The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-02-27
TEN DAYS. BATTLE
WAS PREARRANGED
Outcome OF Combat in City OF
Mexico Never i'll
Doubt.
S IN CAMP GREAT PLOT is REVEALED
From First, Hucrta and Diaz
Were Working Hand
i'll Hand.

Mexico City, February 26.-The ten
days artillery bnttle in Mexico city,
with its tremendous loss or life, was a
prearrangcd combat, The outcome was
never in doubt.
The battle was necessary only that
the traitdroHss anrhitions of one ma n
might be satisfied. There was no
thought for its terrible consequences.
More than $4,000 lives were stamped
out and 1900 persons wounded need :
lessly.
That those ton bloody DAYS Of
shrlclSins shell and death came as the
overwhelming climax Of II drama of
amazing trcachcry in which General
iiucrta, in secret league with Felix
Diaz, offered up his chief. Francisco
|. Madcro, as the sacrifice, first became
known to-day.
In Complete Accord.
ON the authority OF one OF the prin-
cipal revolutionary leaders. whose
name obviously cannot be told here nII
during the battle General Huerta and
General DiaI were in complete accord
as were the Federal soldiers in and out
OF the arsenal.
Huerta. in compliance with carefully
considered plans. never sent regular
troops against Diaa, but ordered into
me thlckest of the fray the irregular
iorccs whose loyalty TO Madcro was
unquestioncd.
In this way Huerta was able to play
the war game successfully, and at the
same time conveniently DISPOSE of the
only troops upon which Madero could
aepend. They were rushed into i'm
possible charges that Diaz might kin
them and thus weaken Madcro.
The statements OF this revolutionary
leader are borne out by the hospital
statistics, which show that proportion-
ntely fourteen volunteers and rurales
were killed during the lighting to every
one Federal soldier killed
This conspiracy was hatchcd bv
Huerla, and Diaz last year when
ifuerta was in command Of a campaign
against Oro2co However, Hucrta kent
delaying the final coup and the younger
element OF his officers forced the issue
without his knowledge.
When llucrta was informed that the
time had come TO strike lie was about
TO JOIN the Impatient officers. but loyal
irreSularS sent by Madero surrounded
him. Thereafter Madero kept Huertn
by his side, rendering descrtion i'm
possible.
However. every day Huerta's aides,
Major Maas and Captain Revilla con-
ierrcd with Diaz in the arsenal and
planned fake movements to fool Ma
dcro.
Disndjustcd Sights.
General ltubio Navarcttc Madero's
artillery commander. was also i'm the
conspiracy. This officer actually pur-
poscly disadjusted the sights on tho
guns of the loyal artillery in order tina I
the fire supposedly directed into tho
Diaz ranks and at the arsenal should
not be accurate.
This misdirectcd artillery fire seems
to account for the hundred of shells thnt
went iiyinS off at tangents from the
eneny's position, wreckinC public
buildings and bOnpS LII
oil persons outside the danger zone
IL VIII he recalled that during tho
bombardmont the correspondents re-
marked the seeming disregard of the
Federal Sunncrs for the Diaz position
Diaz and General Mondragou his sec
ond IN command, were not allowed to
leave the arsenal during the lighting
lest they he killed. And in spite OF
his understanding with Iiuerta Diaz
was wary, having profited by his expe-
riehce at Vera Cruz. when General Bel
tran, after promising TO join him, cap
tured him instead.
According to Tho Times Dispatch in
fornant, none of the officials Of the
Porforto Diaz regime WAS in the con-
spiracy. which was planned and carried
out by the artillery Major Rafael Ro-
nero Lopez and twenty artillery cap
tains and lieutenants attended to the
details OF the plot.
General Angeles was not party to
the conspiracy. the rebels realizing
that his loyalty and honor were i'm
peccable.
General Banquet. who, acting on
orders OF Huerta. made the actual ar
rest OF Madero in the palace, took no
part In the fighting, and to-day he
hns no standing with the administra-
ton.
Bcltran In Frantic.
General Bcltran, who captured Diaz
In Vera Cruz. is making frantic effort.
to make niace for himselt In the
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