The sun., 1916-10-08
Ev.AmbassadOr CalerO .Assails
President Wilson for
Interference.
MADE PET OF CARRANZA
Failed to Protect Americans
While Trying to Uplift
Savage Natives.

ariirs OF the republic south OF the Rio
Glande' This is the question posed In
q o entitled "Thc exica Policy of
President Woodrow Wilson rs It Appears
to a Mexican written by Manuel Calero,
Foreign Minister under President Madero
and later Mexican Ambassador TO the
United States.
Senior Calero sums up his reply to the
question in the assertion that President
Wilson's "watchful waiting policy has
mad one definite result-the absolute ruin
o, Mexico.
As a Mexican citizen and as a man
who has had something to do with the
public anairs Of Mexico" says Senior
,alcfo In his preface, Il cannot fail to
=" with deep di~scouragemen. and
tumiliatlon the ruin OF my country.
hrousht about by a complication OF facts
IN which the Government Of the United
states has played an important part.
u have tried to he impartial. To at
tain this end have avoided making any
statement which could not be verified
With documentary evidence"
cites Lansing's View.
Later IN the body OF the book Senior
Calero returns to this point and says
Let II not be understood that the
author OF these lines censures the Presi-
dent FOR not having concerned himself
with the protection of Americans IN
Mexico, since that is not incumbent upon
the writer as n Mexican, but /. attention
10 called IN this circumstance II is only
% emphasize the absurdity of the POSI-
f"ANa NAkAs. L.. 49,. 49,
states, who instead Of looking after the
Welfare Of his countrymen has concerned
himself with promoting the welfare Of
the MeSicans. with results 80 completely
negative that II can be affirmed with en-
tire truth that never has Mexico been
poorer. hungrier and more oppressed by
an anarchical and criminal faction than
AT this very day.
The present Mexican Government
IL II IL to n. called such-a creature OF
president Wilson. has been declared by
Secretary Lansing not worthy OF the
name. since II has proved its neglect
and its failure to fulfil the paramount
obligation for which governments are IN
fttnted. TO vii, the protection OF life
and property tNote OF Secretary OF
state TO Carranza. June 90. lsls.)
Goes Deep Into History.
Senior Caieio takes up every iinpor.
tint event IN the history Of Mexico since
-" assassin .tion of President Nader.
|Hliy cognizaiit. on account OF his mem
a"rsnlp In the Madero Cabinet. with the
circumstances watch led to the murder
81 Nadoro. Senior Calero makes no at
''mpt 10 whitewash Huer,s. ON the con-
nary he place. on the old Indian war
rior. drunk with JOY and rum" all the
Duus Of tn. crime.
But he insists that. Huerta did not. as
has been charged by President Wilson
10 Justify his action in refusing recos-
rition to the Huerta Government, mount
I" power over the murdered body of
Nadero. After telling Of the Felix Disz
revolt In February. 1918. and the defec-
ton NJ HG,rta to the rebels, followed by
tho arrest ~ President Nadero and Vice
y %"-iient Pine Suarez. Senior Calcro says
N'dcro and Pint Suarez consented to
r.Sign. He continues:
The following plan WAS contrived for
the purpose. which NJ. Madero accepted :
l puu he acceptance by the Chamber Of
bopu,ies-wh!ch. according 20 the Mex
can Constitution. ~ coInpeten, for the
'3~c-of the designations of the l'resi-
dent and N.ce-rresident the Minister Of
Eple!gn Relations. Lascurain. would he
converted automatically into provisional
President l.ascurain would appoint
huerta to the first post in the Cabinet
ana thereupon he would resign the Presl-
drncy In order that Hucrta At the same
time might remain also automaticslly
- provisional President. This plan
wa executed TO the very letter.
CriminsI Act.
Morally Judged the assassination is
~ repreh"nsiblc and criminal committed
before the advent Of Huerta to power as
4ffRrWurl hlf Avhen II * aaiA that
Huerta obtained the Government by
means OF the ASSASSINATION Of Mr.. Ma
aoro the truth Is altered. II has been
explained that Huerts came into power
h' virtue Of the resignation Of President
Mtdoro and that the latter knew the
material and political consequences OF
= own act. Mr.. Madero was assassi-
'oted on February 20 at midnight.
iiuerta had taken the oath Of office ~
l.ylsional President Of the republic
before the Congress on the 18th.
senior Calcro then asks how II wa
that when two officers Of the Annapolis
were arrested by Carransa troops IN
.hc harb,r Of Masatian, June IS. 1915.
snd a blucjacket killed. no salute to
me lag" wac demanded Of Gen. Car
rilza. 1T was not Huerta." he says.
"h" was involved but Carransa. IA
'orcd and protected by President VIII
son, and, therefore. the offended had
remained offended. the insultsd oht-
'als remained with their insults. and
a." dead bluejacket remained dead"
Here IL Senior Calero's estimate OF The
Army" recognized as Chief Executive
~ Mexico by President Wilson:
"Carranxa could not at sixty and
more years OF age transform himself
into an apostle OF liberty and into a re.
former. lie had passed twenty-five