The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1914-07-18
Newspaper Correspondents
Have Remarkable Interview
with Departing Dictator on
Arrival at Puerto, Mexico
"AsK MY OWN QUESTIONS
LIKE ANY MAD MAN"
Leaving His Country For His
Country's Good, Says Re-
markable Man as He Dis
tributes Gold Among Re-
porters.

Puerto Mexico. july tS.--It was an
nounCcd today that General IIueria
had decided to depart from this port
on board the German cruiser Drcs-
den. General Blanquet alone accom-
panying him.
when former President Hueria
had shaved and dressed himself IN
white suit. he called number OF
newspaper mon into the railroad car.
lie appeared To- be In one Of his grim
~ Fenials moods.
one OF the correspondents started
10 ask a question but the general in
terrupted, saying;
NO, no; do not do that. ! want
this 10 be one OF those questions and
answer interviews ana 7 ann goinR to
do both the questioning and answer
Inc myself"
Huerta hlew the smoke from his
cigarette toward the ceiling while
some OF the American correspondents
were being told by an interpreter
what they were expected not 10 do.
The general thcn continued:
"Yes: like men in the mad houre
DO. ] am going 10 ask my own ques'
tlons and then answer them You
sec. l know the answers"
He then asked his "lntervicwors'
20 write down tho first question. rs
follows:
why did I resign p"
Ills reply which he also insisted on
being written down. was:
- resigned the presidency because
believe that after having arranged
internal affairs ms duty was TO give
this last proof of my devotion to the
sons of tho republic Also : was
convinced that my RESIGNATION would
serve ne q means Of Cancellation be-
'-ieen an the sons OF tho republic"
The second seif-nslSed question was;
why ARE you leaving the country
while YOU arc stlil able 20 serve here
u was answered rs follows:
"My dopar:ure from the national
territory has no other cause than ga
leave tho new government an ample
field for action. J nlsn believe nv
continuance here would give rise 10
coniecturcs which would result In
nroiudicing the proceedings 81 tho
new government ! declare To the
world that the limo 81 conduct ! have
always followed had no other object
than my heartiest desire FOR the pa
cificati0n of the country"
General Hucrta dropped hts cigar
cite aud turned 10 leave
"But. general" began one cor
respondent.
49,. -. 49, ...,r. ~. Fo,,tt
want 90 say anything about the Unit
cd States. am not taiklng--l am
through"
The photographers present, IN cho'
rus they requested the general a
leave the car SO that they might take
his picture. The old soldier smiled
aud said his picture had been printed
30 badly by almost on. and that th'
world already had such bad impress
sion Of him as 10 make him hesitate
10 give the American photographer
an opportunity Of proving just how
uRly he was.
All the time. however. Genorn
/ Huerta was moving toward the door
when he reached the ear door he he
gan shaking hands and said:
"whsn I got 10 New York som'
day yea shall all dine with me-"
Then az an afterthouRht. he said;
81 win pay. " have the money. y
not | shall not hesitate 10 borrow
from you"
Z Ills mind being on money. he thei
said;
Here. I would like 10 present q
each of you a little souvenir ot tn
old man," and after the custom a
certain other T.atln-American digni
tarles. nc brought from his purse
handful of sold coins and prescnie'
one of them "a each correspondent
adding.
Mexican money would not hu
much now. but the coins will serve n
tokens Of rcmembrance.'
Before a battery of cameras an
moving picture machines. Generu