The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-01-14
EX-DIC7AT0R
HUERTA DEAD
Former Provisional Presi-
den of Mexico Had Been
Ill Several Weeks
TOOK OFFICE. AFTER &
SLAYING OF MADERO

Was a Fuu-Blooded Indian and a Pro
fesstonal Soldier - Was Arrested
While Planning to Cross Border to
Start Another Revolution.
Ell PAsO, Texas, Jan. IA. Gen.
Fieior1ano huerta, fcrmcr dictator ana
provisional president Of Mexico. diel
at $50 clock last evening at his
daughter s home here His death had
momcntarily been expected since Wed
nesday afternoon. A Catholic prizes.
had been in the house three days to
give absolutiou.
Gen. Huerta IS will was signed Wed
.nesday night after the administration
.of the last rites. He asked his LAWYER
to say that he had forgiven his enc
mes. Gen. AIesso Robes, private seq
rotary to the general, issued the follow
ing statement yesterday afternoon
In the actual moment Of gravity ia
Gen. Huerta S condition 7 only wish TO-
state regarding the unjust and erue,
treatment given to him by the United
States government that the treatment
is responsible for his present condition
| when he was President Of Iezie8
/ he gave ali guarantees to Americans
| regardless Of the many difficulties be
/ had met with in his administrator
IN this country he was thrown iato
| Jail like a common criminal and mi.
health completely broken down, cals-
ing his death. "
Huerta was a full-blooded Indian
and was born In Colotlan, state ct sal
Iiseo, Dee -, 1851 lie was taught ii
read and write by the village priest
and received sufficient education q
that he was able 30 enter the military
academy at Chapultepee 81 the ace %.
I17. Leaving the academy he went iatt
the army as o second lieutenant and
all his life had been a professional sol
der. He finally became commander o..
the army under President Diaz. uheu
he always supported until the lattsl
was forced to flee from the country.
He did not come to public attention
] in tubs country until the tea-aays aat
tie ia the streets OF Iezieo III Feasu
] AIRY, 1918, when he WIS general in gcm
mand of President Nadero 5 army
Deserving Afadero, he allied llinsel
] with the president S enemies and tool
office as provisional president Taf5,
days later Francisco and Gustave Ma
dero and Vice President snare yver,
] the palace In the penltcutiaEv Ill Ne&
leo City.
Great Britain recognized Hucgta q
de facto president, but President WI
son accepted Ho explanation o. 6h.
crime and insisted in Huor5a : resi-.
nation. John Lind was sent as apaeit
envoy to enforce the claim. and IL
latiOns between the countries beeam,
iacutely strained.
The climax came in April when
iparty of American bluciackcts W..
seized at Vera Cruz and thrown int
. jail The Americans were quickly he
leased, but Huerta refused Presiaen
. Wilson s demand that he salute tn.
s American flag as n measure of reuara
S ton.
On April -, 1914. American blue
+ jackets and marines landed st Yer.
Cruz and occupied the city after som.
street lighting i'm which seine &me1i
cans were killed. Soon afterwafd tn,
mediation proposal by Argentina. Bra
I'll and Chilli was accepted auG matter
dragged along until July :, when Hacg
ia, has army thoroughly beaten, sale,
: from Puerto Mexico On the German
: cruiser Dresden and, after a short sta1
IN Jamaica, chartered steamer au,
set ont for Spain. Then. after a time
he returned 10 this country.
: Huerta was closely guarded WEel
, he arrived in New York from Spail
MAY 8 last, but was not molestel her
as long RS he appeared to be atteudia,
10 his own affairs. But agents fer fh
| government were not thrown off thei
guard when he lett New York with
| statement That he was going on a SIGHT
seeing t0rr The Madeira D3rtE ia New