The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-11-24
Former Ambassador TO Mexico
Condemns Present Course Of
Administration.

Administration.
Washington. November ea.-ln lee
ture delivered here tonight. Henry
Lane Wilson. former amba ssndor TO
Mexico. defended his own actions be-
| fore and after the assassination OF
President Madero and Nice-Ircsident
/ Suarcz. declared his belief that lIuer,a
was in no way responsible for these
murders. and condemned tho present
course OF tho administration in dealing
With Mexico.
Introduced by Congressman Kahn, OF
California. Mr.. Wilson sketchcd tho
Mexican people and their revolutions
He said:
Tho same professional bandits who
/ made the revolution under Madero
made the revolution against Madero
and are now making the revolution
against IIucrta They cannot spell or
understand democracy. and are rs yet
unfit for government. They SIM
ply bandits held together by the power
of plumber. 1t is impossible to have
constitutional election III Mexico
The Diaz administration was not
ovcrthrown. 1t collapsed. Madcro did
not have men or strength TO conquer II
single state. He rose by tho weight
OF the public opinion that overwhelmed
/ Daz
With 1000 equipped mon under Diax
IN the arsenal with 5000 men under
Madero in the palace, ana 1000 rcvolu-
tionists outside the city. il was i'm
possible for Madcro to take the arsenal.
The streets were filling with bandits
ana riot and disorder increasing. r.
sent for Diaz and Iluerta. and with the
concurrence Of the British and German
ambassadors. established tho agree
nent by which Hucrta became the head
OF tho government 1t saved the city
II ii was to do over. | would do fl
again
4 did not tell IIucrta TO DO what no
pleased with Aladcro. When he asked
me whether lie should send him 10 II
lunotic asylum or to Danish him, told
him il was not my constitutional pre-
/ rogativc 10 advise. to do what he
thought best for the peace OF Mexico.
"Madero was killed because = ,clc-
gram sent 10y his friends to General
Velas0uc1 ut Vera Cruz. asking Nclas-
Iuc% 10 rise with the army in his be
half, was favorably answered, and
4 NelasGucz's favorable answer WAS in
;erccpted. Madero was Killed by the
soldiers To prevent another revolution.
ana to revenge the death OF Colonel
8iviera and General Reyes.
DC Ia Bnrra. the truest. best ana
most trusted man III Mexico. gave me
I ais word upon conclusive. evidence that
I Sucrta had no hand in Madero's killing.
j With forty seven Senators. ali the
diplomats. and with General Banquet,
| asked Madero TO resign in the inter
ests of peace"
Legally EStablished.
The government az Huerta was just
n legally established as was that of
Ihcodoro Roosevelt after Mckinley
Tell Much APPLAUSE
If Iiuerta had been recognized by
this government the revolution would
have ended three months ago and ali
this hate ana murder, and ali this most
p w%,,d M, Hin'1 hna OF recent date
Mr.. Wilson was greeted by rounds
Of applause when In eloquent oratori-
cal cutburst. hc asked the following
Wherever before have the appeals
dear and unSympathctic ears in their
goNcrEmcntH'
Wherever before, have, American
without protection for their property
Wherever before have we attempted
10 Institute q policy which must make
us tile sohoolmastcr OF every unruly
renMhlic south Of US,
think az We think and do as We do2"
Andrew Jackson never did this
S aHai e Z fIqsn n nsysF ad me s
champ Clark would never have don.
i this
"Wo have announced We don't like
( the photographs 1T General Huer,a
Therefore. we do not want him for
President
What are we to think OF the diplo-
/ macy that has brought us face to
face with the ridiculous position In
4 foreign affairs where success is worse
/ than failurcH
I ''Bccausc If YOU break down the
\ present government OF llucrta. ana IL
I thousands are Killed in the streets and
Il IL the states The responsibility Tor
I these deaths viii rest right here.
Not q member or the diplomatic
! corps IN Mexico representing the Euro
pean governments, to my certain
! knowledge. has particle OF sympathy
! If 50 per cent Of the negroes in the
j South, unable 10 read. We're to rise in
arms would YOU be in favor OF an
altrustic democratic government?
would lie good for Mexico l, would be
+ bad for ~
we have already interviewed with
our battleships anchored i'll their ports
and 10000 men on their borders With
i that ardent unrecogniZea envoy 10 Car
John Lind skipping from port to port,
4 we have already INTERVIEWED"
When IN conclusion Mr.. Wilson ex-
pressed the wish that our distin-
guishcd Secretary Of state had marked
out policy more to the credit Of Our
republic and people the allusion To Mr..
i BRYAN was received with coughs and
] dcrsivc laughter.
During the most .strikinely personal
phases OF EN- Amha ssndcr Wilson's
Davis. of the Attorney Gcncrars de-
partmcnt. rose with his family and left
/ The hall
The specch made 4 distinct sensation.
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