Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-07-16
Resignation Accepted

Huerta's resignation was submitted
through the department of foreign re-
lations. 1t was read in the House and
was greeted with cries of Viva Huer-
tai" 1t was then referred to the Joint
committee of gobernacion After brief
consideration the committees reported
accepting the resignation in the fol-
lowing terms:
Article I've accept the resignation,
presented by Gen. Victoriano Huerta
as President of the Mexican United
States
Article 2-we call Licentiate Fran
cisco Carbajal minister of foreign re-
lations to assume the Presidency.
ballot and the joint session of
deputies by vote of 121 to II grant
ed acceptance.
President Carbajal proceeded to the
National Palace under an escort of
Presidential guards and all along the
way was greeted with cheering.
Text of Resignation
The text of Gen. Huerta's resigna-
ton follows:
Deputies and Senator's Public ne
cessty admitted by the Chamber of
Deputies, by the Senate and the SUI
preme court called me to the supreme
magistracy of the Republic. Later
when in this same hall I had the hon
or of addressing you in compliance
with the constitutional precept,
promised at all costs to bring about
peace.
Seventeen months have passed and in
that brief period of time 1 have formed
an army with which to carry out that
solemn promise. You all know the i'm
mense difficulties which my government
has encountered owing to the scarcity of
funds as well as to the manifest and de-
eided protection which a great power of
this continent has afforded to the rebels
so much so that when the revolution
had been broken up, seeing that its chief
leaders were and continue to be divided
the power in question sought pretext
to intervene directly in the conflict and
the result of this was the outrage COM
mitted at Vera Cruz by the American
fleet.
Success was had. as you know, in adj
justing honorably, through our delegates
at Niagara Falls. the petty Tampico incl
dent, but the revolution continued with
the support of whom We all know.
yet, after the highly patriotic work
achieved by our delegates at Niagara
Falls there are still some who say
that, come what may, seek my per-
sonal interest and not that of the re-
public. And as l need to rebut this
allegation with facts. tender my
formal resignation of the Presidency
of the republic.
THE National Congress must know
that the Republic. through its gov
eminent. has labored in entire good
faith and with the fullest energy, hav-
ing succeeded in doing away with the
party which In the United States calls
itself Democratic and having shown
the right should be defended.
ITO be more explicit, will say that the
action of the government of the republic
during its short life has dealt death blaw
to an unjust power. Later on, stronger
workers will come. using implements that
undoubtedly will end that power which
has done SO much harm and committed
so many outrages on this continent.
I'm conclusion will say that l aban-
don the presidency of the republic car
rying with me the highest sum of human
wealth, for / declare that l have ar
raigned at the bar of universal con-
science the honor of a Puritan whom ]
as a gentleman challenge to wrest from
me that possession.
May God bless you and me-
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