Evening star., 1915-02-07
ITURB|DE ASKS
HELP OF CABINET
AND DIPLOMATS

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raey's revolution" were denied last
night by Gen. Iturbide in a converse
tion with reporter for The Star. so
far as they stated that he would be
the candidate for the presidency of
such a new Mexican party. Gen. Itur-
blde denied that he was represented or
would be at the meetings, and he said
that the report that Col Theodore
Roosevelt is to be the adviser of such
a party. with Gen. Iturbide as the pro-
posed presidential leader, could not be
true for the reason that he is not ac-
Guainted personally with Col Roose-
Welt.
col. Roosevelt's brother-in-Iaw. Mr..
Merritt, he said, has been a welcome
visitor at my hacienda. That is the
extent of my acquaintance with the
family"
In the statement Cen Iturbide has
prepared. he said:
My profound conviction that the
greater majority of the men of affairs
of this great nation are unaware of
the real situation in my country has
caused me to write these facts.
~- Believes Time Has Come.
Il believe that the time has arrived
when all the important men of the
United States. all the foreign nations
who have subjects resident in Mexico,
and all the men in the world who have
any conception of the meaning of the
word humanity should unite in helping
with their moral support those eXiled
MeXicans who represent the elements
OF order. Intelligence and industry Iof
the rlch there remain none today, and
who are the only ones capable of
facing the existing national disasters.
and these WILL by the help of God
and the moral support of foreigners
of good intent, again bring peace to
Mexico and will rebuild all that her
evil sons have Striven to destroy and
rob.
Personally 7 am placed beyond the
suspicion of any personal interest or
political interest. A certificate in my
possession affords me the right to be
believed. When l escaped from Mexico
1t was given to me by the diplomatic
representatives in Mexico of England.
Germany, France, Italy, Brazil, Spain,
Belgium and Guatemala, and it reads
as follows:
1.-The undersigned desire hereby to
testify to their high appreciation of
the conduct of Senior Don Eduardo
Iturbide. who, without evincing any
desire of entering into the political
arena, has nevertheless, whenever the
occasion demanded it. not hesitated to
assume weighty responsibilities, which
he has invariably exercised without the
slightest view to advantage to him
self or his personal interests, but sole
ly with view to the safety and well
fare of the public at large whether
native or foreign.
In his conduct of foreign affairs
they consider he has displayed both
courage, energy and prudence"
Quotes Statement of Gutierrez.
In his statement Gen. Iturbide quotes
from the proclamation issued by Eula-
lilo Gutierrez, when he retired from the
Of
government. of which he was then the
head Il do not refer to hearsay proof
o. what l say" Gen. Iturbide declares
but solely to the proclamat tion of
President Gutierrez, who is one of
them. elected by the convention of
Of Villa and Zapata, only does them
justice He knows them very well and
the Associated Press has published
something about that"
The following paragraphs from the
proclamation alluded to are quoted in
the statement:
Not only have Gems. Villa and Zapa-
Ia been disturbers of social order. but
in a systematic way they have prevent
ed the government from performing its
functions in the most important de-
partments or the administration. In
the south there prevails the pretension
that the general government has no
right to appoint stamp tax collectors
Postmasters and telegraph operators.
south has been controlled by Gen. "a
pata no social reforms have been in
augurated.
Ferocious Military Dictatorship.
a ferocious military dictatorship is
the only semblance of government.
There have been no elections or NM
Hicipal freedom
one thing has been especially neg
iected. that is the agrarian onestion
instead of distributing the Land which
has been despoiled and subdividine
M ~ ia.i Iundla, the system observed is
that OF giving protection to the gem
erai landowner in exchange for pen-
S1ons paid by the latter to Cen Zanata
VINO makes use of this money accord
public interest.
sun worse. if such be possible. has
peeh 'he administrative policy of Cen
MA, who, during several months has
lines of Mexico, thus taxing the nation
indefinitely, which some day win have
10 pay for the debauchery that has
oeeh raging The railways should pass
INTO the hands of the company owning
them. in which the government has
IN important interest
Nothing has been accomplished in
,h. ,has respect; in spite of the efforts
tnat nave been made because the
whole personnel appointed by Gen,
una obeys only the orders coming
rom MS military heSdquarters
Another of the serious nuestions
winch concern the public in general
and the government is the problem of
our paper money. To this date tue
government has no knowledge of 1be
number of millions reached bv the
enormous issue of the state of C'hlhua
hua, nor do We know what its limit is
going TO be. Much less do we know :, :
TO the use made of this money.
Villa Appoints Governors.
zen Villa appoints governors and
military commanders in the states. thus
usurping the rights of the department
OF the interior In important branches
OF our International relations he also
1uterfereS."
Departing from the proclamation of
''utierrez, Gen, 1turbide comments as
follows: a'
When the Madero revolution sue
ceeded in throwing down the govern
ment of Cen Diaz, which, notwitb-
standing its many defects, had kept
us IN peace for some thirty years and
secured the prosperity for all kinds
OF business and secured the material
progress of the republic and econo
mics 10 the amount of $4,000. 600
something never before heard of in the
history of Mexico, and this in spite of
the fact that Mexico was at the time
Tue third lowest taxed nation in the