The Dickson County herald. (Dickson, Tenn.) 1907-1979, 1914-07-24
MEXICAN ccNoRE0s AccEP'rs
RKsioNATioA--cAaBAJAL 10
MApE PREslpENT.
WILSON IS TRIUMPHANT
IN RsslanasIon Ausrts seems to Have
Taken Ne Thought Of His Own
PerSonei safsty--For tho
Good Of Mckee,

and his resignation was accepted by
thc senate and chamber of deputies
by vote OF i2l to II.
Francisco carbaial then was ap
pointed president and took the oath
Of office ut the joint session OF the
deputies and senators.
Huerta's resignation was submitted
Through the department 6; foreign re
cations, II was read in the house and
was greeted with cries OF viva Huer.
IA" 1t then was referred TO the Joint
committees Of goberuacion. After
brief consideration tbs committees re
ported, accepting the resignation In
Abe following terms:
Article / We accept the resigna.
tion presented by General victoriano
Huerta an president Of the Mexican
United States,
Article 2. We call Licenttate Fran.
cisco Carbajal minister OF foreign re.
lstions, TO assume the presidency"
A ballot was taken aud the Joint sea
sion approved the report.
President Carhajal proceeded to the
national palace under an escort OF
presidential guards, and all along the
way was greeted with tumultuous
cheering.
The text Of General Huertas resig.
nation follows;
Deputies and Senators. Public ne
cessity admitted by the chamber OF
deputies, by the senate and by the
supreme court called me 70 the su-
preme magistracy OF the republic,
Later when In this same hall | had
the honor OF addressing you in com
pliance with the constitutional pre-,
cept promised at all costs TO bring
about peace,
Seventeen months have passed. and
Ia that brief period OF time ! have
formed an army with which to carry
out that solemn promise. You all
know the immense difficulties which
my government, has encountered, ow.
ing to scarcity OF funds. az well as
"a the manifest and decided protec.
tion which great power Of this con.
tnont has afforded 10 the rebels,~-so
that when the revolution has been
broken up, seeing that It's chief lead.
era were and continued TO be- divided.
the power in question sought pre-
text 10 intervene directly IN the con,
flict and the result of this was the
outrage committed al Vera Cruz by
the American fleet
Success was had, a. You know. In
adjusting honorahly through our dele.
gates at Niagara Falls the petty Tam.
pico incident. but the revolution con,
tinued, with the support of whom, VIZ
all know,
Yet after the highly patriotic work
achieved by our delegates at Niagara
Falls, there still are some who say l..
come what may, seek my. personal la
terest and not that OF the republic.
And as | need to rehut this allegation
with facts tender my formal resigna.
ton OF the presidency OF the republic,
THE national congress must know
that the republic. through It's govern.
ment. has labored In entire good faith
and with the fullest energy, having
succeeded In doing away with the
party which In the United States calls
itself democratic and having shown
how the right should be defended.
ITO he more explicit. | will say that
the action OF the government OF the
republic during It's short life has dealt
death blows 70 an unjust power Later
IN, stronger workers will come, using
implements that undoubtedly will end
that power which has done so much
harm and committed 50 many outrages
on THIS continent
"In conclusion | will say that |
abandon the presidency OF the repub
lie, carrying wrSh nae the highest sum
w hu'hNH Wealth. tpF I uSClATe tAAt
have arratened at The bar u universal
conscience the honor OF puritan,
whom |, as gentleman, challenge to
wrest from me that possession.
May God bless you and me"
The galleries OF the chamber of dep
uttcS were packed before the begin
ming VI the session Intense excite
n'ent characterized the gathering. and
nj the close " the reading OF Huertas
resisra,ioa the deputies ana specta.
tors broke into loWd and continued ap
plauSe
After The acceptance OF Huer;as
reSiGRati0n a commission was an.
ro'tivt by the prsstdeH, Of the cham
Der 10 escort Senior Carhaial 70 the
Moor 81 the hoaSe SeGcr Carhajsl
soon appeared IN front OF re chamber.
passing tnroUsh flies az soldiers. He
entered and as he walked 10 the Mat.
form the deputies stood Speaker
Manuel Mercado ,beu administered
the oath.
Two deputies spoke vigorously
against the acceptance u Auer,a's
resignation. one calling 1t weak sub
mission to the United states"