New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-09-18
THE HUERTA VIEW
A Detailed Statement in Defence OF
the Mexican Leader.

/ To the Editor Of The Tribune.
Sir: There are some features OF the
Mexican situation that never see the hght
/ OF day. While the Wilson administration
| is busying itself with doing nothing down
IN the neiehborng republic except annoy
the existing administration there, and
| thereby indirectly encouraging rebellion
and anarchy why does no newspaper tell
/ the truth about the origin OF the deplor-
| able situation?
| II is the habit OF the newspapers and
| of the politicians to speak OF Huerta as
, having waded through slaughter 10 power
! Huerta is described as an assassin. lie IS
| accused OF the killing Of Madero. There
| fore. his administration must not be rec
| ognized.
! why is Madero never referred 10 as an
assassin? Why is all the sympathy always
with Madero and never with Huerta?
Assume the following to be the facts
! and they are easily susceptible OF inves-
tigation and verifcation-and then what IS
| the logic of the situation?
! Francisco Madero was a visionary and
fanatic lie upset the rule Of Diaz by
promising To an ignorant electorate a
great deal of something for nothing, much
on the principle of the old rallying cry OF
| certain carpet bag reconstructionsts In
/ this country half century ago, who
promised to every negro forty acres and
mule of the conhscated property of the
| citizens OF the South The one promise
was just as futile as the other. Neither
| was possible of accomplishment In this
! country the attempt 10 execute the prom
| lse was fortunately never made In
| Mexico Madero was elected and OF
! course he could not deliver the goods.
| Naturally, there was dissatisfaction. and
worse
| When Ambassador Wilson came back
| from Mexico ne said he did not care 10
/ answer Sonora Madero's accusations
against him on the ground that she was
woman But why should not the truth
behind that remark be ferreted out. since
| IL involves a whole nations &elfare-per-
haps the welfare of two nations?
The point behind that remark was the
| fact that Sonora Madero was responsible
| for her husbands death as well as for
| his downfall. This was accomplished
Through the fact that Sonora Madero is
! spirltualistic medium and the President
believed in her Nothing was done OF Inn
portance except through the influence OF
controls as dictated by her I'm her
frances. For instance when one OF Cen
eral Huerta's aids was sent north TO SUB
| due an instruction a control was IN
voked. and ii turned out TO be George
I Washington; 30 Washington was enlisted
| In the Mexican army VIGOROUSLY to lead
the campaign. President Huerta himself
had two controls Napoleon Bonaparte
and Benito Juarez the old Aztec Presi-
| dent OF Mexico, who executed MANI
milan. Not only that, but President Ma
/ dero sent to Switzerland and secured the
| services Of celebrated spirituaiistc
medium 10 come to Mexico. and installed
him at government expense as head OF
! department of spirtualism in the Uni
versity OF Mexico.
After Ambassador Wilson had brought
about a truce I'm the terrible lombard
ment across the city between the forces
| OF Madero in the palace and Diaz In
the citadel, the army sent delegation TO