Salt Lake Herald-Republican | 1913-04-05 | Page 14 | Gen. Huerta's Motives

Huertas Huerta's s Motives aL C CAREFUL analysis of tho the character and record roe roe- ord oxil of President of fe 1 Mexico co is essential to comprehension of the mot motives cs that have ha dictated his latest offer to the Mexican people Taking cognizance of the troubled situation and the ferment ferment fer fey ment fluent in various parts of the tho countr country Huerta offers to relinquish his office to Pe Pedro ro Lascurain the thc former cabinet minister who vho was or should have haye I been constitutional successor r tn to tho li nc I upon upon the death of and Suarez Either Eithel Gen General Huerta is IB inspired by loft lofty patriotism and a d desire to bring peace to his native land and by self sacrifice eOl or recognizes the time impossibility impossibility of firmly establishing himself in power Unfortunately Un Un- fortunately his rec record is not such as ns to justify any confidence in m his of country or orto to warrant warrant warrant war war- rant the assumption that that-he could act unselfishly His His' treachery towards M whose chief i dant he he was an anti and the sh shedding of 01 blood that followed fol fol- fol- fol lowed hi hi- accession to khe e eI I residency res ee pr prevents reposing any confidence c in-hig in motives moh Ills Ihs real reason i probably r is his bis re recognition of the tho failure mm aim a and Wo the likelihood that tho fate of Madero fi'S fiS Suarez Suares and G G m ni l 8 will overtake him hibits also 18 t Alt Although a ough Th ho vi ha has W iV He sword he e exa ex- ex x- x a pardonable t to f for br or perishing t. t l is of the n iB statesman something of a dreamer dreamer- ambitious f for f his country yet unwilling to e measures measures that pW S the repressive C es alone can with order Ho He has lIas 1 nothing in and nd Diar Dia and tho the Worst III c f H Huerta I of him is that these that these twin murderers murderers' be made of so little imp importance ortan e that ha they thc c him 1 gs' gs d. d it unnecessary to tom murder to him hun as cr as s they b dd with other supporters of Madero Mad e ro 1