The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-02-19
FACTIONS UNITE IN
CHEERING VICTORS
F orner Maderists and Felicis-
tas MingIe With Utmost
Good Feeling, Capital Hilari-
GUS With Joy and There Is
No Disorder---Downfall Of
Madero Due to His Vacilla-
ton and Attempt to Tenn
porize

MEXICO CITY, Feb. Isl raneiaeo
l. Madero, his family, and his cabinet
ministers, are prisoners in the national
palace. General Vietoriano Huerta IL
provisional president OF the republic.
General Felix Diaz, conqueror after
ten days Of civil war, is commander Ia
chief OF all the forces.
The Madero government fell anu
the revolution ended, when the federal
army declared for Diaz tonight. Diaz.
desiring a military man and strong
personality at the head of the govern
inlnent, consented to the senate's re-
quest that General Euerta act as prGSl~
dent ad interim,
General banquet Immediately ar
rested Madero in his private ONCE in
the national palace, and imprisoned
him under heavy guard with hts
Funcie, Erneato Madero. other members
of his family, and his advisers.
General Huerta arrested the former
presidents brother, Gustavo Madero,
the finance minister, in a restaurant
near the national palace, and 1fnprls-
oned him. The army received the
news OF the coup de-etat with tre-
mendous cheering. The people rushed
to the streets and filled the air with
their shouts Of viva Diaz" Viva
Huerta."
General Diaz after conference with
General Banquet and Provisional
the arsenal to the national palace.
uniting with the federal force con-
eentrated there, The former Ma
deristas and the victorious F'elicistas
mingled with the utmost good feeling.
and united in cheers for the new gov
eminent. Tonight. the capital In
hilarious with joy. There is no dis
order. but the streets are being Wig
orously policed.
Nadero Waivers in Crisis
The revolt approached success when
Madero gave evidence this morning of
vacillation and waverkng. Informed
by his. generals that further assaults
.on the arsenal were hopeless, and that
Diaz had seized every important STRAIT
egicai position In the capital. Made
no called q meeting of his cabinet aud
suggested the resignation of Pine
Suarez, the vice president. Maderc
hoped that Diaz would be appeassd II
the government sacrificed Suarezs who
Is hated by the rebels. A messenger
was sent to General Diaz. but the rebel
commander replied that he intended TO
continue fighting until Madero and the
entire Madero government retired. he
renewed his declaration that he would
die before he would consent tn turning
the republic over To bandits,
The senate met this critical situa-
ton by meeting In extraordinary ses-
sion and deciding TO declare General
Huerta temporary president, II the
consent Of General Diaz, himself, and
Huerta could he secured A depu-
tation Of senators easily persuaded
General Huerta to turn against Ma
deros and TO accept the PROVISIONAL
prsss ssr Gan ,a !. Blss g ssys
proposal and a deputation visited
General Diaz at the arsenal piaz APP
proved of the selection of General
Huerta. The senate at once proclairn-
ed Huerta president ad. interim, and
appointed General Diaz commanders
in-chief.
Blanuuct Arrests Madero.
General Banquet Immediately plac-
ed Madero and his advisers under ar~s
rest. while General Huerta arrested
Gustavo MaderU. The government
fell without shot being fired Ma
dero was left suddenly without miis-
tary or civil support: There Were
not one hundred men upon whom he
could have depended and many OF
these, including his relatives. his close
friends, and few officers. were help
less. The unexpected desertion of his
most powerful aids, Huerta and
Banquet took Maderos army from
him.
Surprising as was the coup, ii was
not wholly unexpected The govern
ment censorship of newspaper dis
patches had prevented reports of the
actual state of affairs from leaving
the capital although the diplomats
were able to inform their governments
that Diaz was gaining strength daily.
and that Madero was steadily losing
The truth is that the Maderistas were
dtsintegrating.
Troops were openly declaring Ton
Dian. or were sullenfy refusing It'll
fight The federais were running out
OF ammunition, and had not heeh ahfe
TO secure enough heavy guns for an
effective commandment OF the arsenal.
The citizens were openly Or secretly
aiding the rebels. furnishing Diax with
food and money. And possibly Tho
most effective agency Iii the fall Of
the government was the widespread
fear OF intervention by the unffAd
States AM ass
Provisional president TIuerta i ma
Commanders -chief piax annaahc