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ASK HUERTA TO CLEAR Up
MADERO Death MYSTERY
Three Former Ministers in Dead
Presidents Cabinet Issue Signed
Statement.
WANT RESPONSIBILITY FIXED
Until He Unseals His Lips and Places
Blame Where 1t Belongs, Cannot
he Accepted by Law.Abiding Ciu.
hens of Mexico as Leader.

NEW YORK, April 17.-UntiI Gem
cral Huerta unseGla his lips and clears
DIP the question of who was respon-
sible for tho death OF Francisco, Ma
zero. 1t will be impossible for the law
abiding and peaceable citizens OF
"exico to accept General Huerta as
their leader or spokesman. says a
'isncd statement issued here to-day
by three former ministers in Madero's
cabinet. They are: Pedro Lascurain,
iiHfncl L. Hernandez and Ernesto
Madero.
The statement was Issued In reply
TO ono by General Huerta, In which
he denied responsibility for Madero's
execution" said he knew who was
responsible. but was keeping 1t as the
professional secret" of u soldier
"On the day following the murder Of
President Madero." reads tho min
listers statement. 'Iiuerta. through his
man. Mr.. Dela Kara. explained IL as
the result OF fight between the escort
that was taking Mr.. Madero to the
prison and his own followers who tried
to rescue him. Some time afterwards,
one Of the Huerta ministers. Mr..
Lozano, said that the truth WAS that
Mr. Madcro had been assassinated BY
Felix Diaz. Now Huerta, rejecting ex-
plicily both official explanations.
speaks OF some professional secret
that he cannot reveal.
IMPOSSIBLE TO ACCEPT
nUERTA AS LEADER
We arc now compelled TO express
our profound admiration for the no
table reticenco which leads SIr. Huerta
20 endure further undeserved odium
for tho rcputed responsibility for
President Madero's death, when by only
q word he could prove not only his
complete Innocence, but his historic
greatness. Unfortunately, the bond of
honor which he says sews his lips
makes 1t impossible. until this matter
Is fully cleared up. for the law abiding
and peace loving citizens of Mexico to
accept Mr.. Hucrta as their leader or
spokesman"
General Huerta's attacks on the Ma
dero government are declared In the
statement to be false and SANDER
ous." His various charges that Ma
dero brought on the revolution which
placed him in power. through the help
OF liberated criminals. that he ami
hilnted the union. destroyed the credit
or the country, prostituted the dis
ctpline OF tho army. and dissipated the
surplus OF the treasury are taken NJ
In detail and counterchargeH made !.
REPUTATION.
"A, the time that Huerta treachyr-
ously overturned III. Madero govern
incnt. Mexico was well-nigh pacifed,"
the three former ministers declare
There was only one source OF un-
rest. and IL the civil war started again
and has continued for more than two
Years. that must be attributed to
Huerta's usurpation OF power
HONEST MEN REVOLT
AGAINST THE UsURPER
1T is false that the Madero admin
istration annihilntcd the national
union. At the time Of the downfall OF
that administration, the government
dominated the whole country, con-
trollcd all it's ports. both maritime and
those OF the border. all the railroads
and every state of the republic was
represented In Congress. Ann!hilation
OF our union came Il result of the
treason that eliminated in Mr.. HUI
crta's rise TO power. because honest
men. who could not approve OF such
usurpation of the presidency. revolted
against the usurper, and the country
was again thrown into unrest
The statement made by Huerta that
the Madcro government prostituted the
discipline OF the Mexican army is sur
prising from the lips Of the man that,
as the head of the army. committed
treason against tho government which
appointed him for Its defense"