The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1913-02-28
|MADERO GIVES
WAY TO HUERTA
President and Cabinet Arrested
By General Banquet.
Diaz Agrees to Appointment of
Huerta People Rejoice Elec-
tons Are Promised Soon.

He was arrested at the national palace
shortly before o'clock Tuesday after
noon by General Banquet. Suisse
quently he signed his resignation.
General Victoriano Huerta, com
mander of the federal troops, was pro-
claimed provisional president.
About the time Madero was seized
by Banquet, Gustavo Madero, his
brother, the ex-minister of finance,
was arrested by General Huerta, who
was dining with him in quiet restau-
rant.
All members of the cabinet were
promptly placed under arrest with the
exception of Ernesto Madero, the UNI
Gle of the president, who held the port
folio of finance. He was appraised of
the intentions against the Madero gov
eminent and made his escape.
From the first it had been known
that General Banquet was unwilling
to fight. His men were of the same
mind. He held complete command of
them, and it was not doubted they
would follow him in any adventure,
which they did at the national palace.
The forces, numbering 1000 men,
were sent to the palace, ostensibly to
relieve the reserves there. The re-
serves were sent into the field.
An agreement between Generals
Banquet and Huerta was reported
Monday night, but the first intimation
that Blanquet's men had of the new
role they were to play was shortly be-
fore the successful stroke was made.
Banquet drew his men up in order and
delivered stirring speech.
'sThis inhuman battle must end, ;"
he said. "The time has come when
some drastic means must be taken to
stop conflict in which father is kill
ing son and brother is fighting against
brother; when non-combatants are
sharing the fate of war = and all this
because of the caprice of one man."
Banquet then issued orders for the
arrest of the president and assigned a
detachment to that duty. Madero
soon was prisoner in his own rooms.
One reason given for the attitude Of
General Banquet from the beginning
was the presence of his son in the
ranks of Diazl
The American ambassador and the
other foreign diplomats held confer
ence at the American embassy to dis
cuss the establishment of order and
the further protection of foreign resi-
dents.
The Zocalo, the great plaza in front
of the palace, was soon damned with
a delirious crowd, with banners in
scribed peace and Liberty"
shouting for Diaz, Huerta, Banquet
and Mondragon.
The women members of the Madero
family who were in Chapultepec Cas-
tie were whisked away in an automo-
bile by friends who had learned Of the
coup at the national palace. Tele-
grams were Immediately sent to the
governors Of the states notifying them
of the proclamation of Huerta as pro-
visional president, and also to the mil
itary comm; nders assuring them that
general elections will be held.
GeneralH uerta made speech from
the balcony of the palace to the
assembled crowds. He declared that
he had no personal ambition and an
nounced himself as military governor
and General Banquet as military COM
mander of the federal district.
It is fully believed that definite
agreement will be reached between the
rebel forces and General Huerta. The
negotiations will be conducted through
the American embassy.
General Felipe Angeles, who refused
to support the new government, was
placed under arrest.