The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1914-07-24
HUERTK'S RULE
HAS BEEN ONE
Of BLOODSREI)
Killing Of MaderO Marked Begin
ming of Despotjsm.
MADE VAIN BOAST TO TAFT
Dictator Declared He Would Restore
Peace at Once, but Refusal OF
United States to Recognize
Him Assured His Downfall.

Him Assured His Downfall.
Victoriano Huerta took oath as pro
visionaI president Of Mexico February
10, 1913, the day after President Fran
cisco |. Madero, Jr., had been ar
rested at the national palace.
Three days later Madero and Jose
Maria Pine Suarez, vice-president,
were shot to death while on a mid
night ride under guard from the pal
ace to the penitentiary. The precise
manner Of their death has never been
explained.
One of Huerta's first acts as provi-
sional president was to telegraph Will
lam H. Taft, then president of the
United States, the following message:
81 have the honor to inform you
that / have overthrow the govern
ment. The forces are with me, and
from now on peace and prosperity will
reign"
PROVOKES CIVIL WAX.
The Mexican republic, however, was
at once plunged into civil war again,
notwithstanding the issuance by
Huerta of proclamation OF general
amnesty. The Sonora state congress
officially repudiated the provisional
government before Huerta settled
himself comfortably in the presidential
chair.
Zapata, revolutionary leader to the
south of the capital, after negotiating
few days with the new regime, went
back to his guerrilla campaign.
Salazar, one of the highest generals
in the army, denounced Huerta.
Carranza, constitutionalist leader In
| Chihuahua, assaulted Huerta in bitter
statement made public at San Anto-
MO.
Francisco Villa announced himself
an adherent Of Madero and Joined the
northern army.
Pasqual Orozco of the clan of the
northern revolutionists was the lone
notable figure among the disaffectqd
who declared for the new government.
TAFT LEAVES PROBLEM.
President Taft, nearing the end OF
his term, left to his successor the
problem of adjusting diplomatic rela-
lions with Mexico To Woodrow Will
son Huerta sent fluctuations on the
day of the American presidents in.
auguration.
Hampered at the outset of his ad'
ministration by the refusal of the
United States to recognize him, Huer
ia soon faced growing difficulties in
raising funds to run his government
His uneasy hold on affairs was weak
ened by minor constitutionalist vic
tories in the north and by recurring
rumors of break with Felix Diaz
nephew of Porfrio Diaz and Huerta's
ally In the overthrow of Madero.
HUERTA CALLS ELECTION.
May / Huerta announced that he
would urge congress to call elections
in October to choose his successor
The congress selected October 26 a:
the date Of the election, and decret
to that effect was issued by Huerts
June 3.
Feliz Diaz, who had announced him
self as candidate for the presidency
was sent to Japan July IL.
Henry Lane Wilson, American am
bassador, was recalled to Washington
and Nelson O'Shaughnessy, eharg,
d'affaires, was left in charge Of Amer
lean interests in Mexico.
REJECTS PEACE EFFORT.
, Early in August 1t became know
, that President Wilson intended t
, send John Lind, former governor @
, Minnesota, to Mexico as his persona
, representative In an endeavor to al
range a basis for the republics peace
. Huerta announced that he would NO
J. tolerate foreign interference.
t Nevertheless MI. Lind delivered hi
t note from President Wilson.
, Huerta rejected all proposals mad
:, by the American government, chic
t OF which were the suggestions tina
: he resign and not be candidate ele'
= ton day.
Relations between Mexico and th
n United States became acute. Presider
a Wilson proclaimed his policy in an al
t dress before congress to which wa
t attached the correspondence betwee
r Mr.. Lind and the Huerta administer
I, ton.
r HuERTA ARRESTS DEPUTIES.
b Huerta was attacked in the Mexica
q senate October by Senator Domi
guez, who had the hardihood to spea
what was In the minds Of himself ar
some of his colleagues. Dominique
disappeared.
The chamber of deputies adopted
u resolution calling for an investigation
o To this Huerta's reply was dramat
and swift. He marched column
. troops to the deputies chambe
seized no of them and threw the
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