Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-04-13
Deposed Mexican Dictator
Promises to Start No
Trouble.
BELIEVED TO BE ON
Z. SECRET MISSION
Friends Declare Mexican Situation 10
to 30 Considered, With a View of
LAUGHING Revolution in Yueatan-
Federal Government Has Secret Ser
vice Man Keeping Close Watch on
Movements.

New York, April 13.-Geperal Vic
toriano Huerta, former president Of
Mexico, began today to attend to the
business which brought him to New
and described as personal and family
The general occupied one Of the most
expensive suites Of the Hotel Ansonia.
Despite Huerta's assurance on land
ing yesterday that he would do moth
ing while here to violate the neutrality
Of the United States, it was reported
today in Mexican circles that impor-
tant conferences would be held here
at once to determine If the time was
ripe for Huerta to interfere in Mexico
and attempt to put down the factions
contending for the control Of the
country.
Fomentins Revolution.
It is said that agents Of the federal
government here were keeping a close
watch on his movements. The repre-
sentative Of the Carranza faction here
said that Huerta's destination is Yucca
tan. where "he expects to inaugurate a
revolution against Carranza."
General Huerta turned over to the
police a mysterious box which was
supposed to contain candy and which
was handed him when ha landed. At
the police station the box was opened
and found to contain rambling manu-.
script, apparently written by some
irresponsible person.
General Huerta, arrived in New York
last night on the Spanish liner An
tonic Lopez from Spain. He expects to
stay IN the United States for at least
thirty days and perhaps longer.
General Huerta 10 still the same pic
turesque old warrior, . bit saddened
in feature perhaps. but Just - alert,
mentally as we'll AS physically. a. IN
the days when he was supreme IN
Mexico City. He signed paper on
his arrival in which he stated that he
did not expect to remain in the United
States longer than thirty days and that
he has no intentions Of visiting Mexico
or even Cuba.
Promises Statement Later.
Before he leaves New York General
Huerta announced that he intended to
take the American people into his con-
fidence and tell them everything he
knows about Mexico, himself and his
plans: Spain, and even the N'big tussle"
as he termed it, that Is taking place
in Europe.
The Antonio Lopez arrived in quar-
antine shortly after 4 o'clock. There
the newspaper men, movie and camera
men boarded the liner. On the prome-
made deck stood the former dictator In
a plain blue sack suit, brown fedora
hat and tan shoes.
He curtesied low as the newspaper
men approached, and his thin lips
broke into a smile. The moving pic
ture platoon inquired If he would stand
for the movies and he smilingly an
nounced he was prepared to stand for
most anything for the time being.
Will Not Meet eIanqustts.
with Huerta and Of his party are
lose C. Delgado, his private secre-
tary. and Abraham c. Rather, one Of
his most trusted business advisers.
AS Rather speaks English fiuently.
he did most OF the talking on the way
up the bay. He .aid one rumor he
wanted to spike was that General
Huerta intended TO meet Gen. Aureli-
ano Blanquette, his former war minis
ter. in New York. This meeting would
not take place. he added, for the good
reason that General Blanquette Is now
in Madrid.
"will General Huerta go to Wash !
inEton?" Rather was asked.
perhaps he will" was the answer.
But when he was asked IL he would
try and see President Wilson he stated
that that was question he could not
answer.
Given Permit to Land.
At this point Delgado, the private
secretary, told General Huerta that
Immigration Inspector English desired
to see him. In answer to questions put
by Mr.. English. General Huerta said
he was IS years old; the purpose Of
his visit was pleasure and travel: per-
haps . little personal business. and
some family business. He then signed
an AFFIDAVIT that he did not expect to
stay over thirty days in the United
states. General Huerta and his COM
panions were told they were free to
land when the Lopez reached her pier.
Passengers said General Huerta had
been the gayest Of passengers and had
neen the life Of the .smokeroom.
x Prssidsnt Not conesensd.
washington, April IS. President