Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1914-12-19
GENERAL nUERTA
NOW At PEACE
Once Dictator of Mexico Now
Lives Quietly Near City of
Barcelona.

Barcelona, spain. Dec. lS.-Far
from the scenes of his former tri-
umphs and defeats, General don Vic.
tOrianO Huerta, once a dictator or
Mexico, today lives quietly in a little
dwelling half an hours drive from the
center Of Barcelona.
His surroundings are not those of
a mar OF wealth, and he explains that
he has barely enough money 10 keep
his family in comfort. He moves
abC,ut quietly and without ostentation
in any form. Every afternoon he may
be found in a prominent cafe, drinking
with some of his trusted lieutenants
and talking quietly, but he never is
in the spotlight.
If Huerta pans a return to Mexico,
he does not admit il. In an interview
recently he declared that only on on
dition that his country needed him as
a soldier TO help repulse an attack
would he return to it. His physicians
have advised him to 90 to America,
hut he refused to heed their advice.
Spanish society has not extended him
welcoming hands, due, he says, tc for
eign Influences, but he likes the eli
maze of Barcelona So r. will remain
here and educate HIS Il, mt children.
The generals house is in a small
garden and there are o"her similar
little homes on all sides. When The
Associated Press correspondent called
by appointment to talk with the gen.
eral, the front door of the house was
wide open. One of several men plant
ing palm trees-small and poor trees
with which it. seemed the tenants
wished to recall tropical vegetation
remarked that there was no servant
to open the door. A ring would bring
someone.
A muscular young man, who turned
out to be one of the generals aids,
answered, He knew Of the appoint.
ment, but remarked that the Generals
dinner was at that moment ready.
The hour was 8 p. NJ. The reception
room was a tiny m and all the fur
niture about the place appeared to be
of the simplest and cheapest kind.
-Four rooms to be seen from the hall
were empty. One of the generals
daughters came and took several
chairs from the reception room for
the dining room table.
Is Stouter Now. .
The general came out Immediately
He was stouter than formerly and
wore a new overc0at with the collar
turned up, as he seemed cold. His
health, however, appeared perfect. d..
Upon the correspondent eXcusing
himself from dining, the general made
an appointment to talk owe Mexican
affairs at the Cafe Maison Dore,, one
Of the principal cafes in Barcelona.
The general goes there every after
noon and remains several hours. Later
he was found in n corner of the
cafe, surrounded by ten or twelve men
with dark faces, cleaning eyes and
lurned-up mustaches. On the table
we're water glasses half filled with
cognac. The entire party went into
a back room for greater privacy. The
general ordered more cognac. 1t was
slow in coming and he was impatient.
General Suarez, General Huerta, who
is no kinsman of the former dictator,
and Colonel Chaves were among the
six generals and three colonies of the
party, They were all young men.
They were extremely %deferential.
When Huerta took a cigar from his
pocket two or three of them lit match
es and held them toward him. Two
of General Huerta's sons were also
there.
What is your opinion of the Mexi-
can situation" the former dictator
was asked. 4.xiI
Mexican Situation.
"A letter just received by n Of
my aids describes the situation he
replied. Houses are being sacked,
highwaymen pillage everywhere, no
one nor anything is safe. There is
burning, robbing and numbering. No
enc respects Carranza. There is Meth
er order nor authority. Such a STU
alton ought to come tC, an end. |
formed an army and would have re-
stored calm to the country had it not
been for the Intervention of the
United States. Bandits have taken
possession of my property, that is of
my wife's fer I have nothing"
The general spoke of the great fu'
ture Of Mexico in which he said there
was room for Spain, Portugal, France
and Germany to be placed and yet
there would be unoccupied space. 1t
must, however, have order, he said.
and he could not predict what was
likely to take place.