The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-06-28
REVEAL DETAILS
Of NEW REVOLT.
American FinanCierS Backing
Huerla And 0rOzCo To Be
Punished II Identified
OTHER MEXICANS ARE WATCHFUL
State Department Advised Former
Dictator To Remain Out
OF Southern Affairs

WASHINGTON, June 2s- Inside
details " the plot to restore Huerta
regime To Mexico, nipped In the bud
by the United States began trickllng
out today through the net Of official
secrecy, while General Huerta aud his
chief lieutenant Puscuul OrOZcu, are
under federal detention ut III Paso.
other McAlcuus nearly n score Of
whom had purt In the plot that
failed aud probably some Americans
are under surveillance 10y the depart
meut uf Justice.
Secretary Lansing conferred today
with Assistant Attorney General War
ren aud II hccnmr apparent that the
department ~ Justice intends to slft
the cuse ~ find the hackers Of the
new revolutions Where the trail might
lrud la the nltcd States ls only
matter Of conjecture. All Officials
were silent ou. TINT feature, but II gem
emlly Is believed hy those In close
touch with Mexican affairs that the
coup wns to have the financial support
Of some prominent American Interests.
Iluerta Offered Services
official information was disclosed
week, ago that IIuerta, In apparent
secluSlon nt his country place on Long
Island. offered his services tu General
lturbidp, one Of the exile colony, III
New York, nnd at the sume time sent
an emissnry to Washington to ask II
no would be- persona grutn' To this
government II hc took Il part In MeNl
cun affairs.
Iturbidc declined IIuertas company
and simultaneously Washington sent
word tu the former dictator that he
would be persona non grata decidedly
~.
Immediately thereafter, the official
adylees here say, lluerta renewed his
offer 10 lturbide, with II modified
proposal that Iturhide accept Huerta 3
. lid, without Huertn's leadership hui
with the co operation ~ his associates
; xhis hast offer officials here and DIP
iomatists with Mexican interests who
have been keeping themselves in'
formed say. Iturbide accepted.
In view Of this Information, Officials
are puzzled TO know Just how much
Of an active pnrt Huertu Intended to
take In the movement ON Mexican soil
although they hive no doubt that at
least he Intended to take charge of
affairs ON the border.
Junta In III PasO
I'm that connection It II known that
for weeks party OF prominent Mexl-
cans styled by the Carranza and villa
adherents "Huertlstas' and cientlh'
cos, have been maintaining an active
lunta In III paso, In constant com
munlcation with General Huerta aud
other members of the exile colony In
New York, and maintained among
themselves the form Of provisional
government with president and mem.
hers Of n Cnblnet Advices 30 Mexl'
ems here have continually Indicated
that the junta was planning some
definite move.
Secretary Lansing disclosed today
TINT the initiative had been taken by
the department Of justice He de
cllned TO say II any consideration OF
American policy were involved, but II
IL known authoritatiyely that the
United States intends that no more
revolutionary elements shall be IN
troducl into the Mexican situation
and that. az far as possible there will
b. vigorous prosecution OF all other
Mexicnns who may he planning to set
afoot military expeditions from the
United States.
II wns made clear at the agencies
OF the department OF Justice that these
ngencles nre being directed not alone
against Huerta and Orozco but against
other offenders affiliated with all
Mexican factions who now are under
indictment Officials OF the depart.
ioent Of Justice were much surprised
10 learn that HuertA and Orozco hao
been released on hail and ordered tnat
a close watch he kept on them.
Officials al the state department de
clined to say whether the detention o'
Huerta arresting In effect any con
templated counter revolution In Mex
leo was IN conformity with the govern
ment's announced peace plan. villa
agents here interpreted Huertas de
tention. however, as meaning that the
American government was unwilling
that he should complicate the situation
by re-entry into Mexico.
Until President Wilson returns from
his trip to Cornish, N, H., II In unlikely
that there will be any new steps In
the government policy toward Mexico
In fact while there still IL a delicate
situation IN Germany II In said IN well
Informed quarters that positive action
hy the United States In the Mexican
situation Is very unlikely.
The American government will give
the warning factions more time Il
come 10 an agreement IN the meantime
II Il believed, preventing General
Huerta and others FROM compllcatinl
the situation aud exerting pressure t.
hiring about the formation OF a gov
ernment that may he accorded reeognl
tion.