The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-08-08
SAYS HUERTA ARMY
COULD SAVE MEXICO
Gen. Hernandez Asserts ReOr-
ganization Of Old Forces
Would Solve Problem.
ARMS EMBARGO FAVORED

Gen Irau Hernandez. who was one
a. the strong men of Mexico before a
sre,mc,'s rule provoked revolution and
'sd 10 the devastating struggle between
bandits. sat in his apartment at 36:
- yers,dr Drive Yesterday after Dol and
checked or with n foreffnger the names
NJ one Mexican after another who. like
himself. had been driven from the
-, because Of the crime Of owning prop
sty.
He said tina, In this city alone there
aye probably 1000 OF his countrymen.
mon Of the tyre that supported the
SECURE and peaceful rule of Don Porfrio
paz. who are living In New York upon
vha, funds they had been able to raise
hurr.edly before the rapaci,y Of villa
O, OF Zapata or OF Carranza forced them
% fee with their families.
"These men, said the old General. he
helh that rank In Tire real army OF
Mexico for twenty-five years and was
Governor OF the State of Puebla In
V"ctorlano nuerta's administration. ''are
representative of the real people of my
country. o. a public opinion there which
should he considered by the United
states and the A Il e Powers in the
coming conferences in this city. As for
myself. | am getting along In years.
Perhaps my work Is done. ! have no
private ends to serve. ! amp not sup
porting the ambition of any man or set
Of men. Hut | should like to give my
views OF what Is wrong with Mexico to-
DAY and as to could easily be ac-
complished TO put an end TO revolution.
anarchy. robbery and murder.
Mexico is being press ACCENTED to
death. | mean this: That both villa and
Carr,nza maintain In Washington and
in other Cities where the press can be
fed with false or misleading e W astute.
clever fellows, well paid of course. who
have created a fiction which the ma
jori'y Of the American people seem to
accept as fact and which the Govern
men, Of the United States appears to
cred:, The fiction is that either villa or
Car-anZa or both are attempting to
iberate the country from old. autocratic
heas-to uplift the poor. to Institute
real democracy. Nothing could be more
absurd TO any Mexican who knows his
country and is aware of the actual situa-
oon there.
"Wnr for Democracy q Myth" 4.
None OF these bandits (perhaps I
tould not call Carranza a bandit. since
he was merely a Rnchman. but he has
gathered round him many of the worst
and most unprincipled men In my dis.
'racted country has the slightest fol-
lowing among good men. patriotic men.
Thei are not even supported by the
poo people. the poems. Their followers,
Their armies OF robbers which sweep up
and down the country. burning and loot
ing ard with only the ambition to steal,
sre made up OF the dregs OF humanity,
had men collected from robber bands,
prisons and the dives of the large cities.
They are feared and hated by the people.
rich or poor, but all of the time you
Americans are being old that a great
war for democracy is being waged. None
o. these bandits cares for liberty. All
OF thar lust for power means ca sh
s;o,e1 f'om honest men. | speak strongly
because | feel strongly.
Let me go back to the time OF Fran
CISCO Mtdero. We knew the truth about
Nad'ro, and the truth was that he was
a dreamer whose mind was none too
strong He climbed TO power because
he promised everything to everybody.
std particularly did he promise the
poems that he would divide the great
Estates among them and the poor la
horers that he would give them better
wages. Orce in the seat. he could not
make good any OF these promises. But.
worse than that. the man was ridiculous
a. President. The people laughed at him
openly, The weekly paper. FL Mdndna,
subtle and witty. exposed every Monday
ms foolish conduct. SO. when Felix
p!az and Gen. Mondragon organized a
revolt the people were with them. They
were weary OF absurd government.
Now ! am coming to a crucial fact
N the situition-the conduct of HuerR,
conduct which gained for HIN the dis
IKE OF the American Government, and
especially OF President Wilson. Huerta
Fought first for Madero. as all men re-
member. Why did he desert Madero
ana Join Diaz and Mondragon? Not
Secanse he was a tTitor. No man who
Knows Huerta can say that without a lie
on MS tongue. He turned his back on
Hiadero because he knew that his officers
would not fight any longer for Madero
ana he believed that ~bloodshed' could be
sVoided by quickly eliminating Madero.
~ was done and by an be-
,'Neen Felix Diaz. Gen. Mondragon and
nuerta' Huerta became provisional
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