El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-07-16
.HUERTA CABINET
QUITS COUNTRY

ALonllnueu EEuuA Il AZ c--C-I
Democratic, and having shown how
the right should be defended,
death Blows 10 Unjust Power
ITO be more explicit, VIII say that
the action of the government Of the
republic during its short life has dealt
death blows to an unjust power. LAler
on. stronger workers VIII come using
implements that undoubtedly VIII end
that mower. which has done so much
harm and committed so many out
RACES on this continent
in conclusion viii say tnat
abandon the presidency Of the repub-
lie carving with me the highest sum
% human wealth, for / declare nave
arrayed at the bar OF universal con-
science the honor OF a puritan n wno ni
I, as a gentleman, chaLense 70 WresI
from me that possession
May God bless you and me-
Huerta Is ApPIauded.
Intense excitement characterized the
gathering in the galleries, ana AZ lle
close Of the reading or huerta
tors broke into lOud and continued
q commission was appointed by
the president Of the chamber 10 escort
Senior Carabajal 10 Ine lio ,,1f u 'i ~
house As he entered ana waved %
the platform the deputies stood
Speaker Manuel Mercado then admin
/ istered the oath. -.s .o-.t-
The new EAAEA E2A@----H-
passed ont as he came, through dOu-
HE files of troops. to the naIlonal
palace The military Danls gSu
| the national hymn while the LOoPs
! presented arms and rendered pIesi-
Two deputies spoke vigorously
against the acceptance Of Huerta s
/ resignation, one Of them caII1nS y
! States" Two other deputies spoke
, in favor Of acceptance oeciaflIS ~
was the only way to save the conn
/ try and end the fratricioal strlIe-
Cabinet Quits Country.
Several high generals and the min
isters OF communications, public m
/ structfon and interior in the Huerta
! cabinet. Arturo AlvaradeJo, Garcia ~
I ranjok. IgnaciO Alcocer, respectively =
] as well as other hish OIIlCla-s ~, ~
/ the former administration. LETT me
/ capital yesterday afternoon reslshliis
/ before their chief
l a sDecfai committee composed Of
( Jesus Ureta. Enrique boraes, Al .-l=- -
/ and Jose Inez Novelo, former mem
/ bers Of the chamber Of deputies, leLl
l last night 20 arrange with the CON
| stitutionalist" leaders for peaceIul
Tbe streets of the capital were
| crowded until a late hour last night
/ but no disturbance has been reported
| The governor Of the federal district
| issued orders to the police 20 cneCA
Huerta nt Usual Cafe
sbortIv after s o'clock last night
l Gen. Huerta, accompanied BY a rev
! friends. entered the French cafe, when
/ he has been in the habit OF visiting
] several times daily for the past year
/ o. more. and took his usual place near
Z the entrance - -
! president TO the cafe, shouting VlVas
I for him Many shook him by the
. . --hTTa others nFaCeu ana sew
/ eral kissed him on the cheek
The stern OILS soldier was OVerconl
and tears filled his eyes he raised
ms. ..T ii.5S VIM be my last toast in nv
| favorite resort and 7 drink to the new
! president Of NIe-rico-
In Power Since Feb. 10. 1913
victoriano Huerta took the oath a.
/ provisional president OF Mexico + e9
10 1913. the day after Francisco ]
1Tadero had been arrested al tn
I national palace Three days late
RTadero and lose Maria Pine Suarez
I vice president were shoL 70 Qedth ~
J a midnight ride under guard from IN
( palace TO the penitenttary. Ine name
/ Of their dee tn has never been satlsLac
! torflv expla ned, though the contention
has been that friends tried TO rescu
s1hem-
/ mfnfstration by the refusal Of tn
United States TO recognize him, Huert
I soon faced growing difficulties IN rals
! ing funds to run his government anc
as Villa. Carranza. and other reDe
| chiefs gefned strength in the north an
| Zapata continued his operations IN IN
south. he gradually found himself Il
I straits more difficult
! Then followed the Neracruz lnclden
/ in which the United states demande
/ apology for an insult to some OF II
I sailors by Huerta troops, the Huert
| refusal and the landing Of America
troops at Veracruz
The Final StraWs.
Reverses at Torreon. Zacateeas. sal
| tillo, Monterey. TampicO and Guadala
Z lara. all of which places the rebels cap
tured. as they fast closed in upon n
I national capital. sealed the tate OF IN
| old warrior and made his reslgnatlo
] necessary II he would escape with nj
life. which the rebels had threatened I
! take II they captured him
The principal cause OF the doWnIa
/ OF the Huerta government IS consio
| cred as due 10 the refusal OF N
American government to recognize MN
I This made Il impossible for him 10 Sc
I cure funds for his army There ar
| thousands of Mexicans who believe ]
the United States had recognize
Huerta. he would have restored peac
TO Mexico by this time as he was con
sidered a man OF the type necessary [
rule the country