Show RULE F hs BEEN ONE F 0 killing of madero marked beginning of despotism MADE VAIN BOAST TO TAFT dictator declared he would restore peace at once but refusal of united states to recognize him assured his downfall huerta took oath as provisional Iq president of mexico february 19 1913 the day after president francisco I 1 madero jr had been arrested at the national palace three days daya later madero and jose morla ano suarez vice president were shot to death while on a midnight ride under tinder guard from the tha palace to the penitentiary the precise manner of their death has never been explained one of Il Huer taa first acts as provisional president was to telegraph willlam if taft then president or of the united states the following message 1 I have the honor to inform you that I 1 have overthrown the government the forces are with me and from now on peace and prosperity will PROVOKES CIVIL WAR the mexican republic however ho weer was at once plunged into civil war var again notwithstanding the issuance by huerta of a proclamation of general amnesty the sonora state congress officially repudiated the provisional government before huerta aluerta settled himself in tile the presidential chair zapata revolutionary leader to the south couth of tho the capital after negotiating a afew few days das with the new regime went back to his guerrilla campaign salazar one of the highest generals in the army denounced flu huerta erta carranza constitutionalist leader lit in chihuahua assailed huerta lit in a bitter statement made public at san antonio antoinio nio francisco villa announced himself nn an adherent of madero and joined the northern army pasqual orozco of the clan of tile the northern revolutionists was the lone notable figure among the disaffected ubo ho declared for the new government TAFT LEAVES PROBLEM president tatt taft nearing the end of his term left to his successor the problem of adjusting diplomatic relations with mexico to woodrow wilson wilbon huerta sent felicitations citations feli on the da day of the american presidents inauguration augu ration hampered at the outset of his administration by tho the refusal of the united states to recognize him bluer ta soon faced growing difficulties in raising funds to run ills government ills his uneasy hold on affairs was weakened by b minor constitutionalist victories in the north and by recurring rumors of a break with felix diaz adlaz nephew of Por porfillo firlo dla diaz and Il huertas ally nil in tho the overthrow of madero HUERTA CALLS ELECTION may ma 1 huerta announced that lie he bould urge congress to call elections in october to choose his successor the congress on gresa selected october 26 as ile le dato date of the election and it a decree to that effect was as issued by bi huerta june julie 3 feltz felix diaz who had announced himself as a candidate for tile the presidency inas sent to japan july 17 henry lane wilson american ambassador bas was recalled to washington and nelson charge daff alres was loft left lit in charge of american interests in mexico REJECTS PEACE EFFORT early in ili august it became known know that resident president wilson int inflicted to send fiend john lind former governor of minnesota to mexico as ah lis irs pors personal onal representative in ill an all ent leavor to arrange a basis for the republics peace huerta aluerta announced that he would not tolerate foreign interference nevertha Nevert hc ess t mr air land l and delivered hla his oto note from president wilson Ilu huerta erta rejected all proposals made by the american government chief of alch chich wire wi re th ahw that lie he lerlan and not be a cv candidate nd idatte election day Rela relations De lations dons between mexico and the cited states became acute president wilson allson proclaimed ills hb policy in an address before congress con grees to which was waa attached the correspondence between mr ir lind and the flu huerta elta administration HUERTA ARRESTS DEPUTIES huerta was attacked in the mexican senate october 5 by senator doglii suez guez who had the hardihood to spell speak what bat was waa in the minds of himself and rome ome of lila ilia colleagues Io disappeared the chamber of deputies adopted a resolution calling for sit an investigation to this Il huertas reply was dramatic and swift lie ile marched it a column of to the deputies chamber seized of them and threw them lato prison through mr the Uni told states made rotations figal rint violence to tile the imprisoned buttes in the election campaign certain influence close to the dictator worked for hiss return to the presidency with general cilano bet aa als running mate and lent color to the persistent pert latent stent report that huerta Ilu erta really desired to be elected and that his pretenses to the contrary were wera a sham U 8 DEMANDS HE RESIGN when it became certain that tile the elections had resulted in fit no constitutional conis titu choice on oil account of the failure allure of voters to go to tho the polls polla tile the american government peremptorily called on him to resign in III a statement to the tha diplomatic corps november 9 huerta announced that he would declare the result of tile the election null and order another election tion november 12 huerta refused to accede to the american demand for his resignation and mr air lind loft left mexico city tor for vera cruz meantime the united states dispatched warships to the mexican coast and Amer americana leatis continued to leave mexico U 8 VEERS TO CARRANZA definite DetI nite proposals were made by tile the united states stales to Carra carranza Cai ranza ilza and ills his adherents several of the european powers notably great liri tuil n germany anil and france gave gae strong support to the policy of the united hantes jt ates tile the constitutionalists grew stronger and their advance to tile the south they captured victoria clit chuhua juarez and Tull tile the situation became so critical that great britain germany france spain and japan ordered warships to mexican waters fighting continued at tampico and many other centers torreon soon was taken by the constitutionalists RAISES EMBARGO ON ARMS an ali embargo placed on n the ex exports porta cioll of arms from the united statts states to mexico was raised early eaily lit in february of the present year A large number of american troops were concentrated on oil the border bolder and the american fleet in ill mexican waters was strengthened the constitutions lists advanced on torreon wid Moti monthey terey llie former pie wa captured early earl in fit april then cattle canie the departure of air URI lind from vera cruz and the arrest of a party of american blue jackets lit at tampico for which alch an all apology and salute were demanded by tile the united states and refused by Ilu huerta erta AMERICANS TAKE VERA CRUZ april 21 american blue jackets and marines were landed at a vera cruz in consequence of tho the reported arrival of a large consignment of arnis anis bad and arn am tor for Ilu huerta erta A number of americans were killed in the street lighting fighting the mexicans retired and destroyed a portion of tile the railroad and the americans held the port shortly after a mediation atlon proposal from argentina brazil and chile was accepted A colI conference ference ensued at niagara falls in ili the interval american troops relieved tho the blue jackets at vera cruz these have sinco since remained in occupation of tile the port tampico and zacatecas Zacate cas fell into tile the constitutionalists hands and the victorious armies continued their march on mexico city where rumors were in ili circulation for inan many weeks of the resignation of Ilu huerta erta with Il retirement the con feel that their revola tion has virtually triumphed triumph eo the turned against him the moment lu lit overthrew madero tile the constitutional president of mexico in february 1918 1912 and have waged war with unrelenting uni dentine vigor ever since U S TROOPS REMAIN IDLE tile tho prospect of an early solution of the INex melcan ican pi problem eblem gave both president and secretary bryan much joy naturally american fore a will not be withdrawn from vera cr cruz z until a stable government governa ent has been e ep in mexico city and recognition has been accorded the new go goi ern meU ment the feeling is ge genial paral however that it f aitz tinza anza gives guarantees to political offenders os as well is as the people generally generall recognition will all be promptly extender b the united states and other nations of central and south america as well as europe |