Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1914-01-07

One 81 the marked characteristic
% Latin peoples Is the rapidly witl
which they thonge thclr minds n
The Latin-American races this la oyof
more noticeable 1t ia positively be
| wllderlng.
For example, when ! arrived here
! (Mexico Cityj ten days ago the gen.
crll opinion was that General fluorta
would maintain ills position, ana that
in bis doing So lay the one hope u
eventual peace ana good order.
since then. for no clear reasons
lpuDlc feeling has undergone one Of
rs sudden changes. Now his firm.
ness has become obatinacy lie is
looked upon as q doomed man. IT'S
own ministers have, in some cases
been urging him 10 resign whispers
against him are becoming open tnlk
Iomons tho better class MeSicans ca-
pccially.
Ills Boastings Grow Tedious.
Partly thls my Re due 10 fresh rcb-
1 el successes His repeated assurance
that ne Is about 20 crush the rcyolu-
tion has grown tedious. Partly II Is
atuIbutei % lhc downfall 81 the hope
that the European powers would take
the part Of Mexico against the Unit
cd States
4 hut these causes DO not entirely ac-
count far the turnover. IN Mexico II
has often been observed before that
waves az disgust Or enthusiasm sweep
over population unstable in its ass
pect as an Aprii SKY Possibly the
pendulum Of popularity will swing
4 back again IN General Iluefias favor.
/ II the United states threaten him
latll Further without taking action this
lis likely 70 happen But FOR the mo-
ment II rs tho dark side Of his chur-
ncter which IL uppermost In the public
mind
To discover the true nature OF this
man. who for many months has been
"a prominent "a figure on the stage Of
nations we must look into his history
not only since he succeeded Atadero
as president after the street battle IN
Mexico city last spring but before
chat.
70 begin with, he Is Of pure indian
descent ana Ne ~ proud Of H. "Yo
SOY. indlo,' no declared at the dinner
given by the British club here 20 cele-
brate the coronation Of King George,
and he went on in one Of his bursts
Of intimate eloquence my people
are young compared with your Ankio-
saxon race, but In our veins are the
same red corpusclos as IN yours
noasts OF Indian Blood
BY Keeping IN mind the fast that
he Is Indian We find the clew 20 many
sides Of his character which IN a
Mexican on spanish on egnn miNci
origin would - harder 20 explain. His
ability, undoubtedly remarkable Is
closely allied to cunning. His intclh-
genec has strange limitations. While
at times he can behave with strik-
ing dignity, no allows himself In mos
mcnts Of relaxation 20 forget his high
position
BY frequcnling cafes, some Of them
classed as disreputable. he has offend
cd the taste OF the cultivated tht
more so since in this respect they
compare him uufavorably with Presl.
dent piaz vino was always careful to
uphold the best traditions Of his Of
flee.
Drinks Quantities of Alcohol,
II is universally believed IN the
United suites that he is heavy
lGrlnker Hero there is cxaggeration,
init a.. IrltI.4 . I.p,. attnvfttx az III.
cohol Is true. ! have been told hy
one Who visited him IN the early
morning that his breakfast consisted
Of beaten up raw egg, d glass OF
olaret. and "a glass OF brandy
Hut the habit 10 more easily oXcus.
able when Il lan 80 little effect. either
mental on physical as ia General
iluerto's case lle Is Ia his sixty-ninlh
year. a man OF powerful frame and
vigorous constitution Alcohol seems
to stimulate him without having the
same effect ms Il would have upon
the great majority of men.
Hnru poor Indian hny, he might
have lived and died in ohscurity but
for the timely visit to his village OF
force Of soldiers. eommQudtd by j.
general The general needed an
aman lensiss ana et thii timo Indians
able TO read ana write were even
searoer than they are today Young
Heerla had made good Use Of such
poor aeho0line as the yllNec afforded
The general employed him. was struck
by bis brightness, and took him 20
The capital. where. through The inter.
est of President Juareh he was adj
mitlod H. the military school
Not Trusted by nlaf
This. OF course. could not be com
lpafed with similar institutions in Eu.
rope, hut Virtorlano Iiucrta took fun
advantage IF his opportunities, and a
the cna of The COURSE % studies WAS
declared lo he credit to the college
and q Young man marked oni for high
positi ans Undef General niag he Gid
good service. but for some reason was
neither liked nor trusted hy hia CONF
mander-in.ehef perhaps because
plaa considered him q possible rival
yet when the old president fled the
country ilaerta behaved with snneh
loyalty. saw 60 his safe conducts even
Ioraorod q farewell salute 81 Doe iire1
: AZ soon as Madero came into office
Colonel iiuerta was placed on hnh
lpay Vow he engaged IN business as
% contractor Tor building materials
have spoken with many people who
knew him Ia this capacity iu Monief-
lcX
I'M his business transactions he was
CARDS The pasment II his household
accounts he was less scrupulous That
was where the Indian thnruffar re-