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Show gallant galaxy of geneeals. j Eight federal generals -who sought I service under Huorta havo signified 'j their TvillijigncBs to surrender to the HH Constitutionalists. In their proclama- fl tiou thoy present this unanswerable ar- gument: "It is impossible to remain H;i here (Chihuahua) longer, as thero is no Ks money with which to pay the troops. .-. This strongly reminds us of Valley H: Forge because it is so different. V; Thus it is seen just how far-the pa' ) triotism of Hucrta's followers extends. Hj j As Tho Tribuno pointed out a fow days fl go, Hucrta has maintained himself in i' power through the use of inoucy, favors Hij d grnft. Tho generals who ivoro sup- l posed to bo operating vigorously against ) tho rebels, were operating much moro i vigorously to plunder aud to rob. as soon as their salary ceased, ; the eight gallant federal generals raced j for tho American border, slayiug only V long- enough to sign a proposal of sur- fl' . render, which is presented by oue of Bij their number, Gcnoral Mcrcado, to tho H: ! rebel commander, General Villa, at Hljj Juarez. Among the eight generals we Hljl find Goncral Pascual Orozco, who was i one of Madero's chief fighting men, but who had so little interest in Madero's j ideals that he sold himself to Ilucrta i as soon as the latter had seized chief j power in the republic. H j The defection of tho eight generals and their surrender of Chihuahua with- out a struggle to the Constitutionalists ' is part of the '' crumbling" process to . which-President Wilson referred in his address to congress. As a result of j President Wilson Js efforts, Huerta has been unable to gain any monetary as-; as-; sistancc from the European bankers, H and no doubt the various interests which have been granted conccs- H; gions in Mexico have given very gvudg- i iugly of their resources to the discrcd- j I itcd dictator. At one stroke Huerta lias i: lost half his power. All northern aIcx- Bj; ico is in the possession of the rebels, ! Avho arc growing stronger every day. Hjj The indications arc that lluorta will j lie uuablc to make headway against tho J forces which now hold more than half Hi the republic. On the contrary,, the chances arc thar these forces soou will Hl l)C able to hurl him from power. Then will come the final test of Pros-idcnl Pros-idcnl Wilson's diplomacy. In his ad- Hlj lress to congress be expressed the opin- H ion that "watchful waiting" on the part, of the United -States was the only essential. He believes that after Huerta lias fallen the Mexican leaders will be able to establish a government which will 'vc protection to foreign intcr-csts intcr-csts and which the United States can recognize If the outcome should not H justify President Wilson's prediction, Hl then will come the tug of war, for wc arc bound by the Monroe doctrine to acc thai, our own and foreign interests 1 arc not utterly destroyed in Mexico. |
