New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-03-05
THE LAUNDERING BRYAN
He Has Made Intervention or a Recog
milton of Huerta the Only Possibility.

To the Editor OF The Tribune.
Sir: No President has so universally
received the support OF the American
people, irrespective OF party, as Wood
row Wilson. No President has ever been
so little criticised or more generously
treated by the press Of this country as
woodrow Wilson. These facts being true,
are the people and press Of this country
not entitled to a greater confidence on
the part Of the President as TO his Mexi-
can policy? Judging from results, ii has
thus far been a most Notifying exhibit
OF blunder after blunder and of accom-
plishing nothing. The masses OF the peo-
pie have every confidence IN the good In
tentions OF the President, but the justi-
fable belief is now being expressed on
all sides that he has been and is now
surrounded by some very poor advisers
Bryan has done nothing from the day ne
took Office until now but commit one dip
lomatic blunder after another and his
latest one may lead To very serious COM
picatons.
In the Benton matter he erred I'm the
beginning by communicating directly
with villa, a subordinate. Carranza, as
the head Of the Constitutlonalists, Is the
man he should have addressed, and his
failure 10 do so has, very naturally, an
tagonzed CarranZa, and he now. ana
very Justly, fatty refuses TO recognize
Bryan What pitiful position for the
Secretary of State of the United States,
who seems to have only a very linn
Id Of JinlnpnoCNf
stance, he does not seem TO realize the
difference between a request and de-
mand when made by a government. re-
quest may be politely declined, but de-
mand is never made unless it is intended
10 enforce it's compliance. Evidently our
demands and our requests are treated in
the same manner.
England is now placed in an extremely
embarrassing position. She can make no
demands or requests upon Carranza as
she has already recognized the govern
ment OF Huerta. Carranza treats our Sec
rotary of State in an almost insulting
manner, declines all our overtures and
insists that England must treat directly
with him. we'll knowing that she will not
do so. And now what pickle are we in.
What can we do? Something definite
must be done and that quickly or the
powder magazine on which we are stand
ing will explode at any moment.
There seem TO be but two alternatives
immediate Intervention or immediate
recognition OF Huerta, far preferably the
latter. The world has always recognized
that moral courage is far greater than
physical courage Is President Wilson
great enough and strong enough to say
to Huerta: 81 have opposed you from the
beginning. because | thought | was right
and that you were wrong. | now realize
that | have been wrong and ! am going
to give you chance to prove that you
are right and can bring peace to Mexico.
am therefore willing TO recognize your
government with the understanding that
you will bring peace to your country
within the next three months. IL you fail
to accomplish this | shall recommend i'm
mediate Intervention to Congress. The
present conditions cannot continue; they
are intolerable" II Woodrow Wilson is a
big enough man to do this our people and
the nations OF the world will acclaim him
the greatest man In the world. can
sec no alternative. H. c. T.
New York. March g. 1914