The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1914-04-02
.HUERTA, THE man,
SEEN At CLOSE RANGE
MEXICAN DESPOT DEMOCRATIC
IN WAYS SUBORDiNATES
DO ALL THE WORK.

After a year in office General Huerta
appears in better health than when he
undertook the presidency. The diff
culties he has encountered have left
no stamp upon his features. Six
months ago some of his friends and
most of his enemies predicted early
physical collapse and there were some
who would not have been surprised
had his intellect suffered as the resui,
of the enormous odds.
Take things as they come seems
to have been the life long philosophy
of Huerta, tempered always, however,
with the belief that all things come to
him who waits. especially TO him VINO
waits for and seizes the big opportun-
ity. Worrying has never been one of
Huerta's failings. Nor is he creature
of routine Regularity does not char
acterize his methods. He does his
work when and where 1t suits his con-
venience and all members of his official
family, the public. and his private
family as well have to yield.
Cabinet Meets at All Hours.
Long ago he tired Of the regular
cabinet meetings and announced that
conferences with his ministers would
take place whenever he summoned
them. and there would be no place re-
garded as sacred to that ceremony.
And so 1t has come about that ques-
lions of the greatest Importance are
likely to be discussed in his private
home as in the national palace and
not at all infrequently he sends word
to his ministers suddenly that he
would like to meet them that very
morning in the woods about Chapulte-
pee castle.
Ministers Chase the President.
, To the famous and ancient park ir
(which the castle Is located he drives
in his automobile. His ministers, als'
arriving in their cars wonder IN JUS
what part the president Is going to SEE
them. Their chauffeurs or aides sigh
the presidential car ahead on one o
the many drives and there begins
chase which may come to an end be
meath one Of the great shade trees o
beside the lake. Ministers and presi
dent allght, talk of affairs which per
haps are of international importance
Rack of all Is the presidents Whin
He may have altered his mind regard
ing affairs Of state and the minister
are told to meet him later in the da
or night at his home.
O'sh-unrnesev Disturbs Cabinet
Meeting.
Nelson O'Shaughnessy lately wa
, the innocent cause Of forcing the MIR
listers to waste what dcnbtless We
,.o'r,a'hle time They were W9'k'n
with the president in the ChapuIterf
grounds when the American chars
d'affairs drove by. The president re'
ognized his car, and remembering th'
there was something that he Wantf
to talk to the American representatlN
i about, signalled him to sto
B.. O,cho,,rroecsv aliehted. Joined the o
fetal party and was nrnpar'n~ :" 10Y
time his drive when the presidon HS'
cd him to get into his car with mr.
The two drove off together, leaVir
3 Mi,ieters P'nrcnet A1sOser and oth'
g coursellors of the president staring ?
ter the car Half an hour later Huer
SGT Mr.. O'Shaughnessy down near h
:. own car and resumed the interruptt
g cabinet meeting.
5 Ministers Summoned at Night.
n II Is not uncommon for the preslde1
0 to summon his ministers to meet'f
y during the middle Of the night ar
y cabinet meetings or what would pa
9 for cabinet meetings, have taken pla'
. in cafes.
Z Huerta does not indulge in physic
\ exercises as means OF recroAto
0 He derives his recreation in talkjr
y astronomy with any one who can II
y terest him in the subject-and u
O man who does must be an expert
Z in dining and visiting with his int'r
y ate friends. The time he retires a
=, pears matter Of Indifference, as 40
8 his arising in the morning. usual
e he is I'D early The lightest kind
: breakfast, coffee and rolls, he gets
n soon as he Is awake little work,
le he thinks of any thing to do and tn
J. almost every morning a walk up a
u down on the sidewalk in front of l
house in the district known as ;