The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1914-05-14
OKLAHOMA SENATOR STARTLES
SENATE WITH DENUNCiATlON
OF MEXICAN DICTATOR.
WILSON WAS RIGHT
His Refusal to Recognize Huerta
and that American Government
Must Not Turn Back.

Washington, May 14,-Asserting
that President Wilson was more than
justified in refusing to recognize Vic
toriano Huerta as president of Mex
leo, and that the United States must
not turn back until it has established
constitutional government in that re
public, Senator owen yesterday star
tied the senate with a remarkable de
nunciation of the Mexican dictator
| His speech was an intimate history
of Huerta from the time he tore the
reins of power from the hands of Ma
/ dero to the present day. Through ii
ran the color of blood, and its story
reeked with murder, intrigue and vio'
lence where innocent men who talked
too much went to silence behind pris.
on walls and Huerta, by the force of
arms and the impelling power of fear
imposed his will upon $1,000, 900 peo
pie.
To back up his assertions the sena-
tor produced confidential documents
from the state department, and data
from other sources. He rejoiced, he
said, that mediation had been offered.
"But," he declared, "let no mistake
be made We must demand order,
constitutional self-government, and
that the right Of sovereignty be placed
in the hands of the people of Mex
leo, under safeguards that will prom
Use liberty, human rights and stability
of government to the people of Mex
leo. and assure oIr own future peace
and security, and, if necessary, We
must enforce these demands at the
cannon's mouth.
IF we are compelled to use force,
we must first pledge the United States
against retaining Mexican territory,
in order to assure the world and the
patriotic elements of Mexico of our
unselfsh purpose to promote civil.
2ation and protect human life and
happiness as We did in Cuba. Patri.
otic Mexicans honestly desiring peace
and Justice, and the establishment Ci
The bona-fide self-government of Mex
leo by the people of Mexico should
cooperate with us"
Senator Owen told again the story
of the fall of Porfrio Diaz, the rise
OF Madero, and the plot of Huerta and
Felix Diaz, Poriir!o's nephew, which
! led to the overthrow and death OF
Madero and put Huerta in the presi
dents chair. He recited the uprising
of Carranza, on authority of the legis
lature of the state of Coahuila, and
told how Senator Dominguez dared de
nounce Huerta to the Mexican senate
declaring that Huerta had pacified
the country by determination and
charging, him with attempting to keeT
his post by melting a conflict with
the United States.
The senator said that shortly after
wards Dominguez disappeared and
was reported murdered. Then he
told of attempts to secure an inves
tigation of his death by the Mexican
congress, and how Huerta put the
congress in Jail
"Nhereupon," he continued, "Huer
/ ia, by decree, declared himself invest
ed, in flagrant violation of the con
stitution. with legislative and judic
ial power, in effect, military dictator
| Of Mexico. Moreover he declared the
constitutional guarantees of freedom
from arrest for members OF congress
abrcgated; and having thus vested
himself with the legislative and judic
ial power of Mexico. he charged al
most the entire Mexican congress with
sedition and treason"
Senator Owen dwelt at some length
on the election" held for president
of Mexico on the 26th CT October
1913. He said that while Huerta had
announced he would not be a candi
date, he had enlarged the powers OF
his military state governors, to cover