The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-04-13
He Claims He Is Here for Pleas
ure Only.
BUT RUMORS ARE AFlOA7
And a Brand New Revolution
Is Predicted Freely.
A Conference Will Be Held
With Felix DiaZ.

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Iorlano Huerta, former president of
Mexico, whose refusal to salute the
american flag brought about the
United States occupation OF Vera
Cruz, arrived in New York late this
afternoon on the Spanish line steam
ship Antonio Lopez from Cadizs
compelled before being permitted
to land to make affidavit that he,
would do nothing while here to in
yolve the neutrality of the United
states, Huerta came ashore with
Abraham Rather, one of his travel
ing companions who was expelled
from Mexico by the late President
Madero for supplying arms and am
rnunition to Pascual Orozco' and later
under the Huerta regime returned to
Iamp1co, where he was an agent for
Huerta in the shipment of war ma
terial.
Mr.. Rather described himself today
as the financial adviser of Huerta,
with whom he has been living in
Spain Tor the past three months. He
and The former president, together
with Gen. Jose Del Gado, Hue~ta's
secretary, went to the Ansonia, where
la series of important conferences
the situation in Mexico will lie held
during the next few weeks.
Here for Pleasure.
Huerta informed the immigration
authorities to whom he made his af-
fidavit that his stay in the United
States would be limited to 80 days;
that he is here for pleasure and to at
tend to some personal business and
will return to Spain within the time
specified, probably on the same ship
that brought him over.
There are persistent rumorS, how
ever, that Huerta's real mission is to
prepare for a fresh invasion of Mex
leo. He is known to have been in con-
ference recently with wealthy Mexican
refugees in Paris and is believed to
have a message from Don Porfirio
90 ,Iov,
for restoring the old regime at Mexico
City. Felix Diaz, nephew of Don Por-
firio, who has lived for some time in
the United States, is one of those with
ference.
In line with the belief that a fresh
revolution is impending was the
statement made at the steamer pier
today by Captain Ruiz NuneZ, one of
Huerta's old officers, who met him.
Now watch us all go back" he
said.
Reminded that Huerta had just
pledged himself not to create any
fresh trouble, Nunez said:
ITO 49, with pledges" ~ =
Huerta Denies 1t. ~
Huerta himself when asked about
the possibility of his return to the
scenes of his old activities replied:
Mexico is no place for an old man
like me at this time. The country is in
such a terrible state that it would be
unwise for me to go there at present"
Some one asked if he did not fear
an attack here in New York where so
many of the old followers of Madero
have sought refuge.
when a man gets as old as I am.
was the reply, ''he does not care
whether he is attacked or not"
Through his secretary Huerta de-
MED that he had seen Don Porfirio
Diaz during his stay abroad. Asked
if he expected to see Felix Diaz he re-
Piled:
81 always see every one who calls
on me-
There was no member of the Mexi-
can colony at quarantine to meet the
former president. But at the steamer
pier there was a small crowd of his
sympathizers who gave him a thin
cheer as he walked down the plank.
He was met in succession by Generals
Quieroz and Orizquieta and Senior
Serrada, personal friends. and Eugeio
Paroles, former treasurer of the Mex
lean government under the Huerta
administration Each in turn threw
his arms about the general and was