White Pine news weekly mining review. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1910-1920, 1914-05-03
SOME CAUSES OF
MEXICAN CRISIS
PROGRESS OF EVENTS FROM 1919
TO PRESENT ACUTE STATE OF
AFFAIRS IN THE SOUTHERN
REPUBLIC.

1919 mus reviews the Mexican situa-
ton
As the year t1913) opened there
was greater unrest than In the last
months of 1912. Foreign residents
were not protected against the ire
sponsible attacks and many of them
prepared to leave the country.
January Is the United States
steamship Denver was ordered to
Acapulco TO assist migration, and
January q the Wheeling to Vera
Cruz. The z~apatistas in Central
Mexico were looting and In the north
President Madero had no support.
February Is. after several days of
fierce fighting in the capital. Madero
was arrested In Mexico City BY Gen.
banquet, under orders from Gen.
victoriano Huerta, acting In concert
with Gen. Felix Diaz. recently par
doned after his arrest In Vera Cruz.
Huerta declared himself provision
al president and February 10 took
The oath of Office. February 20,
while being removed from the palace.
the deposed president. Madero, and
his vice president, Pine suarez. were
killed. The exact circumstances
were never satisfactorily disclosed
but suspicion attached to Huerta and
Diaz as implicated in 1t. II not in
stigators of the deed. February 81
Huerta a proclaimed president.
provisional. but constitutional.
In the north. venustiano carranza,
the governor OF coahuila. immediate
ly revolted as leader OF the constitn-
tional party that declared Huerta a
traitor. aud others OF the northern
tier of states refused to acknowledge
him.
March | the government proposed
a loan OF 100. 00o. 900 resos. 1t was
hoped to secure the money In Europe,
II not the United States. Pascule
orozco arrived in Mexico City March
IL. declaring for Huerta. strength
ening the latter go that rail com
munication from Ell Paso was es-
tablished.
Late In March, however. Durango
reyolted. and although carranza lost
Saltillo March 25) the month end
ed with no decided gains for Huerta.
April 1 congress opened. In his
first message Hureta accused Madero
of having used s13.0OO.000 i'm
property. AS Mexico ranked fourth
among the worlds gold producers. an
export tax of 10 per cent was placed
on that metal sent abroad.
Great Britain recognized Huerta
as president May 3. France followed.
May Is; Germany, June II. and
thereafter Austria, Spain. Switzer-
land, Belgium, Italy and Norway.
In July. only the United States.
Brazil. Chill and Cuba had failed to
acknowledge Huerta. He had order
ed fresh drafts for the army L begin
June /. With promises to pacify the
country. Nevertheless. Guaymas
went to the revolutionists in May.
Congress MAY 2s) approved the
suggested loan. but it found no pur-
chasers. A constitutional election for
president was set for October 26.
During June. Durango continued lost
to Huerta, but atrocities were nu-
merous In the state. attributed to ad-
herents of Carranza. although I'M
doubleday bandits we're chiefly guilty.
July 10, Federico Gamboa was APP
pointed minister of foreign affairs on
the resignation OF DE la Barra. The
efforts Of the American ambassador.
Henry Lane Wilson. to secure from
his government a recognition OF HUI
erta led to his being called to Wash
ington tJuly 1s) to explain condi-
tons and to give his views In person.
He had (July 28) a conference with
President Wilson. and was question
ed thereafter by the senate. but was
then ordered 10 refrain from tutlfer
conversation on all Mexican matters
and not to return to Mexico. his re-
tirement from the diplomatic service
being get for October IA.
To obtain Information from fresh
sources President Wilson sent to
Mexico late in July John Lind. for
mer governor OF Minnesota, to me-
gotiate as an independent. but au-
thorized representative OF the presi-
dent OF the United States, but not in
the character Of q traditional dipIo-
matte o%ficer. with those in control Of
the Mexican government.
He was received In his private ca
pacity by Huerta and Gamboa. Lind