The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1914-01-31
HASTEN DOWNFALL OF HUERTA


Mexico is commanding the close at
tention of the administration and the
foreign relations committee. It is
said that the president is seriously
considering the advisability of rails
ing the embargo on the shipmeh. OF
arms to Mexico. One reason why
this question has assumed such i'm
portance at this time is probably that
it is believed that Japan is supplying
Huerta with arms at nominal price
IN consideration Of a concession on
Magdalena Bay for naval base and
other purposes, and another is the
pressure of European investors in
/ Mexican securities for action on the
part of the United States that would
hasten the restoration of peace and
order in Mexico.
If the Huerta government is able
to get all the arms and ammunition
+, it wants and the constitutionalists
are unable to get enough either Of
/ arms or ammunition to supply the
/ force they are able to put in the field
Huerta may be able to maintain his
+! present position for many months.
! The belief is expressed that if the
constitutionalists are permitted to
| import arms and ammunition from
this country they will be able to
bring the revolution to an end in
short time. 1t isn't definitely known
that Japan is lending assistance to
the Huerta government 1t is SIM
ply suspected.
| When foreign governments agreed
TO support President Wilson's policy
OF forcing Huerta to resign by fnan-
cially starving his government the
president supposed that they would
also prohibit the shipment of arms
and ammunition to Mexico. They
/ haven't done this. At least it is un-
derstood that Japan hasn't, and
hence the Huerta government has a
decided advantage over the constit j.
tionalists, an advantage that may
cause a great deal of delay in max
ing President Wilson's policy effec-
tive. And Japan also may not be ad-
verse to making it more difficult for
this country to solve the Mexican
problem because our government
isn't more active in its efforts to ad-
just the questions growing out of the
law enacted by California discrim-
| mating against the Japanese in that
state in the matter of the ownership
| of land.
1t looks therefore as if the propo-
| sition to raise the embargo on the
/ shipping of arms and ammunition in
to Mexico is due to influences out
side of this country. 1t is of the ut
most Importance to the success of
President Wilson's Mexican policy
that foreign governments shall abide
by their agreement not to permit the
/ Huerta government to be assisted
financially by their citizens. Citi-
zens of those countries who are hold
ers OF Mexican securities on which
there has been a default in the pay
ment OF interest are becoming res
tive, and are using their influence
with their respective governments to
have our government adopt more
vigorous means for bringing about
peace and order in Mexico
To what extent foreign govern
ments will respond to the activities
problematical.
Apparently our government takes
the view that something must be
done to hasten the downfall OF the
Huerta regime, and hence, is seri-
ousIy considering the adyisability OF
Strengthening the constitutionalists
by opening the way for them to get