The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1915-04-23
DID NOT SLAY MADERO
BUT KNOWS WHO DID
Huerta, Former President Of Mexico,
Issues Sworn Statement at New
York on Madero's Passing. I,

New York.-Vehemently asserting
that he had nothing to do with the
death of Francisco Madero, General
Victoriano Huerta, former provisional
president Of Mexico, issued a signed
statement Friday setting forth what
be termed his side Of the Mexican
question. General Huerta declared
that he knew who was responsible for
Maderos death, but that he was keep
ing it as q professional secret"
General Huerta'S signed statement
was, in part, as follows:
after fifteen months Of Madero's
administration a portion of the
patriotic Mexican army reVolted and
took possession of the governments
citadel For ten days the streets Of
the city ran with blood.
"The foreign diplomatic representa-
tives asked Mr.. Madero to resign. He
did not want to acCede. Then some
heads of the army, melted by our SEN
ators, placed Madero under arrest.
Our congress, our senate and our
supreme court Of justice, complying
with all the requisites Of the constitu-
ton Of our country, named me as the
constitutional president Of the United
States of Mexico.
''Mr Madero, while being commit
tai to the penitentiary, died an un-
natural death. In the opinion of some
of the public in this country I am
blamed as having taken a part in exc
cutting him. I have never tried to
shirk any responsibility and anything
ever did was done openly am not
to blame for the death of Madero.
Time and history will do me justice.
Nobody can ever name foreigner
who has suffered from my government
any loss of life or interests.
During the seventeen months !
was president had the confidence
and moral support of the whole Amer
lean colony. Unfortunately, and for
our shame, numerous crimes have
been committed against foreigners on
Mexican soil during the last four years
and half. Englishmen were coward
ly assassinated, more than three hun.
dred Cinnamon were brutally slaugh.
tered in Torreon, German women were
brutally violated in Covadonga, Span.
lards were butchered In Atencingo and
other places, foreign and native minis
tiers of the church were shamelessly
mistreated, but these crimes were
committed before or after my time or
by rebels in territory that l did not
control. have always had and have
proved my great admiration and re.
spect for the American people.
my Indian, honest blood boils when
/ think Of the unfortunate conditions
existing in my poor country. But
never mind. ! have hopes. My Mex.
leo is young. My Mexico has plenty
of life in 1t. My country can not be
conquered. We have 100000 OF
men, women and children, and il
would need 100000 of invaders, one
invader for each man, for each WON
an, for each child and when my Is,
100000 brothers and sisters are killed
off, then a devastated country would
be the prize of the conqueror, to the
shame of civilization and to the shame
of the conqueror.
Never mind, Mexico will be saved
by a Mexican. By strong Mexican
Not by bandit. Not by men that kill
for the sake of money or of dastardly
passion, but by Mexican who will
act as a surgeon, who will cure the
sores, who will amputate the deac
parts of the national body. And ther
Mexico in a short time will revive anG
will be the paradise on earth it de
serves to be.
Where is the man? Who is the
man? When will the man appear
do not know"
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