Show CHE CHECKMATE C MA TEl TE HUERTA o of Mexico e evidently finds P PRESIDENT keen pleasure in in annoying ing Mr r Wilson Nothing could more embarrass our American President than to discover disco Huerta supporting Felix Diaz as IS his ins successor to the Mexican Ie n iCI The Tho objections President Wilson Vilson has urged aga against the prep cut provisional provisional pro pro- visional president apply with the same samo force to Din Diaz Whatever triumph our grape juice diplomacy has has' achieved in Mexico le ico must bo be found in in withdrawal with with- withdrawal from the presidential ial race rata But in select selecting ng Diaz as his successor he lie perpetuates his own power and turns the apples of our victorious statecraft to ash ashes es Huerta and md Diaz were partners in the tho murder of Madero they were associates in the combination of treachery pillage and rapine rapino that forced an unconstitutional unconstitutional dictatorship upon Mexico The success of either with without ut tho the other was highly improbable Madero Ma- Ma Madero dero was holding his own during those bloody days when ho he occupied ed ono one section of his capital city and Diaz another It is at least certain Diaz distrusted his own ability to overwhelm o Madero else elso he be would not have bought assistance with the time offer of dictatorship when their joint efforts should suc suc- The ruthless policy of of extermination that followed followed fol fol- fol- fol lowed the accession of Huerta was their united effort President Wilsons Wilson's refusal to recognize the Huerta government was prompted by tho the character of its chief and the methods by which it was erected Huerta has carried the burden of displeasure because he is the responsible le head of the government thus established yet Dints Diaz was equally equall a El beneficiary and his character is twin with that of Huerta A change chango of executive that contemplated merely a transfer from to Diaz would alter the form and not the substance it would be the sort of transfer Theodore Theo Theo- Theodore dore elt Roosevelt thought himself to be effecting effecting- when he lie selected Mr r. r Taft as his successor but whose hose character became totally different much to the disgust disgust dis- dis gust of Mr Roosevelt The criminal savage forces in Mexico that have hidden behind the Huerta mask would retain their control and would simply exchange their disguise for one bearing the features of Diaz The report that Huerta lies has summoned Diaz Dia homo home to further his hig candidacy for the presidency means no improvement in Mexico It contemplates only the tho clinching with constitutional methods that which th 1 1 1 con s fn tor i vas ed 1 in n blood y law l con c C e arc U VUi JU i p U v g Vi p J It means meaDS that Huerta has again checkmated President Wilson and will vill obtain by an nn artifice which Mr Ur I Wilson cannot prevent the continued power for which he hc has hns schemed and nd maneuvered e ever or since the day he hc deserted then murdered tho man that had bad trusted him hire There will ill d doubtless be much wonder that President dent nent Wilson ilon in his ultimatum to tho ilio Mexican government government govern govern- overn- overn ment did not exclude Diaz Dia as well as Huerta from the Mexican i presidential race The accurate guess at this conundrum is the easiest one which is that Mr 1 Wilson failed to think of it In darker days a monarch was popularly regarded as invested with all the attributes pf kingship by the Providence that an and crowned him we have Lave grown far ar past that idea except pt that we continue contin e to expect a public man to become a full statesman the moment he is elected to office without reference to previous training habits or environment Which accounts forthe for forthe the fact that we are of often ton disappointed T Modern o ern Alonzo ouzo an and Imogene ImogeneA A warrior bold and a n. maldon so bright Conversed Con as thoy they sat on tho the green I The They gazed on each other with tender delight Alonzo the tho Bravo Brave was the name of ot the knight ht I The maidens maiden's name tho the Fair Imogene What for tor tb thy birthday was Alonzos Alonzo's s request res re- re quest Caressing the maidens maiden's soft sott hand Whatever thou and will suit thou best Thou shall have though I cover COYer the world In my mr quest There Is la nothing too good understand nd I I really dont don't want much s said M Fair Fall Imogene But somehow I cannot but feel teel That If Jr thou dost really say Just what thou m mean n The gift girt that would suit me the nicest I 1 weer w eu Is Is a limousine automobile Alas oh alas 1138 for tor Aromo Alonzo the Brn Brave Ve- Ve 1 In panic he fled tIed from tho the scene j His much vaunted aup tod courage deserted the knave Sho She ne nevermore saw him this side of ot the grave graTe Alas for tor the Fair Imogene |