Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-10-30
NO EVIDENCE TO DATE
OF PLAN TO USE FORCE
Disclosure Lacking as to What Will
Be Done If Mexican Ruler
Proves Obstinate.
MANY SEE FAILURE AHEAD
Belief Strong That Dictator Will
Never Yield Until Driven From
Office by a Superior Mill
tary Power.

Gen. Huerta must retire as
provisional president OF Mexico.
That is to be the real essence OF
the policy that is to be announced
with renewed force by the admin
lstration. a policy that is SO much
III embryo as to enable Secretary
Bryan to go to New Jersey, as lie
did today, to be absent two DAYS
speaking in behalf of the demo-
cratic gubernatorial candidate. the
President in the meantime null
ing over the outlines OF the an
nouncement that is to be made To
the European powers.
How to Enforce It.
The most essential part of the proposed
policy is evidently lacking, according to
good information today. That Is as to
how the edict concerning Gen. Huerta
lS " ue iAduc cAcGllNt. Ildt, loO, lS tu0
most serious and necessary part OF any
proposition this country puts forward as
,, to Mexico
Opinion strongly inclined today to the
view that the President viii seek to have
Europe join In the moral suasion'
tactics he has been using against Huerta.
and II he can get such cooperation. the
/ fighting Mexican President will be de-
prived of the backing that has helped
mol wa Sn 1sApR
acquiesce I'm the administration view that
Huerta Is all assassin and Is unfit to re-
| main at the head of Mexico. it Is held.
the President Will have made much prog
ress toward Kidding Mexico OF Its present
chief executive. With the nations OF
the world affixing the no good stamp
on Huerta the Constitutionalists would
probably complete the program by dis
posing of him and substituting somebody
else in his place.
European Support Essential.
In the event that Europe does not
join the moral suasion'' brigade and
simply remains an interested specta-
tor Of affairs. the carrying out of the
edict, "Huerta must get out" will be-
come. of course, a matter Of consider
able doubt.
Well-informed men today asserted
their view that the President Will be
1ully informed as TO Euiope's support
against Huerta before his new plan IL
made public and the hunt is conveyed
that the delay in announcing the plan
is to await further communications
from the powers so greatly Interested.
There is little question. In the view
taken today. that the President ideas
that government on the western hemt-
sphere must be founded constitu-
tional and orderly lines has met with
strong support abroad even II there
is grave doubt az to its practical work
ing out when man like Huerta Is in
volyed
There are, il is admitted today. only
three possible ways of getting Huerta to
gve up his power In Mexico. Iiie mora
SuaSion the hrst, allowing the COLI
:tltutionaiists to set arms is the see
ond, and force is the other. The Prcsi-
dents speeches do not show any inteE-
tion of using force and Secretary Bryan
has declared that there will be no war
during this administration.
Must Look to His Scalp.
SO, today. the prognosticators almost
Of one accord turn TO the view that the
administration is slowly but surely cor
railing Europe into the "suasion" camp
and that some fine morning before long
Gen. Huerta will wake up with the full
knowledge that the world has withdrawn
all support from him.
The Mexican people will cease dreaming
In a day or &c. and then Mr.. Huerta Will
have a fine little job on his hands. one
OF those little jobs that VIII require great
skill IL he escapes with his own scalp.
Coming out of ii all will be some man
elected In a regular and legal way to the
presidency and having the support OF the
. United States and the world.
That's one picture OF the possibilities
connected with the new plan and the one
that is most accepted today. Another pic
ture Is that the administration will pro-
pose a scheme whereby Huerta will give
way to some one else acceptable. to be
recognized by the administration. this
picture being based upon the assumption
that Huerta will suddenly become nice
and docile and yield to the wishes Of the
United States.
The most unlikely view, prevailing in
some quarters today. was that the ad-
the whole thing that the edict to
Huerta to vamoose will be accompanied
by intima tions that IL he does not do
SO real force will be used against HIM
ton and war between the United States
and Mexico, declared by one good au-
thority today to be improbable.
Needs Huerta's Cooperation.
The theory that Huerta must accept
doctrine. and quit the
game was held UP by many today as
pretty one. but as needing the co-opera-
ton Of Huerta to become successful
That Gen. Huerta is apparently stronger
in Mexico than he was when President
Wilson first started after him was as
serted by well posted men today to be
true.
Americans who have property there,
and who realize that the strong hand
is needed in that country, are said to be
writing here, both to the White House
and to friends in Congress. declaring
that Huerta is the best equipped man in
the country to work out the problem
there, and should be let alone. Tho
President. is being kept In touch With al
shades Of opinion concerniH8 Hnesta.