The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1914-03-07
written for the United Press }

iNiitteh lof the united freSs.)
Vera Cruz. Marcn With the two
Maderos and Suarez murdered, and
countless others who opposed him
"mysteriously missing Huerta's dis,
taiofship developed into a yeritable
reign OF terror Huerta's only hope
0. holding his blood-bought power was
TO shed more blood.
The house OF deputies. not realizing
to what lengths the new president
would dare TO go, began to protest
against Huerta's methods. One even.
ing at o'clock, a Gordon OF soldiers
surrounded the house of deputies.
while other soldiers entered and ar
rested 100 Of the leading statesmen OF
Of Mexico. They were herded to jail
like common prisoners and they we're
hardly locked up in their cells before
Huerta declared himself dictator OF
the country He called an ELECTION.
Il was held new house OF deputies
was chosen. every man OF which was
Huerta's servant. At previous make
believe election. Huerta had been
chosen president. but the votes were
50 few and so obviously controlled
that even Huerta didn't dare to call
himself elected.
And SO. with infinite craft he order
ca his new house Of deputies to de-
clare that the election was void and
that another election be held on the
9Th of July, 1914, and that in the
meantime. Huerta be considered pro-
visional president. This congress also
voted to Huerta dictatorial powers and
then adjourned. leaving him in sole
possession OF the government, in a
situation that made his word and or
der as strong as any laws that both
houses might pass.
In the meantime rebel victories
multiplied; shortly. every northern
state was in rebel hands. Francisco
vnla. who had been one Of Madero's
generals. took the Held with carranza.
II is true that Pascuel Orozco went to
Huerta's side. but a blight seemed to
be placed on all his former prowess,
and defeats met him at every turn.
How to get money and how to raise
an army we're Huerta's problems He
set about to do these things, but every
dollar he raised by taxation only made
him new enemy and every peon
whom he forced into the army only
gave him another soldier on whom he
could not depend. BY the seventh
month Of his rule he had built up a
large army. and had distributed il
bout the country but he could not
pay it.
You must pay those soldiers he
ordered the business men and farm
ers Of the various districts. "or viii
withdraw them" In many cases the
business men and farmers chose not to
have the federal soldiers in their local
ities. They preferred, indeed. to have
the rebels rule over them, for the fed
erals were men OF low class. many
of them conscripted criminals turned
loose from the jails, cruel. heartlesi
and Unsuitable for money, women ane
alcohol. Neither could Huerta trus
his officers. He said once in a burs
of confidence to Nelson 0'Shaughnes
sy. charge d'affaires in the American
embassy, Il cant trust my officers.
only wish had about $50 American
captains down here I'd clean thos'
rebels out in a short time"
Graft prevailed in every corner o
the army. Zone trouble is that nobod.
in my army ever dies. said Huerti
on another occasion. Death neye
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