El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-04-02
HUERTA SAYS He
WOULD SACRIFICE
SELF FOR MEXICO
Cheers Greet President S
Message at Opening Of
the Mexican Congress.

Mexico City, Mex, April 2.-Cheers
greeted the closing OF president
Huerta's message, delivered at llS
opening of congress Wednesday night
when he laid emphasis on the state
ment that he would sacrifice himself
and the members of congress also, II
necessary, to pacify Mexico
Before leaving these precincts
must engrave upon your hearts JIidI
it is my purpose, as l have SAID pc
fore, to the national congress, 10
achieve the peace of the country, ana
if to do so your sacrifice and mine
shall he Indispensable you and 1 Will
know how to sacrifice ourselves. Thls
is my purpose, or what is the same
thing, by profession of pOuucdl
faith" Thus closed the message.
He pointed his finger as he i'm
pressed upon congress his profession
OF political faith" Then came APP
plause with cries of Viva Huerta!
in a volume sufficient to make up for
lack of applause during the early part
Of his speech.
Refers Only Once to United States.
The only direct reference to the
United States was in a review Of the
work done by the foreign office, when
he said:
Referring to the department Of for
oign relations I must tell you that the
government of the republic has earn
estly endeavOred to develop a Just ma
tionalistic policy, which far from in
1uring our international relations has
resulted in making them the most cor
dial possible with the chief powers Of
the world.
some of the South American states
have not vet recognized the COnSutu-
riOnal government ad interim OF the
republic, but the greater number or
them keep in Mexico diplomatic repre-
sentatives and no one of them has in
Jerrupted relations with the republic,
The United States has been so good
as TO invite me through his eXcellency,
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mon accord the preparatory work for
the approaching peace conference at
The Hague"
Would Distribute Lands.
President Huerta told congress that
the department of agriculture was
preparing laws regulating the distrl-
button of 230, 900 square kilOmeters OF
government land.
Il have the satisfaction of informing
the citizens" he added, that the gov
eminent has lands sufficient, with
out disbursing a centaVO from the
treasury TO make landed prOprietOrs
of all our citizens as well as of for
eigners of good intentions. The
measure providing for the land tax, he
said, viii be based on the area of pro-
ductiveness of the lands
Little space was devoted to the Ia
bors of the war department the presl-
dent combining himself to the general
statement that this branch had done
excellent work. He explained the ap-
2S3.10O, as follows:
Regulars, 250.OOO; state troops 30
600: rurales, POO.
Touching upon the financial situa-
ton. he said.
COpes with Crisis.
'The executive has issued various
DEGREES to Obviate the difficulties OF
the monetary circulation, the prlncl-
pal of which, aside from the restrlc-
tiOn on the expectation of precious
metals and coins, have been the max
ing legal tender of the bills of the
banks of the capital and states, an
increase of the issues of some banks
to three times their cash reserves and
the authorization for the issuance OF
bills of 1 and . pesos, and, later, so
centavos. the last guaranteed by an
equivalent on the coins of the same
s'To cope with the crisis. which
threatened the credit of our institu-
tiOns so that these might retain the
deposits of which the public would
have deprived them, the last seven
days of last year were declared bank
holidays, being continued later to jan
uary Is, and finally to March 81
Thanks to this eXpedient, the banks
have been able to conserve their re-
sources and maintain their sOhdlty.
despite the economic difficulties
through which the republic has passed
THE public has wisely cOOperated
with these measures, thanks to which
the credits of the institutions are now
in condition to meet all obligations.