The Sentinel=record., 1914-05-14
TELLS SENATE WE MUST EN- FORCE REPUBLICAN, GOVERN
 MENT AT CANYONS MOUTH.
Recites in Detail Of Murder and Treaehery the Career of Huerta From the Start Of His Power.

must HbJ lAIN Hhth HdtII lL mas eS- tahlished constitutional government in that Republic. Senator Owen today startled the Senate with a remark able denunciation of the Mexican die tator His speech was an intimate history of Huerta from the time he tore the rens of power from the hands of Madero to the present day Through it ran the color of blood and its story reeked with murder. intrigue and vio ence where innocent men who talked too much went to silence be. hind prison walls and Huerta by the force of arms and the impeling power of fear imposed his will upon l2.000.- GOO people
 He reIoiced, he said that media tio1 had been offered
 But he declared. "let no mistake be made We must demand order. constitutional selfgoyornment. and that the right of sovereignty he plac- ed in the hands Of the people of Mex, ico, under safeguards that will prom ise liberty human rights and stability of government to the people of Mex. ico and assure our own future peace and security, and if necessary, we must enforce these demands at the cannon mouth
 "If we are compelled 10 use force. We must first pledge the United States against retaining Mexican ter. ritOry. in order to assure the world and the patriotic elements of Mexico of our unsefsh purpose to promote civilization and protect human life aud happiness as we did in Cuba. Patriotic Mexicans honestly desiring peace and justice and the establish. meut of the bona 5ide seifgovern. ment of Mexico by the people Of Mexico should cooperate with us.' Senator Owen told again the story of the fall of Porhrio Diaz. the rise oi Madero, and the pot of Huerta and Felix Diaz, Poririos nephew. which led 70 the overthrow and death of Madcro and put IIuerta in the Presl'
 dents chair He recited the uprising of Carranza, on authority of the leris
 lature of the state of Coahuila. and told how Senator DOmingueZ dared denounce Huerta to the Mexican Senate. declaring that Huerta had pacifcd the couatry by cderminatIon and charging him with attempting 10 keep his post by melting a conflict with the United States.
 The Senator said that shortly after wards Domingnez disappeared and was reported murdered Then he told of attempts to secure an invest. gation of his death by the Mexican Congress. and how Huerta put the Cougress in iail
 "Whercupon," he continued. "Hucr ta by decree, declared himself invest ed Iu fragrant violation of the con sUtution. with legislative and judicial power. in effect. military dictator of Mexico Moreover. Inc declared the constitutional euaran.ies Of freedom from arrest for members of Congress abrogated. and having thus vested himself with the lcaislatiyc and judi cial power of NeEica he charged aI- most the entire Mexican Congress with ecdiliou and treason
 Senator Owen dweH at some lenath on the election" held for President of Mexico on the 26th of October 1913 He said that while Huorta had announced he would not he candi.
 date. he had enlarged the powers of his military state governors to cover the election machinery Four days before the election the Senator said, despite formal assurances to the dip O.. mats i'm Mexico City that he was lof a candidate. election posters were sent broadcast urging the people to vote for Huerta. Huerta sent instructions | Co his governors. said the Senator, To return the votes favorable to him and not 10 return more than certain part ] of the precincts. thus iusurilg a void
 election This program, he said. Va4 carried ont in every detail and the l Mexican Congress, discovering that l less than half the voting precincts | had sent in returns, declared the cleo | ton void and expressed a desire that | Huorta continue as Provisional Prest l UfHI NNil. some lHNNlb v tlil' "i''N''
 might be fixed hy Congree~
 "Huerta' he added dramatically
 'suH is dictator"
 "Of the 2S elected governors of
 Mexico at the time Huerta seized the
 governing powers" the Senator said,
 "only two at the end of the year re-
 malned at home attending to theis
 duties Ten of them had joined the
 revolution, a number had fled the
 country. and one had been murdered by a major general of Huerta, who
 tied the governor of Chihuahua on
 the railroad track and backed a yard
 engine over him to teach him better
 manners than to oppose Huerta. All
 vacancies were filled hy military gov
 ernors appointed by Huerta.
 'Huerta's federal officers of the
 army appear to have been instructed
 to take no prisoners. Every captured
 officer high or low. was put before l |. ....rt and -Ngt ft.eas af fha conn m 1 |,