New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-03-16
country's Ruin Threatened
Nv Continuance in Office,
Saws Philip H. Patchin.
RACK TO THE WALL,
HE MEANS TO STICK
o.,.rs Believed Unable to Over
MIRO throw Him, and Intervention
the Alternative.
-, PHILrr II. PATCHIN.

r ~ the foreign interests here.
,,rorta falls Mexico will 90 down
j. 80, because Of his apparently
LES issuance of paper money.
'' ,@,..-ts demands money from bank
nd IN most cases he gets it, for
~ -. ooenlv told those who have hes
l 81 complying that he will not
10 at auy "onormity," as he puts IT,
ps..in funds enough TO carry on the
e,..ol campaign. And nobody doubts
49, If he is driven to it he Will get
o,sy one way or another to retain
his hold.
,. becomes more obvious every day
.a.rl,rlv when one considers the
..banrjns attitude Of Washington
r.,cst him. that Hucrta must go. His
80, e 10 the wall, but he is as deter
.,,.d az ever 10 stick it out until the
.e.,sb comes. So there must be some
,s.rre preferably a change brought
~, nv American Intervention, for the
,op,trv is rapidly sliding back.
There is only one hope for Huerta-
30 mist conquer the rebels absolutely
and quickly establish himself so firmly
that the United states will either rec
,erize him or tolerate him with less
feeling than at present.
Rebels Cannot Overthrow Huerta.
Washington is not OF the opinion that
tbe rebels will ever be able to over
throw Huerta. Neither luck nor action
las ayailed them anything Much was
eypected when the embargo on arms
VAS lifted Before President Wilson
took that action the rebel leaders said
they would be able TO take Mexico City
within thirty or forty days after they
we're able 10 get arms from across the
border.
took UP this question with n young
american here. who operated machine
guns for Madero and for Orozco in the
present revolution. 7 asked him if the
allure Of the rebels to gain substantial
ground was due TO a lack of arms and
ammunition.
Not at ALL" he said They have
plenty"
The young man knows the situation
thoroughly and is familiar with condi-
tons in the rebel camps in the north,
so it appears that this feature Of tie
Mexican policy of the United States
mas not proved the expected success.
The greatest difficulty in bringing
lbout the elimination Of Huerta
through the inactive attention of Wash
ngton is the past attitude Of the
United States Washington has hluffcd
md threatened. but it has not made
aood' once. The United states tossed
a Huerta an absolute -Iltimatum las;
November Huerta scorned it. What
hppened; Washington succumbed.
Huerta Expects No Action.
As no action on the part of the
United States followed, Hucrta had
more and more reason to feel secure in
bis Office and he is building Up a
stonscr belief each day that public
opinion i'm the United States is with
him, and because President Wilson has
done nothing against him ne is certain /
that the United States will never inter /
F:le And if Washington thought that /
Hserta would be inundated by the !
Presence Of q strong American feet at |
Vera Cruz II was a poor move for the |
erect has been lost on the Mexican |
President.
The removal Of Huerta by some SEN /
Sauonal event is constantly under dis /
cl'sion here. and many persons believe /
that some entirely unexpected happen
ing will solve the problem. They say [
mat the hope OF the United states is /
evidently turned in that direction, but .
ms hardly justihes Washington n /.
balancing that possibility against con- I
unued unrest disorder and the par
AVIATION Of business. with a prospect /
mat more Americans and other for /
egners Will be killed.
u is all very well to say that Amer /
'ans have no b~siness here, but Europe /
ooesn't view the situation similarly. /,
V'her nations will ultimately demand /
uat adequate protection be given TO I
,ueir nationals in Mexico. So. after 1
'o1r weeks Of constant observation, it .
appears TO me that the only way 70 1
slninate Huerta is TO eliminate MIN.
me United States has created a sit /
-auon that ii should, but will not. SET /
VIC itself Huerta has no intention Of .
SWING In to any demands from Wash
."s'on, and - would be folly 20 ask
''n again 10 resign. He has said re-
p'a'eoiy. and he holds to it. that he
pa not rehnquish office on demand.
no" a person whom he told outright
nat ne would fight II the United States
h'eryened.
europe's Aid Necessary.
""''e Huerta says this-and doubt
q means it-thcre is reason TO be
M mat with proper handling Boy
p'lnatists Iucrta could be elimi-
80 Without any lighting But the
80 mas passed when the United states
accomplish this without the aid
europe. What has passed has con
N'eq Huerta that the United states
~ real action. and IL would there