The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-08-14
RESIST A G PLAN,
HUERTA'S WARNING
EN-Dictator Says Latin Amer.
lea Must Not NEEDLE i'm
Mexican Affairs.
SEES MENACE FROM L. s.

FL PAso. Aug i3.-Gen. Huerta, from
his prison quarters at Fort Bliss
sounded a warning to-day to his country
against the action of the A Il G con-
ference.
Huerta said that he had accepted the
offer of A b G mediators last year at
Niagara Falls because 'the United
States was in an alley with no exit and
needed some excuse for getting out OF
Mexico after having attacked Vera Cruz
and found itself without sufficient army
to continue the occupation OF Mexico,
but In the Internal affairs he would
never have accepted such mediation.
He saws the A Il G conference is no;
only a menace to Mexico but to all the
Latin American countries. for he
charges the United States can always
find friends to act with It against any
OF the small republics. since there Ia
much jealousy between them all, In any
of its undertakings against II Of
them. lie charges that the United states
has called in the a y e mediators
merely to back II up In its Intervention
plans In Mexico.
In a lengthy prepared statement he
outlined these ideas at length to-day,
his direct reference to the President and
the Vera Cruz matter being as follows
The American Government after the
occupation OF Vera Cruz appealed to the
A y c 10 solve the rising difficulties
which were really serious for the Wash
ington Government. as not having a
large enough army to make al Invasion
Ito which the sentiment " the American
people was opposed), the Washington
Government found itself in al alley
without AN exit. Ii was there and then
that II invented the A r c.
"1f the position of the White House
~as difficult. mine was emba rrassing. |
could have continued the civil strife IN
definitely In Mexico with the 80. 0O0
Federal soldiers which ! had In the gar
fisons in the vicinity Of the capital.
III ! were a common, ambitious in
dividual, with such elements at my dis
posal. | could have retired to any OF
The many mountain rai.ges OF my coun-
try where even to-day l would be ir-
reductible. But that was not my ambi-
ton IL vas 10 pacify my country. as
] had promised.
This vas A matter OF a long time
and a great flow Of blood. on account OF
the outside assistance which the fac
ions were receiving. and. as l saw an
honorable manner TO reach my purpose,
which vas the p~acifcation OF my coun-
try without jeopardy to the honor Ut
the republic, | accepted the mediation
OF the A r c to solve the Tampico
and Vera Cruz incidents, which were
strictly of an international character.
"This is why l accepted the mediation
OF the \ b C. but. II the affairs in
volved then had been Of a strictly do
mestic nature, such as the formation Of
Government. as Is the case at the
present time, | never would have sent
delegates to Niagara Falls.
THE A y c has made a mistake,
both politically and automatically. 1t
has erred against its own interests. be-
cause 1t Is working in favor OF an anti
nationalist policy. To-day II feels
proud to form part OF the League Of
America. to decide the fate Of the Re-
public OF Mexico.
But the most fundamental caution
should warn II that tomorrow the same
tribunal. with different components.
could Judge and decide its own fate, as
Washington will never be short OF COM
Sades In the Latin American chancerics.
who will decide according to It's own
wishes the fate of the countries OF The
continent, The A B C should never
forge; the old cast!lIan proverb: To-
day for you, tomorrow for me- Hoy
por Ii. manana por mi"