Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-07-13
Reported That, to Avoid Fur
ther BIoodshed, He Will
Voluntarily Resign.
ABDICATION EXPECTED
WITHIN NEXT FEW DAYS
News Brought to Vera Cruz by Re
tired Mexican Official-Dictator
to Leave Country.

VERA CRUZ. July 13. To save his
country from the further horrors Of civil
war and his capital from capture and
perhaps. sack by victorious army. Gen.
Huerta intends to resign the provisional
presidency and leave Mexico.
This statement was made yesterday by
Roberto Esteva-Ruiz, Mexican subsecre-
tary of foreign affairs. who reached Vera
Cruz from Mexico City on his way to
Europe Huerta. he said. will surrender
the government to Francisco Carbajal. the
new minister of foreign affairs. who. in
turn. will step aside. when the time comes.
for some other provisional president
Just when the change will come Es-
teva-Ruiz said he did not know.
The president did not make me his
confidant." he declared, nor did I have
much time to talk with him after 1t was
determined that 1 should leave the cabi-
net" He was convinced, however. he
said. that Huert. would lay down his
would not surprise him. he said. If his
resignation were announced today.
Choice Made at Niagara Falls.
Carbajal. he added. was suggested as
provisional president by the American
delegation at the Niagara Falls confer
ence and agreed to by Huerta's delegates
and the South American mediators. while
the constitutionalists indirectly had con-
veyed the idea that he would be accept
able to Carranza. THAT is explained
the Mexican subsecretary. "Carba1al. a
mere provisional president. then the real
provisional president, to be named later;
When the suggestion was first made
Villa had not indicated his Willingness
to accept Carbajal, Esteva-Ruiz went on.
and he doubted Villas willingness TO
no idea that the southern leader would
recognize any provisional presidency
until demands for the redistribution OF
lands had been complied with. and he
solution of Mexico's problem might
come from certain parts of the north
ern states.
Unless something occurs to disarrange
WINGED that fighting between federals
and constitutionalists is over. This. he
said, was indicated by the evacuation
of Guadalajara.
Follows Example Of Predecessor.
Like Porf1rio Diaz, who fed from his
country in the hope that his going might
avert a long and costly civil war.
Huerta. according to Esteva-Ruiz. has
dec1ded 10 y1eld 10 superior numoeIS.
Both Huerta and Gen. Banquet his
minister of war. knew that longer re-
sistance was futile. and would mean
nothing more than the slaughter of
thousands. and perhaps the sacking of
the capital itself. with. doubtless. hor-
rors perpetrated by a victorious army,
Joined by mad mobs from the slums OF
the city.
He expected Banquet would leave
Mexico City perhaps when Huerta fed.
but not before. Enrique Gorostieta.
minister of justice, had offered his
resignation, so he had heard. but he was
not sure the report was true. He as
sumed, however. that Gorostieta would
resign. and all the old cabinet as well.
Cabinet Selected by Carbajal.
The new members of the cabinet lately
appointed. he went on, were supposed to
be those chosen by Carbajal. with the
idea that they were men the consti-
tutionalists would not object to so seri-
ously. at least as to interfere with the
preliminary work Carbajal had under
taken of finding some one to take his
place as president ad interim.
1t Is believed that Huerta, once he
decides to leave his capital, may pass
through Gen. Funston's lines and out
beneath the guns of Rear Admiral
Badgers ships.