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Show URGES HUERTA TO YIELD JOJEMAHD EX-PRESIDENT DIAZ ADVISES PROVISIONAL PRESIDENT TO RENOUNCE POWER. Former Dictator Counaala Huerta to Ranounca Any Feeling of Peraonal Praatlga and Tnua Savo Mexico From Calamity. Farii. Genwal Torflrlo Ma baa ad-tlaed ad-tlaed General Vlctorlano lluerta to retire from the presidency of Mexico. Two friends of General pla. each acting separately, and by authorization authoriza-tion of tbe e preiildent, have aent telegrams tel-egrams to General lluerta to this affect af-fect In outlining bla attitude General Dial aaid that in the present situation situa-tion the Mexican people In relation (0 tbe United Stale It was not a question of whether lluerta waa tbe test man or tbe presidency, nor waa It a question of whether the refolu-tlonlsts refolu-tlonlsts were rljjht or wrong; It waa a question of patriotism, lie counseled coun-seled General lluerta to rennunce any feelings of personul preatiKO or power and thus save Mexico from a calamity. General DIas baa met many Mexicans Mexi-cans here, frlenda of lluerta, friend of Madero and number of bla own followers, and baa discussed Mexican affairs thoroughly with them. He has been urged to take an attitude for or against lluerta, but bus always declined. de-clined. He declared that he authorized author-ized his message through ba friends only as an appeal to Heurtaa judgment judg-ment as to whether love of country did net require lluerta's renunciation ' of power in view of the lucreaaint pressure of the I'nhed States. ' General Dlai said to bla friends 1 that bo would bave telegraphed to General lluerta himself, but tie bad thus far taken no direct step In Mexi- ' can affairs since he le-ft the country 1 and would prefer io convey hla convlc- 1 tlon through mutual friends. |