Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1913-02-19
father AGAINST SON
GENERAL BLANQUETS son WAS
WITH DIAZ - "INHUMAN
CONFLICT MUST END"
HUERTA NOW President
Madcro Struggled With Soldiers but
Was Oycrpowcred --- News
Connections Restored.

CITY or MEXICO, Feb. Is
Francisco l. Madero, arrested in the
national palace this afternoon by
General Blanquet, one of his own
commanders, was forced to Sign his
resignation from the presidency.
General Victoriana Huerta. COM
mander of the federal troops which
have been lighting Diaz, has been pro-
claimed provisional president.
Gustavo Nadero and al the cabinet
minister's, with the exception Of Err
ncsto Madcro, are under arrest The
vice president Of the republic, Jose
Pine Saure2, still is at liberty but
in hiding.
The American ambassador and the
other foreign diplomats held Il con
ference at the American embassy thiA
evening to discuss re-establishmeut Of
order and further protection If for
cien residents.
Crowd Goes wild.
Tonight the Zocalo, the great plaza
I'm front of the palace. was jammed
with q deirious crowd, with banners
inscribed peace and liberty"
shouting for Diaz, Huerta, Blanquet
ana Mondragon.
Women members Of the Madero |
family, who were i'm Cahpultepec cas- |
tie. were whisked away in automo-
hilcs by friends, who had learned of |
the coup at the national palace.
kilograms have been self to the !
,c h.. Ia Ia
of the proclamation Of lluerta as
provisional president and also by the |
commanders, assuring them that gen
cral elections will be he'd ca select |
president.
Hucrta Not Ambitious.
General Hucrta made speech
from the balcony of the palace to the
assembled crowds. lie declared he .
had no personal ambition and an
nouncod himself as military governor
ana General Blanquet as military
commander of the federal district
It is fully believed that definite
agreement Will be reached between
the rebel forces and General IIuerta.
The negotiations will be conducted
through the American embassy.
Hucrta received a commission from
the diplomatic corps He said he had
assumed the provisional presidency
and would deliver it to whomsoever
congress designated.
Arrest Arbitrary General.
General Felipe Angeles, refusing to
support the movement, was placed
under arrest.
An agreement between Generals
Banquet and IIuerta was reached
lest night, but the first intimatlon
that Blanquets men had Of the new
role they were to play was shortly
before the successful stroke was
made. Banquet drew up his men in
order and delivered a stirring speech.
This inhuman battle must end"
he said. The time has come when
some drastic means must be taken to
stop a conflict i'm which father is
killing son and brother is lighting
against brother; when non-combat-
ants are sharing the fate Of war
and all this because of the caprice
Of one man
Prisoner in Own Room.
Blanquet then ISSUED orders for the
arrest of the president and assigned
a detachment to that duty. NIadero
was soon a prisoner in his own room. (
one reason given for the attitude
Of General Banquet from the botin-
ming was the presence Of his son in
the ranks of Diaz.
The fire from the rebel rifles and
guns was long sustained. IT
was by no means certain at that time
that the coup. which had been car
rled out. meant the end of hostillties
At $3.50 in the afternoon the cannon
aiding was still heavier than before
and the rattle Of machine guns was {
heard in various quarters. At that {
time san Francisco street was being {
cared by Huerta as If ne were ex-
I,,g an attack. {
7lf hour later the order TO s
Nng was sounded and the bat {
~yer.
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