The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1914-07-23
HuERTA RESIGNS;
CARBAJAL IS IN
New Mexican Executive Takes
Oath of Office
NO DISORDER IN CAPITAL
After Almost Seventeen Months OF
Power, Man Who Overthrow Ma
dero Resigns to Congress-For-
mer Chief Justice in Power.


mer Chief Justice in Power.
Mexico City.-Gen. Victoriano Huer-
ia resigned from the provisional
Presidency of Mexico.
His decision was announced at 3
o'clock in the afternoon to the Next
can Congress assembled in joint SEES
sion.
DR.. Francisco Carbajal succeeds
Gen. Huerta in the provisional Presl-
dency. DR.. Carbajal, who was ap-
pointed Minister of Foreign Relations
few days ago, appeared before the
assembled Deputies and Senators at
1920 that evening and took the oath
of Office. He made a short address
and was warmly cheered by the legis-
lators.
The new Executive was escorted to
and from the palace by Gen. Huerta S
own guards and as cheered by the
crowds lining the streets.
The first official announcement OF
the coming resignation declared that
actuated by highest motives OF pa
triotism and complying with supreme
duty to his country, President Ruerta
will send his resignation to Congress"
The statement contained a bitter ref
erence to President Wilson.
The Ministers of Germany, Austria,
Russia and Great Britain were in the
front row of the diplomatic gallery Of
the Chamber. The galleries open to
the public were crowded, but the
gathering was orderly.
Secretary Guasque read the text of
Gen. Huerta's resignation. The docu-
ment was then referred to a commit
tee. The Deputies remained in the
Chamber to await the committees re-
port.
When the Chamber was again call
ed to order Secretary Guasque read
the committees report, which pro-
posed that Gen. Huerta's resignation
be accepted and that as a constitu.
tional consequence Francisco Carba
jail, as chief Of the Cabinet, be sum
moned to take the oath of office as
provisional President
The question was put to a vote and
the report as whole was adopted
121 votes being cast in it's favor and
II against it.
All Gen. Huerta's Ministers resign
ed in a body Immediately after the
Presidents decision was announced
Gen. Huerta, Gen. Banquet and the
| ex-Ministers of Public Instruction anC
! Communications, with other officials
and friends of the Huerta Admins
tration, left the city in automobile:
| for Los Reyes station of the Interoce
anic Railway, about sixteen mile:
from the city. There they boarded
special train for Puerto Mexico. Thi!
train was guarded by the Twenty
ninth Regiment, which has always re
NAMED thoroughly loyal to Genera
| Huerta
The next step toward the re-estab
lishment of peace in Mexico is likel,
to be a request for an armistice b,
President Carbajal, to see if the reb
els and the representatives Of the gov
eminent can arrange for an election
at which constitutional presiden
can be chosen.
Efforts will be made to arrange 70
the meeting of delegates of Gen. Car
rama and the Mexico City govern
ment SO that the taking over Of tn
capital may be accompanied with tn
least possible violence.
European governments hold simila
views owing to the very large inter
ests Of their nations which woul,
be seriously menaced by a struggl
for the occupation of this city.
The combined pressure Of ale thes
governments upon the United State
and through the Constituencies
will, it is thought, produce result
which may ameliorate the condition
which would be likely to follow tn
taking of the city by the rebel forces
Francisco Carbajal, recently az
pointed Minister to Foreign Relation
in the Huerta cabinet and who, unde
the Mexican constitution succeeded t
the presidency with the retirement @
General Huerta, is one of the mos
distinguished lawyers and jurists g
Mexico.
He has never engaged in politics
affairs, adhering strictly to the prat
tice Of his profession and his dutie
on the bench. At the time Of his al
pointment to the foreign ministr
Senior Carbajal was chief justice {
the Supreme Court of Mexico, a pos
ton which he had held previously, a
new chief justice is chosen fro1
among the members of the Suprem
bench each year. He is native {
the state of Campeche and but 4
years of age.