New-York tribune., 1913-11-23
PRINCE TELLS U. s.
TO HELP HUERTA
Andre POniatOWski Fears
Our Mexican Policy
Is Erroneous.
BUT EUROPE STILL
TRUSTS IN WILSON
French Financier Raps Dollar
Diplomacy and Protection
Given Americans.

Prince Andre Poniatowsk. honorary
president or the Banque Privee, Of Paris,
arrived here last night from Havre by
the French liner France, convinced that
the United States made mistake in not
recognizing Huerta when he first became
Provisional President OF Mexico.
The prince, who comes here on busi-
ness connected with French financial in
terests, told about the general feeling in
Europe concerning the Mexican situation,
which differs somewhat from his own
ideas OF what should be done in Mexico.
"It is hard TO say just what will be the
outcome" he declared "In Europe there
seems to be a general opinion that Presi-
dent Wilson has his cards turned up be-
fore him and knows what is in mis- hand.
They think abroad that he has some in
side information regarding Mexico and
Huerta that he Is not making public. II
this is so then all is well. They hope II
is so. but those who are In doubt cannot
but feel that he has put the United States
In bad light II he has not the informa-
tion credited to him. There ID feeling
in Europe, now that Mr.. Wilson has gone
so far. that he should be given a free
hand to see the affair through TO the end
in his own way.
PERSONALLY | think the course OF the
administration has been wrong. It is a
mistake. 1t is generally believed abroad
that the mistake was made In the han
ding OF the dollar diplomacy. Dollar
diplomacy is all right II the money in
terests come second and the rights OF the
people first. That is the general policy
abroad. The citizen and his rights are
always paramount TO the interests OF cap
ital. England looks out for her foreign
investments. but not until her citizens
away from home have the first considera-
tion.
Now, what has the United States ac-
tually done? She has Haunted her flag
under the noses OF the Mexicans and told
them that they had nothing TO fear. The
only thing the United States has done In
the way OF protection is TO tell Americans
to flee. The United States is actually
handicapping her citizens in Mexico The
Mexicans have small regard for Amer
leans. II is the same in all South Amer
lea.
I'm my own experience I have found
that II was not TO the advantage Of my
interests in Mexico and South America
TO hire American engineers. They are
excellent men and good engineers. but
the anu-American feeling makes them
the subjects for insult. and the result is
that fights are plentiful and life and
properties are endangered. often the
South American will mistake an English
man for an American. and FOR that rea-
son we are reluctant TO hire English
engineers.
II fear that the United States wit
tingly or unwittingly. has given "A great
moral strengthening to the rebellion in
Mexico Huerta should have been kept
In power and backed up by the United
States until he had established peace
as provisional President After this had
been accomplished the United States
could bring sufficient pressure upon him
TO force him out Of office.
1T may be that Mr.. Wilson is blessed
with Roosevelt luck. and, II he is II
may pull him through"