Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-10-12
HUERTA SE|zES
DICTATORSHIP;
JA|LS 113 FOES
Suspends Congress, Calls New
Election, Imprisons Deputies
When Power Is Menaced.
ACCUSED AS AN ASSASSIN
Senior Dominguez Murdered After
Attacking President-Pre-
dicted His Own Death.
Special Gable to The American.

Special Gable to The American.
MEXICO CITY, Oct. 1l.-General
Huerta to-day suspended Congress.
Senators and Deputies were notified
that they need not meet this after
noon, as the provisional President had
proclaimed a new election for mem
bers Of Congress on October 26, the
date of the presidential election.
Senator Dominguez, who disap-
peared on the night of September 22.
after making a speech denouncing
General Huerta as an assassin, is
dead. 1t was learned to-day that his
body was found on September "a at
Coyoacan suburb OF the city.
He was arrested on the night OF the
day he made his speech.
Investigation begun by the Con-
gress of the Dominguez case was
continued to-day, despite the arrest
of more than 100 Deputies last nlgat
on direct orders from the administra-
ton.
1t3 Now In Custody.
BY arresting the Deputies, Huerta
practically announced his assumption
of the dictatorship OF Mexico. One
hundred and thirteen are now in Gus
tody and warrants are out for two
others who have evaded arrest. Those
seized had signed resolutions warning
Huerta that the disappearance %
Dominguez must be explained ana
had refused TO withdraw the demand
made upon the President.
The situation here is critical. The
seventy-ninth Infantry was held un-
der arms At the barracks all night
and at dawn was reinforced by an
other regiment ready for quick action.
Rapid-fire guns were kept ready for
immediate movement.
Hours before the time set fer Con-
gress to reconvene, a large force of
police and soldiers was sent to the
Chamber of Deputies. This Indicated
that Huerta was planning to dissolve
Congress
After 1t became known that Do
minguez was dead. his friends re-
vealed that he had made his will aft
er attacking Huerta. To one of them
he said:
Knew Speech Meant Death.
Il know that this speech means my
death, but someone has 10 make
stand or the country will be lost"
The Dominguez home was at Coyo-
acan, but the Senator had always
lived at the Jardin Hotel here during
the Congressional session. 1t is be-
lieved that after his arrest nc was
taken to his home and put to death
there after arrangements had been
made to prove" that he had commit
ted suicide.
The Congressional committee that
investigated the arrest Of Dominique
was able to trace him only as far MS
Cuernavaca in an automobile. in
which he was guarded by tw1 secret
service agents.
In his speech to the Senate d.
mingueZ had said:
You will tell me, gentlemen. that
the attempt to deposc Huerta is dan
gerous, for he is a bloodthirsty and
ferociOus soldier. who assasinates
anyone who is an obstacle to his
wishes but this should not matter.
gentlemen. The country exacts from
you the fulfllment of a duty. There
is the risk-the certainly-that YOU
will lose your lives. VIII you. Cor
fear of death. permit such a man ID
continue to WELD mis- power? Yoir
duty is unalterable, gentlemen, and
the nation expects of you it's fulfill