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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Feb 23, 1913
Page
2
Huerta pledges an iron hand to end fratricidal strife and protect lives and property of natives and foreigners. He warns bad citizens and urges conciliatory moves but vows rapid force if violence continues. Madero pleas for clemency fail as Diaz allies move to reassert control and bandits terrorize Oaxaca and near Mexico City.
A special report from Mexico City notes fierce fighting as Huerta Diaz authorities clash with Zapatistas at Amecameca and Ozumba. Rebels spread across many states amid an underfunded, halfhearted government, with Generals Figueroa and Orozco forming potential power blocs despite Diaz’s efforts to quell the uprising.
Mexico City report says Francisco I. Madero is not danger of death but will be tried by due process on murder and embezzlement charges. Huerta's government mobilizes federal troops, posts cannon, and vows swift action to restore order, with Diaz warning rebels of harsh measures to follow.
Across northern Mexico and border towns, Maderistas recruit volunteers to challenge Huerta Diaz rule. In Juarez about six hundred garrison troops and in Chihuahua three thousand with a thousand volunteers. Gov. Gonzales and others push organization while Sonora rebels rally. Salazar Rojas and Orozco demand immediate land provisions. Lujan travels to Mexico City to press Huerta on reform.
Revelry follows Diaz prisoners’ release in Vera Cruz as rumors swirl that exiled Francisco I. Madero may depart on an American warship. Velasco pledges allegiance to Huerta as rebel leaders move toward peace in the region. Washington’s birthday marked with naval gun salutes.
Border tensions rise as Ninth and Fifth Cavalry are sent toward Texas and Galveston. Rebels along the line threaten to loot towns near the Arizona border amid a Sonora revolt. Rioting in Agua Prieta ends with Yaqui Indians backing Madero and dispersal by troops under Gen Calles. over three thousand Yaqui warriors remain in Sonora.
President Taft, speaking from his brother's home in New York, explains that troops are moved only to bring a brigade to Galveston as a precautionary measure. Four transports had been ordered previously due to unsettled conditions in Mexico. the action is not prompted by any new Mexican developments.
C W Johnson recalls Henry Lane Wilson waving the American flag and his hat as he stepped into a firefight near the Mexican embassy. The ambassador demanded fighters move, prompting a retreat by federals and rebels alike, then returned amid cheers from Americans. Johnson describes a city scarred yet hopeful after armistice.
A San Antonio business partner in Mexico received a letter arguing intervention is the only solution to establish order. The writer, long based in Mexico, warns Washington’s hesitation risks U.S. protection failures as unrest intensifies and mentions the potential ambassadorial contention. Sr Esteva, a Mexican consular official in San Antonio, notes no official changes reached diplomats and confirms his eight years in service under Porfirio Diaz.
Esteva not notified officially but aware unofficially that Francisco I. Madero has been deposed and Victoriano Huerta named provisional president. Consul general in San Antonio holds no formal notification from the new regime.
An unknown Mexican army captain commanding a small garrison at San Fe usado, 98 miles southwest of Miamoros, was killed in a gun and pistol duel with a superior officer yesterday afternoon. P. A. Newman, Brownsville chauffeur, said the exchange appeared unprovoked, and Newman narrowly escaped a bullet that struck the car cushion by his right lung.
W. F. Wright of Washington, now with the Argentine government, will lead an agricultural expedition northward through South America for the department. The trip precedes a forthcoming exploration mission before his return to Washington.
United States railroad and industrial corporations plan arrangements to secure funds to cover maturing obligations totaling at least 300 million dollars over the next eight months. The effort reflects a broad liquidity strategy amid tightening markets and extensive debt maturities across major sectors.
Roy Wroten manager of the Mole Barker College died at City Hospital from three bullets fired during a 3 pm yesterday at the college. Dan A. Fritter of Brackett Tex was arrested at the scene and held at the county jail after the incident.
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