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Show J i T, A TEST OF ENDURANCE Mr. W.lson's dlplomstlc duel with tho Mexican government has resolved resolv-ed Itself Into an endurance test. De-. dining further relations with Huerta and his supporters until they manifest mani-fest a desire to reform, the President Presi-dent Is quietly wolt'ng. Ills representative repre-sentative has retired to the border whenco ho can observe Huerta In the tcocess of coming to his senses. With his followers and the world nt largo awnro that tho United States has withdrawn the light of Its countenance, coun-tenance, It Is anticipated Huerta can not hi IK withstand his ostracism. It Is upon this theory Mr. Wilson Is acting and ho is doubtless keenly anxious an-xious as the hours pass. An administration that has no standing abroad, and whose dom n-ones n-ones is questioned nt homeiicnnnot long survive. Even those Mexican who applauded President Huerta's firm attitude In the face of American demands should soon realize the prico their country 's paying to mamtaln, this usurper on his unconstitutional unlawful throne. Those few natlonc that formally recognized Huerta as president did so only nd Interim, clncng thslr support of the Amer-" !cnn demand that tin elect on be quick-ly quick-ly he'd and a constitutional govern-, ment erected. The impossible situ ntlon In Mexico has grown worse since negotiations with the United States wero suspended and It wll' continue to Increase fn embarrassment. President Wllsqn expressed the be-i.ef be-i.ef in his message that Huerta could not long maintain his attitude and his uuthonty In 'the face of American Ameri-can disapproval. The retirement of Governor Und to Vera Cruz Indicates tho President's hope that negotiations will eventually be satisfactory resumed. re-sumed. Hernld Republican. |