New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-05-20


case at Picking, there has been whole
sale destruction OF foreign property ana
a sacrifice OF many foreign lives.
Spain has already presented. through
the Department of State at washing
ton. a claim for upward Of S20OOo,Oco
for cotton ruthiessly conhscated by
Villa.
Great Britain has submitted claim
for inward OF 100000 for bullion con-
hscated by Villa. Untold damage mas
been done among British and Dutch oil
interests at Tampico. No pecuniary
indemnity has been suggested for the
wanton murder OF Benton. the BRUSH
subject. nor for the numerous natives
of other countries who have been muir
aered. chiefly by the Carranzistas' Out
TO some extent also by the Iapatistas
and the Huertistas. But the DAY Oh
rsckonins ia inevitable, and the magni-
,ude Of the claims for indemnity must
prove an important factor In determih-
ING the success or failure OF tho gov
ernment which shall succeed the
Huerta regime.
Influence on Other Nations.
In the settlement OF Boxer indemni-
ties the United States proved itseir not
only exceptionally moderate in IT'S own
demands. but a potent factor In mooi-
fv,nr the other aggrieved nations
,oc+ which il certain to be brought
clearly to the attention OF villa ana
carranza should their anoi'iohs
nro,nnt them TO throw discretion to the
winds and reject the pacihcatory ao-
vice of the United States.
A suggestion has reached the meuia-
tors that possibly the Mexican deie-
gates. who are clothed with plehary
movers. may raise some objection 10
reetinC with the American delegates
whose powers are so limited that l"'S
must refer everything to Wash'hs'oii
hefore expressing an opinion. IL 10
boned that this question Will not Nc
Lea should IL be raised, however,
enphasis will be laid on the fact tila'
,hara Is nothing judicial about a media
,,on and that the delegates will not DIG
called upon to vote on any question:
while intimations have reached the
nediators that the Huerta delegates
may seek 10 utilize President wilson
onDosition 10 President Huerta on inc
ground that his hands were req WIFI
the blood Of his predecessor to procure
the elimination of all others who nave
committed murders, including vita
and Carranza, Zapata and Obregan'
from potential Presidential honors' inc
strsvs-they are hardly sufficiently
concrete TO term them indications
point TO a compromise which VIII per-
NIT any Mexican citizen TO become
candidate for the Presidency, after an
interregnum during which the proposed
provisional government shall hold
sway.
on such provisional government Will
fall the responsibility for the conduct
~ a fair election. with such an cleo
ton assured, however, any effort of
the delegates to prescribe on behalf OF
the administration at Washington or
that In Mexico City who may or may
not be a candidate is certain to be
fraught with difficulty.
Huerta ENJOYS Stand High.
information regarding the high char
acter of the Mexican delegates has
reached the mediators from an unim-
peachable source. All, they are as
sured, are men who stand high in their
own country, who have never taken an
active part in politics and who, 1t is
asserted, will represent Mexico rather
than Huerta.
Senior Rabassa is an authority on In
tornational law, Of which he has writ
ten a treatise, and Senior Alguero is a
financier and banker a director OF the
Mexican National Bank and Of num-
Der of other banks and banking institu-
tons. Senior Elguero is known to have
an exceptional familiarity with the
agrarian question in Mexico, and his
testimony on this subject is expected
TO be OF great value.
Speaking of the land question. Sehol
Algara, who was Mexican Charge II
Washington during practically all OF
the Huerta administration and con
Quoted himself with great delicacy anC
. skill under extraordinarily difficult
circumstances, is here, and will be ar
interested spectator of the mediation
He remarked to-day that while II wa
easy 10 theorize on the land question
in Mexico, II was different and diff
ficult matter TO find a solution for tina
phase Of NIeXico's troubles.
Says Huerta Was Hampered.
"Madero became President with tn
general understanding that he would
grant both votes and land to the Indian
population," said Senior Algara to-day
but he failed to keep his promises anC
his popularity quickly waned. Presi
dent uuerta has never had an oppor
tunity to put into operation any reform
i'm that direction, whatever may have
been his intentions. First, because IN
has been hampered with revolution
from the beginning. and secondly be
cause Of the unfortunate misunder
standing with the United States which
prevented his receiving recognition.