The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-07-29
HUERTA
WILL COME BACK
1t Wouldn't Surprise MOhenO,
Former Cabinet Secretary.
"CARRANzA COULDN'T LAST

HYear and a Half Would Be Limit of
His Endurance as President"-Scoffs
at Villa as Political Figure In Mexi-
co-Holds One Man Power Response
BILE For countrys Unrest.
Querido Moheno, late secretary of d
foreign affairs in the Huerta cabinet, Il
discussed numerous angles of the Mex
New York Sun reporter the other day.
With the retirement of Huerta, Mo
heno left Mexico. He will probably re-
main in New York until the Mexican
government is put on stable footing. |
Then he is anxious to return and give |
an account of his late secretaryship to
the proper authorities
The possibility that Huerta might |
again become political figure in Mex
leo was held strongly by Senior Mo-
heno.
II should not be surprised" he said,
IF Huerta would be a very popular
man in Mexico within six months
| through one of those changes of feel
| ings frequently seen in Latin coun-
| tries, A man may be howled down by
| the masses while he is in power, but
the moment he loses his power he be-
comes an object of strong sympathy.
This is just an accumulation of the
American feeling Aor the under dog"
Will Smell Psychological Moment.
How will Huerta know when the
time is ripe for his return?" Senior Mo
| heno was asked
He spun one of his hands around in
the air and then touched his nose.
Hell smell it, declared the one time
secretary.
1T is almost impossible to tell just
what will happen in Mexico" con-
tinued Senior Moheno. "Of course, if
General CarranZa accepts the terms of
provisional President Carbajal and be-
comes president himself the status of
the government will be fixed for the
time being"
How long do you think Carranza
will be able to hold his Office under the
most favorable conditions2''
"A year and a half" he said de-
cisively- AT the top of the heap
General Carranza will immediately be-
gin to be held responsible for every
public ana private III. Then, besides
many othere possible developments
which no man can foreSee, there is
Villa to be reckoned WITH
do you think there is any chance
that Villa will finally GUST Carranza
. and become the head of the govern.
, ment himself?"
The question afforded Moheno much
, amusement For n moment his eyes
a We're quite lost in a face rippled by
, laughter.
f Says Villa Has No Chance.
: "Will Jack Johnson become presiden
4 Of the United States?'' he asked at last
5 "Well, he has just as much chance o.
, doing so as Villa has in Mexico. Will,
5 is so ignorant that he couldn't hole
any government position. AS a fighte
|, he can get good deal of support, blu
! as political figure-none
, 'Of course, if Carranza bows dowl
o to him he may actually control tn
e running of the government for a while
n but he will always have to do so be
n hind screen"
n Senior Moheno was asked if he say
any prospect of peace in. Mexico with
in few years.
20 Peace in Mexico can come abou
5 only through changes in the constitt
II tion," he declared. "Just now tn
e president has SO much power that an.
G. body who seizes the Office is prett
Ill sure of playing lone hand in runnin
rs the government. Most of this powe
# must be taken away and vested
y parliamentary bodies somewhat aftt
g. the fashion of those in Spain or Chill
TX 1.-The predominant power must a
m ways be automatically retired by a
is adverse majority of the popular vot
N With these safeguards alone can Me,
ne leo become the peaceful country W
70 are longing to make 1t"
i'd "Have recent revolutions develope
es and men strong enough to give m
es terial help to thus stabilize the COVER
ar ment?'
Senior Moheno shook his hea
as Fighters have been developed"
ON said, "but no statesmen"