The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1914-07-21
HUERTA'S RULE
HAS BEEN ONE
Of BL0ODSHEO
Killing of Madero Marked Begin-
ming OF DespotIsm.
MADE VAIN BOAST TO TAFT
Dictator Declared He Would Restore
Peace at Once, but Refusal of
United States to Recognize
Him Assured His Downfall.

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/ rested at the national palace.
Three days later Madero and Jose
/ Maria Pine Suarez, president,
/ were shot to death while on a mid
! night ride under guard from the pal
ace to the penitentiary. The precise
! manner of their death has never been
| explained
One Of Huerta's first acts as provi-
sional president was to telegraph Will
! lam H. Taft, then president of the
| United States, the following message:
L have the honor to inform you
that l have overthrown the govern
ment The forces are with me, and
from now on peace and prosperity will
reign
PROVOkES CIVIL WAR.
The Mexican republic, however, was
at once plunged into civil war again,
| notwithstanding the issuance by
Huerta of a proclamation Of general
amnesty. The Sonora state congress
officially repudiated the provisional
government before Huerta settled
| himself comfortably in the presidential
| chair
Zapata, revolutionary leader to the
south of the capital after negotiating
a few days with the new regime, went
back to his guerrilla campaign.
Salazar, one of the highest generals
In the army, denounced Huerta.
Carranza, constitutionalist leader in
Chihuahua, assailed Huerta in bitter
statement made public at San Anto-
MO.
Francisco Villa announced himself
an adherent of Madero and joined the
northern army
PasQual Orozco of the clan of the
northern revolutionists was the lone
notable figure among the disaffected
VINO declared for the new government.
TAFT LEAVES PROBLEM.
President Taft, nearing the end of
his term, left to his successor the
problem of adjusting diplomatic rela-
tons with Mexico. To Woodrow Will
son Huerta sent Fluctuations on the
day of the American presidents in
auguration.
Hampered at the outset of his ad-
ministration by the refusal of the
United States to recognize him, Huer-
Ia soon faced growing difficulties in
raising funds to run his government.
His uneasy hold on affairs was weak
ened by minor constituencies vic
tories in the north and by recurring
| rumors of break with Felix Diaz,
nephew of Porfirio Diaz and Huerta's
ally in the overthrow of Madero.
HUERTA CALLS ELECTION.
May l Huerta announced that he
would urge congress to call elections
in October to-choose his successor.
The congress selected October 26 as
the date of the election, and a decree
| to that effect was issued by Huerta
June 8.
Feliz Diaz, who had announced him
self as candidate for the presidency,
was sent to Japan July II.
Henry Lane Wilson. American am
bassador, was recalled to Washington,
and Nelson O'Shaughnessy, charge
| d'affaires, was left in charge of Amer
| lean interests In Mexico
| REJECTS PEACE EFFORT.
Early in August it became known
that President Wilson intended to
send John Lind former governor of
Minnesota. to Mexico as his personal
representative in an endeavor to ar
range a basis for the republics peace.
Huerta announced that he would not
| tolerate foreign interference.
! Nevertheless Mr.. Lind delivered his
note from President Wilson.
| Huerta rejected all proposals made
by the American government, chief
of which we're the suggestions that
| he resign and not be candidate cleo
ton day.
| Relations between Mexico and the
United States became acute. President
Wilson proclaimed his policy in an adj
dress before congress to which was
attached the correspondence between
Mr. Lind and the Huerta administra-
| ton.
HUERTA ARRESTS DEPUTIES.
| Huerta was attacked In the Mexican
senate October by Senator Domin-
guez, who had the hardihood to speak
/ WHAT Was III TIE AliuuS ol A1iuSoiA duu
some Of his colleagues Dominguez
disappeared.
| The chamber of deputies adopted a
resolution calling for an Investigation.
| To this Huertas reply was dramatic
| and swift. He marched column of
| troops to the deputies chamber.
| seized 10 of them and threw them
| into prison.
Through Mr. O'Shaughnessy the
| United States made representations
| 90 inst violence to the imprisoned
| deputies
In the election campaign certain In
! fuence close to the dictator worked
fer his return to the presidency, with
General banquet as his running mate.