Evening star., 1924-01-03
in TODAY'S SPOTLIGHT
BY PAUL V.scoLLiNs

Diaz, nephew of; the expelled presi-
dent There was also the dangerous
brigandage of Villa President Taft
sent 10000 troops to guard the Rio
creased to 100000 by President
Wilson.
Gen. Huerta, one of Madero's sup
porters, betrayed him and went oyer
to the rebels. which resulted in Ma
dero's capture and murder (This is
not the same man as the Gen. de la
| Huerta now in rebellion against
| President Obregon.) Huerta became
| of Carranza. but because Huerta's
| power rested entirely on force Of
arms and murder of the president,
his administration was not recog-
! son enunciating his famous policy OF
"watchful waiting" for Huerta's
power to fall. When Carranza was
elected. Huerta- became minister Of
war, in command of the army.
1t was because Of Huerta's and
President Carranza's refusal to make
apology and to salute our flag after
an outrage upon a detachment OF
our marines at Tampico, that Presi-
dent Wilson ordered the capture of
! Vera Cruz, in 1914 We made no ef-
fort to hold territory permanently,
but. growing out of that possession
i cant circumstance. German vessel
! landed a shipload of arms at another
| port to supply the Carranza govern
ment for resistance to our FORCES,
/ and later II was discovered, by inter-
| cepted correspondence, that there was
an alliance between Germany ana
! Carranzs against the United states.
| under which Mexico was to be aided
| by Germany in "reconquering Texas,
| New Mexico and Arizona and annex
| ing them to Mexico.
| President Carranza was assassfnat-
| ed, and his immediate successor was
=, Gen. de la Huerta, then Governor of
1 Sonora-not the Huerta who had been
| Carranza's predecessor and minister
! of war. This Gen. de la Huerta OF
Sonora became provisional president
! until Obregon of Sonora also became
| the elected president, and then de la
! Huerta became OoresUn @
of war but is now Leading the pres
ont revolt against Obregon: Accord
! ing to the policy of our tradition, tnls
| royernment would not recognize de
/ Ia Huerta in case he overthrew Obre-
gon-at least not until the people
! elect him.
The Joint resolution OF Congress OF
1898 regarding the Presidents con-
troll of the sale Of war material has
been amended from time to time. By
the last amendment, January. 1922.
all restrictions on the export of arms
were removed. except that when the
| President believed that domestic dis
turbance might ensue he was au-
| fhorized to restrict such experts to
| any American country, and to any
| country in which We exercise extra
| territorial rights-China, Persia, Mo-
rocco and Borneo. This leaves the
| President with no embargo power as
| to Europe, but the general attitude
! of the administration against the sale
| of arms to warning nations mas q
| great moral influence of restraint.
! ~ 4 \
| A conference between the league
of nations, the United States and
other nations independent OF the
| league was held last September at
st. Germain, France. one object OF
which was to regulate the trafac in
arms. BY the terms of the conven-
tion there agreed to, 1t was sought
to prohibit the sale of arms to states
not parties to the convention" In
order to maintain our Ireedom 70 sup
FOR the purpose of protecting lawful
/ governments, this government de-
clinedst to ratify the st. Germain con-
The restrictions of the present sale
of arms to the de facto and de jure
4 government of Mexico. and not to- the
rebels. becomes possible by. the joint
to ratify the St Germain 'conven.
tion.
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