The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-08-14
HU[RIA SEES MENACE
N t.a. c. MOVEMENT
Declares Pan-American Proffcrs Are
Dangerous 70 All OF the
Smaller Countries.
EXPLAIN HIS OWN COURSE
Accepted Mediation Himself Only Be-
cause Questions Involved Were Of
an Entirely International Char
acter.

Ell Paso, Texas, Aug. 13.--Cieneral
Huerta. formerly provisional president
of Mexico, from his prison quarters at
Fort Bliss. today sounded a warning
to his country against the present "a.
B. c." mediation at Washington and
calls IL ian invention of Washington"
General Huerta today gave an In
terview to the correspondent of a
number OF Cuban papers. The corr
respondent asked for his opinion Ct
the present mediation efforts and the
general replied that he accepted the
offer of ~. B. C.. mediators last year
Mt Niagara Falls because "the United
States was in an alley with no exit y
and needed some excuse for getting
out of Mexico after having attacked
Vera Cruz and found itself without
sufficient army to continue the occu-
patton of Mexico. but In the internal
affairs he would never have accepted
such mediation.
Calls II Menace TO Mexico.
He says the "a. B. c. Is not only
a menace 10 Mexico. but to all the
Latin American countries, for. he
charges, the United states can always
find friends to act with IL against any
of the smaller republscs-since there
IL much jealousy between than ALL
In any Of It's undertakings against
either Of them. He charges that the
United States has called In the "A.
p. G." madiqtors merely to back up
IN its Intervention plans In Mexico
In prepared statement. he out
lined these ideas Mt length today his
direct reference to the President and
the Vera Cruz matter being as fol-
lows:
The American government, after
the occupation Of Vera Cruz. nrst a
consequence Of the Tampico incident,
appealed TO the A. n. C. to save tha
rising dificulties which were really
serious for the Washington govern
msnt. AZ not having large enough army
10 make an invasion Ito which the sen
tlment OF the American people was
opposed) the washington government
found itself In an alley without an
exit IL was there and then Ii In
vented the A. b. G, II the position
OF the White House was difiicuit. mine
was embarrassing, could have con-
tinued the civil strife indefinitely in
Mexico with the $4,000 federal sol
diers, which ! had In the xarrisons
in the vicinity Of the capital.
Could Have Held Out Ina~anstefy
IF were common, ambitious In
dividuaL with such elements, at nay
disposal. could have retired to any
OF the many mountain ranges of my
country. where even today. I would
be irreducibie Hut that was not nv
ambition: II was to pacify my country,
as had promised. This was q matter
Of q long time and great low Of
blood. on account OF the outside assis.
tance which the factions were receive
ing. and as I saw an honorable man
ner TO reach my purpose. which was
the qualification. Of my country without
jeopardy to the honor Of the republic.
accepted the mediation Of the A.
B. c. to solve the Tampico and Vera
Crux Incidents, which were strictly OF
an international character
'erhis In why accepted the media
tion Of the A. b. c.. but. if. the affairs
Involved then, had been Of strictly
domestic nature. such AZ the formation
OF government AZ 10 the case at tha
present time. 1 never would have sent
delegates to Niagara Falls
Has Made Mystnke,
The A. B. c. has made q. mistake.