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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Feb 19, 1913
Page
2
The report describes rebel leaders in Juarez forming alliances with Gen Inez Salazar and field commanders to leverage Huerta's unpopularity. It says Vasquez Gomez’s program could win northern Salazar and southern Zapata support and rally various rebel chiefs under arms.
Northern Mexican revolutionists react to Huerta’s provisional presidency after Madero’s arrest. Leaders Orozco and Garza Galan report doubt over Huerta and vow to press for a single acceptable interim ruler, with plans to continue the rebellion under the Plan of San Luis reform. Signed dispatch from Palomas Chihuahua.
A pen written document claiming Emilio Vasquez Gomez is elected provisional president of Mexico is received by The Light. It lists revolutionary chiefs in Chihuahua and sets aims to organize forces and resolve agrarian issues under a reform plan. It asserts Vasquez Gomez as legitimate standard bearer and outlines a provisional government.
Washington reports hundreds of Americans and other foreigners have returned home from Mexico City. Consul General Shanklin lists specific Americans confirmed safe in Vera Cruz or at friends in Santiago and Coahuila. Some refugees fled to Vera Cruz and are now leaving by steamship, while Consul Canada continues to supervise care.
General Huerta installed provisional rule after coup d etat that toppled Francisco I Madero. Diaz agrees to new arrangement while Madero is imprisoned in the national palace. Reuters notes street clashes, deaths, and U S embassy role amid rapid political shift.
Mutiny ends as Huerta and Blanquet seize control in Mexico City. Madero and key ministers are imprisoned after a dramatic palace arrest amid gunfire, while Diaz accepts Huerta as provisional president and guards safeguard Americans and foreigners.
Senate plans a broad inquiry into the finances under Gustavo Madero including subsidies to newspapers in Mexico and the United States. Publicity will be extensive as lawmakers review funds and prior loan decisions amid past criticisms of misallocation.
Provisional President Huerta sent a telegram to Mexico's state governors stating that a Senate decision necessitates a government change. The message, dispatched from Mexico City, outlines the new administrative direction and seeks governors' compliance.
The article recalls Gustavo Madero as the brains of the Madero revolt while based in San Antonio in 1910. He ran the U S end of the movement from 501 Soledad Street dispatching money and men to aid Francisco I Madero in toppling Diaz. He allegedly spent about 5 million and led an extensive spy network, earning the nickname el ojo parado.
A letter from Mexico, verified by an Associated Press dispatch, says Rodolfo Reyes age 80, son of Gen. Bernardo Reyes, is not dead but alive and held at the capital’s arsenal after being wounded and reportedly dying by self-inflicted action.
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