New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1914-05-02
NOT HUERTA BUT MEXICO.


and it's war with Mexico, not
with Victoriano Huerta. Huerta S
to blame, but that does not re
lieve the situation a bit. Presi-
dent Wilson is right, but that
doesn't get any apologies nor
take forts. The American cabi-
net is "grieved" because the
Mexicans spiritedly resented the
landing of hostile armed force.
but that is not going to make
loyal Mexicans lay down their
arms. President Wilson cherish
cs no hard feeling toward the
Mexican people and he wants
only Huerta s goat, but that 8
not going to lose Hucrta any
Mexican friends.
We are up against war, and
The sooner we recognize where
we are "at' the better for US.
In the first place, the time has
gone by for hair-splitting about
whether President Wilson should
have ignored the arrest incident
or not. He chose to put n stop
to the outrageous insults to Amer
leans in Spanish American coun-
tries that have been too frequent
in the past 60 years, and most
Americans have agreed with him
from the start. All Americans
are with him now. He might
have been mistaken at some stage,
hut he is right now.
The next thing we must rec
/ cgnize sooner or later is that this
is war with Mexico and not with
Huerta. The Mexican people are
going to stand together under
their flag. No matter why our
flag went into Mexico, we are in
vaders and it. law order of hui
man beings who Will not reSlst IN
vasion no matter how just may
be the cause Of the invader. We
are going to sink all differences
and back Woodrow Wilson and
our flag. Every Mexican who
has any right to the name will
rally around the Mexican flag
and Victoriana Huerta. The
! question Of who was right or
wrong will not weigh either with
Americans or Mexicans.
It is said that Washington now
! feels that it is up to Huerta, and
that the American forces will
stand pat in Vera Cruz, waiting
for Huerta to apologize or attack.
Huerta is not going to apologize,
and it's up to the United States.
We are cit" We are not the
one to stand in the corner and
wait for somebody to catch us.
We've got the tagging to do.
There seems to be three possi-
BILE outcomes Of the present situa-
ton. One is for the United
States to withdraw its troops
from Mexico and apologize for
invading Mexican soil. This
possibility is unthinkable and Of
course we shall never consider it,
although it will be the Mexican
view of what should take place
The next possible outcome is for
Huerta voluntarily to apologize
and Weld to American demands.
This is our governments view OF
what should be done, but there
is no chance that. Huerta will see
it that way. The present situa-
ton is to his liking, and even II
it were not. he would not dare !
to back down now. He would
be deservedly hanged if he quit
in the face Of foreign invasion.
The third eyentuality is for the
United States Immediately to
march on Mexico City, seize the
establish order in
Mexico, even at the expense Of
war with federals. and
constitntionalists, establish gov
eminent as was done in Cuba, and
then withdraw. This seems now
TO be the only practical solution
If the Mexican question.
This will not be war Of con- |
luest. It will mean directly the I
opposite. It will be war Of ,
It will be war .
% enable Mexico to govern her |
self. But the main point now is
hat this is war between the
United States and Mexico, and j
lot an exchange Of discourtesies
between Mr.. Woodrow Wilson
md Senior VictOriana Huerta.~-