The daily Gate City., 1914-03-15
EXPLANATION OF
MEXICAN CRIME
How Dictator Huerta Officially He-
ported the Assassina-
ton Of Ma.
dero.
IAFFRoNT TO HUMANITY
Enemies Of the Provisional President
Suddenly Disappear If
They Talk Too
Much.
Written for the United Press by an
American in Mexico

Written for the United Press by an
American in Mexico.l
VERA CRUZ, March l4.--Following
the ruthless Killing of Gustave and
Francisco Madero and Vice President
Suarez, General Huerta issued an .ex-
planation'' OF the deaths of the latter
two. "lt was all due TO their trying
to escape" said Huerta's representa-
tive. They were placed in an automo-
bile to be taken to another jail. A
band OF men rode UP to rescue them
and, in the fight, both Madero and
Suarez were killed 1t is very terrible
and sad Huerta made no effort to
explain" why, in the Exchange of bull
let's which had killed Madero and
Suarez, and riddled the closed automo-
bile in which they we're claimed to
have been riding, not one person be-
sides Madero and Suarez had been hit
1T was not explained, how the So
called band of rescuers had shot
down the men they were trying to
.escue,' without wounding one of the
4 Guards who surrounded Madero and
/ Suarez.
Civilization was iolted by the aston
1 ishing news. Huerta, from the chair
lin which the murdered president had
sat, explained that he had nothing to
do with the killing. he would act as
president until fair election could
be held. He felt he was able to- KeeF
peace in the country. The army, he
i'm, ond If had
been with Madero at heart
Two matters of tremendous import
ance to Huerta occurred almost imme-
liately. The hardy Venustiano Car
rama, one of Madero's closest friends,
governor of a northern state, student
of socialism and democracy, declared
that he would fight the new govern
ment And the United States govern
ment refused to recognize the govern
ment founded by Huerta.
Huerta had overreached himself in
permitting the Staying of Francisco
Madero The killing of Gustave Ma
dero would probably have been con-
: doned by the world at large; it GER
tainiy would have been condoned by
/, the Mexican people for, though they
i liked Madero, the president, they
!. hated Gustave for his lack OF con-
science and felt that it was Gustave
who was making Francisco's adminis.
tration failure, through graft and
cruelty. But the slay ying of the little
! president. the gentle man who would
not kill Diaz when Diaz was In MS
s power and who would not take the life
of Reyes when Reyes had tried to
take his; who almost faithfully fol-
lowed the biblical admonition to turn
/ the other cheek. and who was true to
Ia his big dream that human rights
n stand above all other rights, was an
n affront to all human progress. The
e man who slew such a leader tried to
/. overthrow the hopes of common hui
) manity.
ei 1t is not to be wondered at that the
United States government refused to
% recognize Huerta as provisional
II president. England, however, hur
g. riedly recognized the presidency OF
IS Huerta, but there is small wonder fol
10 this. because Huerta was friendly t1
l. the English oil interests of Mexico
70 and Lord Cowdray, head of these inter
e ests, was a leader of the ruling party
IS in England. Other nations followed
England's lead.
Woodrow Wilson took office a!
president of the United States. HI
& declared that Huerta must not holt
y office as president of Mexico; that 1
presidency gained by bloodsLed ant
rs treachery could not be upheld in an.
country in America" This scenes
like sheer talk for a while. Huert
didn't get out; his government cor
u tinued in power. But the passage OF
ST. few weeks showed the force of Wi
re sons declarations Huerta sent en-
on missaries to Europe to sell an issue Q
x, $20o.0O0,G00 (silverl in bonds. Btl
ed the European bankers said. I'VE car
ed not take these bonds until the Unite
IN States recognizes as legal the govern
en- ment established by Huerta.'
to The efforts of Huerta 20 gain fund
in grew more and more desperate, Lea'
an ers of the people arose against hin
The French revolution has nothin
Ids more grim and terrible to show tha
ers the incidents of the days that folloS
ed One senator made his will at h
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