The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1913-06-04
THINKS j. s.
SHOULDRECOC-
N|zE HUERTA
EDITOR OF MEXICAN HERALD
BELIEVES SUCH A MOVE
IMPORTANT.
Gives His Views on Mexican Situa-
tion in an Interesting Inter
view at Washington.

view at Washington.
Washington, June 4.-"Recogni-
t!on Of the Huerta government with
cut further delay is now question
OF as much importance to the United
States as it is of vital interest To-
Mexico.
III the United States persists In
It's present attitude Of withholding
recognition of the Mexican goverN-
ment American relations with that
country soon will be IN a most un-
fortunate condition. The result
will be disastrous for the great bulk
of American interests there"
This is the opinion OF Paul Hud-
stn, OF the City of Mexico, editor ot
the Mexican Herald, and resident
OF Mexico for sixteen year who is
here. Mr.. Hudson says that this
view is generally held, not only by.
Americans. but by all foreigners and
tho better element in Mexico every
where, except in the revolutionary
border States.
III the Huerta administration.
working in harmony with Felix Diaz.
to restore order in Mexico, gets tho
foreign loan it will win. If tha
Huerta-Dlaz combination should fail
to secure the loan because Of the un-
friendly attitude of our government
t. will fall. The responsibility wiir
be laid at the door of the United
States.
"The failure of the present gov
crnment will mean widespread an
archy in Mexico. Sooner rlater
some incident of sufficient magnitude
and horror will occur against Amer
leans that would arouse public opin-
ION in this country to the point Of
forcing Intervention.
"On the other hand, If Mexico Sc
cures her loan without either the
moral or nancial assistance of the
United States-and everything now
points to the probability Of the
money being advanced by a Euro
pean syndicate-the pre-eminent po-
sition Americans have held in Mex
ico's commercial and financial af-
fairs will be lost.
Mexican resentment cannot Sc
ri0usly injure the government hero
In Washington. But American trade
will suffer. choice concessions aud
contracts will 60 to the representa-
tives of the people who helped the
In its time of need, and. OF
course, the first and most serious
will be felt by those
who have their capital already tie1
up In Mexican investments, together
With American exporters. who must
take back scat and see new fav.
rites at court and in popular
opinion.
Owing to the activity of the
American press agents of the rebels
in northern Mexico, an entirely un
Importance has been Civ
ell that movement in the United
States. The Carranzistas have uei.
tber civil governmnt nor a military
organization worthy OF the name.
Most Of the claims and threats of
Mexican rebel agents in this coun-
try undoubtedly are as much a mat
ter OF news to Carranza, when they
reach him, as they are amusing to
the rest of Mexico.
"For instance, the talk of Carran.
"a repudiating the loan for which
the government is negotiating in
cash he should come into power y
ridiculous. Whatever may be thought
D fthe manner in which Madero was
since then the present
has been duly in
stalled and confirmed in power in ac-
cCrdance with the Mexican consti-
tuition. 1t is legally organized gov
,rnment today. Amy loan contract
ed by the executive authority with
he authorization o. Congress can no
more be repudiateI than any other
federal obligation that already
Exists.
"The responsible people of Mexico.
native and foreign, in all but the
evolutionary States. have accepted
lie Hucrta government. 1t is in COLI
.ro, of more than three-fourths Of