The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1916-01-14

A SOLDIER BY
PROFESSION
UNTIL OVERTHROW OF MADERO
GOVERNMENT HUERTA WAS
ALIGNED WITH DMlNlSTRA-
TlONS AGAINST REBELS.

Ell Paso, Tex, Jan. 1i.-General
Nictoriano Huerta, former president
of Mexico, died at his home here last
night.
Plans are being formed today for
the burial in Mexico of the body of
General IIuerta.
General Huerta was a professional
soldier and as such he had, up to
the overthrow of President Madero,
been known for his loyal support of
the existing governments. He fought
Loyalty for President Porfirio Diaz
uitil his fall and when DiaZ was no
longer chief executive, Huerta fought
for Francisco de la Barra, the provis
ional president. After Francisco Ma
dero was elected Huerta found it to-
be his duty to support one who had
so long fought as a rebel. His 10y
atty was not challenged until the
Felix Diaz revolution in Mexico City
in February, 1918, when the Madero
government was completely over
thrown and Huerta himself elevated
to the presidency.
When Pofirio Diaz began his reor
ganization of the Mexican army,
Huerta was promoted captain of en-
gineers, and while holding this rank
devised the plan for a Mexican gen
eral staff corps. During the ensuing
years Huerta saw much active serv-
ice. In 1901 he left the staff and
took command of the infantry in the
campaign against the Yaqui Indians |
After this campaign he was again !
put in charge of the general staff's
Typographical work in Sonora. He !
participated in subsequent Yaqui .
campaigns and also in the campaign !
in Yucatan against the Maya Indians.
As a reward for his Indian service
Huerta was given the rank of briga-
der general and once more detailed
to the general staff.
Huerta was the moving spirit in
the consummation of the plot that
resulted in the seizure of the person
of President Madero and his brother,
Gustave.
The assassination of President Ma
dero and his brother followed and in
the meantime Huerta, with the mill
tary behind him, had been recogniz-
ed as the provisional president
Huerta took office as provisional
president on February 10, 1913. Three
days afterward Francisco Madero
one of his brothers, who had been
arrested with him, and Jose Maria
Pine Suarez, vice president under
Madero, We're assassinated while rid
ing under guard from the palace to
the penitentiary.
This crime aroused a storm of in
dignation throughout the United
States. In many quarters there were
demands for Intervention, but Presi-
dent Taft, who was on the eve of
leaving office, decided TO take no
action which might commit the in
coming administration of President
Wilson.
Immediately on assuming office
President Wilson refused to recog-
nize Huerta as the head of the MeXi-
can government in spite of the fact
that such recognition had been grant
ed by Great Britain. At the same
time the Maderistas rallied under
venustiano Carranza, governor of
Coahuila, and Francisco Villa declar-
ed against Huerta.
Throughout the winter the tension
between the United States and Mex
leo continued to grow more acute.
American warships were dispatched
10 Mexican waters and a large num-
ber Of troops were concentrated on Z
The border. At the same time the 7
as the CarranZa {
faction called themselves, advanced
rom the north, defeating the Huerta /
roops in battle after battle. {
Matters dragged along until July f
!. when Huerta. his finances exhaust
ID, his army thoroughly beaten and
his enemies growing
steadily stronger. presented his res :
gnation 10 the Mexican congress. He
JAILED from Puerto Mexico a few