The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1914-07-17
RESOURCE DISAPPATED
HUERTA RESIGNS
Central Figure in Maelstrom
of Mexican Politics Is,
Eliminated.
CARBAJAL IN OFFICE
American Troops Will Remain at
Vera Cruz Until Carrsnza
Offers General Amnesty.

Mexico City July 15.-Genoral Vic
torian Huerta resigned from the
provisional presidency of the Mexi-
can Republic tonight and his resig-
nation was accepted by the Senate
and Chamber OF Deputies by vote
of 121 to II.
>. Francisco Carbajal then wes ap-
pointed president and took the oath
OF Office at the joint session of the
Deputies and Senators.
Huerta's resignation was submitted
through the Department of Foreign
Relations. 1t was read In the House
and was greeted with cries of viva
Huerta." 1t then was referred to the
joint committees of Gobernacion. At
ter being considered the commit
tees reported accepting the resigna-
ton in the following terms:
article I've accept the resigna
ton presented by General Victoriano
Huerta as president OF the Mexico
United States.
Article 2-We call Licentiate
Francisco Carbajal, Minister OF
Foreign Relations. to assume the
presidency"
A bollot was taken and the joint
session approved the report.
President Carbajal proceeded to
the National Palace under an escort
of presidential guards, and all along
the way was greeted with tumultu-
Gus cheering.
TEXT OF RESIGNATION.
The text of general Huerta's res
ignation follows:
Deputies and Senators: Public
necessity admitted by the Chamber
OF Deputies. by the Senate and by
the Supreme Court called me to the
Supreme Ministry of the Republic
Later when in this same hall had
the honor OF addressing you in com
pliance with the Constitutional pre-
eept promised at all costs to bring
about peace.
VERA CRUZ OUTRAGE.
Seventeen months have passed
and In that brief period of time i
have formed an army with which
to carry out that solemn promise.
You know the immense difficulties
which my Government has encoun-
tered owning to a scarcity of funds,
as well as to the manifest and de-
cided protection which a great power
OF this continent has afforded to
the rebels-so much so that when
the revolution has been broken up,
seeing that it's chief leaders were
and continued to be divided, the
power in question sought pretext
to intervene directly in the conflict,
and the result OF this was the out
rage committed at Vera Cruz by
the American feet.
- "Succes was had as you know in
adjusting honorably through our del
egates at Niagara Falls the petty
Tampico incident, but the revolution
continued with the support of whom
we all know.
yet after the highly patriotic
work achieved by our delegates at
Niagara Falls, there still are some
who say I, come what may. seek my
personal interest and not that of the
Republic. And. as need to rebut
this allegation with facts, tender
my formal resignation OF the Presi-
dency OF the Republic.
IN GOOD FAITH. 1
The National Congress must know
that the Republic, through. its Gov
erment, hes labored in entire good
faith and with the fullest energy hav
Ing succeeded in doing away with the
party which in United States calls
itself Democratic, and having shown
how the right should be defend
ITO be more explicit / will say
that the action of the Government
of the Republic during it's short life
has dealt death blows to an unjust
power. Later on, stronger workers
will come, using implements that un-
doubtediy will end that power which
has done so much harm and COM
mitted so many outrages on this con-
tinent.
"In conclusion ] will say that
abandon the presidency OF the Re-
public, carrying with me the highest
sum OF human wealth, for i declare