Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1913-04-05
Governor of Coahuila Issues
Address to Citizens of Unit
ed States Setting Forth
Cause Of COnstitutionalists.
WARRING AGAINST
ARMED DICTATOR
Carranza Asks If Americans
Would Not Revolt If Chief
of Army Assassinated Their
President and Vice Presi-
dent.
LRy I.eased wIrc % EvcnInr HeraId. /

lBy Leased Wire to Evening Herald.
san Antonio. Tex. April 5.--In a
statement addressed ito the Ameri-
can people" and made public here
today venustiano Carranza. govern
OF of tho Mexican state OF Coahuiia
aud leader OF the so-cailed conslitu-
tionallsts defending their position.
says:
II desire that the American people
shall form their own judgment OF the
Justice OF the attitude OF the govern
ment of these states and OF a large
part OF the people Of several others.
After thlrty-flvc years OF the die
,atorship of General Porfirlo Dlaz. the
Mexican people broke the power &C
General Diaz and elevated To- the
presidency. Francisco I. Maaero,
chief Of the democratic effort against
the Porfirian dictatorship.
THE elements of the old govern
ment, not conforming 10 the new re-
gime. attempted three times, by
means OF revolutions. to destroy tha
power of Senior Madero. hut the ma
ton was with him. and aIi the forces
OF his enemies was futile.
''rhe dlsc6ntenU. . elements. IN their
impotcncy. began 20 suborn the army
ana succeeded in gaining part OF
the garrison of the city of Mexico.
which rose against the legally con-
stitnted government, The president
confided the command of his forces
10 General VictorianO Huerta. Cen
eral HuertH united himself with the
revolving troops and Felix Dlaz,
nephew of the eN-dictator. taking
prisoner the president. the vice prcsi-
dent and the cabinet.
such condition brought as !
consequence reputation by the gov.
eFnors of sonora and Coahulla. Of tho
so-called government OF General
Huerta. and from this repusiation or
| iginated the armed conflict which is
destroying the nation anew bu
which has no other solution than thal
OF force of arms. but we believe ev'
cry right should triumph over force
and we wis; not consent 10 the regtur
alton OF Dictatorship which will o'
IA thousand times worse than the
last.
| II declare the above. aud ! ask th'
American people and the governor
OF their states. II such acts had &C
CURED In Washington ms occurred II
the city of Mexico. " chief in th'
army had overpowerod the presiden
and vice president and assassinate'
them. " 10y force of arms he hal
assumed the chief maglstraoy of tn
nation, would they follow other line
of conduct than the governors -
Cuahuila and Sonora have followed
+ do net belicve 50. The usurpiu
president had not been IN powe
twenty -four hours before he took TIM
step.
II hope that the American peopl
viii lind Justification In tho forego
ing tor the present effort against ia
so-oullcd government of Gener'
Iucrts aud that they will exonora'
us OF the injuries which may he o'
casioned Ia their interests against ou
will in the contention in which "
are involved.
tSignedl " tAhitANHA' n
general headquarters, Piedru
Neigros. April 4. 19i3."
The statement WAS sent from fi'
dras Niegras 90 san Antonio today