Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-10-19
WILL NOT RESIGN,
HUERTA DECLARES
Will Abdicate Only to Seek
Resting Place in Six Feet
of Soil.
SAYS CONTRARY RUMOR
is ABSOLUTELY FALSE
Will Continue War on Insurgents,
But Promises Office to Legally
Elected Successor.

MEXICO CITY, October ls.-pro.
Visional President Huerta has not re-
signed. nor has he fed from the can
ltai. When seen at the national palace
al b O'Clock this afternoon he said he
mad no intention of dong either.
When / resign" saId Gen. Huerta.
IL VIII be to seek n resting place six
feet in the soil. When 1 fec the capital
IL VIII DC to shoulder a riiie and take
my place in the ranks TO fight the
rebels"
This was President Huerta's answer
TO queries as to whether there was any
roundation for the reports which nave
freely circulated In the capital and
FOUND their way to the United states.
Gen. Huerta looked the pictuie OF
neaith and energy. Attn Ell In new
dark SUIT ne sreeted the Associated
ffesS correspondent with extreme ,or,i-
aity. moti,neu him TO a seat, asked for
cigarette ana iisleneu 10 the expiana-
tlon "a the motive for the visit.
Declares Statement Is False.
$50 it as reported that 1 have ned"
said the president. You can see for
yourself that 4 am mere at my post.
10 say that 4 have resigned. or in,end
20 resign, is an absolute Ia.senouu.
nave no intention OF resigning.
Should the elections, whlcn will be
heid as L have PROMISED, inuicate an
ether Tor the presidency, 4 sud- step
aS.ue. Unti that lime YOU wla and me
here complying with my promises to tue
ndtlon, Mnicn are 10 re-estaoilsn peace,
within the law, II possiDie, but re-
es ,aDilsn peace"
President huerta interspersed his talk
with anecdotes Illustrative OF his points.
Another thing" said the president, II
have money for my requirements. Don't
think that i haven {. where did 4 get it,
My secret. he responded. tapping his
chest with a satisfied smile. But /
have it,
Progress Of Pacification.
On the question of paciacation, he de-
clared that before the end of the month
the government will have retaken Tor
reon and made headway towa.d tn
pacifcaticn of the state of Durango. II
have 5000 men at Hipoli,o. said ths
D.. esident, moving on Torreon. ana 1000
more are proceeding north from zacate-
| cas-. - 5T
| In reply to suggestion that further
| rumors were afioat to- the effect that a
troop train proceeding to Torreon had
been blown up. he exclaimed:
More lies! Nothing Of the kind has
occurred" ~
ut has been said that all Americans
have been ordered to leave the capital.
he was Informed.
In response, Gen Huerta made ges-
tufe Of disgust.
What nonsense." he replied. 'As L
have repeatedly sad since 1 come to the
presidency, foreigners. from hottentots
to the most enlightened. have received
and Will continue to receive every guar
antee. MeXicans like who obey the law
have nothing to fear from me- Tran
<nh xntrf hau Ina
punished through every means the law
affords"
In the opinion of Gen. Huerta the sem
sational rumors have originated with the
enemies of the administration in the capi-
tai and elsewhere. for the effect they
would have with the revolutionists. Gen.
Huerta is working from fifteen To eight
cen hours daily. sleeping at odd times
when fatigue overtakes him He adopts
various ruses to escape from the scores
striving to reach him with personal al
fairs. He slips out of unused entrances
and takes roundabout routes to hide shis
whereabouts.
Col. Carlos Aguila, his son-in-law, who
is with him almost continuously. sought
him today in half a dozen haunts before
locating him in the palace.
Rumor Causes Sensation.
The rumors of President Huertas resig
nation and flight caused sensation I'm
the capital. Many believed them as
fact finding circumstances TO bolster up
the story such AS the departure OF Coz.
FidaurraZaga, war minister Banquet :
private secretary, for Vera Cruz. anu
difficulty in finding any cabinet ministers.
Few remembered having seen Gen.
Tyuerta for a day or two.
There liz no truth i'm the report that
Americans have been ordered out OF
Mexico. A number Of American resi-
dents here have received IN the last few
lays cablegrams from relatives in the
United States. irnportuning them to leave.
One business man has been instructed
Ay his firm In the United States to close
out his business and quit the country
This has given rise to various disduiet-
ing ruInors.