Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-10-24
Tells Diplomatic Corps Why He
Dissolved Congress Declares
Deputies Fostered Revolution.

CeTnng yesterdays s meet nS OF members
of the diplomatic corps at the palace IL
is said that the provisional president has
learned that in some of the Mexican
states his friends purpose to support him
for the presidency. This calls fo.th the
following official statement:
The government cannot prevent the
prov s:onal presidents friends from sup
porting him owing to the lack OF time to
do so before the elections are held but
while the provisional president appre-
ciates the attitude of his friends he de-
clares once for all that he cannot ac-
cept votes. and If. through them. he
should be elected president. such an
election would have no effect. as 1t would
be contrary to the conSt tut on.
In his statement. Huerta gave his most
solemn assurance that the sole use that
he has made or will make of his power
as interim president is. first. to establish
peace in the republic, and. second, TO
comply with the law OF his country In
holding fair elections. so that the choice
of the Mexican people, whoever 1t may
be, shall be installed in power.
Gen. Huerta's Position.
Gen. Huerta said that his government
was determined at all costs to protect
the lives and interests Of foreigners In
Mexico. but that the government was
equally determined that the domestic at
fa1rS or Mexico Snall De ScllAcO' os lAC
MexicanS themselves.
He referred to the President of the
United States in terms of the greatest
respect, and expressed unbounded ad-
miration for the peop.e and institutions
of the United States. He pointed. out
between the people Of Mexico and the
people Of the United States was . diff
ference so inherent and fundamental In
the character of the two races e. e
- $.n ~ ~ nnVNIH
the people Of Mexico American methods
in the evolution of a democratic gov
ernment for his country. -.
Sees Brighter Future.
Gen. Huerta emphasized his belief that
when peace had been restored in Mexico.
and after q lapse Of some little
time, the people Of Mexico, having
paid dearly for the experience of the
last three years. probably would De
more able than ever before to express
by the result of that ballot. He be-
lieved in the future Of his people. and
that the time was not far distant when
millions of Mexicans would vote upon
the great questions affecting the govern
ment of their country.
1t must be clearly understood. he said.
that from the standpoint of represent
ative government. when the masses nave
right to and do express their opinions
at the polls, Mexico has never had
in which there is democracy In Great
Britain, Germany. France and the United
States there is not and never has been
a democracy in Mexico.
1.-The best government Mexico has ever
had" continued Gen. Huerta, has been
a government by the few and 1t will be
long time before Mexico is able to
have any other kind of government. 1t
will require many years to bring the
country to a point where millions OF men
will be able to go to the polls and cast
an intelligent ballot and abide by the re-
suit of that battle
What the people Of the whole world
want for Mexico is not that It shall have
a government fashioned upon the lines OF
the governments of England the United
States, Germany and France, but gov
ernment adapted to the needs Of the peo-
pie of Mexico, satisfactory to the people
of Mexico. and able to maintain the
peace of the country and protect the vast
interests which foreign nations have at
stake in the country.
Raps the United States.
.It is Impossible to impose the will Of
any foreign country upon the Mexican
people, except by force. The logical
course Of all the governments of the
world, especially the government OF the
United States. is that they shall give to
the government for the time being In
Mexico their recognition and moral sup
port in the efforts which that Government
is putting forward for the protection of
lives and interest of 'foreiSneTs, includ-
ing Americans, throughout the country.
..It has not been many years since
nearly 100000 Americans were in arms
against each other. and nearly half the
Of ho Tynifad States In
bellion against the central authority at
Washington The government of the
United States at that time had the right
to expect and had the pleasure of re-
ceiving the moral support of the world in
its endeavor to restore order.
1.-The United States established a GEN.
tral authority at Washington over the en-
must feel the same as the people Of
America would have felt II any foreign
ma tion's support of the government of the
United States had depended upon the
of Lincoln as President. ] be-
licve the officials at Washington have no
right to commit ninety millions of people
TO a course which will be as unjust as it
will be disastrous to their country"
Deals With Agrarian Problem.
Gen. Huerta outlined broad. compre-
hensiye policy dealing with the agrarian
problem of Mexico. He said that next to
the question of restoring order in the un
happy country, the greatest york to be
done by himself or by his successor was
TO pursue a policy which would give to
millions Of people i'm Mexico an interest
in the land. and through their own efforts
enable them to have a vital stake In the
welfare and peace of Mexico.
Centuries of Mistaken Policy.
He realized that back of the disturbed
conditions in Mexico lie three centuries OF
mistaken policy in dealing with the peo-
pie of Mexico, and intimated that he
would inaugurate and attempt to carry
to a successful conclusion a system for
the naturalization of the lands In Mex
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