El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-10-24
ONLY FORCE WILL MAKE MEXICO
YIELD TO FOREIGN WILL, SAYS HUERTA
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to a point where millions of men will be
able to go to the polls and cast bal
lot and abide by the result of that
ballot
1t must be understood clearly. he
said, that from the standpoint of rep
reSentative government, where the
masses have right to and do express
their opinions at the polls, that Mex
leo has never had government by the
people in the sense in which there is a
democracy in Great Britain, Germany,
France and the United States, there is
not and never has been democracy IN
Mexico.
Need Moral Support.
what the people of the whole world
want for Mexico is that il shall have a
government fashioned upon the lines OF
the1governments of England, the United
States, Germany and France, but the
government adapted to the needs of 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
las it is impossible to impose the
VIII 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 support in the efforts which that
government is putting forward for the
protection of lives and interest of for
out the country.
Refers to War in Q. s.
1T has not been many years since
nearly 2,00O,0 900 Americans were in
arms against each other and nearly
half the territory of the United States
was in rebellion against the central au-
thority at Washington. The government
of the United States at that time had
the right to expect and had the pleas
ure of receiving the moral support Of
the entire world in order to restore or
der. The United States established a
central authority a. Washington over
the entire country and the people OF
Mexico must feel the same as the peO-
pie of America would have felt If any
eminent of the United States had de-
pended upon the elimination of Lincoln
Il believe that the officials at Wash
ington have no right to commit 60
100000 of Americans to a course which
would be as unjust as it would be dis
astrous TO their country"
Outlines Land Policy
Gen Huerta outlined comprehen7
slVe plan dealing with the agrarian
problem in Mexico. He said next TO the
question OF restoring order in the unhap
py country, the greatest work to be
done by MIN or his successor is TO pur-
sue policy which would give to mil
lions of people in 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.
He realized that back of the dis
turbed conditions of Mexico lie three
centuries of mistaken policy in dealing
with the people of Mexico, and init
mated that he would inaugurate an
attempt to carry to a successful con-
ciusion a system for the nationalist
ton of the land in Mexico
he expressed the opinion, as in
France, there shall be millions of small
holders of land, but will not hold out
any Illusion to the Mexican people
that this land would come to them ex-
eept through their own efforts and
labor.
Prevent Exploiting Poems.
Cen Huerta said he would pursue 4
course which would prevent the poor
IN the carrying out of this policy. be-
cause this work would be conducted
under the auspices and guarantees of
the government in a manner which
would enable millions of people who
are now poor and homeless to own
thelr own homes and make payments
in instruments