The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-04-18
HUERTA ASSAILED BY
MADERO MINISTER'S
Three Brand Ex-DictatOrs
VindicatOry Statement
as False.
CALL HIM A TRAITOR

The following statement was issued
yesterday by Pedro I.ascuraln. Minister
Of Foreign Affairs under the Madero
Administration In Mexico; Rafael L.
Hernandez, Minister Of the Interior.
and Ernesto Madero. Minister of
Finance in reply to the vindicatory
statement OF Gen. Victoriano Huerta
on Friday last:
I'm yesterdays issues Of the New
York papers there appeared signed
interview with Gen. victoriano Huerta,
in which were contained many false
and sianderous statements As former
member Of the Government OF Presi-
dent Madero. we feel obliged TO break
our long silence and make the follow
ing statements, with the purpose OF
enlightening public opinion In this coun-
try AS to the real facts.
AT the time that Hurrta treacher-
ously overturned the Madero Govern
ment. Mexico was we'll nigh pacfled.
There was only one source OF unrest,
and II the civil war started again. and
has continued for more than two years.
that must be attributed to Huertas
usurpstion OF power.
say People Backed NRdero.
ut Is false that Mr. Madero brought
on the revolution with the help Of thou
sands of criminals liberated from the
jails As Is universally known, the
revolution of 1910 was the result of
strong movement OF public opinion The
people were weary OF thirty-five years
dictatorship and protested against the
a., "a nd
employed In 1910 by the Government 20
crush the popular Will.
at IL utterly false that Francisco
Nadero was elected with the help OF the
national treasury and the bayonets of
the bandits, Gen Huerta contradicts
himself by admitting that Mr.. Madero
was elected by an astonishing majority
Of votes. 1t Is also false that Mr..
Madero was the only candidate for the
Presidency there were other candidates.
for instance, Gen. Bernardo Reyes. This
man was so unpopular that when he
tried to start revolt against Mr..
Madero's government he found no fol-
lowers.
I'm 1911 Mr.. Madero was the most
popular man in Mexico he was the idol
Of the people because he was the only
one who had the courage to revolt
against the dictatorship. which had
In a country that had never enjoyed
political freedom 1t was but natural
that the masses should turn to the only
man who had sufficient courage to speak
language untainted with fiattery to
ward the dictator.
Tell Of Almost Complete Peace.
ct is false that the Madero admin
istration annihilated the national union.
At the time of the downfall OF that ad
ministration Mexico was almost at COM
plete peace. Annihilation of our union
came as result OF the treason that
eliminated in Mr. Huerta's rise TO
power. because honest men who could
not approve of such usurpation OF the
Presidency revoted against the usurper
and the country was again thrown into
unrest.
1T is false that the Madero admin
istration destroyed the credit OF our
country. During the Madero admins
tration the obligations of the country
were promptly paid at their maturity
and the parity OF exchange was easily
maintained, II was only during the adj
mnistration Of the usurper that MeXi-
can public credit began to crumhle
THE statement made by Huerta that
the Madero Government prostituted the
discipline of the Mexican army is sur
prising from the lips OF the man that
! as the head of the army committed trea-
| son against the Government which APP
pointed him for its defence.
Call unterv-ntton" Absurd.
1T Is useless to mention the dIplo-
matte or Senatorial intervention that
Huerta states occurred. the former
/ toward exacting from MIR. Madero his
resignation and the latter toward In
Struct'ng iiucrta to commit treason and
put the heads OF the Government in
jail, because neither diplomats nor Sem
] ators had, in accordance with internal
tional or national laws. any power TO
/ advise the President TO resign or 10 in
J charge him Tho statement Is absurd
on its face
Regarding the assassination Of Pres
| ident Madero--called execution by
| Huerta in his interview-we only want
20 call the attention Of the public TO
these facts: on tho day following the
murder OF President Madero Huerta,
! through his man. Mr.. do la Barra. ex-
| planned II an the result Of fight be-
tween tho escort that was taking Mr..
| Madero to the prison and his own fol
! lowers who tried 10 rescue him. Some
| time afterward one OF tho Huerta Min
! istere. Mr.. I.osano. said that the truth
I Was that Mr., Madero had been assas-
! sinated by Felix Daz.
| Now. Huerta, rejecting explicitly
! both official explanations. speaks Of
| some professional secret that he cannot
| reveal. We are now compelled to sN
! press our profound admiration for the
noble reticenCe which leads Mr. Huerta
to endure further undeserved odium
for the reputed responsibility for Presi-
dent Madero's death when by only a
word he could prove not only his COM
plete innocence, but his historic great
ness. Unfortunately the bond OF honor
| which he says seals his lips makes it
, impossible until this matter is fully
cleared up for the lawabiding and
peace loving citizens of Mexico to ac-
cept Mr.. Huorta az their leader or
spokesman.
as to the eulogirs that Mr. Huerta
hestows on his own administration we
do not desire to discuss them. We have
| felt obliged TO put forward the truth
rega riding the time during which we
formed n part Of the Government of
| IIre SIdppt Na1erp"