Tonopah daily bonanza., 1916-01-14
PRESIDENT
Of MEXICO PASSES
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August when President Wilson sent
John Lind, former governor of Mime
sofa, to the Mexican capital as his
personal representative. Mr.. Lind
presented certain proposals to Huerta,
chief of which was that the provis-
ional president should resign and
permit a national election at which
he would not be candidate. Huerta
peremptorily rejected these propos-
ais.
In the meantime the Mexican con.
gress had been growing restive and
one senator had the hardhood to make
an open attack on Huerta in the
senate chamber. He promptly disap-
peared and when his colleagues de-
manded an investigation Huerta
marched body of troops into the
hall of congress, seized 10 deputies
and threw them in jail
His next step was to call an elec-
ton at which only Huertistas were
allowed to vote with the result that
he was declared president with Gen.
eral Banquet vice-president. Mr.
Lind again demanded that Huerta re
sign and, meeting with second re-
fusal, left Mexico City on November
IL. for Vera Cruz.
Throughout the winter the tension
between the United States and Mexi.
co continued to grow more acute.
American warships were despatched
to Mexican waters and a large mum.
Der of troops were concentrated on
the border. AT the same time the
Constitutionalists, as the Carranza
faction called themselves, advanced
from the north, defeating the Huerta
troops in battle after battle.
The climax came in April when a
party of American bluejackets was
seized at Vera Cruz and thrown into
jail The Americans were quickly re-
leased, but Huerta refused President
Wilson's demand for formal salute
TO the stars and strips as a measure
of reparation. On April IL American
bluejackets and marines landed al
Vera Cruz in force and occupied the
city after some street fighting in
which number of Americans were
killed.
Shortly afterwards a mediation pro
posal was made by Argentina, Bra
zil and Chile and accepted Confer
ences were held at Niagara Falls, but
brought no decisive result
Matters dragged along until Jul,
I when Huerta, his finances exhaust
ed. his army thoroughly beaten and
disorganized his enemies growing
steadily stronger, presented his resig
nation to the Mexican Congress. He
sailed from Puerto, Mexico. few
days later on the German cruiser
Dresden and after short stay in
Jamaica, chartered steamer and sci
out for Spain On November 2s
President Wilson ordered the evacua
tion of Vera Cruz.
On March 3. 1915. General Huerta
left Spain ostensibly for Buenos Aires
He dtsembarked at Algeciras, MORO
co. and early in April boarded q
steamer for New York declaring he
was coming to this country simply
on pleasure trip. After remaining
In New York for some time he started
west with the announced intention
OF visiting the San Francisco Pana
ma exposition On June q he was
arrested by secret service agents at
Newman, y. NJ. on charge Of con.
spring to incite a revolution agalns,
friendly country lie was released
on bond but was rearrested by secret
service men at M paso on July 3
when apparently planning TO cross
the border
Hneria remained in jail until
p~eember ~ when he vas permitted
- ~ removed 10 his home IN n Pn-o
GA account of the serious nature oI
hln iIlnesm
Duriag iiusras stay In Amsriea