Evening Republican, Volume 18, Number 108, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 7 May 1914 — A. B. 0. Class in Mediation, [ARTICLE]

A. B. 0. Class in Mediation,

The American public apparently cates very little albout the work of mediation at present being undertaken by Argentine, Brazil and Chili between the United States and Huerta. Since there is to be no fighting the American public has lost its interest. It doesn’t care much what the A. B. C. mediators do. The reason why there is so little interest is because the public well understands that a mediation, aiward either for or against us fn the Case off Huerta would mean very little. Dealing with Huerta is a good deal like attempting to negotiate with a shifting sand dune or a column otf smoke. But otf one thing the public is certain, and that is, in spite otf what the mediators may do or say, no one in the United States expects any mediation award to the hurt of this nation.

If, however, Mexico were a powerful nation and in ft position to do us harm if it chose, it is not likely that we should be so indifferent in the matter as we now are. Suppose the present effort at mediation concerned a matter in which our national welfare actually were in jeopardy, if such were the ease the present apathy would not exist as to the outcome Suppose, also, our national welfate were actually at stake—if such were the ease, do you suppose that the American public would be Satisfied with Argentine, Brazil and Chill as mediators? Not for a minute Even as it is, the situation is not far removed from boy’s play. When we think of these puny nations, but a few short years, at best, out off semi-eiviliz&tfon, attempting to run the affairs otf Uncle Sam, the situation seems almost ridiculous.