Arizona republican., 1920-06-21
Taken III While Talking


 Taken III While Talking
 During the two hours the president talked with the correspondents he an- swered a rapid fire of questions with amazing franlzness. Once he had a sudden attack of illness and was forced to cease speaking for several moments. This attack, which alarmed the guests, came when the provisional president was talking of the uprising against Carranza and had said orders had been given General Juan S. Torres at Hermosillo to arrest de Ia Huerta but that when the general arrived i'm Sonora he refused to obey the orders. The provisional president refused to leave the table because of his illness and in a few minutes he resumed his narration of events. He did not throw any new light upon events attendlnes the Sonora revolt@which spread to all parts of the republic and finally re- suited in the flight and death of Car ranza.
 Asked specifically what he meant by debts legally contracted" the presi- dent replied laughingly: Please don'c confuse me with the former president, Victoriano Huerta) although our names are almost alike"
 With regard to a Mexican foreign loan, he evaded the issue by declaring.
 HtSt HFtESdNiOtS MAAl I0iFlA t Journalists are the first steps which have been taken in this direction Mexico faces two problems at pres ent." he continued. These are the economic and military problems. Mex ico is more completely pacifled now than during the time of Porfirio Diaz Villa. whose status is that Of mere bandit.. is not a military problem. Air planes are being sent to locate NiISa who. pursued relentlessly. soon will be eliminated.
 To Abolish Censorship
 "The organization of the army Wtle difficult. will be accomplished without delay under the leadership of P Elias Gales. the war minister"
 Asked regarding censorship of news dispatches. the president declared he had not been aware of the ccnsorsnfu and. turning to his chief of staff Col onel Ramirez. he ordered that the ceu- sorship be abolished immediately. lie explained the censorship probably was left over from the former administra- ton
 With regard 10 the administrator policy toward the banks, dc n Huct-z- said every assistance and guar81sce %voulI e given private banking enter prise'. but the government would c9- tablish a national bank with the sO.e purpose of issuing paper currency. Tne same enlightened attitude toward ban.,- ing would be assumed as had been ar- { sumed toward the petrolcun interests. he stated, the government making an effort to meet them half way iu oroer to gain the friendship and respect or the nations and take it's riEhtful place with the civilized governments, President de Ia Huerta described Carranzas death as the "only blot upon the revolution" Continuing. he saids
 Favors Arrest of Herrero An investigation of this tragedy 7s now in the hands of the judicial author ities. into whose proceedings I oauuoC legally interfere. Personally and u1.- officially, I think Adolfo Herrero should he arrested, but as I have explained. [ said nothing Carranza's death was never intended by the leaders of the revolution who did all in their poyoers to prevent harming him
 The president was then questioned regarding the reported treaty nego- tiated between Japan and the CarrauzE i government.
 | Among the government archives 70 i he said in reply. 'I have not cD- l countered such document. You say | a Japanese ship landed arms at Man zanillo for Carranza. Perhaps if that | is true. they were intended for the su1- i jugation Of the state of sonora 1 Present at the luncheon on the pros- 1 idents invitation were TO represents ] tives of foreign news organizations. fn~ cluding those from the United State~ | Spain, Cuba and Chile.
 i Despite his apparent illness. Presi- ! dent dc Ia Huerta never hesitatcG m replying to the incessant volley or ! questions asked. even though they touched upon every variety of prob 1 lens Of importance to the new govern ment. He was hardly given time 70 partal1e of even the few simple dishes ! prescribed by his physicians. i Always Ready With Reply
 Not once did he fail to reply ai- though he could not answer some of Che l questions definitely. because as he e@- plained. the governments policy had not yet been clearly decided. The pres ] ident preserved his good humor ! throughout. many times catching tue drift of questions propouuded in Eng
 lish and having q reply ready before his interpreter finished.
 i After an unusually severe cross fire ! of questions. the president himscfr turned fnterroga tor. asking uewl--
 arrived correspondents who would he the Democratic choice at san Francisco ! These cores spondcuts. however. ploadro lack of prophetic powers. stating that
 all the "adVancc dopc might be upset as
 it was at the Republican couvcutou
 Mexican journalists were amazed ar
 what they termed th" third degree" declaring nothing similar had ever been
 witnessed in Mexican history.
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