La Junta tribune., 1914-01-17
\ GOOD COME BACK.
Huerta Says That President Wilson
II An Csurprr because He Was
Choice III Minority.

The st. Louis Mirror prints I
thought that has been In great
many minds during the past six
months. II purports to be a letter
from Huerta to President Wilson and
some OF II Is good
II begins by saying. I'm accord.
ance with the duties OF my exalted
office and the "'"'ates of my con.
science, am compelled. much to my
regret, to inform your Excellency.
that 1t will hereafter be '..,possible
for me ana my government to reeog-
nize your administration. 1 have in
structed my representative whom, for
reasons OF your own, you have refus.
ed to receive. to demand your In
slant resignation as president OF the
United States. have no quarrel
with you personally and l hav. the
highest respect for your people. but I
feel that the Republic OF Mexico owes
a duty To the democracy OF the world
He adds. ITO my mind you are an
usurper OF administrative power. ev-
en- II. according to loose interpreta-
ton of the Constitution. you hold
your office according to law
lie continues. without quibblins
over terms, the fundamental fact re-
mains that republican government is
government by the majority OF the
beople. II you Will sean the cleo
'i'r returns OF 1871? you will find
that you were never legally elected
by majority OF the voters OF your
great country. My colleague. Senior
Banquet. informs me that IN. votes
east for president In the election to
which you owe your alleged elevation
TO office were divided as follows:
sen"r Tart ....,,.....,...3.3 3.3Se.22I
General Roosevelt .t2s
Senor Dcbs ........... sl2.73l
Senior Wilson n.......S.2s2
II is. therefore. clear that you rep.
resent minority OF the American n
people. which. by violating the great
prfn ciples that inspired Georg. Wash.
insfon and our immortal Juarez. has
arrogat.d to itself the government
of your country. The yot. against
you exceeded your vote by 1000. 600
II II painful for me To state the facts
so bluntly to your Exccllcncy, but I
do not see how you can remain In
office against the clear aud unmis-
taxable verdict OF the majority of
the people. owe II to myself. / owe
1t 10 nay country. and to the tradl-
tional friendship existing between
the Mexican Union and the United
States OF America to insist that you
aud your entire cabinet Instantly va
cate the White House"
There Is plenty more but that
shows tn. spirit OF the whole article
II T. a fair comeback The president
has demanded of Huerta tina, he get
out because h. j. not the choic. of
IN. voters of Mexico. II h fair for
Iiuerta to tell him tina, he Is not the
choice of tn. voters of IA. United
States by two millions. Tn" differ.
enc"s IN the methods. of course. are
not to b. discussed. President VII
son assumed that Hucrta was not
fairly elected and that he must not
run as candidate. Mr.. Wilson was
fairly elected and on. of the prom
iscs upon which he 40, In was that
he would not be "a candidate To sue.
cc-d himself. II is n clear case that
he means to 20 back on that That
Is reasonably clear.
lie advocates the nomination by
primrri. and h. has more faith In
the primary than he would hny. IN
a convention. lie knows by how
clos" u gam. h. got the nomination
bcfor.. h. knows tina, had the see
r.tary of stat" played fair h.. new
"r would hav. received II. and he
would rather trust the yell OF IN.
mgititud. To- put him In than To III.
cool delib"ra'ion of convention
Razor Wiridcr Captured.