Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1913-11-11
CooStIlutIooaIIy of Present
Position Held by Provision
al President Argued in Note
by Foreign Minister
RECENT ELECTION NOT
PRODUCTIVE OF RESULTS
People Are 10 Be Given Sec
ond Opportunity to Express
Choice at Ballot Box When
Dictator Is WiIIing,

IuV CORNING IouaHkl SPECIAL LEAaEu wiRUt
WASHINGTON Nov Secretary OF
Satc Bryan made public tonight the
toNt of the note presented hy the
lluora provisional government last
night 90 the foreign diplomats In
McXico city The note. which was
signed by Querido Moheno. minister
of foreign relations. follows in fun;
"ln conformity with provisions OF
Article 81 OF the constitution. and In
view of the lack Of a president or
Vice president and of the secretary
OF state and of the department OF
foreign relations, the provisional pres
idoncy has devolved upon the secre-
tary of state and of the department
of Rohernacion, General Nlctoriano
Huerta. who from that time by the
ministry Of the law has discharged
the duties Of the office. Thus In ac-
cord with the viii Of the Mexican peo-
pie, formally made manifest In the
constitution of February S. 1857 there
remained established the presiden-
tial succession ana the unquestionable
legality of the present government.
The congress ot the union and the
supreme court of Justice Of the nation
snlemuly recognized. without obiec-
ton the new ruler. In this way the
three branches OF the government
continued the functions by whose con-
duct the Mexican people exercise the
national Sovereignty i'm accordance
with Articles 3g and 30 of the same
constitution The present program Of
the provisional government constltut-
ed u this manner from that time. has
been defined perfectly and concen-
tatcd ON two fundamental propo-
sitious.
70 re-ostubllsh peace In order that
extraordinary elections might be
held in compliance with the already
cited Article S1 of the constitution, I'm
order to turn over the executive pow
cr 10 The one designed bv The popular
win at these elections. ana To respect
aud make respeeted the law I'm COM
pIianac with this program. the execu-
tive launched a call for elections taxi
ing care that there should be fixed
for their holding q time which he
deemed prudent uof only that the
ureparatnrv work might be carried
out. but also that The republic might
rot,u.p fla ii state of order which mad
been deepIy disturbed i'm souc of the
.nortbeu frontier states and also.
tbotirh I'm 81 much less dppree I'm 9TH
.er st.tas Actfno in nccord vim tbe
Initiative of tho evecntfve and I'm con-
pIiauce with the eonstitutional nrecent
Iulofed me congress az the union con-
vol.sd snarial elections to lac hald oc-
tobrr qf mast since If was believed
I,, tt,t. linn, t,aac, s,,,cossf,It,. womb
ha established in I'm tbn renubIic ana
min elections guar,ntead
"In order to coplpk vim tho SOC
ana ~ theea pranosala the ovecutive
,n.dn cl.,r bls respect far tho otber
ro,orpn,ental pooers lint upfortpn-
atcrv on. of ma ho,,se. of ma lagista-
livo poyer tho chamber of donntios
,tto,nnf.d n s,rh ! r,a,ner IN ~
,,,do ~. nrorooatitos ~ tbo evocntt,,o
~ a. ror,,ao a. sor,e cases +, recognize
IN. h,dtri,i ,,,,or s,d tho conduct
~ ...,,,, ~ ,t,,. hs.r. vino shtoidod
~ .t,oi- commandment .,,o,,ttion fror,
.rr..t ,,,I.rtsI, -, f,,,,ontina and
c,.n ioading mo orr5ed rahc1tinn
,,..,..t,,l .,,cb q ,,ass ,s 80 r,ol,o t,,,
,.o.,il,l, h,rn,o,io,,s ,otion Win tho
,.,,.,,f,.o ,,tthc,t ,,bIch anv royorr.
,,..,t ,,o,ld o., ~ ptocas ,rho nrosi-
1l,,t ~ tbo ra,nl,If, ,,,as forcod e. da
,.rn,ina tn dissoI-e mo cban,hor of