The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-05-19
He FEARS HUERTA.

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rid themselves. I did not want to be
in Mexico City when this occurred"
Twice arrested and hustled through
the streets by American soldiers and
Kissed and threatened by his country
of the indignities to which he subjected
others while he was high in power at
the capital. He expects to sail for
Europe at the first opportunity.
In spite Of the sentiment OF the
crowd which stood before his hotel and
can Justice be DONE" General Funston
has been asked to order Urrutia's de-
tention until such time as they have at
Mexico City a new government and q
new judiciary before whom charges
against the ex-minister can be filed for
alleged crimes perpetrated, as Is gen.
orally claimed, while he was minister
Of the interior.
Funston Relented.
There appears little likelihood that
Urrutia will be held. At one time Gen.
eral Funston did tell him to leave as
soon as possible but relenting he sent
word to him he might remain in Vera
Cruz temporarily. Urrutia professed
that his only desire was to remain here
under protection Of the Americans. that
he had NO object in going to Europe and
to remain at the capital was to face the
anger Of Huerta. Before night, however,
he had decided that he would not stay.
This decision was due to the. attitude OF
his own people rather than to aIfy lack
of hospitality on the part of the Ameri-.
cans. After he had been taken to a.
hotel from the police station. where he
was detained after his arrival, he
crossed the street with his family, con-
sisting of his wife and eight children.
to lunch at a cafe. American soldiers
accompanied him. They stood in the
dining room near his table and outside
soldiers were busy preventing the IN
trusion OF angry natives, who muttered
their threats and openly denounced him.
Antonio Rivero de La Tore. editor
OF Ell Dictamen, who was the leader
of a demonstration against Urrutia, is
still held at police headquarters
charged with disturbing the peace.
Editor . Hero.
He has become a popular hero. Tho
Urrutia incident has served to demon
strate in a striking manner the wide
spread anti-Huerta sentiment in Vera
Cruz. Most fugitives from the capital
are welcomed by the residents OF Vera.
Cruz but they found 1t difficult to sep
arate Urrutia from the Huerta regime
notwithstanding the public dropping Of
why. it would appear that they
think I am still working for Huerta. -
said the big framed fugitive. as he
paced up and down his room in front
of his wife. whose eyes were red with
weeping. They refuse to believe that
I, too, am in danger Of my life from
that man. Some Of them think I am
down here on some sort of secret mis-
sion for Huerta, and others that am
connfvtng at some plot or other with
the rebels.
II assure you that I am doing neith-
scenes and situations that have grown
hateful ito me and which are blotting
the record of my country. -
mot since the tenth OF September
have I had anything to do with the
government and only once in all that
time have seen Huerta-" %,
He Defied Huerta.
DIR. Urrutia referred to an incident
at a dinner at Chapultepec last fan,
when Querdo Mohena and Jose Maria
Lezano, members OF Huerta's cabinet,
drank the health to Huerta, styling
him as the modern Napoleon and
la1ding him as being even greater
tEan the Corsican. At that time DR.
Ufrutia says he did stand before the
president and opposed the idea Of
placing q halo about the head Oh
tHuerta. telling him that on the day
| true democracy in which "IndiaEs
such as you and I might participate r.,
he indeed would be great"
The president rebuked Moheno and
Loxano, saying his friend Urrutia had
uttered the sentiment most pleasing to
him.
"And that sentiment il one I vel
ncld," declared DIR. Urrutia- ct am
not in accord with the administration,
its plans nor policy and have openly
| told the president so. And yet.ethey
accuse me Of intriguing for him.
| Urrutia expects to sail on the steam
er Ypiranga-
TAmplco Garrison Halted 1t Panuco.
Washington. May 19.-That federal
soldiers still control Panuco, 80 miles
inland from Tampico, was confirmed
today In q report from American Con-
sui Miller to the navy department The
entire garrison which evacuated Tam
pico. when the constitutionalists took
the city il said to have ceased flight
At Panuco where extensive oil wells
are located. Concern Ii aroused over
the fate Of this property.
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