The state herald., 1914-07-17
.HUERTA WILL
STEP DOWN
MINISTER cARBAJAL SLATED TO
SUCCEED TO PRESIDENCY
OF MEXICO.
REBEL ROW PATCHED UP
FEDERALs KILL $50, MOSTLY OF.
FicIALs, IN MEXICO CITY
PENlTENTIARY.
Western Newspaper Union New. Service.

Western Newspaper Union News Service
Vera Cruz, July 13.-To save ibis
country from the horrors of civil war
and his capital from capture. and per-
hnps sack by victorious army. Gen.
eral Huerta intends to resign the pro-
visional presidency and leave Mexico.
This statement was made Saturday
by Roberto Esteve-Ituiz. Mexican sub
secretary of foreign affairs, who
reached Vera Cruz from Mexico City
on his way to Europe.
Huerta, he said, will surrender the
government to Francisco Carbajal. the
new minister Of foreign affairs. who
In turn will step aside. when the time
comes, for some other provisional
president wholly acceptable to the
constitutionalists.
THE President did not make me his
confidant," he declared, NOR did
have much time to talk with him aft
er 1t was determined that l should
leave t:e cabinet"
He was convinced, however, that
Huerta would lay down his power to-
day.
Carbajal, he added. was suggested
as provisional president by the Ameri-
can delegation at the Niagara Falls
mediation conference and agreed to by
Huerta's delegates and the South
American mediators. while the consti-
tutionalists indirectly had conveyed
the idea that he would be acceptable
to Carranza.
Like Porfirio Diaz. who fled from
his country in the hope thet his going
might avert long and costly civil
war. Huerta, according to Esteva-Ruis.
has decided to yield to superior num-
bers. Both Huerta and General Blan-
cuet. his minister OF war. knew that
longer resistance was futile and would
mean nothing more than the slaughter
of thousands and perhaps the sacking
of the capital itself with. perhaps hor-
rors perpetrated by victorious army
Joined by mad mots from the slums of
the city.
Esteva-Ruiz was frank In his express
sions OF doubt regarding Villas future
attitude. villa. he said, provided the
greatest. problem before the new re-
gime.
Rebels to Press War.
I.aredo.-That General Venustiano
Carranza. interrogated by Huerta
agents regarding the acceptabillty Of
Francisco Carbajal as provisional
president OF Mexico. replied he would
not recognize Huerta or any one
chosen In this way to succeed him.
II is known that General villa feels
the same way rs Carranza. and that II
Huerta, as reported. resigns In favor
OF Carbajal. the war will be pressed
against the latter with the same vigor
with which II has been waged against
Huerta.
II has been reported recently that
Huerta's agents have been In secret
conference with constitutionalist au-
thorities. and 1t was believed an at
tempt was made In this way by fed
erals to select Huerta's successor.
Carranza's quoted reply. and his re-
cent statement that he would adhere
to the original plan of Guadalupe. ap-
parently shows nothing but conquering
Mexico City by force would be 40
ccptable to the first chief.
Execute 23o In City Of Mexico.
saitillo.-Two hundred and thirty
persons were reported executed In
Mexico City by Huerta, according to
news from the south received here by
constitutionalists.
One hundred and seventy Of these
were put to death In tho federal PEN
itentiary and sixty executed In the
prison Of Santiago Tlaitelaloo. Most
OF tho victims, II Ia said. were Off.
ciAls.
Fighting is reported within the fed.
cral district. the constitutionaiists
having attacked Xochimiloo, Ban
Pablo and other small towns In tho
vicinity OF the capital and Huortn has
been advised that Pachucaca will be
attacked shortly.