The chronicle=news., 1914-05-13
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ehish b~d s@ The ss-s,hsosP ssA
death a Nssss~ aaa paI ita-ss~ In
the t's-sia~sss shairs lie s~sss-d
iAs ppsisiss of cssFassa. sA saskss-
iiy af the legislature Of ,h~ stalls as
csshaiiA. sas told hS. ssaaias tAens-
ihsseg dared ssaSahee iia.ss. ss th.
N.sisss sesAs-. asstsssas shat ita-s-
u ksa pAxtftra shs s@sa.rs by ~.
sssnissiiSs Asa ssaFsIas hia ~ish
sIssspsiss 10 As-p bis p-ss By ln-
si,isx . soaiIls. siss The uais-.,
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,rssssss. tio@iaEs-s aissPs-ss-a ans
sss sepesssa su-rss-~s. rhrn he
told of sss~apss 10 SECURE sn iassssl-
ssiios Of bis death bf ,h- M-sisa.
csrsr.s.. ssd hos iiu.ts Psl sh.
cosss-ss " jail
''Nh~seup be eohsin.-ss.
'ttaesss hy a-srrs. declared sim.-if
ias-st-A. 10 ttaEraht siaisssus OF tho
|sosssisassos. sIsa legislative saa ia
ai.isi r-o~es. ia effect. niiissss die.
tsiof as Nesiro. M.s-assf hr Be-
stss-d TIE eonssissssonsi saarsa,,-~
a. isreaoa fsus- ssr-ss fas a,.ms~ss
sf Casesess abso9Atsa: ssa hssiss
thu. tssssA ki-.~if With the i-xis-
isstsr ssa lrdisiai s.n~ss o. Mexico.
he shsrs~d sissuss The ssiise N-siraa
cossses~ 18th s~ai,ion asa urssons ''
S~astof nvea d-rv at sosn-
i~aash or the ''~,re,isn- held ..r
rr-std~n, q, N~sis. On N. ss.h af
osios~s. 1914. n. said that -hiir
iiuesss hat aaaoanc.i be utaia not
b~ . candidate. he HAD rniaI sr-i tho
ps~er. ot ~. military state COVER
nor. Z cover tho election msshia-
cry. rour days b-scf. the election.
the seasios. despite formal assufaae.
- io the diplomats In Mexico city
that he ~as not . candidate. -i~-s
yIoa tsnsi-rs wct- .~nl broadcast arg
Ing the people In vote for flu-rsa.
Isu~sia sen, Instructions To his sos-
-rnors. said tho SCnat"r. 4" return
tho votes favorable Ia him and not
to return more than a certain part ot
tho precincts. thus insnrinE a void
ci~~tion. This program. he said. vas
carried out in every detail. and ~
Mexican Congress. discovering 'ha,
i~,s than half the voting precincts
had .-nt in returns. declared the
election void and expressed desire
that Hu-r,a continue a. Prov Isionai
President until sothc future tim"
which might bc fixed by Congress.
"iIucrta. he added dramatically.
"stiii Il dictator.
of the ;S elected governors of
Mexico al the time tiucria seized
the governing powers the senator
said. ''oniy two nj the end Of the
year remained at home attending
their duties. Ten Of them had Joined
the revolution. a number had fled the
country. and one had been murdered
by major general OF Hucrta. who
tied the governor of chihuahua on
the railroad track and backed , yard
engine over him to teach him better
manners than to oppose Hucr,a.
"Hucrta's federal Officers OF the
army appear to have been instructed
to take no prisoners. Every capt
urcd officer, high and low. was put
before a wall and shot, most of the
common soldiers taken prisoners
were shot In like fashion AMI a few
allowed to save their lives by join
ing the federal army. Every mem
bcr of the Cabinet named for Hucr,a
waS removed. Some Of them fled
the country. one OF them was killed
but not ono was loft in the Cabinet.
During the fall of 1919 numcr-
ois evidences appeared Of IIucria
trying to involve the United Stater
in come act Of aggression or invasion.
His purpose IN doing this was to stir
the pa,riotism OF the Mexican ,.o-
pie. make them forget his Grimes,
and induce them to get behind him
as n defender of Mexico against an
invading foe. Finally. April .. he
had the impudencc to arrest sailors
in our uniform under the shelter Of