The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1915-04-16
In Signed Statement Former
Mexican Dictator Gives
His Side of the Mexican
Question
MEXICO EVENTUALLY
WILL BE SAVED BY
MEXICAN, HE STATES
Huerta Scouts Idea of Inter-
venti0n and Says Country
Would Fight to Last
Against Invader

New York, April I5.-Asserting thai
he had nothing TO do with the death
of Francisco Madcro. Gen. yictoriano
Huerta. former provisional President
of Mexico, issued lengthy signed
statement tonight setting forth what
question.
General Huerta declared he knew
who was responsible for Madcro's
death. but that he WINS keeping il as
"A "professionaI secret"
General Huertas statement reviewed
the history of the Madero revolution
his own accession to the provisional
presidency and concluded with the as
conquered
Sixteen millions Of men, women and
children would have to be killed before
Mexico would submit to an invader
Huerta asserted.
The heads of the Washington admin
istration. Huerta declared. had not been
fair to Mexico had been misled by false
statements, and if they had been IN
Mexico for 80 days, they would have
changed their theoretical, erroneous
IDEAS" Had 1t not been for the en-
barge on the expectation of arms from
this country. General Huerta Indicated
that his army would have prevailed over
| those opposed to it.
The former provisional President re-
| iterated the assertion made when he
left Mexico last year that he had re-
signed from his position only because
he hoped to bring peace to his country.
He pointed out that in the eight months
elapsed since that date the situation in
Mexico had become too sad for ME
to analyze deeply"
| Anarchy is too soft a word to call
1t, he said. Mexico eventually would be
saved but by a Mexican, he said. Who
that would be he did not know
Huerta declined to give an inkling as
to his future movements He denied that
he would go to San Antonio, Tex or
any other point near the Mexican bor-
der. Discussing the death of Madero, he
said:
| THAT is a professional secret Law
yers nave secrets, doctors have secrets
l am a soldier-why should not soldier
have secrets? 1t is not through friendship
| for anyone that | am Withholding the in
formation. 1t is professional duty. The
time will soon come when my name will
be vindicated and. as General Lee said
1 OF General Jackson, the world will say
| of me- ] stood like a stone wall submitting
! to the ignominy and the insults heaped
| upon me-
1T has been said that you betrayed
the confidence of President Madero, is it
SOP he was asked General Huerta
Strengthened up proudly. his eyes flashed,
q nd hnir r,crir1
| his breast. he replied:
mo, l swear it, l was in no way re-
| sponsible for his death. 1t has been one
of the big tortures of my life l am
| sorry have to keep the secret. Although
] am of different race than you gentle
men, / am a man."
| General Huerta's signed statement was
| in part follows:
Huerta's Statement
General Huerta's signed statement was
| in part as follows:
"After Is months of Madero's i'll admin
istration of public affairs, portion of
| the patriotic Mexican army. who were
| Inundated and maltreated by Madero,
| revolted and took possession of the gov
ernment's citadel For 10 days the streets
of the City of Mexico ran with blood.
The situation became intolerable.
| The foreign diplomatic representatives
asked Madero to resign. He did not want
to accede to their wishes. Then, some
heads of the army, melted by our SEN
ators to put an end to that anguished
situation, placed Madero under arrest.
! Our Congress, our Senate and our su-
preme court of justice. complying with
all the requirements of the constitution
| of our country, named me as the consti-
| tutional President of the United States
| of Mexico considering me as the man
| for the job.
"Madero, while being conducted to the
penitentiary, died an unnatural death BY
some of the public in this country, l am
blamed as having taken a part in exc
| cutting him. / never have tried to shirl1
any responsibilities and anything ever
| did was done openly. I am man enough
! to stand by what I do. I know I am
not to blame for the death of Madero.
| Time and history will do me justice.
Far be it from my mind to make
| eulogy of my own administration. But I
must say that during my administration
| all the law-abidng citizens of my re-
public as well as all the foreigners resi-
| dent there until the very last moment
| of my command received guarantees and
| their homes, their lives and their prop
critics were fully protected The Spanish,
| German, French and English colonies and
particularly, the important American col
ony resident in Mexico. confirm what
| say.
| NOBODY ever can name q single Tor
eigner who has suffered directly or in
directly from my government any loss
/, OF life or interests. | make special mem
| ton of the American colony, as thou
sands of United States citizens residing
| in Mexico then are at present in these
| United States of America.
During the II months I was Pres
ident of Mexico l had the good fortune
! to enjoy the confidence and moral
support of the whole American colony
resident there. including United states
Ambassador Henry Lane Wilson and
| Nelson O'Shaughnessy, charge dat.
| faires both of whom were my personal
| friends.
Families Break Up
ut was painful to see numerous
American families break up their
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