Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1914-05-15

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As O rule the state Of mimi known a.
pessimistic il neither Ia be- e, cultivated
nor. encouraged: hut il We are 10 accept
as authentic newspaper reports Of the
program Of the A. X. 4. mediator>. il j.
impossible for tho thoughtful man ~ he
other than pessiinistic. especially If he
has lived close 10 the international bor
der and has something more than 4 pass
ing interest in the settlement Of Mexican
affairs. The program conicmpiatcs:
1. The elimination of %IIuer,a.
> The setting up of a provisional
government composed If Huertistas and
C%arranzistas in some proportions as yet
unstated.
! AZ ia the United States. the climina
rion OF Huerta would he Satisfactory. as
far az il goes. How much more would
be required "a make the arrangement
entirely satisfactory j. not easy 10 say.
For il is important Ia consider the SIT
uation is not quite ~ il VAS ON the day
when Huerta definitely refused 10 salute
the flag. Yet We could assume that with
Huerta eliminated the road 10 u peace.
able settlement. AZ To this government.
would not be- hopelessly obstrucicd. Yet
IL is not easy Ia sec how. ~ the theory
that Huerta was never lawfully pre>i-
dent of Mexico. ANY government derived
In n measure from him could con>is-
tentlv be recognized by rs. Still. il ac-
---.l e.. a.. -.,s,.~ A.. al N.xiaan al.-
lions. that of itself might give il color
Of legality from our point If view
The difficulty. ~ We see II. is IN The
attitude Of CarranZa and Villa toward
any government in any degree derived
from Huerta. From their standpoint il
will be- hard "a divide the resulting ar
ranQements into two parts: one derived
from the usurpation Of Hucrta and the
murder Of Madero: another grounded IN
absolute denial Of the legality of Il single
official at If the so called provisional
government. From the outset the asiino~
itv of the co~nstittuiWualiSt leaders
toward the Mexico City president has
been bitter. implacable. passionate. he.
cause Of their hatred If ~lIucrta they re
fused 10 make coInmon causc with him
In attempting 10 drive the Americans
from Vera Cruz. Now when his GOV
ernmen II topping 10 its fall; now that
n few more days of vigorous campaign
ing will give them 4 government with
10 Huerta elements IN il. j. IL likely
they can enter into a partnership with
the Huertistas in the government If Mex
leo?
Then there IL Iincrta 10 he considered.
Tf, heretofore. hi> state of mind with
respect 10 Carranza aud Villa has been
fairly represented 10 the world. his
hatred II them il rs implacablc as theirs
for him. Clcarl, il any points are
welded hy him. the Welding will arise
from the fact that h. knows he j. beat.
en- beyond any remotest hope Of victory.
This fact Is ~ well known Ia he rebels
as Ia him: aud the knowledge will bc
an element in their decision when they
are called IL decide.
American newspapers hardly have the
right Ia find fault of the mediat"rS Al
this time. especially ~ any criiicisr,
must be based on mere newspaper Cos
sip ~ Ia their plans. They corne aetuat'd
by the best intentions a To MI con
cerned. Their mission is 4 Noble oir.
We should h. deeply g%rievel to So the
failure Of that mission. Vet w can not
perceive much prospects Of success "a
any attemtp Ia reconcile the irrccsEcil-
able.