono, and whilo sho Is blessed
with superabundant energy and strength, the has been dealing this out in
auch largo quantities that tho supply was necessarily soon exhausted. So
much depends upon tho prnsenco of tin chatclaln of tho White Ilouso at all
ntatn functions thnt It will bo a deprivation not only tor Mrs. Wllnon, but for
the people Invited to the White I louse, in case sho should break down under
the arduous duties of liar position. It Is paid that sho 1b n picture of health
uow that she 1b In tho quiet of her home up Iti Hnrlakenden, N. II.
With tho accession of tho Mar
quls of Stafford. Gcorgo Granville
Sutherland Lovcson-Gowor, to tho
dukedom of Sutherland, following tho
death of tho fourth duko, an enormous
ncreago of British land has changed
owners. Tho Duko of Suthorlnnd iB
tho largest landowner In Groat Brit
nln, as well ns the bond of ono of tho
oldest famlllos of tho nobility. TrndU
Hon dcclnros that tho first Earl of
Sutherland was ono of tho original
Mormaers, or prehistoric counts of
Scotland, according to tho Sketch, al
though tho tltlo can bo traced only
from tho grant of Aloxandor II. of
Scotland In 123G. Legend trncos tho
tltlo back to 1057, but William, his
torically known nn tho first onrl, was
given tho tltlo In 123G for his sorvlcen
In suppressing mi Insuroctlen. An
English barony was conforrod on tho
Scotch oarl In 1G20 and ho becamo
Unron Gowor In 1703. Tho holder of
tho tltlo In 1740 wns mado Enrl
Earl of Sutherland beenmo the Duko
now downgor duchess, wns Fanny St.
Tho capital will next wlntor poB
cess among its foreign chatolalncs
ono of tho famous beauties of Eu
rope. Quito a furoro wob cauuod aomo
fivo or six yoars ago when It was ru
mored that tho kaiser, wishing to
bring his embassy to tho front rank,
was about to designate tho Prlnco of
PIobs as Gormanto ambassador solely
bocauso pf tho wondorful benuty of
his wife This proved mere ldlo chat
ter. In scloctlng M. Constuntlno Dum
ba to Buccocd Bnron von Hongolmul
ler, It mny bo assorted that ho was
uolcctod for his success In his chosen
cureor and thnt tho marvelous beauty
und nccompIlBhmonts of his wlfo hnvo
played tholr part In tho working of
destiny.
Mmo Dumba Is nearly twenty
years tho Junior of her distinguished
husband, nnd bIio bolongs to nn Illus
trious half Balkan, half Russian fam
ily, portions of which hold onvlablo
posts In St. PotcrHhurg, In Bucharest
somo kindred In Bucharest that tho
M. Constantln Dumhn, who was acting
tho Roumanian capital.
WAS WORN OUT
JsM
LEICESTER AN ANCIENT CITY'
Though Today Modern In Most Re-
specta It la Ono of Britain's
Oldest Towns.
London. Leicester, which 1b tho
chief town in tho county of Loiccstor.j
Is situated In n gontto hollow on the)
River Soar about 100 miles north'
northwoot of London. Lalcostor can,
no doubt lay claim to great antiquity,)
but tho greater part of tho town with
its wido streets and largo opon
spaces is nlmost entirely modern.
It wob, however, on nncicnt Ilrlt
lull town, nnd under tho namo of
Rntiscorlon, an Important Roman sta
tion. It was also ono of tho fivo old
Danish burgs, and until 871 was an
ecclesiastical seo. Its charter of in
corporation was obtained from King
John, by Henry V. In 1414 nnd Henry
VI. In 142G. In tho Hluo Boar Inn.
which was demolished nbout 1829,
Richard III. slopt tho night boforo tho
Quaint Architecture In Old Portion
of Leicester.
battlo of noHWorth Field, 485. Tho
town was stormed by Charlos I. in
1G4G, but recovered a short timo aft
erwards by Fairfax.
Thoro aro several interesting
churches in LelccBtor, among thoso
St. Mnry'a and St. Margarot's. In tho
neighborhood of tho town nro tho ro
malns of tho nbboy of Dlack Canons,
which was founded in 1143. On tho
Blto of tho present St. Mnrgarot'B
church wns tho old Saxon cathedral
of tho boo of Lolccstor, and it was In
tho adjoining nbboy that Cardinal
Wolsoy found rofugo on his flight
north from tho anger of Honry VIII.
Of tho moro raodorn buildings tho
most notable 1b tho now municipal
buildings with an imposing clock
tower 131 foot high. Lolccstor lraa
grown very rapidly of rocont years,
and this is duo to Its central position,
to its transit facilities by throo rail
way companies nnd by water, and to
tho gront expansion of ita ludustrlos.
Tho mnnufacturo of plain nnd fancy
hosiery, which wua Introduced in 1G80,
In equaled only by Nottingham, whilo
it 1b ono of tho most Important con
tort) of tho boot trado in tho United
Kingdom. Tho town has rcturnod two
mombors of parliament from tho time
of Edward I., and It has long boon
noted in politics as a very strong
Liberal and Labor contor. Tho pres
ent population of tho borough is
about 228,000.
FROG ATE CHICKEN A DAY
Rather Than Yield Last Captured
Prey Ho Held on and Was
Captured.
York, Pa. When Georgo Koff, a
Pigeon hills farmor, sat upon tho
porch of his homo In tho dusk of tho
oarly summer ovonlngB and listened
to tho chorus of tho frogs in tho
neighboring pond, ho thought ho de
tected an odd noto la tho deepest
bass noto of all. Had ho recognized
it as a gluttonouB bollow'Vor "moro
chick," ho would probably havo saved
moro of Ills brood of young fowls.
A chick disappeared daily, and
Kopp attributed tholr losa to rata or
other vermin. A fow evenings ago
ho was closo enough to hear tho dis
tressed piping of ono of thorn as it
was carried off, but it was growing
dark and ho could not traco tho
sound. Tho following evening ho was
o'n the lookout and when ho hoard
another chick in distress ho was quick
enough to noto a disturbance upon
tho edgo of tho pond, whoro he was
amazed to soa a monster frog with a
chick clasped In its mouth by ono leg,
ioap into tho wator.
Several times the struggling chick
camo to tho surfaco, only to bo drng
ged back. It was Blowly drowning
when Kopp wndod In and grasped it.
So Intent wnB tho frog upon Its proy
that It retained a bulldog grip upon
tho fowl and ..permitted Itself to bo
pullod ashoro and captured.
Paralytic's Remarkable Recovery.
Lob Angeles, Cal. Arthur J. Ited
dlngton, rnnchor, suffering from par
tial paralysis of tho arms and logs
for sovoral yoars, was hobbling
around nonr his ranch when a gooao,
flew across tho road and struck Red
dlngton on tho back of tho neck. lie
Instinctively threw up 1i!b hands to
his neck. Whon ho recovered his
composuro lta found that ho had tho
complete use of all his limbs.
Jail for Silt Skirt Wearers.
Now Haven, Conn. President Ed
win Potent of Durman college, Groeu-
vlllo, S. C, says young women who
nro parading Now Haven with slit
nklrts should bo put In Jail. "Women
, who ludulgo In ouch depraved dress
aro a menuco morally to tho com-
I monwcalth,-' Bald Potent.
