Imperial Valley press., 1913-12-18

American policy issued March II,
1918. Without mentioning him it was
directed straight at Huerta and has
controlled every step of the Washing
ton government since The president
said:
eve hold, as am sure all thought
full leaders of republican government
everywhere hold, that just government
rests always on the consent of the
governed, and that there can be no
freedom without order based upon law
and upon the public conscience and
approval. We shall look to make these
principles the basis of mutual inter-
course, respect and helpfulness be-
tween our sister republics and ourt
selves.
"We shall lend our influence of ev-
cry kind to the realization of these
principles in fact and practice, know
ing that disorder, personal intrigue
and defiance of constitutional rights
weaken and discredit government and
injure none so much as the people
who are unfortunate enough to have
their common life and their common
history so tainted and disturbed,
We YAH ucNG lO WIN
those who seek to seize the power Of
government to advance their own per-
sonal interests or ambition. We are
the friends of peace, but we know
that there can be no lasting or stable
peace in such circumstances"
In the north, whence had come the
Madero revolution, came instant con-
demnation of the Huerta usurpation
Senior Venustiano Carranza, wealthy
planter and governor of Coahuila, hat
been an intimate friend of Francisco
|. Madero, who had urged him to as
sociate himself with the reform ad
ministration at Mexico city. Genera
! Carranza had held aloof and predicteo
disaster from the presence of the con
servatives whom President Madert
tolerated in the cabinet and who
checked the fulfillment of his preelec.
ton promises. When the cientificos
through Huerta, again gained contro
of the federal government the Consti
tutionalists turned to General Car
rama. The party program was SCI
forth in the plan Of. Guadalupe, whicl
repudiated Huerta and provided fo,
elections to be held under Carranzs
when the Constitutionalist arms
should conquer.
b. ConstitutiOnalists Gain
The Constitutionalists sought to in.
duce President Wilson to raise the EN-
barge imposed under the Root resolu
tion on the shipment of arms to Tho
revolutionists. He declined. Although
it placed the constitutionalists
at disadvantage compared with the
federal government, which could pur
chase arms and munitions of war from
all the world, the Constitutionalists
nevertheless rapidly extended theil
control southwark.
President Wilson let it be know
in the spring that he would formal.
recognize no government at Mexico
city until one was installed through {;
fair election. Although all the impor
tant European governments had rec
ognized him, President Huerta upol
trying to float the S100,000,000 six
per cent loan authorized by the Mex
lean congress on May 20 discovered
that the recognition of the United
States government was indispensable
Although most of the foreign govern.
ments, intent upon protecting then
material interests, regarded the Viii.
son policy as impracticable, they ac
knowledged, nevertheless, the primacy
Of the United States in western hem.
isphere affairs. General Huerta has
been unable to negotiate any large
loan, although he did derive SOM;
money supply from, refunding opera
tions. Customs revenues kept his wal
chest lined.