The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1913-11-21
HUERTA TELLS WHY
HE DISSOLVED
OLOCONGRESS
Members Were Traitors and
are Now in Prison
DICTATOR READS MESSAGE
It Is a Short Document and In II He
ignored the United
States.

Mexico City. Nov. ELLIS face
showing none of that whimsical hum
or which sometimes characterizes
him, President Huerta last evening
appeared before the new Mexican
Congress and read his message. Few
Mexican presidents have read at the
formal opening SESSIONS Of Congress
shorter messages and few have con
fined themselves so entirely to one
subject. Ii was nothing more than
a terse explanation OF his motives
for dissoNing the old Congress,
most OF the members of which are
now In the peniteutiary accused of
sedl'ion. The Senate and Chamber
of Deputies met in joint session and
Congress was formally declared con
vened at $50 O'Clock in the evening
President Huerta went to the Con
gress through lines OF troops and
he small crowds which gathered
were not demonstratiye.
There We're no extraneous frills
to the session 1t was more In the
nature Of a little business meeting Of
HE president and the men converted
into lawmakers during the recent So
called elections. The message Gen
Hucrta bore to them was in its es-
scnce an admonton The incident
he related TO hem Of The dissolu
ton of the previous Congress was
one by which it was minated they
might be guided In their conduct as
congressman.
The reply of the speaker, Edwardd
Tamariz was brief Not all the
eongressmen were present. Twenty
seven Of them failed to put in an ap
pearance. and most of these were
members of the Catholic party, &C
which Tamariz belongs. Il had beer
announced that the Catholic mem
bers had held a meeting and decided
not TO participate in the session
and This gave rise to the baseless
rumor that the speaker himsel!
would not preside.
The new Congress showed many
faces familiar during the days Of
Pcrhrio Diaz-so much so that the
exiled ruler would have felt entirel,
a home had he stepped into the
chamber. The Congress is compos
cd for the most part Of a quiet lot o.
men, representative OF the older anC
more conservative element and Gen.
Huerta appeared to realize his Will,
reading to them his message in {
grim, straightforward manner. suct
as had net been witnessed in the
chamber in recent years.
He INDUCED in no eocutionary
effort, but now and then used {
characteristic little gesture Of one
hand, nor was he interrupted by ap
plause. He was applauded only up
ON his arrival and departure. wher
tho members Of Congress and the
spectators sprang to their feet and
added "vivas' to the hand clapplne
One young deputy. more enthusiastic
than the rest, called for a cheer 70
the man who is maintaining the ma
'ional dignity"
Gen. Hueria drove from the palace
TO the Chamber through files of sold
iers most of whom were detailed
from the crack 29th regiment. whose
mon participated In the coup d'etat
an the palace in February. He enter
ed the building while the bands were
playing the national air. Acknow
Lodging The plaudlts and vivas OF tn,
congressman and spectators as h,
moved down the aisle by "a series Of
military salutes, instead OF the gray,
bows which characterized hts ole
chief Pornrio Diaz. Gen Huert'
looked @ stern figure Like the con
gressmcn he was i'm evening clothes
the only touch Of rank being ih'
trico'or across the breast In a half
circle behind him on The platform
sat his staff rcspleudent IN gold lac
and full-dress uniform and grouped
] iust below on The floor or the Housr
we're The members of the cabinet.
The only other touch of color ID
f the House was TO De observed in th
4 gallery reserved for the diplomats
most of whom we're iu Uniform. Tn
Z only country not represented wa
,ho United States. Nelson O'shaug
messy. the charge d'affaires. actin
4 under Instructions. was absent frol
the session. Sir Lionel Garden. IN
/ British minister. was Few minute
I late and bis DELAY in arriving CAV
/ rise GO The rumor that be too Ia
been Instructed fn absent himself