Norwich bulletin., 1916-04-28
Wilson's Mexican
 Policy AssaiIed
BY PHILANpER c. KNOX AT RAN-
 QUIET IN PITTSBURGH.
DEMOCRATIC BLUNDER
Refutes tho Assertion That President Wilson Inherited the Troublesome Mexican Situation from President Taft.

Pittsburgh, April 27.-Philander c. Knox, secretary of state in President Taft's cabinet, explained at a repub- hcan banquet here tonight why MT. Taft did not recognize General Huerta as president of Mexico: replied to the assertion that President Wilson in- herited the troublesome Mexican sit- uation from his predecessor and denied that President Wilson's course may be lkened to Presidents Lincoln's dur ing the period preceding the Maximil- Han empire.
 Intervention in Mexico, the former secretary declared. seemed danger ously near. if not inevitable"
 Democratic 5Iundering in Mexico.
 Tt has been asserted time and again by the apologists for the democratic blundering in Mexico that President Wilson inherited the Mexican situation rom President Taft" said MT. Knox.
 Nothing could be further from the truth than this statement, as a review of the situation will conclusively dis close
 When President Taft assumed of flee on March f. 1909, Mexico was at peace. Her credit was good, her cof- fers filled, her industries thriving and Porfirio DiaZ, who had been constiri- tional president of the republic since Lerdo de Tejada seemed fair for the remainder of his life to preside over lIlG utSllIllSS or the ldIlO ne mad done so much to free from the Empire of Maximillian, set up by a coalition of European powers.
 Accounts Events. The Madcro revolution broke out some two years later and resulted in driving Diaz from power. Although 1 the Madero regime was recognized by the United States and the other pow l CTS, 1t was not accepted by powerful ! factions in Mexico. Rebellion against | its authority was almost coincident | with its birth and finally, in February ! 1913, General Felix Diaz carried the ! war against Madero to the streets ot | the capital city itself
 Downfall of Madero. | When it was apparent that Ma dero's downfall was imminent it was made certain by Huerta and a portion ! of the army going over to Diaz. Who l then seized the palace and on Feb. Ie l 1913, Francisco I. Nadero and Jose Pinero Suarez resigned as president and vice president, respectively. Theil | resiSnations were in writing The con. | les were transmitted to foreign DOW. | CTS sustaining diplomatic relation. 1 with the republic and also to the Mex. ican congress then in session. Thi. l was the congress elected at the sam, | time that Madero was elected presi. dent, the election having taken pIac, subsequent to the success of the Ma. l dero revolution.
 Revolution Led by Felix Diaz. ! "Of course Francisco ATadero resign, ed under the compulsion of the revolu tion led by Felix Diaz, just as Porfiri, l Dtaz had abdicated shortly before un, der the compulsion of the revolution | led by Francisco Madero. But therl | was nothing startling, unusual or un | Mexican in that fact. During a periot of forty years preceding Porhrio Diaz' accession to the presidency there hat | been some thirty odd governments !I | Mexico presided over by some seventy
 odd individuals. Sensible people hay, no illusion about the stability of gov
 ernment in Mexico.
 Huerta Minister of War.
 When Madero resigned on Feb, .s 1913, the minister of foreign affair
 under the Mexican constitution becanl
 president. This was Pedro Lascurai-
 He appointed General Huerta mlniste
 of war. The minister of foreign affair
 then resigned and the office devoivo,
 on Huerta and this was on Februnr- .19. 1913. It Is important to mark thes
 dates.
 How Huerts Became President.
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 tcentlnued on Page NIns)