The Washington herald., 1914-07-17
Mexieo,s Vanquished Indian.

President Huerta has resigned "Huerta, the old
aicohol-soaked Indian" described by William Bayard
Hale The news is welcome not alone to the Presi-
dent but to the American people who have been
inundated by the attitude this old Indian has forced
upon the government of the United States, His
stubbornness in refusing to recognize the superior
right of the President of the United States to say
what kind of government the Mexican people desired
or should have, has resulted in reversal of many
precedents that have been made in the past and in
the reputation of some high-sounding professions
of friendship for Mexico that are still current But
more than that, the old Indian has shown an ntell-
gence and understanding of international law
and the laws of this country that has enabled him
to beat the President, the Secretary of State and
John Lind at every point in the diplomatic discussion
He has beaten them in diplomacy, and compelled
this government to not only reverse its old preee-
dent but abandon all its professions as the leader and
teacher of constitutional government on the American
continent. By his stubbormess he has driver this
government into secret and open alliance with the
revolutionists of neighboring republic, set aside
the Monroe doctrine, and become dictator to the
people under another flag, with the pretense Of
levng them of dictator Of their own choosing.
Heurta has yielded at last, not to argument or
the superior theory of what should constitute civil
lied government, but to superior force, the allied
forces in fact of the United States and the revolu
tionists of his country, made up of acknowl-
edged bandits murderers, and hgh-handed robbers.
He has been bad Indian for the United States, and
has made US trouble than Sitting Bull or even
old Tecumseh in that he has put this government in
the wrong in the eyes Of many of our own people
and the people Of Europe and South America. He
has compelled the President to go to war compel
an old acohol-soaked Indian, who had been made
President OF Mexico in conformity with the constitu
ton of Mexico, to salute the American flag, and
after invasion Of his country by army and navy,
the killing of many American soldiers and sailors,
and many more Mexicans, have the salute entirely
forgotten protocol signed with Huerta's commission
crs and still the refusal of our President admit
that ne has recognized the existing government of
Mexico.
Huerta may be an alcohol-soaked Indian as Will /
lam Bayard Hale told the President, but if $50 the
question which Lincoln asked those who called Grant
drunkard might be appropriated now. Was it the
Indian blood or the alcohol which beat the highly
educated President of the United States, who is a
master of the English language and famed his
crian and the eloquent Secretary of State who has
preached peace all around the globe, in all the arts
If diplomacy and in the discussion of international
aw? Whether the other or the combination
# BOTH the people of the United States have good
ause to remember for many day Huerta, the
Id alooho-soaked Indian, who put the United States
in the wrong at every point in the con-
roversy compelled it to repudiate all its professions
f friendly interest in the Mexican people. and be-
ONE an ally with the bandits calling themselves
onstitutionasts. He has compelled US to seriously
njure reputation in every country of Europe and
'outh America and army is still in Mexico with
10 assurance that it come home even after
iuerta has resigned.
Good-by, Huetra! You have demonstrated that
1ere other attributes than stubborn tenacity in
ne Indian character. But what has become of Will
I'm Bayard Hale?