Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1913-10-22
HUERTA DEFIANT;
WILL NOT RESIGN
To Quit When Dead or With Gun
on Shoulder.
PLENTY OF MONEY, He SAYS
Statement From Carranza Is Sought
by U. S.-Seventy-Four Deputies
Face Political Charges-Ten
Are Freed From Jail.

Mexico City, Oct. 20.-Provisional
President Huerta has not resigned,
nor has he fed from the capital When
seen at the national palace he said he
had no intention of doing either.
When | resign" said General HUI
erta, it will be to seek a resting place
six feet in the soil When I fee the
capital it will be to shoulder rifle
and take my place in the ranks to fight
the rebels"
This was the provisional presidents
answer to queries as to whether there
was any foundation for the reports
which have freely circulated in the
capital and found their way to the
United States.
Huerta Picture of Energy.
General Huerta looked the picture
of health and energy. Attired in a
new dark sack suit, he greeted the
motioned him to a seat, asked for a
cigarette and listened to the eXplana-
ton of the motive for the visit.
$50 it is reported that have fed,
said the president "You can see for
yourself that l am here at my post.
To say that have resigned or intend
to resign is an absolute falsehood. |
have no intention of resigning.
Should the elections, which will be
held as l have promised, indicate the
choice of another for the presidency,
I shall step aside. Until that time
you will find me here complying with
my promises to the nation, which are
to re-establish peace within the law
If possible, but to re-establish peace"
illustrates With Anecdotes.
President Huerta interspersed his
talk with anecdotes Illustrative of his
points.
Another thing" said the president,
81 have money for my requirements.
Don't think that 1 haven't Where did
I get it? My secret" tapping his
chest with a satisfied smile. But l
have it,
On the question of pacifcation HUI
erta declared that before the end of
the month the government would have
retaken Torreon and made Roadway
toward the pacifcation of the state of
Durango.
"a Deputies Arraigned.
Seventy-four of the 10 deputies of
the Mexican chamber of deputies ar
rested by order of Provisional Presi-
dent Huerta on October 10, following
their demand for an investigation Of
the disappearance of Senator Dom
inguez, were formally arraigned before
the second judge of the federal dis
trict, who has had charge Of the in
vestigation Of the cases. The period
In which, according to the law,
charges had to be filed against the
deputies or their liberty given to them
expired.
The charges entered against the dep
uties were all for political offenses
designated by the law as rebellion, Sc
dition and insults" to important pub
lie functionaries
Ten Of the deputies, against whom
there was said to be insufficient evil
dence, were released The others had
been previously set at liberty.
Carranza Statement Sought.
Washington, Oct 20.-Gen. Venusti-
ano CarranZa, first chief of the consti-
nationalist forces, has been invited to
furnish the Washington government
with clearer and more detailed state
ment of cOnstitutionalist purposes and
policies than has been conveyed in an
informal and roundabout manner that
leaves the way open for official de-
malls that negotiations" with the con-
stitutfonalists are under way, but that
the request is construed as having
been made for President Wilson and
as coming from him is shown by Gen
eral CarranZa's remaining at 'Nogales
in order that he may be in more direct
touch with Washington than he could
be at Hermosillo.