Western Carolina Democrat and French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1913-1915, 1914-07-23

IS that the new Executive will hold I
Office only until arrangements can be /
made for the entry of General GEN
eral Carranza, the Constitutionalist
chief.
diplomats in close touch with the
situation declare CarbajaI and those
who are associated with him in an
effort to restore peace, desire only a /
general amnesty, conserving the lives
and property of Huerta,s supporters.
With this obtained, the peaceful entry
TITO the Mexican Capital of Constitu-
tionalist troops will be negotiated
General Huerta's retirement came
just as the Constituencies were
pl eparing their formal note declining
Participation in informal conferences
with Huerta delegates to discuss in
ternal Mexican questions.
Hopes wore raised today that new
negotiations might be begun, however.
between representatives of CarraDza
and Carbajal for the speedy transfer
Of power to the Constitutionalists 1t
is virtually certain that he Huerta
representatives at Niagara Falls Will
be designated by Carbajal to look at
ter his interests in this country. That
the mediators will make another Il
fort to bring the factions into confer
ehee is considered likely.
Huerta's resignation marks the Gull
mfnation of more than a years effo-t
by the United States to force his re-
tirement. John Lind was sent TO
Mexico last summer n an ,lfort 10
bring about the dictator's withdrawal.
Presidnt Wilson later went to Con-
i gress and revealed the terms on which
/ Huerta had been asked to retire. An
embargo on arms was placed on bota
Mexican factions and the Washington
government then began its policy o:
cutting off financial aid for the Huerta
government, not only from the United
States. but from Europe.
Huerta's resources slowly diminish
ed under this pressure The Constitu-
tionalists. aided by the moral support
of the American government, pushed
their military campaign to within
striking distance of the capital. Re-
alizing military conquest of Mexico
City was inevitable, Huerta finally
yielded.
With Huerta's retirement the Con
Stituionalist feel their revolution Vir-
tually has triumphed. They turned
against him the moment he over
| threw Madero, Constitutional Presi-
Dent of Mexico, in February, 1913.
and have waged their war with unre-.
enting vigor ever since.
The prospects of an early solution o
the Mexican problem gave both Prest-e
lent Wilson and Secretary Bryan
mach joy tonight American forces
ill not be withdrawn from Vera Cruz
until a stable government has been
established in Mexico City and recog-
uition has been accorded it. The
ceiling is general, however, that if
| CaTranza gives guarantees to political
defenders ae well as the people gen
orally, recognition will be extended
promptly b. the United States and
| ether Nations of Central and South.
America, as we'll as Europe.
Incidentally Huerta's. resignation
:ew places Europe on an equal foos-s
Ing with the United states with re-
spect to the authorities at Mexico
City. The Powers of Europe had
/ ,acognized Huerta but because of the
pronounced attitude of the United
States, they are expected to follow
the lead of the American government
3efo1e extending recognition to Car
bajal or his successor.
The HuG-ta Regime.
| Yictorinao Huerta took oath as
! Provisional Presidnt of Mexico Fer
ruary 10, 1913, the day after Francisco
I. Made-o had been arrested at tho
NationaE Palace. Three days later
Madero and Jose Maria Pine Suarez.
vice president, were shot to death on
midnight ride, under guard, from
the Palace to the penitentiary. The
manner OF their death never has bee
satisfactorily explained.
One of Huerta's first acts as Pro
! yisional President was to telegraph
william H. Taft, then President of thu
United States, the following message.
81 have the honor to. inform You
that / have oyerthrown this Govern
raent. TIE forces are with me anc
from now on peace and prosperity viii
! reign"
The Republic Immediately vas
!. llunged into civil war again, notwltn-
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