The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1914-07-17
HUERTA RESIGNS;
CARBAJAL ELECTED
MEXICAN CONGRESS ACCEPTS
REsiGNATioN-cARRAJAL 10
MADE PRESIDENT.
WILSON IS TRIUMPHANT
In Resignation Hucrta Seems to Have
Taken No Thought Of His Own
Personal Ssfety-~For the
Good Of Mexico,

NlCAkI0 Sliy "os
Huerta resigned from the provisional
presidency of the Mexican republic,
and his resignation was accepted by
the senate and chamber of deputies
by a vote of l2l to II.
Francisco Carbajal then was ap-
pointed president and took the oath
Of office at the joint session OF the
deputies and senators.
Huerta's resignation was submitted
through the department OF foreign re.
lations, It was read in the house and
was greeted with cries of viva Huer'
ta." 1t then was referred to the joint
committees Of gobernacion. After
brief consideration the committees re-
ported, accepting the resignation In
the following terms:
ARTICLE /. We accept the resigna'
ton presented by General Victoriano
Huerta as president Of the Mexican
United States.
"Article 2. W. call Licentiate Fran
cisco Carbajai, minister OF foreign re-
lations, to assume the presidency"
A ballot was taken and the joint $
sion approved the report.
President Carbajal proceeded to the
national palace under an escort OF
presidential guards, and all along the
a was greeted with tumultuous
cheering.
The text of General Huerta's resig.
nation follows:
Deputies and Senators: Public ne
cessity admitted by the chamber Of
deputies, by the senate and by the
supreme court called me to the su.
preme magistracy of the republic,
Later when In this same hall had
the honor of addressing you In com
pliance with the constitutional pre-
cept / promised at all costs to bring
about peace.
Seventeen months have passed, and
In that brief period Of time | have
formed an army with which to carry
out that solemn promise. You all
know the immense difficulties which
my government has encountered, ow'
ing to a scarcity Of funds, as we'll as
to the manifest and decided protec
ton which a great power OF this con
tlnent has afforded to the rebels--se
that when the revolution has beer
broken up, seeing that It's chief lead
ers were and continued to be divided
the W In question sought a pre-
text to intervene directly In the con
flict and the result of this was the
outrage committed at Vera Cruz By
the American fleet.
success was had, as you know, II
adjusting honorably through our dele
gates at Niagara Fails the petty Tam
pico Incident, but the revolution con
tinued, with the support of whom w
all know.
"Yet after the highly patriotic worl
achieved by our delegates at Niagara
Falls. there still are some who say ]
come what may, seek my personal In
terest and not that OF the republic
And as | need to rebut this allegation
with facts | tender my formal resigna
ton of the presidency of the republic
"The national congress must know
that the republic, through Its govern
ment, has labored In entire good faitl
and with the fullest energy, havin,
succeeded In doing away with tn
party which In the United States call
itself democratic and having show
how the right should be defended.
ITO be more explicit. | will say tina
the action Of the government OF tn
republic during its short life has deal
death blows to an unjust power. Late
on, stronger workers will come, usinI
Implements that undoubtedly will en-
that power which has done so mucI
harm and committed 80 many outrage
on this continent.
I'm conclusion, | will say that
abandon the presidency Of the repui
lie, carrying with me the highest sur
OF human wealth, for ! declare that
have arraigned at the bar Of universe
conscience the honor OF a puritan
whom |, as a gentleman, challenge I
wrest from me that possession.
MAY God bless you and me"
The galleries of the chamber Of der
uties were packed before the begir
ming OF the session. Intense excite
ment characterized the gathering, an
at the close.os the reading Of Huarta'
resignation the deputies and speet'
tors broke into loud and continued al
plause. g.,
After the acceptance OF Hnerta
resignation a commission was al
pointed by the president Of the chan
Der to escort Senior Carbajal to tn
floor Of the house. Senior Carbajs
soon appeared In front OF the chambe
passing through files Of soldiers. II
entered and as he walked to the pla
form the deputies stood. Speake
Manuel Mercado then administers
the oath.
Two deputies spoke yigorousl
agains. the acceptance OF Huerta
resignation, one calling 1t weak suI
mission 10 the Cnited States"
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