The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-06-28

Emeterio De La Cara. Jr, Lays All Blame tor
Disorder in Country to General Portlrlo
Daz-The Agrarian Problem

floated on top OF the wave OF indignation
which swept the country against the
Diaz regime.
Let II be said for the sake OF truth
and fairness that Madero was mentally.
morally and physically UNIT for ruling
Mexico. And to make matters worse
he did not take care OF his friends, as
they expected. but centred all his atten-
ton in providing fat berths and juicy
emoluments for his family. a family so
large, indeed, that the whole of vast
Mexico was not sufficient to satisfy
their increasing wants!
A lesson, n salutary lesson, that ought
to be learned at heart by Carranza and
his partisans; by the men OF the revolu-
ton who. in their thirst for vengeance,
are carrying destruction and death
everywhere without building up, thus
forgetting that with such plans they
will only provoke a corresponding re-
action against their own hosts
Enter Huerta- To begin with he Is
not so bad as you paint him here in tho
United States. Let II be said in his
favor that during his long military
career he has scorned many opportuni-
ties to attain power and wealth, and
that in time of peace and prosperity,
whereas he Is now holding office when
to be President OF Mexico is matter OF
personal abnegation, peril and great re-
sponslbility. Had he been an I'M
scrupulous and dlsloyal man. as he IA
depicted by his enemies here, ne would
have seized the supreme power in Mexico
while Madero, not yet victorious, was
still operating on the Northern border,
1900 miles away from the Federal capt.
tai.
Furthermore. to illustrate his loyalty
Gen. Huerta commanded the Mexican
army when De la Barra was provisional
President. Madero. then plain citi-
zen, was touring Yucatan, and the
Presidency could have been snatched
from Mr.. de la Barra-not n very diff
cult task at that time for an influential
army man.
So much for the record OF President
Huerta as a soldier who faithfully
served the Government at the historic
moments above mentioned. As to his
forbearance and endurance to suffer
persecution let me recite an incident OF
his life which shows his true character.
When the Madero Government was
in the throes OF its short agony Gen.
Huerta undertook the campaign against
Orozco, who had rebelled against his old
leader, After Huerta defeated him at
Conejos, Rellano, Bachimba and Chi
huahua he was acclaimed as a popular
idol and national hero. He had the
army, the treasury and public opinion
at his disposal. but remained loyal and
humbly retired like a plain citizen to his
modest home.
Madero. purposely ignoring his brill
| liant services rendered at difficult mo-
ments, discharged the savior and sole
support OF his Government and soon
after that Huertas life was attempted
twice, so openly indeed that 1t was pub
, llcly known in Mexico that the Govern
ment itself had freed the so-called Gen.
Francisco Villa, then held in prison by
our courts and bitter personal enemy
Of Gen. Huerta. on condition and in
further return for great rewards that
he should accomplish the desired dis
appearance of the hero of Bachimba.
Knowing as I know Gen. Huerta, his
record and his temper. beg to affirm
that he will never resign as President OF
Mexico.
In this connection It should be as
serted here that the American politicians
do not understand the psychology Of the
Indian, nor the best way to conquer
and annihilatc him. There ~ an In
cidcnt in the history Of the Presidential
ambitions In Mexico which will serve
me 10 illustrate the interesting point as
to the reluctance OF the Mexican aborlg-
inal to relinquish a high office once
attained by him.
When Benito Juarez a full FLOODED
Indian. was President OF Mexico in 1867.
under conditions similar to those In
which Gen. Huerta finds himself now.
Y no drove into exile Gen. Gonzales Or