Evening star., 1914-07-19

diers, accustomed to campaigning. seen
5, to be enjoying themselves They ant
their "soldaderas' are idling in the shad
ow of the box cars and bathing beneath
the hydrants with happy unconcern. thei
camps suggesting the intimacy of th'
home.
Gen. Pascual orozco, supported by mos
of those men who were with him in his
revolution against Madero. in 1912. will
lead the first organized rebellion aga1ns
the new government, according to ad
vices which reached Huerta's camp TO-
day. Orozco. it Is reported. has plan
ned to mobilize such forces as are avail
able in and about Observation-Disclosures
to Quertare, and there begin operations
He counts on the assistance OF Gen
Marcelo Caravee, Cen BENJAMIN ArRu-
medo and Gen. Antonio Rojas. all ON,
GERS in his revolutionary army. ana
whose dash and ability since then nave
won commendation from Hureta under
whom they had the same rank IN the
regular army.
cause any change in their plans, nor
will they support the movement. some
Of them make little effort to disguise
their satisfaction.
1t is pointed out that Orozco and the
others had no other choice except
abandonment of the country. Gen. villa
has frequently stated that death would
he their punishment if captured
Huerta Bound for Europe.
President Huerta is bound for Europe.
This he announced to American news
paper men who requested an interview
with him shortly after his arrival here
Until Mexico needs his sword sufficiently
to call him home he said, he will re-
main abroad.
Should that time come" he added
II will gladly come"
Gen. Huerta was reluctant to talk
Worn out with his trip from Mexico
City he said. talking would do him no
good. He complained of indigestion.
When I assumed the presidency" he
consented to be quoted. Il said publicly
that l would restore peace. cost what
presidency. To restore peace has been
my whole and sole ambition; 1 hope 1t
is coming
Asks and Answers Own Questions.
Later. when he had somewhat recov-
cred from his attack. and had shaved
and dressed himself in white suit. he
called a number of newspaper men into
the railroad car. He appeared to be in
one of his grimly genial moods.
One of the correspondents started to
ask question. Gen. Huerta interrupt
ed. saying:
No no. do not do that. ] want this
to be one of those question and an
swer interviews and I am going to do
both the questioning and answering
myself"
Huerta blew the smoke from his
cigarette toward the ceiling. while
some of the American correspondents
were being told by an interpreter what
they were expected not to do. The gen.
era1 then continued:
Yes. like men in the madhouse do,
I am going to ask my own questions
and then answer them You see.
know the answers"
Resigned to Promote Peace.
He then asked his "interviewers" to
write down the first question. as fol-
lows:
Why did I resign?H
His reply. which he also insisted
should be written down, was:
Il resigned the presidency because 1
believed that after having arranged
the international affair my duty was to
give this last proof of my devotion to
the sons of the republic. Also I was
convinced that my resignation would
serve as means of conciliation be-
tween all the sons of the republic"
Leaving to Clear Road.
The second self-asked question was:
Why are you leaving the country
while you are still able to serve herr"
1t was answered as follows:
My departure from the national ter
ritory has no other cause than to leave
the new government an ample field for
action. / also believe my continuance
here would give rise to conjectures
which would result in prejudicing the
proceedings of the new government
declare to the world that the line of
conduct have always followed had no
otner OBJECT than my heartiest desire
Ior the pacihcation of the country
Gen. Huerta dropped his cigarette and
turned to leave.
But. general began one corre-
spondent.
No: not any more, No, | don't want
70 say anything about the United States
am not talking. | am through
Poses for Photographers.
The photographers present. in chorus.
then requested the general to leave the
car so that they might take his pic
ture The old soldier smiled and said his
picture had been printed so badly by al
2 most all. and that the world already had
such bad impression of him as to make
him hesitate to give the American photo
graphers an opportunity Of proving Just
how ugly he was.
All the time. however. Gen. Huerta
was moving toward the door When he
reached the car door he began shaking
hands and said:
When | get to New York some day
you shall all dine with me-
Then an afterthought he said:
Il will pAy if | have the money. IL
not ! shall not hesitate to borrow from
YOU
His mind being on money he then said
Here. ] would like to present to each
Of you a little souvenir of the old man.
Gold Coin for Souvenirs.
American dignataries. he brought from
his purse a handful of gold coins and
presented one of them to each corre-
spondent. adding:
Mexican money would not buy much
now. But the coins will serve as tokens
Of remembrance
Before battery OF cameras and NOV
ing picture machines Gen. Huerta ant
Gen. Banquet. with group of fedora
officers around them. posed. talked to-
eether and took off their hats. all to tn.
command of the American picture men
Through il all the former president acteG
like q veteran. since perhaps no man il
has been pictured more often OIL
under more varied circumstances than he
The picture-taking over. Gen. Huerts
returned to his car. in which, with thi:
single exception. he had remained sine.
his arrival. last night. in Puerto Mexico