Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1913-11-26
SENDS /: u: HIS. MESSAGE
PRESIDENT HUERTA GIVES NEW.
~ FORMED CONGRESS
HIS "NOTE."
FLEET AT NATIONS DOOR Ii':

Z Iccb ~ NHIISN ~ DSS'
European Powers Send Battleships to
Reinforce Those of the United
states-Executive Quotes Napoleon
In Justifyins Acts.
City of Mexico, Nov. 21.-President
.Huerta on Thursday presented his
message to congress attempting to
justify his dictatorial acts. Meanwhile
a great international fleet is virtually
lying at the Atlantic and Pacific ports
of Mexico.
The text of Huerta's message to
congress follows in part:
I'm accordance with the constitu-
ton and the provisions governing this
matter the executive of the union
must report to the national assembly
concerning the status of public af-
fairs on two dates of the year CORE
spending to the two semi-yearly in
augurations OF the ordinary sessions
of congress. Z. X 81. "a
Having complied with this law by
means Of the report read In this cham
Der September 16 last, and April ! be-
ing SO far ip advance In which the
executive must report to you upon
the state OF the country's affairs, 1t
must readily be understood that this
brief message cannot be OF the usual
character Of these reports, but that It
must confine itself to giving an ac-
| count Of the political events which
have happened since October 20, by
virtue Of solemn promise given by
myself.
ITO the nation and before the whole
world saw that the country is again
on the straight, undertaking channel
OF the fundamental institutions Of the
| republic.
| This has been done within a per-
emptory term, which, Notwithstanding
| its shortness, sets in relief before
minds not actuated by passion and
prejudice the undeniable good faith
with which the government has been
laboring to meet its duty and to re-
store the supremacy Of law and peace
in the midst Of conditions which, with
out false modesty, we may say are
sufficient to discourage the strongest
spirit If it Is not assisted by great
faith in right, justice and the destiny
| OF the fatherland."
1.-THE efforts on the part Of the
executive to dissuade the chamber OF
deputies from it's unpatriotic inten-
lions were unsuccessful. It proceed
ed regardless Of the consideration
that then to place any obstacles in
the sphere Of action Of the executive
was to menace the life Of the nation
ITSELF
"tThe executive, nevertheless was
not lacking in foresight, but under
standing at once the point to which
the attitude Of the national assembly
was leading tried by all, possible
means to avoid a conflict and to main
tain with the legislative that power
End that perfect cooperation without
which all governmental action is i'm
Congress became, by the enlisting
Of certain elements, center Of revo-
lutionary activity, sort Of open
| agency Of the northern rebels, who
with arms in hands engaged in muir
der and pillage."
being unable to vacillate under
such conditions, the executive resort.
ed to the last extreme measure and
dissolved the chambers, using in thus
doing necessary element of rigor
which was needed under delicate cir
cumstances. He then convened the
people to new election, from which
your power is derived.
while the justice and utility OF
these acts may be the subject Of con.
troversy, yet in the end they shall al,
ways be subject to the motto of the
great Napoleon: f,.s5 MI III
...."The law is not violated when you
save the fatherland.' 51
"Messrs. Senators and Deputies,
this is most solemn moment in
every respect, and one that, is likely
to prove decisive for the future of the
nation. ..s s.
mot only the eyes Of 100000
Mexicans, but those Of the whole civil.
lied world are at this time watching
us. fs& 80 n 1877 Gf5 t':f
I'm giving you in the name Of the
republic my most hearty welcome II
express the wish that the hour in
which all Mexicans may join hands in
close fraternity may be. forthcoming
to the end that we may all devote our
efforts to the great and fertile task OF
national reconstruction"
Speculation as to what President
Wilson intends to do was increased by
tha knowledge that the American
charge d'affaires, Nelson O'Shaugh-
Messy, had received new orders