New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-02-24
MADERO'S MURDER.

the slaughter Of Gustavo Madero undeH
the transparent pretence Of the noto-
rious fugitive law" the story Of the
accidental" killing of the deposei
President and Vice President as an
incident Of an attempt at rescue while
they were being secretly transferred
under strong guard from the palace to
the penitentiary will deceive no one.
II was plain murder murder which
awakens the detestation of the civil
lied world and leads it to turn with
loathing from the bloodstained traitor
who. while pretending to uphold the
lawful government and defend the con-
stitutional President. turned against
him. threw him into prison and now
with professions Of humanity and
peace on his lips has guiltly let him
be put to death.
There is no darker page in the datk
history Of Mexican disorder than this
which Huerta has written in the blood
of the Maderos.
Whatever his faults and weaknesses.
Francisco Madero was humane man.
Apparently he was too humane for the
task set before him. and fell victim
TO his own principles OF liberal gov
eminent in land not prepared for
them. He showed mercy TO his enc
mics and to the unsuccessful rebels
against his government which. GOOD
or bad. was vet the constitutional gov
eminent Of the country. But his am
bilious supplanters have shown no
mercy and no gimmer 81 remem-
brance of his generosity toward them.
Nor have they shown any decent re-
spect for the opinion of mankind.
Though overthrown. he was not a
rebel. and they. had no excuse for deal
ing with him Summarly. This they
confessed by their attempts to formu-
late other excuses for diSposinc Of him.
such. for instance. a. that he had shct
one Of the mutinous officers who over.
powered him in the Presidential closet
an act which. if committed. was JUS
titled 10y every rule of military dsci-
pine Apparently they felt the lack
of plausible pretext for formal exc
cutiOn and were driven 10 Subterfu@e
for the determined slaughter
Nobody will believe that with the
fate Of Gustavo Madero before Their
eyes. and with Huerta in complete
control Of the city. any real friends OF
the prisoners were in ambush for -
rescue only the government knew
they were 10 he moved AT the time.
They We're under strong guard. Is
cape was hopeless: any attempt AT it
merely invited slaughter II is clear
that whatever disorder occurred was
only ruSe. arranged to give Il pretcX1
for fusiilade in which Madero ami
| Suarez would quite accidentally fan.
Whether or not the explicit order came
from Huerta his was the power 10
protect tine deposcd President ana
Vice President. and their blood is on
his hands.
The Mexican murderers have placed
their country where Seryia stood n few
: years ago. after the murder of her
King and Queen. She was an outcaSt
/ among the nations and the European
powers would have no relations with
the assaSsins who ruled at Belgrade
Unfortunately. the same treatmen;
| cannot be given 10 the Mexican muir
derers Humanity has too much at
stake. Too many Americans and Eli
ropeans are scattered over the country
for whose lives and property the
/ nited States must look out.
We therefore must stand guard and
sustain whatever business relations
may be necessary with the powers that
he in Mexico. But at the same time
we and all other civilized peoples
should lei General Huerta. General
Diaz and their associates plainly un-
, derstand the horror with which al
look upon these vengeful and barbar-
Gus deeds The refusal Of the Ameri-
can Ambassador and other diplomats
10 take luncheon with the Minister II
Foreign Affairs until the governing
authorities are able TO clear themselves
Of responsibility for the slaughter OF
Madero and Suarez will command uni
verSal approval
REJUVENATED.
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