Show I Where Villa and Huerta Differ There is a a. vast difference between Huerta and Villa though Mexican cruelty both seem to possess in equal degree the native Huerta was vas a trained soldier and if there had been any good goodin in him he would have learned above all aU else the duty of faithfulness faithfulness faithful faithful- ness which is the soldiers soldier's first lesson tesson He had high authority he He Ie had the implicit trust had ago agES to calm some o of his his' viciousness and confidence of his bis friend and sovereign He had sw sworn rn allegiance alle- alle giancO to him and he betrayed him Madero 1 a true patriot was kind and merciful in victory He lIe wanted to raise rais the yoke of f oppression from his people who vho had suffered so long and bitterly He exalted Huerta to the highest rank of all al and i placed him in command of his person personal l bodyguard at the palace gates Madero felt safe in his hands and looked upon Huerta as a tried and true soldier He d false and killed d his f friend No greater crime could be Villa has killed too but his victims have not been his hi's friends but his ds enemies He kiJl killed p people ople for opposing him Huerta slew Madero l because be be- be because cause he trusted and honored him Fierce and merciless by nature th the untutored and untamed lcd Villa Vilja is said to have become a bandit because a hacienda owner where he existed wronged his sister The only chance the peasant had for vengeance for vengeance was was to become a law Jaw unto himself After Atter h hed he d had bad played y d the part o of the executioner there was but one life left to him and nd that was in the hills bins as a bandit He Ho has fought like a tiger ever ver since He joined the Madero for forces forces and and v vowed wed to support rt the patriots' patriots leadership The leader has gone but Villa at least is sti sticking king to his purpose pur put po pose ea and d carrying on the fight with marvelous marvelo s success He has disgusted the civilized world with his butchery His hatred lor br his enemies has sh shown wn him to be He more animal than man but he be hasn't yet brought down upon himself the contempt that rests upon th the dictator he is trying to dislodge I for r with all his other sins Villa has not yet been pl proved proved-a oveda a traitor and a murderer murderer mur mur- derer of a friend He has more more than one score to settle with Huerta Not only does doe Villa crave revenge for the slaughter of his idol but in his heart he rt t there 1 rankles the humiliation placed upon him by Huerta w when en the latter made him kneel in apology for an alleged breech of military rules lules and later placed him in jail When Then he escaped from his prison it is morally certain that Huert was his goal and it would be an unpleasant task indeed for him to join forc forces s with his hated enemy even against the grin goes |