The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-09-02

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forthcoming Issue OF the North Amert-
can Reptep In which he severely scores
the President for present conditions in
Mexico. He calls 1t The Tragedy OF
Mexico"
Reviewing the entire course of at
fairs In Mexico since the President FIRST
announced that Huerta must go. Col.
Harvey finds II a record of plumbers on
the part OF the Administration. the cost
or which to countries h a been
high. But transcending even the loss
In lives n property, In Col. Harvey's
opinion, is the doubt which 1t has
thrown upon the value OF American
citizenship, a matter which concerns
the honor Of the nation.
Perhaps the most striking part OF
the entire article Ia Col. Harvey's de-
lineation OF the Wilson psychology. at
fault for the whole business. in the
writer's opinion. He says:
THE crux OF the Presidents biunder-
ing il to be found In his misconception
OF Ids own functions. Impressed by
his unprecedented quick elevation from
a college professorship to the most ex-
allied political position on earth. con-
vinced OF the popularity of the hazy
theories whose fascinating articulation
had charmed the people, flushed by his
success in subordinating a coordinate
branch OF the Government to his will.
isolated and feared, he unconsciously
but inevitably assumed the attitude OF
one divinely appointed to conserve hu-
manity In new and striking ways-and
forgot for the moment that he was quite
a fallible and far from omnipotent be-
ing. who in reality had only been elected
President Of the United States. charged
with the performance of certain official
. 4 n Clu anAriANat1 ~ Ina~AA h.- RttnA,vpAn
tai law"
Takes Up Huerta's Case.
Col. Harvey describes in a vein of
irony the overthrow Of Huerta, which
he calls the sixth foreign war of the
United States" In the Harvey version
this eliminated in the recent arrest of
Huerta in Texas. in connection with
which he gives an fiidavit made by
Clifford @. Beckham. a United States
sperial agent, charging. among other
things, that Huerta and his associates
did unlawfully conspire. combine. con-
federate and agree together to begin
and set on foot, and provide m pre-
pare the means for a military expedi-
ton to be carried on from the territory
and Jurisdiction OF the United States
against the territory and dominions OF
the United States of Mexico, with whom
the United States Of America are al
peace." II being alleged further tina,
they caused TO be collected and shipped
military supplies in furtherance of this
conspiracy.
Another affidavit cited by Col. Harvey
was made by Special Agent Stephen L
Fnckney. 1t charged Huerta with hav.
ing c%onspired with one r.. Gomez Ro-
belo. who "in furtherance of the con.
spiracy" thereupon wrote a letter to ont
Enrique Gorostiete, advising him tina,
"Pascual Orozco had formed a move.
ment to operate from the United State.
against Mexico"
THE combined civil and military ope
ration which eventuated in the capture
and incarceration of the entire force
opposed TO the United States in II.
sixth foreign war won less public &C.
claim than might have oeen antici.
pated." says Col. Harvey. He advise,
critics to study these complaints.
Not UnduIy Friendly.
True" the article says. 1.-THE usua
rules OF pleading in criminal GASES. which
call for specific designation OF the prime,
or Government threatened, are not fol
lowed. but how could this have beer
done when everybody knows that Mexict
has no prince, and our own President hai
repeatedly uttldTtu lIlhb sic ids III toN
eminent.
Granting too that the Supreme Cou
may have been right when In the cas-
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II declared that neutrality laws ar
designed to prevent distinctly hostile act.
against a friendly Power which tend u
Involve this country in war; is not thu
impossibility OF making the definition
ft the case apparent since the Mexican
people hardly constitute a Power and
in truth. appear not unduly friendlyY
Even though no indication appears Ii
the afidavits of the special agents o
the Department OF Justice that Huert'
has oonspired either to 'commit an OF
fence against or to 'defraud' the Unite<
States, is II not a fact nevertheless tina
he has been re~cognized officially as al
enemy irons the day on which he re
fused to 'go'Y"
The charge in the second affdavit Col
Harvey asserts to be "as clear and ex
plicit as Germany's explanation of he
} method of maintaining the neutrality o
Belgium" He goes on:
80 we might continue indefinitely II
technical justification Of the prompt ant
effective action OF the Department o
Justice, ably supported by a troop o
cavalry. But further exposition woul'
be wasteful. Military necessity. as tn
Kaiser demonstrated when. with ful
knowledge that we might protest subse
ouently, he sank the Lusitania. is tn
overpowering law in war. Upon tina
axiom and precedent our present Gov
eminent can and apparently does tax
It's usual firm stand.
mo doubt we should have denounce
|, so arbitrary an act by the Car OF Rus
STA as a striking and shameful exampl
of the arrogance and injustice or a
autocracy, but done by a President o
the United States II becomes sanctihe'
MS a wise and prudent exploit or
democracy pledged to Jealous mainten
ance OF personal liberty"
\ Col. Harvey does not question IN
right OF the President to act thus per
emptorily against dangerous aliens. bu
quotes Historian Wilson against Iresi
dent Wilson In declaring with respect t
alien ans sedition act OF 1873. tina
There was no telling where such exer
cIses OF power would stop" II was a
a CONSEQUENCE of the revolt of the pee
ple against such practices, he points ou'
: That the Democratic party came into be
in9 "In any case he remarks, I'VE
the people OF the United States, repre-
scented by the Commander In Chief. tn
|, Department of Justice and the Regula
, Army, ave met the enemy and he
ours"