The Sentinel=record., 1915-04-16
DECLARES HE HAD NOTHING TO DO WITH THE DEATH OF
 MADERO.
KNOWS WHO WAS RESPONSIBLE
Declares Officials at Washington Have Not Been Fair to Mexico. and Have Been Misead by False Statements Would Oppose Invasion,

New York, April -Vehemeutlv asserting that he mad nothing to do with the death of Francisco Madero. General Vietoriauo Huarta, former provisiona president of Mexico is- sued lengthy signed statement to- night setting forth what he termed his side of the Mexican question. Gen. eral Huerta declared that he knew who was responsible for Madero's death, but that he was keeping 1t as a professional secret
 General Huerta's statement review ed the history of the Madero reyolu- 1 tion, his own accession to the pro, vjsional presidency. and concluded with the assertion that my country cannot be conquered"
 Sixteen millions of men, women and ] children would have to be killed be- fore JeXico would submit to an in yader, he asserted
 The heads of the Washington ad ministration. he declared. had not been fair to Mexico, and had been misled by false statements and # ! they had been in Mexico for thirty days they would have changed their | theoretical, erroneous ideas"
 Had it not been for the embargo on ! the eXpcrtation of arms from this country, General Huerta indicated that his army would have prevailed over those opposed to it.
 The former provisional president reiterated the assertion which he made when he left Mexico last year that he had resigned from his posi- tion only because he noped 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 10 analyze deeply Anarchy is too soft word to call it," he said Mexico would eventu- ally be saved, but by a Mexican. Who that would be he did not know
 General Hue9ta declined in response to questions to give any mNing as to his future movements. He denied the report that he would go to San Antonio Texas or any other point near the Mexican border Discussing the death of Madero, he said
 That is a professional secret. Law l yers have secrets. doctors have se- crets-l am a soldier-why should not a soldier have secrets? II is not through friendship for any one that am withholding the information. It is a professional duty. The time will soon come when my name will be win. dicated and, as General Lee said of General Jackson. the world will say of me I stood ike a stone wall sub hitting to the ignomny and the in. suits that have been neaped upoa me-"
 Tt has been said that you betrayed the confidence of President Madero. is it so?" he was asked
 General HHerta straightened up proudly. his eyes flashed and bringine his clenched fists against his breast he replied
 No, l swear it. | was in no way resp sponsible for his death 1t has been one of the big tortu,es of my life. am sorry l have to keep the secret. Although 1 am of different race than ] you gentlemen. am a man. 1 General Huertas signed statement 1 ,roe in mart ae foIlnrgt
 After fifteen months of Maderos Iir-administraton of public affairs q portion of the patriotic Mexican army who were humiliated and maltreated by Mir Madero. revoltod and took pos session of the governments citadel. For 70 days the streets of the city of Mexico ran with blood The situ. ation became intolerable
 The foreign diplomatic representa-. tives asked Mir Madero to resign He did not want to accede 10 their wishes, Then some of the heads of the army melted by our senators to put an end to that anguished situation, placed | Mir. Madero under arrest
 | our congress, our senate and our supreme court sf justice, complying with al the reQisites of the constltn ton of our counfy named me as the