Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1914-04-30
LIKELY TO ATTACH
MANY RESERVATIONS
According to American Accept
anCe He Must Retire From
the Presidency.

Washington. April 2~S.-Reported
acceptance of the mediation offer by
Huerta. even if it becomes officially
confirmed, means nothing unless
Huerta is ready to quit Mexico and
abandon everything. That Huerta will
make such an absolute unconditional
surrender is i~nconceivable in Wash
ington.
Huerta may accept the Offer" of
the A. B. c.. powers of South America.
in order to put himself in the same
diplomatic standing before the world
as the United States. which has ac-
cepted with many-reserVations. That
Huerta will also attach numerous
reservations is not doubted here.
These reservations on both sides, in
che judgment Of experienced states
men here will speedily create a dead
sock impossible to break and when
chat fact becomes clear hostilities will
proceed.
AS the scope OF the contemplated
mediation becomes known it is found
mat it covers so far as this country
rs concerned, the entire Mexican stu
alton.
1t is not confined to the Tampico
incident and what followed, but it
runs backward from Tampico and
touches every other incident since
Huerta rose to power.
Huerta Must Get Out.
This country is willing to mediate,
after practically every demand that
the Wilson administration has made
from the start is conceded. 1t viii!
not mediate, arbitrate or discuss the
question Of Huerta remaining in
power.
Huerta, therefore, stands exactly
where he did a year ago or six months
ago, so far as the United States is con-
eerned. He may accept the South
American offer in order to keep his
diplomatic record straight. But medi-
alton along the lines laid down by the
United States gives Huerta no chance
to win anything. All he can do is to
lose.
His only choice is in the manner
of getting out, whether by a process
on mediation or by force of arms.
This being the case, and Huerta's
temperament being well understood
here, he is expected ultimately to
choose the alternative of fighting.
1t was pointed out in Washington
chat just as the acceptance of the
United States means no Welding
whatever of the issues for which the
Wilson administration has c]ontended
from the start, SO will any acceptance
by Huerta be equally meaningless.
Appear in Peace Roles.
In the meantime, however, both coun-
tries will appear before the world in
the light of ostensibly desiring to avoid
war, without abating one whit on
preparations for war.
Huerta is further taking precau-
.ions to preserve his international
status by permitting American citi-
zen to leave his territory. after his
original intention to detain them as
hostages.
That this was done under heavy
foreign pressure. particularly from
England, is not doubted here.
Washington is far more inclined to
look upon mediation as a form of de-
lay, rather than a solution.
When officials here try to look at it
from Huerta's angle, bearing in mind
that the United States has no inten-
ton of yielding anything that touches
its attitude toward the dictator, they
can see nothing but failure.
All ideas that mediation might be
confined to the Tampico incident and
ather similar occurrences and to the
events Immediately following were dis.
sipated by authoritative information
here.