The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1914-07-16
HUERTA RESIGNS
AND CARbAJAL
IS PRESIDENT
Mexican Congress Accepts Alb
dication of the Dictator
CHEERS FOR NEW EXECUTIVE
Retiring Head of the Government
Bitterly Scores Course Adopted
BY United States

Vera Cruz, July 16.-Gen. Victori-
no Huerta resigned from the provi-
sional presidency of the Mexican re-
public at Mexico City last evening
and his resignation was accepted by
the Senate and Chamber of Deputies
by vote of 121 to II. Francisco Car
bajal was then appointed president
and took the oath of Office in the
joint session of deputies and senators
Huertas resignation was submitted
through the department of foreign re-
lations. 1t was read in the House
and was greeted with cries of viva
Huerta" 1t was then referred TO the
Joint committees of gobernacion. Al
ter brief consideration, the commit
tees reported, accepting the resign2-
ton in the following terms:
Article I've accept the resigna-
ton presented by Gen. Victoriano
Huerta as president of the Mexican
united states.
Article I've call Lcentiate
Francisco Carbajal, minister of for
eign relations, to assume the presi-
dency."
A ballot was taken, and the SEES
sion approved the report. President
Carbajal proceeded to the national
palace under an escort of presidential
guards and all along the way was
greeted with tumultuous cheering.
The text of Gen Huerta's resigna-
ton follows:
Deputies and Senators: Public
necessity. admitted by the Chamber
of Deputies. by the Senate and the
supreme court, called me to the SUI
preme magistracy of the republic.
Later when in this same hall | had
the honor of addressing you in com
pliance with the constitutional pre-
cept, 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 government has encounter
ed owing to a scarcity of funds as
well as to the manifest and decided
protection which a great power OF
this continent has Afforded to the
rebes-so much so that when the
revolution had been broken up, see
ing that its chief leaders were and
continue to be divided. the power in
question sought pretext to inter
vene directly in the conflict and the
result of this was the outrage com
mitted at Vera Cruz by the American
fleet.
Success was had as you know in
adjusting honorably through our del
egates 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 pa
triotic work achieved by our dele
gates at Niagara Falls, there are still
some who say that |. come what may,
seek my personal interest and not that
of the republic. And as ! need to re
flute this allegation with fact ten
der my formal resignation of the pres
idency of the republic.
"The national Congress must know
that the republic through its govern
ment has labored i'm entire good faith
and with the fullest energy, having
succeeded in doing away with the
party, which in the United tSates
calls itself democratic and having
shown how the right should be de
Tended. To be more explicit, | will
say that the action OF the govern
ment OF the republic during its short
life has dealt death blows to an un-
Just power. Later on stronger work
ers will come. using implements that
undoubtedly will end that power,
which has done so much harm and
committed so many outrages on this
continent.
in conclusion will say that
abandon the presidency OF the repub-
lie. carrying with me the highest sum
of human wealth. for I declare that I
have arraigned at the bar of univer-
sal conscience. the honor Of a puri-
tan. whom !. as a gentleman, chal-
lenge to wrest me from the posses
sion. May God bless you and me-"
Washington. July 16.-News Of Gen
Huerta's resignation as provisional