The Irish standard., 1914-12-05

Mexican Situation.
evidence or prove that Huerta act
ualIy murdered him. The fact re-
mains he was murdered. The fact re-
mains that Huerta succeeded him in
the presidency. The fact remains no
one was punished for that murder, and
Huerta was In power and control.
Whatever Huerta's defenders may
say In his BEHALF the people hold
Huerta responsible for not having
taken the necessary measures to pro.
tect President Madero while in his
(Huerta's) power: True, the world
powers, the nations of Europe and the
world over, largely recognized the
Huerta government. So did the United
States to the extent Of treating with
the subordinate officials of Mexico,
officials Huerta did not appoint. Pres
ident Taft did not recognize him for
mally and officially, and President
Wilson declined to recognize him.
Why did other nations recognize
him? Was it at the instance of Am
bassador Wilson, a Taft appointee?
Former Ambassador Wilson could
probably relate many things If he
were to be absolutely truthful that
would greatly surprise the people.
Why this haste of recognition, of the
powers of Europe in particular? Did
they thus act towards the successor Of
King Alexander of Servia, who was
as foully murdered as was President
Madero? No, with absolutely no con-
nection between King Peter of Servia,
and his murdered predecessor, King
Alexander, these great powers, SO
quick to recognize Huerta, who was
in actual control Immediately after
the overthrow of President Madero,
hence at least indirectly in control of
President Madero's person when he
was foully murdered, these great pow
ers declined to recognize King Peter
for long time, when he was nowhere
near the scene Of the murder of his
predecessor, and yet quickly recog-
nized Huerta. What persuasiveness
was brought to bear, and who was the
instigator? Was it Ambassador Will
son?
Responsible Catholic publications
have expressed the view that rival oil
interests, vastly rich, were involved,
each seeking to control the Mexican
government. To what extent was Am
bassador Wilson, a Taft appointee,
cognizant of this? Was he influenced
thereby? An absolutely truthful and
complete answer might furnish inter-
esting reading.
But again, what of Huerta? Was
he really a good man, a strong man,
real Mexican patriot, with the good
of the country as his first objective,
and not an unscrupulous, selfish and
ambitious man, greedy for the honors
OF the presidency and the possible
wealth and power it could be made the
means of affording him even if Pres
ident Madero had to be foully mur-
dered to accomplish his purpose? Let
us judge Huerta by logical reasoning.
President Wilson and Secretary of
State Bryan did not seek to dictate
who was to be president of Mexico.
Believing that Huerta could not re-
store order in Mexico because of the
distrust of the people that he was in
VOWED in the murder of President Ma
dero, President Wilson and Secretary
OF State Bryan insisted that Huerta
retire and make way for some good
man on whom the Mexican people
could unite, a man free from suspi-
cion of having in any way been in
volved in the murder of President Ma
dero.
Huerta, however, would not Weld.
would not make way for anyone, was
insistent, to all appearance more de-
termined on his own elevation than to
restore peace to his country.
There remained but three alterna-
t1ves: Permit Huerta to continue to
rule Mexico, or have the United States
government directly intervene and
forcibly eject Huerta and install a
government, which effort was deemed
unwise from every point of view, not
to speak Of the great loss Of life such
war of Intervention would have en-
tailed with huge war debt, to be
afterwards paid in very largely in
creased taxes, or let the Mexicans
fight 1t out amongst themselves, plac-
Ing each on equal footing as much as
possible and await results.
That this policy has brought in it's
train great suffering, inhuman excess
es against good priests, sisters and
laity, the really best friends of the
Mexican people, is to be greatly de-
plored, but the responsibility lies with
the irreligious, Christian clique.
which hampered the only really ef-
fective agency, the Christian Church.
In its efforts to inculcate the spirit of
Justice and self restraint to the Mex.
ican people.
Continued denunciation of President
Wilson, who as governor of New Ter.