The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-04-13
WCTOR|ANO HUERTA REACHES NEW YORK
 0N SPANISH VESSEL
Former Mexican Dictator Says He Is Not Going to Mexic0-Visit Not
 Political

New York, April 12.-General Victoriano Huerta, former provisional president of Mexico, who for nearly year has been an exile in Spain, arrived here today on the Spanish steamship Lopez from Cadiz General Huerta was passed by immigra- tion officials as d transient allen, after he had sworn he would do nothing that would in any way involve the neutrality of the United States
 The former president said that he had come to the United States partly for pleasure and partly to attend to personal business. He swore that he had no in tention of going to Mexico or to Cuba. The length of his stay, he said, was in- definite, but he would return to Spain possibly sailing early in May.
 General Huerta posed for newspaper phctogra phers, but declined to say any thing as to his mission-agreeing to meet newspaper men at his hotel Friday. Re garding this appointment he said:
 T understand that my presence in this country creates in you the desire to know my views about the affairs of Mexico, and l promise to satisfy your wishes to the best of my ability. l beg you gentlemen to remember that no interview with me should be considered as authentic unless 1t carries my personal signature
 Kept to Himself
 Genral Huerta was accompanied by General Jose c. Delgardo. his private sec retary, and by Abraham Rather. q per sonal friend of the general, who declared himself as an American citizen, giving his residence as New York Rather said that he had lived in Mexico at varying intervals for 20 years, and that he left the country for Spain on May 27 1914. Other passengers on the ship said that General Huerta mingled little with his fel- low passengers, keeping with his two companions.
 There were no Mexicans to meet the general at Quarantine Ont pier, how ever, were gathered a number of men, who have been identified with Mexican affairs. They greeter General Huerta af fectionately. As he came down the gang way two Mexicans. standing nearby, lifted their hats and exclaimed, Viva Huerta.'
 Around the pier were gathered several Hundred persons, number of uniformed police officers and plain clothes men be- ing in attendance. No demonstration was made, however
 One of those at the pier was Capt George J. Head, of the Texas National Guard, who delivered to General Huerta in June, 1913. the ultimatum of Gov. O. B. Colduitt of Texas, that if single Texan was harmed by bullets coming over the border his generals and commanding of ficers would be held to personal account. Captain Head said he was here to meet General Huerta as u friend.
 On Personal Business
 Abraham Rather who gave his busi- ness as importer, said tliat he had been with General Hucrta for several months. He said that the general was in the Uni ted States on personal business and that Mexican politics would not enter into it. He said the general might go 70 Washing ton before returning to Spain. Rather said that. to his knowledge Huerta had not seen General Porfirio Diaz while hes was abroad.
 To all appearances Hucrta has changed but little since he left Mexico. While he is credited with having a fair com mand of English, what little talking he did was through an interpreter Through the interpreter he warmly thanked. the photographers and reporters for the in- terest displayed in his arrival. <
 It Is q pleasure for me to he again, in the United Stater.'' he said. ''and 1t gives me an opportunity to admire once more the greatness of the American people whom salute through their press It is nothing strange chat on stebrins on Uni-
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