Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-05-19
Former Minister of Interior
Predicts Revolt of Army
and People.
FLED FROM THE CAPITAL
TO ESCAPE DEATH PLOT
Hooted by Mexicans in Vera Cruz
and Glad of Protection of
Americans.

VERA CRUZ. May 19.-Dr. Aureliano
Urrutia, ex-Ininister of the interior, who
arrived here yesterday. declared that he
left the capital because he feared as
sassination and in the belief that a re-
volt would shortly occur in the City of
Mexico.
Il left the capital he said, for two
reasons. The first was a knowledge of
a plot among Gen. Huerta's close politi-
cal supporters to assassinate me, they
saying I knew too much. Second. there
has been planned general revolt Of
the people and the army.
Il would not be surprised to receive
now at any minute news of an uprising
against Huerta, whom the people and the
army are tired of and of whom the peo-
pie and the army are determined to rid
themselves. / did not want to be in
Mexico City when this occurred
Twice Under Arrest.
Twice arrested and hustled through the
and threatened by his countrymcn, Ur-
rutia was forced to face yesterday some
Of the indignitfes to which he subjected
others while he was high In power at
the capital. He expects to sail for
Europe at the first opportunity.
In support of the sentiments of the
crowd which stood before his hotel and
shouted, Let US witness that American
justice be done.' Gen. Funston has been
asked to order Urrutia's detention until
such time as they have at Mexico City a
new government and new judiciary be-
fore whom charges against the ex-minister
can be filed for alleged crimes perpe-
trated. as is generally claimed. while he
was minister of the interior.
There appears little likelihood that Ur-
rutia will be held. At one dime Gen.
Funston did tell him to leave as soon as
possible but. relenting. he sent word to
him he might remain in Vera Cruz tenn
porarily.
Preferred q. s. Protection.
Urrutia professed that his only desire
was to remain here under protection of
the Americans: that he had no object In
going to Europe, and that to remain at
the capital was to face the anger OF
Huerta. Before night. however. he had
decided that he would not stay.
This decision was due to the attitude
of his own people rather than to any lack
Of hospitality on the part OF the Ameri-
cans. After he had been taken to a
hotel from the police station where he
the street with his family. consisting OF
his wife and eight children. to lunch at a
cafe American soldiers accompanied him.
They stood in the dining room. near his
table, and outside other soldiers were
busy preventing the intrusion OF angry
natives who muttered their threats ana
openly denounced him.
Antonio Rivero de la Tore, editor OF
FL Dictamen. who was the leader OF a
demonstration against Dr. Urrutia, is sun
held at police headquarters, charged with
disturbing the peace. He has become
popular hero. He appeared in the street
beneath the window of the room occu-
pied by DR.. Urrutia at the Diligencias
Hotel and began an impassioned speech.
Accused Him Of Murder.
He shouted, Assassin! Coward" and
charged that Urrutia was responsible for
the execution of his brother, one OF the
deputies Of the congress which Huerta
dissolved. He cried out that Urrutia
feared to walk the streets like an honest
man and challenged him to appear be-
fore the small crowd Of his countrymen'
who had already gathered.
The ex-minister of the interior was one
of the coolest men in the crowd AS he
was being taken to his room a corre-
spondent said to him:
DE la Tore, accuses you Of killing his
brother
"As to that" replied DR.. Urrutia.
smilingly. II do not think that he will be
able to prove it.
The Urrutia incident has served to
demonstrate in a striking manner the
anti-Huerta sentiment IN
Vera Cruz Most fugitives from the cap
ital are welcomed by the residents OF
Vera Cruz, but they find it difficult to
separate Urrutia from the Huerta regime.
the public dropping OF
the man by the provisional president.
why, it would appear that they think
I am still working for Huerta. sald
up and down his room In front OF his
wife, whose eyes were red with weep
ing. They refuse to believe that L, too.
am in danger of my life from that man.
some of them think I am down here
on some sort of secret mission for
Huerta, and others that l am here
conniyine at some plot or other with
the rebels.
Fleeing From Hateful Scenes.
Il assure you that 1 am doing neither.
/ am trying to get away from scenes
and situations that have grown hate
full to me and which are blotting the
record of my country.
have l had anything to do with the
government and only once in all that
time have 1 seen Huerta.'
Dr. Urrut1a FeIeFFeQ 10 an iIlCloeHI
at a dinner at Chapultepec last fall
when Querido Moheno and Jose Maria
I.ozano, members of Huerta's cabinet.
drank the health of Huerta, styling him
as the modern Napoleon and lauding
him as being even greater than the
Corsican.
At that time. DR.. Urrutia says, hS did
stand before the president and opposed
the idea Of placing halo about the
head of Huerta. telling him that on the
iay he resigned and opened the way
for true democracy in which Indians.
such as you and l." might participate
ne indeed would be great.
Rebuked by the President.
The president rebuked Moheno and |
Lozano saying his friend. Urrutia. had /
uttered the sentiment most pleasing |
TO him.
And that sentiment is :one yet
hold" declared DIR. Urrutta. Il am
lot in accord with the administration,
is plans nor policy. and have openly
old the president SO. And yet they
lccuse me of intriguing for him.
DIR. Urrutia expects to sail on the
steamer Ypiranga- Should the demon
;tra ations against him continue he will
,e afforded refuge on the cruiser
orairie until the Ypiranga sails.
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