The chronicle=news., 1914-07-11

and counter plots that wrecked Ma.
dero and made Huerta dictator oi
Mexico. The narrator is Edward l
Bell, who was editor of La Presna
a newspaper in Mexico City, and wht
has written book which will come
from the press OF Bride, Mast T. Co.,
this week. The story not only is
sensational. but its different"
The most thrilling part naturally
deals with the exciting eveI1s OF
February. 1913, in Mexico City. and
the surprising statement is made that
the ten days battle which resulted
in the overthrow and murder of Ma
dero was farce. a false lombard
ment to induce an appearance of an
archy as the result Of n plot. Huer-
ta's part in 1t is made to appear in
a new light. t'
The plans Of the conspfrators were
4 revealed to Gustavo Madero. the
presidents brother. by needy army
colonel to whom Gustavo had made
a generous loan. On n slip of paper
| the officer wrote twenty-three
names. one his own. They were the
names of the leaders of the military
conspiracy. who controlled the great
er part of the troops then in the
federal district Gustavo liastened
to warn his brother. -
The head of the conspiracy was
| General Mondragon. There were
seven others of commanding import
ance-Rodolfo Reyes. General Felix
| Diaz. General Bernardo Reyes, Gen
| eral Blanket, General Beitran, Cen
eral Nhvarette and General Huerta:
but Huerta's name was marked with
a question. and that stamped the
whole lot as bogus In Madero's eyes.
He wns sure Banquet and BeItran
were loyal. and If any officer. ex-
cept Mondragon. was likely to be dis
loyal, It was Huerta. So he refused
to follow Gustavos advice and scat
4 ter the traitorous officers to distant
posts.
| 1t was after 9 o'clock in the morn.
ing Of February 3 when Gustav6 Ma
dcro was wakened with news from a
friend. Adolfo Basso. that the plot
ters had seized the national palace.
With wonderful nerve Gustavo went
to the palace and actually made a
captivating stump speech to the
trops under Cod Morelos. the COM
mandant. who was waiting to adnS
the soldiers under Mondragon As
a result Gustavo won them over,
locked Morelos in room in the pal
ace and assumed active charge.
When the main body came under
Reyes they were greeted by chal.
,enge. General Villar had now ar
rived and taken command at the pal
ace. In the first yolley he was
wounded ana Reyes was killed. The
wounding Of Villar. brave and
aithful man. was the ruin of Madero,
for Huerta succeeded him in COM
mand of the troops.
The ten days battle which fol-
lowed in the Mexican streets IS de-
scribed by Mr.. Bell US fraud, KEEP
up for the purpose OF creating The
impression that there was anarchy
in the capital. and that to put an
end to it Madcro must resign. The
usual version of this tens days riot
in uniform, this random lombard
ment with modern weapons in a
densely populated CITY," as he calls
1t. is that Huerta served the govern
ment faithfully as long as he hat
any hope of success: that the arse
nal in which Diaz's forces were In
trenched was impregnable. and thai
to avoid further bloodshed Huerts
finally agreed to the dethronement o.
In bringing this about. so runs The
tale. Huerta's ambition awoke. 49,
i Mr.. Bell calls THIS story false. H,
says Huerta had more than 10000
troops. while Diaz never had NOR,
than 1.SO0. Huerta was amply sup
piled with artillery, and the arsena
was anything but impregnable. Witt
one-tenth of the bloodshed that act
ually occurred Huerta could hav,
driven Diaz and Mondragon from
their stronghold" within twenty
four hours after he took command.
On February II. says Mr.. Bell, tht
uiaz- -Mondragon consoirators came
to an agreement with Huerta. In
volved In the bargain were the live'
Of President Madero. Vice Presiden
Suarez. Gustavo Madero and Ado1ft
Basso. Huerta had no animosity
against any of them, but their live
were all demanded of him. Wher
that of Basso was demanded "Huerti
answered with grim and cynica
smile"
Il But when It came to Gustavo Ma