The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1914-07-13
WITH HuERThO our,
LOOK FOR PEACE
Arrival of DiCtatOr's Family al
Vera Cruz.
REBELS ARE HARD To HANDLE

They Declare Fact That United States
Is Virtual Ally of Theirs Is Detri-
ment instead of Help-hIl Parties In
Mexico Regard This government
With Dlsfavor.
The administration at Washington
received information that members OF
General Huerta's family had arrived at
formation was guarded rather careful
iy, and the full significance of the adj
vices received In connection with it
could not be ascertained from any au.
thOritative source. says a dispatch TO
the New York Times. There is no
doubt, however. that well Informed Of
ticials of the government regarded the
presence of the Huerta family at Vera
Cruz as merely preliminary 10 the
flight of the dictator from the capital
The advices received were coupled
with the Information that the wife of
Senior Moheno. former minister of for
eign affairs In the Huerta cabinet. was
with the Huerta party and would wait
at Vera Cruz for the arrival of her hus-
band before sailing away from Mexico
From this it was inferred that Huerta
and Moheno would leave the City Of
Mexico together and join their fami
lies at Vera Cruz.
There is a growing feeling that with
Huerta removed as a factor in the
Mexican situation the chief obstacle to
troubles will disappear. But the VIII
son administration has found il diff
cult to convince the Constitutionalist
leaders that Its interest In a speedy
settlement is born of q desire to do
what is best for Mexico's welfare. As
long as the revolutionists found the
United States government willing to
help along the anti-Huerta cause by
its attitude concerning shipments OF
arms and ammunition into Mexico,
they showed an extremely friendly dis
position toward the administration.
Now. however. they are disposed TO
forget. At most all that the Constitu-
tionalists are willing to acknowledge
is that the refusal OF President Wilson
to recognize General Huerta as the
provisional president de jure of Mexi-
co has been of indirect benefit to their
cause.
Our Aid a Detriment.
According to the position OF the Con.
s~titutionalists, the fact that the Unit
ed States is a virtual ally OF theirs is
a detriment instead of a help. Their
attitude is that, as all parties In Mexico
regard this government with disfavor.
knowledge that it was giving active as
sistance TO the Constitutionalists' cause
would make that party unpopular.
This was n of the reasons for the
unwillingness of the revolutionary lead
ers TO recognize the efforts the Wash.
ington government was making to sup.
port the Constitutionalist side Of the
issues presented In the Niagara Falls
negotiations,
The administration has been toler.
ant of this attitude. 1t has been will
ing to overlook the seeming lack OF
gratitude involved. The present SET
purpose of the administration is to
bring the troubles In Mexico to an end
through peaceful means. and it is not
particular as TO how that outcome is
achieved so long as the danger of inter,
vention is removed. In every possible
way IL seeks to show the Constitution
alists that IL has no desire to interfere
In the adjustment of the internal prob
lens OF Mexico. 1t was this spirit that
caused the American peace delegates
TO leave Niagara Falls. Through that
course the revolutionary leaders were
made to understand that their dele
gates were free to confer with the
plenipotentiaries of Huerta.
There was hopeful feeling that the
Constitutionalist leaders have not been
unmindful of the motives that have &C.
tuated the United States government
and the South American governments