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Updated: May 2, 2025
In February of 1913 a revolution was started against President Madero by Felix Diaz, nephew of Porfirio Diaz, and the City of Mexico was attacked. At that time Gen. Huerta was in command of Madero's forces in the City of Mexico. He proved a traitor to Madero, went over to Diaz, arrested Madero and confined him in prison.
General Madero greeted them with the same grave courtesy he had shown them earlier in the day, and, after a few words, bade them be seated. Each visitor having been accommodated with a camp stool, the general turned to a written paper which he had before him on the folding camp table, and which he had apparently been poring over intently when they entered.
Little was done to destroy these rebel bands by the Federals, and no engagements of any size took place. In fact, it was a current rumor that the Federals did not wish to put them down. In the first place, the regular army was the same old Diaz organization which considered Madero largely as a usurper and which remained with the established Government in a rather lukewarm manner.
All the better elements of the country realize that Madero no longer represents an individual or even a political administration.
Therefore, when Madero stood up as the chieftain of the revolution, inscribing on his banner the redress of this grievance, with some Utopias, the people followed him without stopping to measure his capabilities. His promises were enough. It is one of the saddest episodes in the history of great rulers, and at the same time one of the most important in the history of a country.
He was the senior ranking general at the capital when the rebellion broke out, and was summoned to his post of duty by President Madero from the very first.
Meco, prancing forward on his horse, bared his white glistening teeth, joking and kicking up like a clown. "Hey, Pancracio," he asked with utmost seriousness, "my wife writes me I've got another kid. How in hell is that? I ain't seen her since Madero was President." "That's nothing," the other replied. "You just left her a lot of eggs to hatch for you!" They all laughed uproariously.
The only available federal general of high rank, who had any experience in commanding large forces in the field, was Victoriano Huerta. President Madero, in his extremity, called upon Huerta to reorganize the badly disordered forces at Torreon, and to take the field against Orozco, "cost what it may." This was toward the end of March, 1912.
I ain't made a good haul since we cleaned out the safe of that asphalt company in Venezuela." "Well, gentlemen," smiled Ramon, in his most ingratiating manner, "you will have ample opportunity shortly. I happen to know that one of the first things that General Madero intends to do is to move upon the mines of the robber Americanos, and get some of their gringo gold." "Hooray!
It is nothing but a hole in the ground," scoffed Ramon, "we are wasting time, my general." "Not so," retorted Madero. "I mean to have those boys, if we have to turn over every stone in the valley for them." "Ye-ew bate," drawled Rafter, who was one of the searching party, with his two companions, "I've got a word ter say, by silo, ter ther boy who used my name."
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