Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-02-20
Huerta and Banquet Max.
Move That Grants Tenn
porary Peace to Mexico
Imprison Officials.
DIAZ PLEASED WITH
OFFICERS ACTION
Rebels Celebrate by Fusil-
lade, Church Bells Ring
and Populace Expresses
Approval.

Mexico City. Mex, Feb. 19.-The fall
of the Madero administration III
Mexico brought about by the well ar.
ranged plot Of the federal military
leaders. has been received in the cap
ital with general acclamations. II IL
not known, however, how the rest Of
the country will receive the change.
General victoriano Huerta who had
been commanding the Madero forces
against the rebellious troops under
General Felix Diaz, has been proclaim.
ed provisional encouragement OF the
republic. General AurelianO Blanquet,
who aided in the overthrow of MaderO,
is provisional military commander.
The part played by the United States
embassy in the settlement OF the ten
days battle gained for the American
flag such a tribute as never before
was witnessed In Mexico. After the
messenger from the United States
embassy, Harry Berlinger, had gone
through the fire of the rebel lines to-
the arsenal conveying the message oI
peace sent by Ambassador Henry
Lane Wilson, he drove to the national
palace In All automobile bearing =
lWhite flag%on one side and the starsa
land Stripes on the othen @ S %
stars and Stripes chesrsd.
| BY the time he emerged from the
national palace after delivering the
note to General Huerta the crowd out.
side had learned the import OF his
visit. The temperance OF his ma
chine was the signal for tremendous
ovation. Through an immense mass
of humanity gathered in the zocola
and along San Francisco street the.
big automobile picked It's way slowly
amid deafening applause with the
stars and stripes flying in the wind. Il
Group after group of the people on
the streets caught up the cry "Viya
Los Americanos'' until the entire city
reverberated with the cheering.
For days the entire population OF the
city of Mexico has regarded interven-
ton by the United States as PRACTICAL
ly inevitable. Mexicans OF the non.
combatant class suffered divided emo
tions of hope and fear. thousands al.
though deploring Intervention by any
power, had come to the conclusion that
the good Offices of any nation were
preferable to the wanton destruction
Of property and awful loss OF life
! which had been occurring, with
neither side gaining any apparent ad-
vantage.
After the arrest of President Madero
General Huerta declared that he would
deliver the position to anybody who
was legally named 1t Is understood
that special general elections will bs
| called at an early date to select
successor to Madero In the meantime
Huerta has assumed the post OF gov
ernor general and has appointed Gen.
Banquet military commander Of the
| federal district. All this was done
without the agreement aud without
the knowledge Of Felix Diax. General
Huerta played the bold stroke of TAX
| ing Diaz at his word given some days
ago when he said he was not fighting
for personal ambition but merely for
the removal OF Madero
News of Huerta's coup was sent ia
Diaz through the American embassy,
1t was very late at night before the
final peace papers were signed BY
both parties.
Wilson Was intermediary
The first official act OF General
Huerta in his new capacity was to
send notification to the American am.
udooaOOl " WAdLs IAu UccIl tQOA0s
The note asked Ambassador Wilson to
fadvice President Taft and the mem
bers Of the diplomatic corps that the
battle had been closed, thus ending the
danger to the lives and interests Of
foreigners.
Huerta asked the ambassador to per
nit his Office to be used as channel
for negotiations with the rebels In the
effort to bring about a complete under
standing. Ambassador Wilson replied
by agreeing to act as intermediary
and an exchange of notes was begun
which terminated In complete ac-
cord.
The formal transfer of troops from
the rebel zone took place early this
morning. In the meanwhile the gov
ernment lines had been removed and
the heavy cannon dragged back to
headquarters.
The election by congress OF General
Huerta to the provisional presidency
of Mexico is regarded as practically
certain. 1t Is said he will appoint
Francisco de la Barra his minister Of
foreign affairs, and General Manuel
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