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Show 48 "Tragic Ten Days" most the press of cept that if order did not American nation enforce was to ceptance of intervention of acion did not course come as a from it reluctantly came within, the but perhaps inspire enthusiasm is ac of the duty from without. last, to That this necessary, obvious. The acceptance of the slim hope that through Huerta perhaps least a it displays in Mexico condtions place, points out that seemed that fundamental a that the American people would grasp to offer them an first of these, a ment must be existed to power The a somehow itself '. assure responsible government, of order at practically inconsistency of thought principles, in is .. , if strong govern a peaceful activity. when tied to is price, any feeling that the alongside Taft's successor, Woodrow.Wilson, democ rat.Lc Huerta's rise to instituted that would This desire for same war. early twentieth century. nation seemed unable to rule this from any the deep sympathy for the principles of republi forms of government, principle escape at strong and perhaps conflicting attitudes present two in the American mind of the can of the misunderstanding led to revolution in the first The reacton of the press reveals at temporary settlement of the Mexican problem might be made, though straw ac some the self-defeating. ways exemplary of Dedicated as he adopted an essentially he nevertheless authoritative attitude toward the Mexican situation. was to He be lieved that he had the proper solution to the Mexican Revolu tion even if the Mexicans were not willing to accept his |
