THE MEXTOAN REVOLUTION.

New Zealand Herald, Volume L, Issue 15269, 5 April 1913, Page 2 (Supplement)

THE MEXTOAN REVOLUTION.

"AWFTO . StKEET SCENES, \ WOMSN iiN3> dSiLMBH 1 SHOT: Bt a fins fitnefei.of JJroBy 1 President of Mexico, has heeii arrested by his ovra supporters, and General Huerta, who accomplished tWf arrest, has been installed provisional President in his stead;. The coup as the result 'of a ploi in the;. catPresident's own camp". Madeto ■ had invited Jfnerta to lunch with hiin ati a pbpuv lar restaurant and ifc was here' that the arrest : of •sensational development m the'' Mexican, drama took place vthm Mad&o wiafowiad out of the Palace by <&heraT Blahquet. All the-'C!al)inet ; seized, with the exception of fchtf Minister f& Finance (Ernesto Madefo); the' uncle' of the ex-Pre&identy whomariagßd to Gustave Madcro, the ex-Preisid.ent'a brother, was shot dead. Although the fact that somo definite:action tfatf e&peNsted, the coup d'etat created a- >/ss&. General Huerta subsequently* fdrmed/ a thousand men up in line v and< diekVeffed a stirring speech, saying that the; innuifiah battle must end, and that' t&® time' 5 had come when some drastic means must be taken to fitop the conflictin which'*father was killing eon. and brother was fighting brother, and in which non-combatants were charing the fata of war, all because of the caprice of one man. General Bla}£ quet then issued ordors for the arrest of Ueneral MadciOi- assigned a d e 'k ac bment for that purpose, and Madero was soon mado a prisoner. Whcin the arrest of the ex-President and his. Ministers became known, crowds paraded the streets cheering General Hnerta and' General Felix Diaz. Bush to the rescue. , j

A few loyal members of Ms staff rushed to his rescue when General Madera was struggling with the eoldiera. Captain Garmendia, Chief of Pohce, ehot and seriously wounded Colonel BiveroU„ and immediately there came an exchange of shots; in which it is stated that three or four members of the ex-President's staff were wounded. In order to make the records clear General Madera has been given a reasonable time, in which to write his resignation. It is stated that hie failure to comply would have the result that he and 1«3 family would be sent to Vera Cruz, where they would be given a choice of outgoing vessels. The arrest of General . Madero occurred in the Hall-of Ambassadors. When General Madero entered he found all the entrances guarded. One soldier, over-excited by the words of General Blanouet, pointed his gun at the ex-Presidenfa breaat; and Madero leaped upon him. In the struggle tbejjun went off, without injuring anyone. The soldier was then disarmed ' and arrested; The finest irony attended, the arrest of Madero. Ee bad invited General Huerta to luncheon at' the. Gambrinus, a popular restaurant. General Huerta, however, unknown to his host, invited other guests, including a detachment of the Cbapultepec Park, Guards, who were stationed m the adjoining room. All wero preparing to take their seats when at a signal from General Huerta an officer of cadets entered, and, pointing a pistol at Madero, announced that: be was under arrest. Simultaneously soldiers filed into the room, which was cleared of all except the principal persons present. Madero loudly protested at tho indignity, but General : replied in a loud voice, condemning the whole, Madero family.' There was a picturesque,scene Yirheu General 3>iaz entered -the city riding at' the head of revolutionary troops who bad for more than a week withstood the attacks of the Government forces. The general received a popular ovation, and when he entered the Palace President Huerta cordially greeted; him. After a review -the troopa returned to barracks. ' V.i /'Slaughter, tf" the Xaaoceai, j

General' Madero, ; yrho was :fca be tiUiUe in despair and awaiting Tnis:do<att, will stood liia trialbefore the new(Cabinet on charges of murder and looting.tie : ; sjfar : ttoriai Exchequer.; He was Only "sared feora sliaring the fate of bis brother by the> intervention oF/Miy - WSabn, tb«iXFnited States Minister- It is jitated that the loss of life in the Meskan CSLvil War amounts to at least 2000, and that the number of; wounded is eoniething like 10,000. ■; A great majority of the killed and wounded -are innocent civilians who were taking in the insurrection. 4. very large number I :of these are women and■ childrehiv who] were unable -to escape: from;the lines ofj fire. Red. Caross .Society and hospital workers declare'that detachments of from I SO to 100 pepoplo ■ have been slaughtered I hero and there at various timea during thaj past ten days, when they were caught in j the narrow street* : and mowed -down by j machine gons. ; Carts "■.■■ piled high with corpses have been seen driven to a spot in the outskirta of tho city, whero the bodies were burned, ; A later cable states that Madero, £he de-'.] posed presdent of Mexico, and ex-'V r ice ! President Saurez, were killed at midnight! on February 23 s #eir way as pns- J oners from th* National Palaoo ; to. the! penitentiary.; The official report of; the; incident stated that they were killed dur> J irig a fight between the guards and~& band j of persons who were a±forapting : t©-secure.' j their liberation, j