The chronicle=news., 1913-02-28
IN TURBULENT MEXICO
He Served So Long

,public. making complete surveys.
which should exist. for all time. as
the basis OF the Governments hydro
graphic charts.
The larger part OF the time hs
spent in his very pleasant home In
the City OF Mexico or ON bis estates
In chihuahua. associatinK with the
most cultured people In the country.
Ia favorltc at the palace. and quite
content to let political affairs take
care OF Themselves. 1t Is not noted
by any OF his friends that he ever
expressed any more than an oriho-
doN soldiers ambition for himself.
and At all times he was most out
spoken In his admiration for and his
loyalty TO Porfirio D!az.
/, While never relaxing his ntten-
tion TO his duties rs n soldier. and
every day fulfilling punctually the
routine necessary In the position he
held. Huerta. ut the same time, has
for twenty years been engaged IN
cattle raIsinE and lead minin; Oh his
family estates. and he has more than
double u fortune which became
his when he was 80. II Is said that
he annually ships over 5000 head
OF cattl. to Chicago.
In this way he has had constant
BURNERS relations with American
houses. and those who have dealt
with him describe his rs a hiyn type
OF Casiilion business man. cour'cous
In his dealings. prompt In his dcllv-
cries and punctlllious In his ac-
counts.
Because OF his extreme -oyalty TO
Diaz. which was well known and
widely commented on. 1t was quite
generally supposed when Madcro
came Into power that Hucr;a would
Join the revoluiion!sts. Some even
believed that he would go Into exile
with his rcvered chief.
On the contrary. Hucria became
Madero'x most effective weapon In
his efforts to qucll the various In
surrccfions which have broken out
repeatedly during the past two
years. Doubtless he was remember
Ing the parting words OF his old
master given him lat spring morn
Ing In the Hall OF the Amba~,a dors.
Oroxco. who had been Madcro's
chief OF staff In the revolution which
swept him TO the presidency. turned
against him when he was most need.
ed, and Is still In revolt In the north
OF Sonora.
+, On the other hand. Hucrta. who
had bitterly fought Madcro back to
the very gates Of the City of Mcxi-
co. once MndcrO had been duly con-
st!tutcd President. turned about and
/ lent himself whole c-hcaItcdly to the
execution Of all orders that cmanat-
cd from the Palace.
I, Remember that YOU are sold-
Ter: obey"
These words OF old Porfirio. Diaa
seem to have upheld him. Even In
the crisis when II became necessary
for him to turn against his Prcsi-
dent and ord, ,r his arrest Hucrta lit
sisted that the procedure bc accord.
Ing to--I was about 10 say Hoyie---
according TO the Constitution.
! Huerta required that Lascurain he
advanced to the Presidency. while
he himself was appointed to the port
folio of Foreign Affairs. Then. af-
ter twenty.six minutes. he accepted.
tho Presidency. And all OF this was
quite In accordance with the Constl-
tuition. and is no very great violence
to Diaz's parting inJunction: at
least It is not great departure for
Mexico.
| Whether Hucrta can accomplish
more In the Presidency than he could
first under Diaz aud then under Ma.
dcrO, remains to bc secn. Hs will
have no larger u military force aud
no more loyal an army than he had
then. Under both presidents he wa.
the Commander in Chief OF tn,
Mexican regular army. To those whc
object that he has no experience n.
q statesman. 1t may well be replied
that the chief virtues required Of Il
Mexican President. at the present
time. are military virtues.
II was ,rumorcd months ago that
!. 1iucrta was planning Just the yer,
coup dctat which arrived last week
: sapparcntly without his direct effort
II was said that on tho 10th OF las
I Septcmbcr.t the day OF the celcbra
! tion OF Mexican independence from
, Spain. he would attack the gnrriso,
at Juarcz and make himself Prcsi
y dent.
When Madero faced him with ,hi
rumor. Hucrln was exceedingl,
8 scornful.
II am no Orozco.' was lis reply
and evidently he meant II.
: Yet the moment arrived when cy
en- the most obcdlcnt OF soldier
found 1t necessary to rise above til
Il career for which the republic ha,
been training him through a genera
$ tion.