Norwich bulletin., 1914-02-23

ministration papers. editOriaTy express the opinion today that President Will son should now be ready to abandon the policy of protecting the rebels be- cause of the shooting of William S. Benton.
 All the papers in the capital have carried columns of telegraphic news regardIno the Benton incident, but it was rot until today that there ap- peared editorial expressions.
 Avoid Suggestion of Intervention.
 The government officials are doing nothing, merely awaiting develop ments but anxiety as to the result is not concealed, although all the papers carefully avoid the suggestion of in tervention as a possible outcome, rep resenting to their readers instead the possibility that Villas action may re- suit in the recognition of President Huerta-
 Tt is to be expected" says El Pals, Tor at least this is the sane opinion, that after these reprehensible acts the United States will withdraw the un- conditional aid 1t has extended to the .adherents of Villa, since now these are neither loyal to any cause nor are they acquittins themselves as civilized men"
 "ls the White House satisfied?"
 All tho papers devote considerable space to eulesisnaa of Benton, describ- ing what desirable resident he had been for many years and telling of the efforts he had made to uplift the woriknen on his ranch. Commenting on the incident, El lmpareial says;
 Benton, d British subject, pronii nent and most correct in his dealings, was vfelT assassihated by order of Villa, and by the bandit himself, it is even asserted, The poor man appeal ed to the renegade complaining of in suits committed by a bandit mob, that on account Of their atrocities enjoy the notofiety of iHfaHly, Now, considering the horrible crime we ask: Is the White House satisfied with it's peiicy? !? Has 1t moral responsibility for such crime? Is 1t worthy the president of a great people to protect such Great Britain?
 Civilization Dishonored by savaees-
 ''IVe are not now speaking of Mex ico but of the civilization dlShonOred in our country by savages. to extend a favor to whom is an abominaole thing that the cultured world will anathematize when the truth is known and history will record as an everlasting opprobrium. How can 1t be imagined that the eNecrable outlaw who commands the hordes of the north shall triumph oyer Nfctoriano Huerta, who synlbolizes law, reason and jus tice, and even giory?"
  'Shaughuessy. received no communi- cation on tho subject today from the state department,
 Madero's Tomb Decorated.
 There was evidence at the French cemetery today that reverence still has a place in the minds of many for ! Francisco MadeFo- This was the an niKersary of his death, and his tomb was visited by hundreds of persons. ! for the most part women of the better class. who decorated his tomb with l flowers and bunting, sIrlneunting all l with . small statue emhlematie of lib 1 eFty-the figure of q woman wearing a ! liberty cap and red sash,
 That the government did net pre- i Pese te have this display of reVer- l enee grow into one of disorder was | made manifest by the presence of a l detachment ef ruFales which guarded 1 the gate to the cemetery and another | guard which stsed around the ten4b 1 Efforts to make photographs of the 1 scene were auietly prevented by the eeHmaRdef of the guard