Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-07-16
RESIGNATION FILED; ACCEPTED.
In Retiring Huerta Bitterly Scores the
United States.


iano Huerta resigned from the provis-
ional presidency of the Mexican re-
/. public last evening and his resigna-
tion was accepted by the senate and
! the chamber Of deputies by vote of
121 to II. Francisco Caraja was then
appointed president and took the oath
of office at the joint session of deputies
and senators.
Huerta's resignation was submitted
thru the department of foreign rela-
tions. It was read in the house and
was greeted with cries Of viva Huer-
| ta.'
! 1t was then referred to the Joint COM
| mittees Of gubernation. After brief con-
sideradon. the committees reported,
| accepting the resignation In the follow
ing terms:
Article I've accept the resignation
Of Gen. Victoriana Huerta as president
/! of the Mexican united states.
Article 2-We call Francisco Carba-
jol minister Of foreign relations to
assume the presidency"
Report 10 Approved.
A ballot was taken and the point ses-
| sion approved the report.
| President Carbajsl proceeded to the
l national palace under an escort Of
| presidential srgasrsls ard an .7along the
| way was greeted with tumultuous
cheering.
The text Of General Huerta's resie-
| nation follows:
Deputies and senator's: Public. ne
cessity admitted by the chamber Of
deputies, by the senate and the SUI
preme court called me to the supreme
| magistfy of the republic. Later, when
| in the same hall had the honor Of
! addressing you In compliance with the
| constitutional precept, 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 gov
ernment has encountered owing to the
| scarcity of funds. as we'll as to the
| manifest and decided protection whiAh
| great power Of this continent has at
| forded to the rebels-sc much so that
when the revolution had been broken
up. seing that its chief leadrs were
and continued to be divided the power
in question sought a ptetext to inter-
vene directly in the conflict. and the
result of this was the outrage COM
mitted at Vera Cruz by the American
| fleet.
Scores the u. s.
Success was had, as you know. in
i adjusting honorably thru our dele
gates at Niagara Falls. the petty Tam
pico incident but the revolution con-
! tinued with the support of whom we
! all know.
yet, after the highly patriotic work
! achieved by our delegates at Niagara
Falls, there are still some who say
/! that I. come what may, seek my per-
| sonal interest and not that of the re-
/ Public. And as need to refute this al
| legation with facts, tender my for
NAL resignation of the presidency Of
the republic.
"The national congress must know
that the republic. thru It's government.
has labored in entire good faith and
with the fullest energy. having sue
| ceeded in doing away with the party
which in the United States calls it
self democratic. and having shown how
the right should be defended.
ITO be more explicit. will say that
the action Of the government Of the
| republic during its short life has dealt
death blows to an unjust power. LateI
on. stronger workers will come, using
implements that undoubtedly will end
that power which has done so much
harm and committed 80 many outrages
on this continent.
Has Honor Of Puritan.
I'm conclusion, will say that I
abandon the presidency Of the republic.
carrying with me the highest sum Of
human wealth, for I declare that I
have, arranged at the bar Of the uni
versal conscience, the honor Of a puri-
tan, whom I. as gentleman. challenge
to wrest from me that possession.
MAY God bless you and me-"
The galleries of the chamber Of depu-
ties were packed before the beginning
Of the session yesterday afternoon. In
tense excitement characterized the
gathering, and at the close of the read
ing Of Huerta's resignation the depu-
ties and spectators broke into loud and
continued applause.
| After the acceptance of Huerta's
| resignation. commission was ap-
pointed by the president Of the cham
ber to escort Senor Carbajal to the
floor Of the house. Very soon Senior
Carbajal appeared. in front Of the
chamber, passing thru files Of soldiers.
! He entered and - he walked to the