The Springdale news., 1914-05-08
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question of whether Huerta would have been able to bring about peace that we concern ourselves just now. What we wish to submit is the Ques- ton whether, even if it had been ex pedient to recognize Huertas Govern ment, the moral considerations in- volyed would have made it right for us to do so. We are persuaded that most of those who censure the Pres i1ent for having refused to recognize Huerta have forgotten, not perhaps the means by which he put himself ill power, but the circumstances of his method It may be well, for this reason, to recall them very briefly.
 Huerta was in chief command of the forces supporting Madero. He had sworn fealty to Madero. One morning Huerta teek breakfast with a brother of President Madero in public restaurant in the City of Mex ico. At the end of the meal he arose shook hands with the man he had breakfasted with, and beckoned to a squad of soldiers that had been con- veniently posted. The Presidents S brother was hastened to a prison and quickly dispatched Inspired by the success of that treachery, Huerta took his way to the National Palace, where he found President Madero and Vice President Suarez. Stop ping only long enough to embrace them, he commanded their arrest by another squad of soldiers that had been provided for the purpose. Once he had them in his power, Huerta proposed to them that they sign deeds of resignation in consideration of his promise to give them safe conduct out of the country. Helpless, and fearing they would be murdered if they refused, they consented. But Huerta, instead of fulfilling his prom ise to have them conducted out of the country, had them assassinated as soon as night came to throw veil over the crime With the deed to the obtained by treachery, perfidy and assassination, Huerta filled the chambers of the two hoas- es Of Congress with troops and CO., creed those bodies into sanctioning his crimes. These, told in the feWest words possible, are the circumstances of Huerta.s triumph. It was not but a coup d'etat; one in- vested with all the cruelty and tr aehery of fienaish imagination. The sword was not the instrument Of Huertas success. but the stiletto; and what made his use of it the more reyolting was that his victims were those to whom he was under. an oath Of fealty.
 The News at least can not con cede that a man capable of such crimes was also capable of bringing D ace to people who were fighting to emancipate themselves from the Diaz had imposed upon them. But even if the larger and ultimate success were possible to such a man. the moral considerations which restrained the President from recog- nizing Huerta were, it seems to The News, imperative He could not have q sregarded them without stultlfyln8 himself and the Nation. If all that has followed is attributable to the re- fusal to recognize Huerta, and even if. assuming We shall not escape war, 1t be held that the original cause Of that war was the refusal 10 recognize 1derta, then, it seems to The News, 1t Will be the most righteous war that has been fought in modern times. That war, if it shall come, would be more justly ehargeable to those Gov ernments which made haste to recog- niZe and do honor to an assassin than to our own, which, among few others, refused to condone his crimes, and, by eondoning them, encourage q repetition of them in other parts of the Western Hemisphere.
 Those who are looking for reasons to criticise the Presidents policy can find much better ones than that af- forded by his refusal to recognize Huerta. Moral considerations are en- titled to be regarded even in diplom- acy, and ultimately there will be no loss nor regret for having been nov ed by them.-Dallas News.
 
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