Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1914-05-14
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~rcIrrtel murdrr.d Then he told of 1T
tcmpts to sccRrc and investigation of
his death by the Mexican congress. AMI
how lincrta PIT the congress in Jail.
-Whrrcupon h. continued. ''IIucr'a
by decree. dcczrrd himself invested. in
fragrant viola&,n II the "onstitgtioa
with legisla.iJ and judicial power. IN
effect. military dictator of Mexico. More
over h. declared the constitutional guar
antics II frcccpm from arrest for mem
hers Of congress abrogatci: and having
thus vested himsclf with the leg ~slative
and judicial power of Mexico. hc charged
almost the cni re- Mexican congress with
s~cdition and i:easun."
Senator Owci dwclt M some length on
the election held for President Of Mex
loo on Octole. III, 1913. lie said that
not lr y rand late. he had enlarged tn.
powers of his xnilitary State governors.
a. cover tn &crtiun machinery. Four
DAYS before tie election. the Senator
said, despite formal assurances 10 the
diplomats of Mexico City that he was
not 4 candidate election posters were
sent broadcast urging the people 10 vote
for liucrta. ~Iluprta sent instructions
10 his governors. said the senator. to re
turn the votes favorable 10 him and not
10 return more than a certain part of the
precincts. thus inSudin. a void election.
This program. h. said. was carried ont
in every detail. ami the Mexican cum
grcss. discovering that less than half
the voting precincts had sent in returns
declared the election void anil expressed
a desire that Iinerta continue n pro
viSiunal president until some future time
which might be- fixed by congress.
"Hucrta.' ~ added dramatically.
still is Dictator
OF the twenty eight elected governors
of Mexico AZ that time llurrta seized
the governing powers he Senator said.
"only two "a the end Of the wear re-
manned NJ home attending their duties.
Ten of them had joined the revolution. n
number of them had fled the country.
and one had been murdered by Z maicr
general ~ %Iiucrta. who tied The governor
Of chihuahua 81 the railroad track and
nftk'h IL Ndiu ti-itt oNtf MN III i'tfu
him better manmcrs than Ia oppose
.llucrt2. All vacancies were filled by
military governors appointed IN Inrrta.
"lIucrta'S federal Officers uf the army
appear 10 have been instructed Ia take
no prisoners. Every captured offirrr.
high and low. Was pun before Il wall aud
shot. most Of the common soldiers taken
prisoners were shot in like fashion and
Il few allowed To save their lives by join
ing tho federal army. Every member of
the cabinet named for %Ilucrta was re-
moved. some of them fled the country.
one Of them was killed. but not one was
left in the cabinet.
During thc fan Of l1l; numerous
evidences appeared If %llucrta irving a.
involve the United States ia some act OF
aggression or invasion. His purpose in
doing this was a. stir the patriotism Of
the Mexican people. make them forget his
Times. aud induce them Ia yet behind
him a. a defender Of Mexico against an
invading foe. Finally. April .. be- had
the impudencr 10 arrest sailors in oar
uniform under The shelter " our flag.
M TaRipiro. and march them IN dcriSion
through the streets. lie knew perfectly
well that his private expression Of re-
grct was no amends To- the government
of the United States for this intrrna.
tional affront and indienity.
"llucrta desired 10 provuac some nc
tion that would unite behind him the
revolutionary leaders in Mexico. after
which he might obtain his peace. relying
upon the bcneyolencc the dignity and
the patience Of the government Il the
United States. lie has failed. The
United States should not now. under
amy circumstances. be content with any.
thing less than the most complete and
absolute restoration of constitutional
self government in Mexico. Hundreds
Of our citizens have been killed in Mex
leo. thousands ~ them have been robbed.