The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1914-04-30

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40 Hssrts YES The head Of Madseois
federal army. and 20 exceedingly hos
tiIs 70 the representatives Of The press
vas hs that he issued orders for the
arrest Of many and used means at his
to hamper the efforts OF
ethsss.
One correspondent. Gerald Brandon.
vas Imprisoned and sentenced to
1sath. but vas released.
Al Torreon. where l hrst met him.
ths commanderin-chiers quarters At
The Hotel Fnncia were two doors
away from my room: ! dined At his
table and. unwslcoms guest that was.
found him exceedingly suAvs and 20
hts.
saw him 20 Intoxicated that ON
GERS had to assist him to his apart
Dsnts. and sober. reticent and frigid.
! saw him In the brotherly embrace Of
Pancho villa. prsising him for his
1Aslity.
once asked . highly educated Mex-
lean ofhcer II Huerta were . really
able military man. DO you know"
he answered me. the French proverb.
Dams 10 royaume des aveugles le
borgne est le roi!' lin the kingdom Of
the blind the one-eyed man 10 the
king). WE'LL" he continued. I'VE have
NO great strategist nor great military
genius in Mexico. victoriano Huerta
10. however. the best oficer in our
army: he IL . man Of great tenacity
and strength of character, and he pos
sesses the qualifications necessary to
. successful dictator"
Something Like DIax.
Huerta Is much the same type As
Porfirio Dias. more Indian than Span
ish in blood, appearance and traits.
Educated in the military academy Of
Chapultepec and having no influence
at his back. he advanced slowly to
the foremost rank Of Madero's revolu-
tionary army. In that capacity he
shone. undoubtedly. for he could in
spire his forces with confidence and
fighting spirit
And now when he 10 provisional
president Of the Mexican republic It
would be unfair to consider him a. .
puppet and hgurehead. He IL perhaps
the strongest man In that republic and
. man who will strain every nerve to
retain his position and solidify his
achievements. He is q man with q
keen sense for a crisis. and he is Q
clever manipulation of possibilities.
With the vision of his crushed ar
miles and his own power depleted by
the successful constitutionalists in the
North. hampered by the nonrecogni-
ton of this country. he is the kind Of
man to take . gamblers desperate
chance.
He sees his own salvation In . war
with the United States. He hopes to
behold his present enemies. the con-
stitutionalists, rallying to preserve the
national honor. With the united fac
tions he hopes to resist the hated
-Gringo."
He hopes for the time when there
will no longer be federals and consti-
tutionalists, but Mexicans defending
Mexico and Huerta.
1t almost seems that he 10 more
afraid of villas victorious army than
of an imminent blow from the exas.
perated American nation.
Thinks Victory VIII es Easy.
Chicago-Coming direct from Tam.
pico, the scene of the insult to the
American nag. Don B. White, .
wealthy oil operator, who has lived In
Mexico for twenty years. arrived in
Chicago. Mr.. White knows personally
both victoriano Huerta and Zapata.
the rebel terrorizins the south of the
devastated country. He talked graph
ically Of conditions in Mexico and the
possible outcome Of the war.
IF the United States acts quickly
and sends . large army down there At
once" said Mr.. White. then the war
won't last long. because they will lay
down their arms with fear. But there
must be decisive action and 1t must
bs done quickly.
"Huerta-I know him personally.
He can't possibly raise more than
5000 real soldiers and to conquer him
would require scarcely more than mere
toying.
But the hardest fight the United
states army will have will be in the
state of Morales. which is controlled
by Zapata. Zapata 10 the Aguinaldo
of Mexico. British, ignorant and In.
human, he IL an Indian about thirty,