The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-10-22
THE DREAMER AWAKENING.

To see the curious antics i'll di-
plomacy that are being performed by
our administration is at once laughable
and mortifying. President Wilson, early
In his administration, assumed an over
lordship with respect to Mexico which
was wholly unjustifable, an attitude
which he has maintained ever since,
Not only docs he insist that he has n
right .toldesignatc the persons who shall
not be candidates for Office in Mexico,
but he arrogates to himself the right
to say whether the Mexican election is
valid or not. The evil results of all
this have been so conspicuous, and the
assumption has placed us in such
false position, that it is evident we are
getting in a worse and more deplorable
position all the time with respect to
Mexican affairs.
Not only has President Wilson as
sumed this supervision over Mexican at-
fairs and oflicialdom, but he now
proceeds further, and undertakes to call
Great Britain to account for her recog:.
milton of Huerta Immediately after
Huerta had declared his dictatorship,
President Wilson assumes that since he
was discontented with this act on the
part of Huerta, all nations Of the world
should take notice Of his displeasure,
and Hkeep off tho grass until he sees
fit to lift the interdict against Huerta.
1t would seem that the absurdity OF
this diplomacy would penetrate the
mind Of President Wilson by this time.
His assumption Of control over Mexico
is something so utterly prcposterous, in
view Of his futile action with respect
to Mexico, that ne is earning the con-
tempt of other nations. Great Britain
good naturedly explains that the recog-
milton Of Huerta had nothing to do
with President Wilson S opinions at all.
That recognition was mere coincl-
dencc so far as the recognition coming
al the same time as the dictatorship OF
Huerta is concerned. Hucrta is mani
festly the chief executive of Mexico,
and Great Britain recognizes him as
such and that is all there is to 1T.
The inference naturally is that the
United States would do we'll TO do the
same and attend to its own business.
President Wilson appears to have
been in sort of self-hypnotized dream
with regard to Mexico ever since he got
into the Presidential chair. One would
suppose that q few iolts such as he has
received from Great Britain, and such
as the demand made direct to Presi-
dent Huerta with regard to Germans
held as a protection by the rebels in
Torreon, would wake him out Of his
dream Germany passes direct 10
Mexico her demand. without any re-
gard whatever to President Wilson or
his assumption Of supervision over
Mexican affairs, 1t is not likely that
President Wilson will have the conf
dence TO protest to Germany against
this direct approach to the Mexican
government without consulting him,
But since he has approached Great
Britain on a point Of substantially the
same nature, it is difficult to see how
he can consistently refrain from calling
upon Germany to explain why the de-
mand with respect to German captivcs
in Torreou was communicated direct to
Huerta without notification to our Gov
But if President Wilson
should make such demand as this
upon Germany, he would be likely to
receive reply that would completely
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