Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1913-02-19
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- HUERTA WIRES PRESiDENl' j.
~ Washington, d. C., Feb. 10 y
y President Taft today received the \
Y following telegram from Victor \
= iano Huerta, Mexico's provisional \
/ y governor general y
l< 81 have the honor to inform \
= you that | have overthrown this =
= government, the forces are with y
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- prosperity will reign.
IS Your Obedient Servant \
Is "VICTORIANO HUERTA =
- Commander in Chief" =
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stars and stripes flying in the wind.
Group after group Of the people on
the streets caught up the cry "Viva
los Americanos," until the entire city
reverberated with the cheering.
For days the entire population Of
Mexico City had regarded intervention
fy the United States as practically
inevitable. Mexcans of the non-com-
bstant class suffered divided emotions
Of hope and fear Thousands, although
LepIoring Intervention by any power,
had come to the conclusion that the
good offices Of any nation were pref
cradle to the wanton destruction Of
property and awful loss Of life which
II ad been occurring with neither side
gaining any apparent advantage.
After the arrest of President Ma
dero, General Huerta declared that he
would deliver the position to anybody
who was legally named. It is under
stood that special general elections
Will be called at an early date to sell
oct successor to Madero. In the
meanwhile, Huerta has assumed the
post of governor general and has ap
pointed General Banquet military
commander of the federal district.
All this was done without the agree
ment and without the knowledge of
Felix Diaz. General Huerta played the
bold stroke of taking Diaz at his word
gwen some days ago, when he said he
was not fighting for personal ambition
Lul Hieieis lOi tHc leluofdl VI MA
derO
News of Huertas coup was sent to
Diaz through the American embassy.
1t was late at night before the final
rcace papers We're signed by both
parties.
The first official act of General
Huerta in his new capacity was to
send notification to the American am
bassador as to what had been done.
The note asked Ambassador Wilson
TO advise President Taft and the
members of the diplomatic corps that
the battle had been closed, thus ending
the danger to lives and interests of
Huerta asked the ambassador to
permit his Office to be used as chan
rel for negotiations with the rebels
in the effort to bring about a complete
Ambassador Wilson replied by
G cgreeing to act as intermediary and
exchange of notes was begun which ;
telllllIldtGu III COllplcle dCCOIu
The formal transfer of troops from
the rebel zone took place early this
In the meanwhile, the gov
ernment lines had been removed and
the heavy cannon dragged back to
headquarters.
The provisional cabinet, it is believ-
ID, will be composed as follows. sub
ject to the ratification of congress:
Foreign Minister, Francisco de La
Barra; War Minister, General Man
lel Mondragon; Finance Minister,
Carlos G. de Cosio Minister of Fo-
nento, Albert Gil; Minister of Inter
or Alberto Garcia Granados; Minis
er of Justice, Rodolfo Reyes; Minis
er Of Public Instruction, Jorge Vera
Minister of Communications,
David de la Fuente.
To every governor throughout the
epublic, General Huerta today sent
elegrams relating what had occurred.
Ten days ago another telegram was
ent to the same governors by Fran
lsco I. Madero, telling them the re-
olt had been suppressed and that
Telix Diaz was a fugitive
All military commanders in Mexico