The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-10-24
British Minister to Mexico
Continues His Own
Course
DECLINES TO REPLY
TO PRESS CRITICISM
Meanwhile Huerta Speaks
of Pres. Wilson in the
Highest Terms

of recent utterances of Sir Lionel Gar
den, regarding Washington's lack of un-
derstanding of the conditions in Mexico,
do not appear to have much affected the
British minister in Mexico. He appeared
to-day to regard the matter as an un-
warranted controversy with which he
declined to have anything to do He ex-
planned his views at some length tins
morning, but firmly declined to be quot
ed again.
London Thinks Sir Lionel Misquoted.
London Oct. 24-Not a word has been
heard here officially in regard to the al
legged interview given Sir Lionel Gar
den. British minister to Mexico, to which
dispatches from Washington say that
the United States government takes ex-
ception. No action will be taken in this
direction unless the British govern
inent's attention is drawn to the matter
officially.
Diplomatic circles here cannot believe
that man of the experience of Sir
Lionel Garden would publicly criticise
the policy of another government.
The greatest confidence is imposed in
Sir Lionel Garden by the government
here. In fact he was sent to Mexico be-
cause of his long experience there as
consul and of the success he achieved as
British minister in Guatemala. Should
the United States object to what he is
credited with saying, it is pointed out
that the usual course would be for
Washington to inquire from the Ameri-
can representative in Mexico as to the
accuracy of the report before making
representations to this country.
Huerta Promises Fair Election.
Mexico City, Oct 24.-General Vic
toriano Huerta, provisional president of
Mexico, made a statement yesterday
which was afterwards read in the pres
ence of all the members of the diplo-a
matte corps and the cabinet ministers.
In this statement, Gen. Huerta gave his
most solemn assurance that the sole use
that he has made, or will make, of his
power as interim president, is, first to
establish peace in the republic, and, sec
ond, to comply with the law of his coun-
try in holding fair elections, so that the
choice of the Mexican people, whoever
it may be, shall be installed in power.
General Huerta said that his govern
ment was determined at all costs to pro-
tect the lives and interests of foreigners
in Mexico, but that the government was
equally determined that the domestic af
fairs of Mexico shall be settled by the
Mexicans themselves.
He referred to the president of the
United States in terms of the greatest
respect and expressed unbounded ad
miration for the people and institutions
of the United States. He pointed out
with great emphasis that the difference
between the people of Mexico and the
people of the United States was a diff
ference so inherent and fundamental in
the character of the two races as to
make it entirely impossible to apply to
the people of Mexico American methods
in the evolution of democratic govern
ment for his country.
General Huerta emphasized his BELIEF
that when peace had been restored in
Mexico and after a lapse of some little
time, the people of Mexico, having paid
dearly for the experiences of the last
three years would probably be more able
than ever before to express their prefer
ence by ballot and abide by the result
of that ballot. He believed in the future
of his people and that the time was not
far distant when millions of Mexicans
would vote upon the great questions af
feeting the government of their country.
1t must be clearly understood, he
said, that from the standpoint of repre-
sentative government, where the masses
have right to and do express their |
opinions at the polls, Mexico has never |
had government by the people. In
the sense in which there is democracy
in Great Britain, Germany, France and |
4ha fa1 tot 4Ha~a -,
er has been, democracy in Mexico.
"The best government Mexico has ever |
had" continued Gen. Huerta, ''has been |
the government by the few, and it will |
be a long time before Mexico is able to |
have any other kind of government. 1t |
will require many years to bring the |
country to point where millions of |
men will be able to go to the polls and |
cast an intelligent ballot and abide by |
the result of that ballot.
what the people of the whole world |
want for Mexico is not that it shall |
have government fashioned upon the |
lines of the governments of England, the |
United States, Germany and France, but /
government adapted to the needs of /
the people of Mexico and able to main |
tain the peace of the country and pro- |
tect the vast interests which foreign ma
tions have at stake in the country.
"As it is impossible to impose the will |
of any foreign country upon the Mexi- |
can people except by force, the logical
course of all governments of the world, /
especially the government of the United /
States, is that they shall give to the |
government for the time being in Mex
leo their recognition and moral support /
in the efforts which that government 4 /
| putting forward for the protection of /
lives and interest of foreigners, includ-
ing Americans, throughout the country.
1T has not been many years since
1nearly 100000 Americans were in arms
against each other and nearly half the
territory of the United States was in
rebellion against the central authority
at Washington. The government Of the
United States at that time had the right
TO expect and had the pleasure of re-