Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1914-07-11
Shakes His Fist in Rage
at American Flag Flying
:, Over the Harbor at Vera
J Cruz as He Prepares to
! Sail :-xM!
MAKES CHARGE OF
SECRET PLATFORM
Says Progressive Party
Fostered Plan Looking to
, Disruption Of Mexico and
Acquisition of Same by
United States
ASSOCIATED PRESS DIsPATCHl

VERA CRUZ, July 10.-Querido
Moheno, former Mexican minister OF
commerce and labor, before departing
on board the Espagne for Cuba and
the United States bitterly criticized
the policy of the United States to-
ward Mexico. AS he sat in the for
ward saloon of the French liner,
Senior Moheno looked through port
hole toward the American flag flying
over Vera Cruz and shook his fist
in rage.
He insisted that he is in position
to produce proofs that there existed
IA secret platform" of the progres-
sive party in the United States, OF
which Colonel Roosevelt was cognlz-
ant and of which he concurred, look
ing to the disruption of Mexico ana
the acquisition ultimately by the
United States of all the territory be-
tween the Rio Grande and Panama.
Moheno said Francisco Escudero,
who is minister of foreign relations
in Carranza's cabinet, has letters
which to him are conclusive evidence
that his allegations are true and de-
clared he hoped to be able to pro-
duce these letters at the proper
time.
Not only were the leaders of the
progressive party pledged to this pol
ICY" he added, but politicians of
both the republican and democratic
parties had promised their secret
support That Wilson himself had
subscribed to this iniquitous conspir-
acy is evident byhis attitude toward
Mexico. Not a single American in
all the hundred million population of
the United States can give a salts
factory answer to to why these troops
are there on the shore in Vera
Cruz"
ITO show up Wilson's crime against
Mexico-the greatest in the history
of modern nations" is the announced
object of Moheno's trip to the United
States He arrived here this morn
ing on the Espagne from Puerto
Mexico and he said he would not go
ashore during the liners stay at Vera
Cruz to view what was to him dis
agreeable spectacle under existing
conditions"
When asked if he were going
ashore while in Vera Cruz, Senior
Moheno replied: Going ashore? No.
not |. II is not a pleasant spectacle
for any patriotic Mexican. However,
don't think that l am afraid to. |
do not fear the Americans, nor do |
fear my own people.
"I left Huertas cabinet because |
was asked to-" he continued "Huerta
did not give me any reason. I am
not running away because l fear the
constitutionalists when they get there
and their coming is inevitable.
In the first place I do not fear them
because l am not a military man
and second, / have always befriended
any person who was prosecuted by
the government. No crime of that
character can be attributed to me,
as il was in the case of Urrutia"
Travelling on the same boat as the
ex-minister are General Joaquin
Mas, Col. Mario Mas, relatives Of
Huerta, and their families. The only
apparent reason for the flight of the
Mas brothers was to escape from
the capital before it's fall. the newt
ability of which they also admitted.
Brig. Gen. Funston sent an officer
aboard the Espagne before the ship
docked to ascertain the intention of
Moheno and Gen. Mas He feared
to have them come ashore, on ac
count of the probability of an un
friendly reception by the Mexicans
of this port. They were assured that
il they cared to come ashore they
would be given military protection
against their own people.
Moheno trembled visibly while talk
ing to the lieutenant and was ap-
parently holding himself in restraint.