The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1914-12-16
.HUERTA IS
LIVING THE
SIMPLE LIFE
IN A QUIET LITTLE DWELLING
NEAR BARCELONA, SPAIN -
"oNlY FOR WILSON WOULD
HAVE oUIETED MEXICO" -


from the scenes of his former tri.
umphs and defeats, General don Vic
toriano Huerta, once dictator Of
Mexico today lives quietly in little
dwelling half an hours drive from
the center of Barcelona
His surroundings are not those OF
a man of wealth, and he explains
that he has barely enough money to
keep his family in comfort. lie moves
about quietly and without ostentation
in any form. Every afternoon he
may be found in prominent cafe,
drinking with some of his trusted
lteutenants and talking quietly, but
| he never is in the spotlight.
II Huerta plans to return to Mex
leo he does not admit IT, In an In
terview recently he declared that
only on condition that his country
| needed him as soldier TO help re-
pulse an attack would he return to
| it, His physicians have advised him
to go to America, but he refused to
heed their advice. Spanish society
has not extended him welcoming
hands, due, he says, TO foreign in
iluences, but he likes the climate OF
Barcelona, so he will remain here
and educate his eight children.
The generals house is in a small
garden and there are other similar
little homes on all sides. When the
Associated Press correspondent call
ed by appointment to talk with the
general, the front door of the house
was vide open. One of several men
planting palm trees--small and poor
trees with which 1t seemed the ten
ants wished to recall tropical vegeta-
tion-remarked that there was no
servant to open the door A ring
would bring some one
muscular young man. who turn
ed 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 p. IN. The reception |
room was a tiny one and all the |
furniture about the place seemed to
be 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.
The general came out Immediately
He was stouter than formerly and |
wore new overcoat with the collar
turned up, as he seemed cold His
health, however, appeared perfect
Meet at Cafe.
Upon the correspondent excusing
himself from dining the general
made an appointment TO talk over
Mexican affairs at the Cafe Maison
Dore, one of the principal cafes in
Barcelona. The general goes there
every afternoon and remains several
hours. Later he was found in one
corner of the cafe surrounded by
en- or twelve men with dark faces,
cleaning eyes and turned up mus
aches. On the table were water
glasses half filled with cognac The
'ntire party went into a back room
or greater privacy. The general
rdered more cognac. II was slow
n coming and the general became {
inpatient. General Suarez. General
Iuerta. who is no kinsman of the /
ormer dictator, and Colonel Chaves [
'ere among the six generals and
hree colonels of the party. They
ere all young men. They were eX- r
deferential. When Huerta
,ok cigar from his picket two or u
lree of them lit matches and held
lem toward him. Two of General II
.uerta's sons were there
what is your opinion of the Mex
an situation?" the former dictator
as asked.
"A letter just received BY one OF II
y aids describes the situation" he IL
piled Houses are being sacked,
pillage everywhere, no
le nor anything is safe. There is
Irning, robbing and numbering. No .
lie respects Carranza. There is
either order nor authority. Such =
situation ought to come to an end.
formed any army and would have
stored calm to the country had It
1t been for the Intervention OF the
nited States. Bandits have taken