Omaha daily bee., 1914-07-11
SEES PLOT TO ANNEX MEXICO
MOheno Says 7. R. and Wilson Both
In on Scheme.
WILL SHOW UP THE PRESIDENT
Former Minister Of Commerce and
Labor virulentIy Criticises POI-
icy of U. $. Toward His
Country.

VERA CRUZ, July 1o-ouerido Mo-
heno, former miAster OF commerce ana
labor. before departing today on board
the Espagne DOR Cuba and the United
states, virulently criticised the policy OF
the United States toward Mexico. As he
sat in the forward salon of the French
liner Senior Moheno looked through a
port hole toward the American flag
floating over Vera Cruz and shook his
fist in rage.
He insisted that he was In a position
TO produce proofs that there existed a
secret platform OF the progressive
party in the United States of which Col
onel Roosevelt was coKnizant and ir
which he concurred. looking to the
ruption of Mexico and the acuuisitio
timately by the United States of ali 'SNSz,
territory between the Rio Grande and
Panama
Says EscuderO Has Letters.
He said that Francisco Escudero, who
was minister of foreign relations in
Venustiano Carranza's' cabinet has let
ters which to him are conclusive evidence
of his allegations. and declared he hoped
to be able to produce these letters at the
proper time.
And not only were the leaders Of the
progressive party pledged TO this policy"
he added, but politicians of both the
republican and democratic parties had
promised their secret support That Pres
ident Wilson himself had subscribed TO
this iniquitous conspiracy is evidenced by
his attitude toward Mexico. Not a single
American in all the 1OO,OOO,OOO population
of the United States can give a satisfsc-
tory answer as to why those troops are
there on shore in Vera Cruz"
VIII show Up Wilson.
ITO show up President Wilson's crime
against Mexico, the greatest in the his
tory Of modern nations" is the announced
object OF Senior Moheno's trip to the
United States. He arrived this morning
on the Espagne from Puerto Mexico and
said he would not go ashore during the
liners stay, as Vera Cruz was to him a
disagreeable spectacle under the existing
conditions.
Senior Moheno also announced that he
would publish a book explaining his con-
nection with Mexican political affairs
since the tragic ten days" and also de-
liver lectures. BY these methods and
through interviews in the newspapers, he
said, he hoped to convince the American
people of the enormity of the crime
committed not only by President Wilson,
but by all the political factors in the
United States, regardless of party"
Senior Moheno added that he did not
agree with the opinion that the oil in
terests were responsible for the revolu-
ton in Mexico. On the contrary, he
ascribed them to greater power--namely,
the governHnent itself, as directed by It's
politicians.
Neither did Senior Mohepo have any
hope except Of the slightest nature that
the overthrow OF General Huerta by the
constitutionalists would be followed by
peace. !
Since he left the Mexican capital Senior |
Mohemo appears to have become frank !
In his admiration OF Emiliano Zapata- |
the southern, revolutionary leader. He /
told newspaper correspondents that |
zapata was a much misunderstood man. |
He decuared Zapata to be a simple IN
dian Of high ideals and patriotic impulses, |
although his methods were somewhat bar |
barous.
zapata would never yield, he asserted !
to any government unless that govern !
ment agreed fully to his demands for the |
surrender OF the lands of Morelos to him |
and his followers.
no Auueo Inat no ndu no uOuDl lne !
victory OF the northern revoluhonaries |
would be succeeded almost Immediately !
not only by q continuation Of the Zapata |
revolt, but by other revoits headed by |
disappointed sub-chiefs of Carranza, him |
self. .-F..
In his denunciations OF President Will |
son, Senior Moheno resorted to much sar- /
casm, characterizing him as the Puri- |
tan president"
Moheno frankly admitted belief that |
armed Intervention in Mexico finally |
would come. He promised to reveal on
his arrival in New York the exact method |
of the killing OF the late President Ma
dero and Vice President Suarez.
'I will say now that I am confident |
General Huerta had nothing to do with |
the assassination of these men," he con- |
tinued. 'It was a political blunder and |
It was inevitable that it should result in |
a revolution which all thinking Mexicans !
now concede to have practically tri- |
umphed.''
After the revolution he would return !
to Mexico whether peace was restored or
not, he said, and would again play his |
part in the effort to restore normal con-
ditions. He would not admit that he pro-
posed working for the presidency OF |
Mexico. but other Mexicans on board the
Espagns told friends thtae was no doubt |
that II the opportunity arose. Querido
Moheno would announce himself as .
candidate.