The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-05-09
HUERTA RECEIVES MEN
FROM AMERICAN PAPERS
WIN "reRt AnRbfiity mt National
Palace Describes Conditions
OF Country.
GIVES HIS OPINION or REBELS
"oFernment Determined to ExtermI-
nate Revolution of Bandits. Awaiting
Itself OF It's Rcsourccs.

Especial to The Times Dispatch.I
cor Man5 ton: Nay Sm,,,iiaving Invited
newspapers to DO his guests. General
I flIsi received them with great at
liability at the National Palace, and
MAD, speech. in which he described
a anc condition Of his country. as ho
81 the re eSSeHeial5Y gihyins bis 9pinion
champaGne and cigarettes
,.., mThp,Gs or the speech Of the dictator
r nar, here to-day. Huerta said. in
The Territorial extent OF the repub
nc, u IL said by statisticinns. Is APP
proSimately 100000 square kIiomctors
1.-The The revolution OF three years ago.
which is called that OF 1910. was moi
started by the present government
Inc present government. gentlemen OF
the press, is only n consequence; it is
naticians would say, OF the revolution
On 1910. and tho rebels. who strictly
c car when legally and according to
Inc law he opposes tho misruIcs OF tho
constituted COZ ;,uthorities-these rebels. I
zone, which ] indicate rs follows: part
o o. me Sonora. part OF .Chlhunhua. in
sm G n", xnnc zone ne. of Inmaplpasin these
They are not rebels. gentlemen, be-
eau, cause 3 rebel is man OF prlRAlple. a
Improve moral conditions. Men such
nH these arc tho true rebels. but those
WhOin l have indicated are not since
,hcy assassinate pacific PERSONS. are
without respect for the family honor
or the property of any one. but burn
destroy works Of art which cost large
than that of making themselves feared.
ana commit dcprcdations without end.
US They have just demonstrated by as
ta3slnatiHS. without any cause, one of
IN" most distinguished Foreigners. who
wac patriarch of tho northern from
Tier. and these men who commit such
?, In -
hpcct tho lives, or, better said, neither
the honor nor the lives nor the proper
ties or the rost, they are not rebels. but
bandits.
Government Determined
,o,, rh,Hrefore The government OF the
IN tho leaat possible time, to cXtcrui-
nate their revolution. whatever may be
the elements upon which ii counts.
u has on It's side. The government Of
the republic has 100000 men in the
Federal army, and $4,000 men among
governments and the ministry Of gober-
llacion. Thus. then. the government OF
the republic haH about 100000 men with
which TO combat these bandits. who
have no other aim than that of desoiat-
ing and discrcditing the country.
The sum total OF tho rebels In
100000. surprising that all the in
habitants Of tho regions Indicated arc
rebels-but they arc not all rebels. Tor
there arc many counter revolutionists:
this number is small when Ii Is taken
into consideration that the last census
shows the total population OF the coun-
try 10 be between 100000 and l6.-
100000
The country really has from $1,000 900
say TO your families and to those whom
YOU represent, who Mexico ana tho
revolution are. The revolution is com
posed of forty 20 fifty bands of bandits
who dcvastatc in violation Of the laws.
ON this account the government makes
10 terms, nor VIII IL ever make terms
with qirn bandits nnfhprifN ~
what IL the same thing. the Law. never
makes terms with n bandit. and does
nothing more than this-punish them.
Here you have n railroad map show
ing the lines OF the republic. The re
meters OF railroad. which are shown
here. As experience. the experience
OF these three years Of revolution. has
taught us a lesson in warfare, this gov
crnmcnt has determined 10 spend the
money To the amount OF 100000 pesos.
the fund being already established. TO
railway track. to construct 5000 10
1000 block houses. at intervals OF "a
go that the fire OF the infantry dctacil-
ments, which make up the various gar
risons' may dominate the in,SGyHnng
protection TO the lines.
GT a, Pr we hs ,.s or OH our b hand ,h,,
condition. wnen suddenly bandit shows
M with dynamite bomb and Ia fuse. or
destroys bridge FOR uz. TO prevent this
The government has resolved TO construct
500 or 1000 block houses a, a total cost
To Fence In Roads
The government already has 10000 peso.
FOR this purpose. and has ordered from the
United States and from Europe 3t)"~l rolls
az barbed wire 10 fence in the roads. no
.saps being left excep, at the crossings OF
Each block house will be defended by ten
men You already know what these block
houses are They are same which England
fend. for example, tho right bank al the
Modder River. and they assure the definite
and all their s.ratsg!c points.
'Thi. is what Mexico means TO do and II
will be- done in seven or eight monthH. a. II
the jails, who. instead of having free meals
dispensed TO them in prison. will go TO work
on these constructions.
This also viii give them the benefit. OF
tine open mir. and they Will be given after
Yards chance 70 earn pay; FOR when the
inent plans TO give them an reward
place in the HES OF the army. for are
so situated as to be- able to use the services
OF all good mon. fairly good men and bad
mon as well. and the public service. which
Is moraHzing, must redeem must bring back
TO tho bosom OF society even those men who
at present time working harm 10 the
eo .!Tsa ,o,.,. r,,ou, 80, GO. :, a., ,o,,.,.
and others we are going to redeem through
duly remunerated labor.
Before having the pleasure OF offering you
cigarette. l going TO conclude. The
government OF the republic owns the tenth
part OF the national territory. which Is the
exclusive property OF the ne, nation. This
government Is Wiling to give them No upon
conditions to the workingmen OF all the
world. though they bc. rs I have already
said. Chinese. Hottcntots. Algerians. Spanish,
20 all men of good Will, to all men who TOLL