The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1914-03-06
MADERO DEATH
IS. REVIEWED
WORD PICTURE OF
HUERTA'S YILLANY AND
TREACHERY.
American Newspaper Man Contributes
Second OF Series of Events in Con-
nectiOn With Mexican Uprising.

| written for the United Press by an
American in Mexico.)
VERA CRUZ, Mar. 6.-Following the
ruthless killing of Gustave and Fran
cisco Madero and Vice President Sua-
raz, Gen Huerta issued an "explana-
ton of the deaths of the latter Two.
1t was all due to their trying to es-
cape" said Huerta's representative.
They were placed in an automobile
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 regrettable and We
wish you would quote us in your dis
patches as saying that it is very ter
rible and sad" Huerta made no effort
to explain" why, in the exchange of
bullets? which had killed Madero and
SuareZ, and riddled the closed auto
mobile in which they were claimed t,
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
rescue" without wounding one of the
guards who surrounded Madero anl
Suarez.
Huerta Denied Responsibility.
Civilization was jolted by the aston
ishing news. Huerta, from the chair
in which the murdered president had
sat, explained that he had had nothing
to do with the killing. He would act
as president until fair election could
be 'held. He felt he was able to keep
peace in the country. The army, he
said, was with him, and it had never |
been with Madero at heart.
Two matters of tremendous impor-
tance to Huerta occurred almost I'M
The hardy Venustiano Car
rama, one of Madero's closest friends,
governor of northern state, student
Of socialism and democracy, declared
that he would fight the new govern
nent refused to recognize the govern
nent founded by Huerta.
Overthrew Hopes of Humanity.
Huerta had overreached himself in
the Staying of Francisco
dadero. The killing of Gustavo Madero
would probably have been condoned
~ the world at large; it certainly
would have been condoned by the
Iexican people for, though they liked !
Iadero the president, they hated Gus S
elt that it was Gustavo who was max ]
ng Francisco's administration fail !
re, through graft and cruelty. But the {
laying of the little president, the gen 9
lie man who would not kill Diaz when s
)iaz was in his power, and who would ]
ot take the life of Reyes, when Reyes t
ad tried to take his: who almost |
followed the Biblical ad-
lonition to turn the other cheek, and |
tho was true to his big dream that
uman rights stand above all other {
lights, was an affront to all human
The man who slew such
,adar tried to overthrow the hopes
{ common humanity.
1t is not to be wondered at that the =
nited States government refused to !,
,cognize Huerta as provisional pres
ent. England, however, hurridly ;,
,cognized the presidency of Huerta,
1t there is small wonder for this, ),
scause Huerta was friendly to the
nglish oil interests of Mexico, and =
ord Cowdray, head of these interests,
as a leader of the ruling party in :,
lgland. Other nations followed :,
1gland's lead. h,