The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-09-18
TALES OF
NE; A||I]CAN' REVOLT
y. w. SCOTT SAYS T1IERE,s MORE
EXCITEMENT IN MINNEAPOLIS
Former Minneapolis Man Brands as
Rot All the Burners Of q Threat
!. ened Uprising and Massacre Of Amer1-
cans In the Republic Of Diaz. -

- All. rot,,' says III. w. Scott, speak
ing Of the rlInors of revolution in
Mexico. Mr.. Scott is we'll known in
Minneapolis He was formerly man
| ager of the Humboldt mill. For the
last six years he has resided in the city
Of Mexico as the manager, Of several
large Mexican mills. At present he is
visiting Otto Miller, S24 Logan ave-
nue. n. IS .%s
print all this tommy rot about a revo-
| Americans there passes my understand
ing" said Mr. Scott. / can only trace
it to a certain paper in St. Louis. The
brother-in law Of the editor, Of this
sheet used to be consul in the City Of
Mexico. He was removed for unseen
fly conduct at the request Of the Ameri-
can residents there. Since then St.
Louis has been the storm center of the
so-called revolutionary movement.
"I am convinced that the long dis.
patches telling Of war and rumors Of
war which purport to come from Mexico
City are made on this side of the Dor
der All Of the Associated Press news
from Mexico comes thru the Mexican
Herald, an English paper published in
| Mexico by two former Minneapolitans.
III. G. Simmons and James Robinson.
They are not boosting this revolutionary
| talk any and am confident that they
would not send out the wild reports
lately printed here.
Diaz Is the State.
"Diaz is the Mexican government and
Diaz is friendly to the Americans. He
world has ever seen. He is the creator
Of the Mexican republic. There is no
chance Of revolution against him, ex-
cept on paper Back of him are the
people Of the country, the American
financial interests, and the rurales, the
picked men of Mexico, are absolutely
devoted to him. i&a H.. ,.@
-"No soldiers in the world are better
equipped and better mounted than these
5000 soldiers who have been recruited
from the cream of the young manhood
or fight more bravely. And these men
are entirely devoted to Diaz. They form
sort of mounted police, similar to that
of Canada. Contrary to the usual idea
. of the Mexican, they are all strappine
big fellows, six feet and over. r
="Do. you think that American CAPT
tai would pour into Mexico as it has
were. not everything safe9 It is est
mated that $500,000,000 of American
capital is invested there, as against
$35o,Oo0, 900. Of European capital:
.:~.~ Americans in Mexico. -
'"In Mexico City, there" is an Ameri
can colony. of 10000 rich enough t
spend $4,000 on its: last Fourth o;
July celebration. Where four year
ago there was hardly an. English-speak
, ing clerk in all Mexico. now, it woult
be hard to find a. shop where they d
not: speak at least English ard perha}P
4 French and German 4 >MNlinneapol!l
Mexico City, which l,he calls the Whit
, House. American. capitalists are put
ting in an American department store
The whole country is feeling the toucl
Of American energy and capital: I
New York syndicate has bought Pope
catapetl. the extinct volcano, for So
100000 and will exploit its sulphur de
posts. -.
:. "The few disturbances that hav
| been reported are nothing but isolate
, labor troubles or the occasional quar-
: rels which break out in all minin
9 camps There is no national signif
/. canoe in them. Some Of the American
: who have been killed brought it O
themselves by their treatment Of tn
: poems, s -. - .,@a !. .
No Danger Of Revolution.
a II wish that people would get on
). Of their, heads the idea that Mexic
! is wild, rough country, in danger 9
9 a revolution, and that. such a thing a
massacre of Americans is possible
Diaz holds the country with stron
+ hand, and when he lays down the rein
= Limatour, the. man who put Mexico o
gold basis, is ready to take them III
The Mexican people have repeated
e-elected Diaz; they have learned j
their state election what it means t
fill an office by popular vote, and the
will never. substitute revolution fc
election. - .s.-e.t- =.
Revolution-rot! There is mol
excitement in Minneapolis over to-day
J., election than there is in all Mexic
r. over this so-called revolution