The Washington times., 1915-07-04
Outlines Reasons For
ExtraditiOn of HuertQ
Eliseo Arredondo, Head of Constitutionalists Here
Alleges Crimes of Ex-Dictator in Request to
Secretary of State.

Eliseo Arredondo. head Of the confi-
Dental agency of the Mexican consti-
tutionalist government in Washington,
on Friday presented to Secretary Of
state Lansing a request for the extradi-
ton OF Victoriano Huerta. In which he
charged the former dictator with re-
sponsibility for the murders Of Presi-
dent Francisco l. Madero and Vice
President Jose NJ. Pine Suarez in the
City of Mexico on the night of Febru-
ary 22-23. 1918.
The text of the request was withheld
at the time. and The Washington Times
today prints for the first time the COM
plete letter of Mr.. Arredondo, exclusive
ly. The letter follows:
Mr.. Secretary:
The appalling bloedshed which oc-
CURED in the City OF Mexico between
the 9Th and the sd of February. 1915,
and ended with the assassination OF
Suarez. president and vice president
respectively. of the republic of Mexico.
are matters OF general knowledge In
this country and in the rest Of the
civilized world.
Connived With Huerta.
1T is equally we'll known that the
| military uprising named in Mexico 'El
Cuartelazo de la Ciudadela.' and the
overthrow OF the legitimate government
of Mr.. Madero, were planned by Cen
erals Mondragon, Felix Diaz, Aurelio
Blanquet. ana the late Gen, Berbardo
| Reyes; and We're carried into practice
by their connivance with Gen. VIC
| toriano Huerta, who had just been ap-
pointed military commander OF the
capital. to take the place of General
Nillar, who had been wounded during
the first hours of February 9, 1918,
when the conspiracy took the form OF
an armed movement.
1T is also a we'll known fact that
General Huerta, turning the sword
placed in his hands by the legitimate
government for the defense of its ex-
ident Of the republic, confined him In
prison. together with Vice President
Pine Snarez. usurped the executive
authority of the republic, and during
February, 1913. had both men murder
ed by soldiers under his command.
who were never prosecuted for their
crime.
I'm the commission of these crimes of
high treason against the institutions
of the Republic Of Mexico, Mondragon,
Banquet and Diaz were designated as
coadjutors with Huerta. as were also
the civilians who formed his cabinet
several senators and representatives
foreign. some of whom co-operated
morally and others materially to cause
the collapse or the legitimate govern
ment.
Protested UsurpatiOn.
Upon the assumption of power by
Huerta. following the above mentioned
crime, Mr.. Carranza, then Constitu-
tionalist governor of the State of Goa
hula. protested against such usurpa:
tion. repudiated the authority OF
Huerta and his so-called government,
invited all the governors of the other
states to restore the constitution OF
the Republic of Mexico and started the
movement which eliminated in the
final defeat of the federal army which
upheld Huerta.
The illegal and arbitrary regime OF
Huerta having been overthrown by the
constitutionaltst party presided over by
Mr.. CarranZa, Huerta, Blanquet, Mondra-
gon and Feliz Diaz and all the members
of the cabinet sought an asylum, some
of them In this country and others In
Europe. 1t is scarcely one month and
half since Huerta returned to the
American Continent and established his
home IN New York, declaring publicly
that II was his intention to reside In
this country availing himself of its
hospitality and because of the admira-
ton he had for its people.
"All the New York press called the
attention of the public to this strange
arrival, and pointed out that Huerta
could have no other object in view than
to interfere in the affairs of Mexico:
but since the arrival of Blanquet and
Mondragon and the presence OF Felix
DiaZ in the same city. together with a
large number of friends and former
pArtisans Of Huerta, the incident waa