The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-07-25
Hopes for Intervention.

Especial to The Times Dispatch
New York. July 2i.-lnterVcntion by
the United States is the hope OF intclli =
gent and patriotic Mexicans. accord e.
ing 10 Mrs. Paul Hudson. wife OF the
proprietor Of the Mexican Herald, gen
orally regarded as one OF the most
important papers published south Of
the Rio Grande. Mrs Hudson came
TO New York with her husband To at
tend the graduation Of their daughter
at finishing school in this city.
MIR Hudson had To hurry back TO
Mexico TO attend TO his business" said
Mrs Hudson to-day. but il WAS such
n relief to set foot in my own country
that have decided TO Keep my fam
lily here for a while We had been
swimming at sea in Mexico for So long
that was glad To let down and
touch bottom"
Forty thousand United states citi-
zcns in Mexico are about To lose all
they possess" she said. Many have
already been reduced 10 extremity. and
more than any one viii ever know
about have been killed hy bandits and
by unavoidable or unfortunate proXi-
nifty To- battle
in this situation II is tho inactivity
Of the state Department OF the United
states which has disposed US to well
come actual Intervention. not only to
secure the lives and liberties OF Aincrl-
=.
TO put Il stop, on humanitarian grounds.
70 the worse than Bulgarian atrocities
that are perpetratcd OH Mexican women
and children and other native noncom-
batants. ! year ago the same people
who now speak hopefully OF Ameri-
can intervention opposed the suggcS-
tion with fervor what has caused the
change?
"In the first place, they are dis
heartencd by the failure OF the United
States to show the firm hand which
would have prevented the lapse Of the
country into brigandacc An uucom-
promising stand for safety OF Amcri-
can lives and property should have been
! taken at the outbreak of the Madcro
revolution three years ago. III View of
what many believe TO he the decay OF
American diplomacy, those who have
the hest interests OF Mexico at heart
would rather see the situation dealt
with by the United States Congress,
hoping that Congress is more immedi-
ately representative Of American honor
and intelligence.
when liuerta took charge. the best
Informed people in Mexico deemed that
he had back OF him the most powerful
group of men in the nation. If Huerta
can't pull the country through no
ono can they said. II is now believed
that had the lluerta government had
the same recognition at Washington
that WAS accorded ii by the European
and South American powers. Aladcro's
successor would have been able TO oh
tain credit and restore order. Even
row recognition might not be too late.
though correspondents in tho city of
Mexico are very blue as to the situa
tion.
THE stand taken by the State De-
partmenl that the Hucrta government
shall not be recognized because its
hands are not clean. appears somewhat
fniclty TO people In the CITY OF Mexico.
Revolutions are seldom bloodlcss.
Whatever the means to get his power.
iIuerta' $ title TO the presidency has the
approval of the Mexican forms of law
and is OF equal validity with that of
Provisional President de la Barra.
whom the late President Madcro sue
ceedcd. 1t is objected that Hucrta has