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Show MEXICO HAS SHOCKED THE COUNTRY 111 The papers of the L'nited States are ill of one voice In condemnation of the 1 butchery of Gustavo Mudero while II held n prisoner, by General Huerta and Felix Diaz. The New York World says: H General Felix Diaz and his followers follow-ers hare set bad; the stock of politi-, politi-, cal progress In Mexico for a genera- i tlon Tbey have not only discredited their own country, but have worked barm to every other Latin-American republic Even Cuba and the Philip pines must inevitably suffer as a re tuli of thb- rut-throat rebellion. When younc Diaz and his cu( throats made their appeal from the ballot tc the buller they indicted Mo:; ico's fitness for self-government They , are fighting for no principle, mc-reh. for power and plunder. When young Diaz was captured at Vera Cruz by the federal forces It was 1 the general opinion of the civilized I world that he should be dealt with leniently The strong protests made against his execution were heeded by Madero and his unworthy life was spared. It is now evident that this policy of mercy waa a mistake. ! The Philadelphia Press says Throughout Francisco Madero's ca reer as president It ha6 been made plain that Mexico sorely needs at the head of the government an executive j, of the Inflexible resolution and indo rentable will of the Porflrlo Diaz type I Nothing In ihe revolutionary actUltleu of the nephew Felix Diaz, has suj-cested suj-cested that the moving finger of des tiny points to him as the man of the i hour, the leader of eminent fitness. ;No braggart adventurer, no ambitious .schemer unscrupulously catching at jthe nearest means of elevation, cau be the salvatory factor in the present crucial situation. j The Herald Republican says. Premature rejoicing orer the sup posed unanimity of the Mexican peo pie In approving the temporary gov I ernment erected by General Hueria and Felix Diaz has given away to re- i jalizatioo that conditions are still unsettled. un-settled. Even the transparent excuses presented b tbe twin conquerors for the murders they committed in the few hours since their accession to power have not removed the horror they aronsed Nor has the customary announcement that a popular election will soon be held for th.- election of a president restored the continence wit h which the new government wns greeted at its outset The popular election farce Is about lo be played once more In Mexico The military dictator, once he has the situation in band, remorea sll prdba-ble prdba-ble rivals by th-. simple process ol having them murdered Having thus eliminated competition In the good old primordial way. and placed BUdfl fear In the hearts of his soldiery as to make them amenable to reason, he announces bis candidacy for president and calls an election As the Standard stated yesterday, there is a choice of two evils for the Mexicans intervention by the LTnited States or a brutal dictatorship Thn ireachery of the leading Mexicans is so evident that no president not a ty rant could hope to hold a mastery, and anarchy Is so widespread that some force from without may be necessary nec-essary even with a tyrant in the pics idential office Within the last few days the entire world hns learned to look upon the Mexican generals and politicians with the utmost contempt |