Evening journal., 1914-04-28

ment that in undertaking to deal or in
asking Congress TO justify him in deal
ing. with Nictoriano Huerta as he does
ask and as he has askcd-that Victor
iano Hucrta recognized as the Presi-
dent of Mexico by all the great coun
tries of the world with the exception
of this; that Nictoriano Imerta, recog-
nized in San Luis Potosi; in Tampico;
in Guaymas; in Nuevo Laredo in the
north: in Guadalaiara. the richest city
for its size probably on this continent,
and the Athens of Mexico; with Guiana
iuato the greatest silver camp in the
known wor%; the City of Mexico; and
the capitals of all the States of the p
in the Mexican republic in his hands
except the capital of the state of Chi.
huahua and the capital of the state of
Sonora alone-is Il possible that the
President of the United States has hyp-
Noticed himself into the belief. or has
been hypnotized by his Secretary of
upon Vera Cruz is an attack upon
person calling himself the provisional
president of Aiexicog.
"Nr. President, not in my words. but
in the words of one of the leaders Of
the Democratic party, some time known
to the President of the United States.
Col. George Harvey ! may say that
never before. to our knowledge, while
their countries were at peace and re
solvcd-as the President SAYS these
countries are--to remain amicabIe re-
lationship, has one President declared
war upon another President
"The Congress of the United States
was called into joint assembly several
months ago to hear the President of
the United States read to them the
Instructions which he had given to his
personal representative. John Lind with
reference TO Mr.. Huertas title 20 the
Office, which he claimed and as to the
wishes and demands of the President
Of the United States with relation to
the occupancy Of the office; but insofar
as ! know, never to Congress. nor TO the
committee on foreign relations. has
been communicated that message which
John Lind himself delivered to Vic
toriano Hucrta.
Again referring TO the authority to
which the Senator from Rhode Island
tAir. Lippittl was referred by the act o.
, ing chairman of the committee on for
| eign relations, the public press and
again quoting that eminent Democratic
authority Col. George Harvey, as my
authority. find that he SAYS that the
communication served upon Victoriano
/ Huerta was as follows.
That unless Huerta, voluntarily and
on his own initiative, retires at once
/ from power and abandons every idea
of controlling the organization of the
government and the conduct Of nepo-
tiations. the first magistrate.
In polite Mexicanized Spanish "tbe
First Magistrate" is the President of
the United States-
"'will find himself under the necessity
OF intervening by means of an utmat.
UNI; and if this is not accepted, he will
be obliged TO propose to the Congress
OF his country the adoption of practi
cal measures of a most serious nature.
but apparently the President ha,
only found it necessary to appeal {,
the Congress of this country for iusti
cation OF his act in committing an ac
of war in sacrificing the lives of Ameri
can soldiers, and in taking the lives o
the poor, deluded Mexicans who wen
to death believing that Victorian,
lIuerta is the President of their coun
try. irrespective of the opinion of ia,
Chief Magistrate of this country.
Furthermore, Air. President. the fiftl
article of this most remarkable docu
ment reads:
"'That such course is absolutely nee
essary to the end that he (the chic
executive),
"Polite Mexicanizcd Castilian for Vic
toriano Huerta-
"'merit the approval of the Chic
Magistrate
"The President of the United States
for the reason that the gOvernmcn
of the Chief Magistrate has firmly an
irrevocably decided
"What Government of the Chief Mag
istrate! The Government of the Unite
States
by one method or another, to elimin
ate. completely all assistance that Huer
ia believes he may receive from for
eign sources if he persists in his Pre-
! posal to remain in power, il being
further fact that only for a few dav
longer will he, Huerta. be free to Sc
lect the course he chooses to follow
'Alr President. in all my reading q
the history of this or of an other cour
matte correspondence, I have never We
known such document as this to be i.
J sued by any government or any reT
resentatiye of any government.
What do these telegrams mean
which have just been read from tn
desky This flag, our glorious flag, I
+ prevent stain upon which some
our friends are so jealous this fla,
: which to them means ALL is today float
ing over the customhouse in the cit
of FL Paso, Tex, in sight of fugitis
e Americans, driven from their homes
Mexico. They have appealed to- thos
who have il in their hands. as the Ser
ator has said, upholding it, and the
have appealed in vain. IL is hoatin
there in the view of 30 Spaniard
!, driven from Torreon and forced to sec
hospitality under its folds or TO a
= the death pronounced upon them b
! Francisco Villa. There these SpaniarC
2 and these American citizens. Of the san
] class as the Englishman Benton wi
e was driven from his home bv Viii
l. are compelled TO stand day by day an
d see their property stolen from the
;, by Francisco Villa and brought aero
v the line into the United States and
j. view of the flag of this governmei
Z taken from them and their heirs 70
|. ever
n These Spaniards we're robbed fir
?, by Francisco villa few months a.
4 upon his entrance into Torreon of
= million and half dollars in gold.
# all the ready money which could
d raised in the city, and s5OO.O0O mo
than all the ready money. The Sc
retary of State of this great natl,
demanded through George r. Carrot