Arizona sentinel and Yuma weekly examiner., 1913-05-22
PRIDE eoErH BEFORE pEsTRUc
 TON

American newspapers are comment ing quite freely on the indignity or fered Henry Lane Wilson in Mexlco City few days ago by Usurper Huerta, and general surprise is gen orally expressed that Wilson did not land on the conspirator's jaw. To be told plainly that as the American am bassador he has no standing in Mexf co City, and to be peevishly told that his government has prevented the success of the conspiracy through its failure to recognize that conspiracy and would not be recognized by the conspiracy, was a pretty tough load to hand Henry Lane after all the as- sistance he has rendered Usurper Huerta and the other conspirators in the Mexican capital. It serves to show the ingratitude of Usurper Huerta and the result of association. If General" Pascual Orozco had not spent so much time in Mexico City re- gently Henry Lane Wilson would not have been subjected to this indignity. Failure to recognize the American government and American officials was one of the marked characteristics of Orozco's dishonorable campaign in the state of Chihuahua, and Huerta must be indebted to him for the idea.
 The following editorial from the Houston Post is characteristic of the American view of the situation:
 "The correctness of the observation of Solomon, that pride goeth before destruction, and naughty spirit be- fore a fall," is abundantly attested in the experience of many generations of men. The achieving men are those who subdue these evidences of weak ness in their nature and cultivate virtues that are directly the opposite.
 That Huerta, head of the present de facto government of Mexico, is bringing himself within the operation of this principle in the action of the moral forces of the universe and is therefore, riding swiftly to his down fall, there are multiplying indications to justify such a conclusion. Enjoy ing such power as he possesses through his own treachery ito the legally elected and lawfully consti- tuted president of the republic, assas- sinated while a prisoner under his protection, the wisdom of ordinary diplomacy would suggest, it seems to us, that such a monster should not be overbold in pressing his claims for recognition of his administration by other governments which make any pretense to being administered upon civilized principles.
 This policy, however, has not been pursued by Huerta. With his authori- ty defied in every part of the repub- lie except in the capital, and with a growing revolution working itself into shape to overcome the forces support ting him there, he grows indignant because the government at Washing ton, whose tolerance of his usurped au- thority and barbarous methods of SUD- porting it has already been stretched to the limit, withholds recognition of his tottering government Indignation from such a source ought to be con- vincing proof to the Washington au- thorities that it is pursuing the right course, in so far as the refusing to countenance his claims as a govern. ment entitled to recognition.
 Tn this connection, an Associated Press dispatch from Mexico City states that Huerta called Ambassador Wilson to the palace Thursday and delivered to him the ultimatum that claimants against Mexico need expect no settlement so long as the American government withholds recognition of the republic. This declaration was made after he had expressed his per- sonal and official resentment at the attitude of the American government saying such attitude on his part was the only one compatible with tht national dignity
 We should say the national dig. nity' is entitled to little respect on the part of Uncle Sam so long as it is reflected through such a hideous monster as Huerta We are not so sure that Ambassador Wilson ought not to have shown the Just indignation Of the American people at Huerta' s audacity by skipping him in the face.