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Show GEN. HUERTA NOT POPULAR Northern Rebels Doubt His Ability to Handle Situation El Paso. Feb. 1$. While rejoicing at the overthrow of Madero. rebel agents here and Diaz sympathizers among the Mexican army officers at Juarez express doubt of the ability of General Huerta to handle the situ ation Doubt was expressed over press dispatches saying that General Diaz had accepted the Huerta claim to the provisional president J Huerta is not popular in northern Mexico, his administration as com mander of the northern military zone having resulted In much ill feelins among officers and civilians. Rebels Will Sustain Huerta "We will sustain the existing gov eminent.' declared Colonel Juan N Vasquez, commander at Juarez, when asked today regarding his position Speaking as well for Ceneral Antonio Kabago from whom he had received notice of the change of national go eminent Colonel Vasquez continued: ' The army will maintain order and sustain the' acknowledged govern ment. All is QUiet In the north and I believe will remain so. The army is bound to sustain whatever president ,s named fie it Francisco JUa. '" ' Salnzar or any other bandit " He made no direct reference to Gen eral Huerta. Trouble at Juarez Expected However, trouble at Juarez, and oth er points in the stale still is threatened threat-ened by the volunteer troops. Their officers, many of them former insur recto leaders under Madero. are expressing ex-pressing their faith in the ousted president Nearly half of the 1,1 troops at Juarez are volunteers It is pointed out by rebel agents here that the claim to the provisional prcsidencv of Knillio Vasquez Come, made some days before the Huerta re volt against Madero. will complicate matters seriously Vasquez. Come, now is In the rebel camp below Juarez Juar-ez with Ceneral Inez Salazar. recog Uised commander of the northern ri". olutlonists In view of Huerta s unpopularity, un-popularity, especially among the reb els the Vasquez Gomez program they , will stand better chances of be-Ing be-Ing accepted by Salazar, In the north. Zapata, in the south, and the many other rebel chiefs already in arms. Diaz Plan Approved. The plan outlined by General Diaz to appoint the provisional president at a congress of revolutionary representatives repre-sentatives met with approval here. But the naming of General Huerta without nny representation from the northern and southern rebels is unexpected un-expected and not reckoned to increase the Diaz popularity. |