The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-08-13
STRONG HAND
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The Governments Firm Attitude. lJ
s Causes Indefinite Postpone q e,
A t,,ei,t 81 Revolution.
GREssfls CHI RETARDED / Z: / !. .
l!LeaeArs Actively Engaged " IL. In
li lnflanii1g Race. II Prejudice
5. Against Americans; ans ~,
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5S I'll. PAso TIJxAs 8, August ~ - mere mere
v,l5b no generaiu prsng against 4 '',cr-
leans III, Mexico on pteinber 18Th nor l
any serious trouble for some time; pu "
Within year or 30 we expect e DC
Is start a revolution, and we VII vi; spe
greatly helped BY native Hork * n e', .iWno
want the higher wages paid inercan rtH
Tor tho IA me work for which they no nov "
II receive about halt. q a d s5 .sS s5S6
Thus says the local agent for me 80 - Al
called Liberal party junta W WI nus ~
lcndquartcrs In the United States. ano -
actively stirring up tho dtssnti SIZED M cxl-s
\ m : etr,rloyes Working on the raj lroads,5
n the mines, and In var other a
strtes Il fgcly operated by America 2
Nal and under American nlanagenlent.st.$
y There have been several outbreaks Of
Mexican. operatives, notabl y hose ~. ~
Cananea and Torroon. ~ ~ hic 4 !, q Few
Americans have been XII lee, but me ma y
8tives received mu eli the worst OF 4 " "
They get no sympathy :; from ne
authorities 4 III fact, the Liberal junta is
I. ding the most OF President d lnz's o t.
tItudc ii, the preservat Ion Of order BY ms
4 Tanning the poems with statements that
$iDiaz IL taking sides with the foreigners
and tho fact that tlic native really
believes he Z Ia now worth as much as an
American. workman. al q re res ponsibio fors
the strikes that have AIKEN place ana no
the lurld batories OF d contemplated 9upris-i
ing TO drive the stranger out and to owe 81 81
turn the government II 1t Is necessary
to accomplish n (. Is ssa B,
f SIts issimpossible for any such movement
eversto take shape at this time, !; u ever
The discontented, active workne1 are a 81
whole nnorganized possess y no arms ms,
ana have no general Ian or lea ne ne
/ government forces are alive to- the sit ua d
ton and there is no more 70 PC tearen
Sof ar, uprising n In Ia 3 tional sense N
Mexico than there Is In the tnited 81 atea3
4jn$ times OF considerable labor 81 tatlon. x
There is, OF course, mn CHI res q IN the ne
country and some ann vance and some
Americans, sunduly affected BY cir ems
yironment, are greatly alarmed
Americans Are Alarmed
55S55s Many q 81 them returning from Afex leo
Yell &uf murders by poems, OF wa rnings To-
al foreigners to- leave DO fore E,l grito
septcmter 18th. the Mexlcan's Fourth
\ OF July. on which he celebrates the ami ami
ycrsary OF the In depend ence OF me re-.
4 public. 81 Not N a fcw$sot these men. have
& brought back their families. saving that
i Iiexico tis too hot for them. 4 hese ir'-S
8cidents have excited Am r icar,s living
& along the bord eli, who have a strong ana
lasting prejudice agninst the Grease Il.
M they term the Mex icnn, and ncts 81 sot IS
retaliation are threat ened. ,.i5 iSss
7 There Is no denying tina u the excitement
y m reas,l,g With every American who
rct,,rr,g With tales Of threat and y,olenc e.5
and fthat8it Is taxing the uthorit Les n. on
both, sides To reduce the frict ION. but they
do not seem 10 be alarmed. They have Inc me!
situation well III hand, ind are working
together. The reports OF the troubles IN =
Mexico have spread over the sl y IlLt q
States and started all sorts 81 ~ Y rl ~ =,
5of contemplated evolution.
The statement OF an Eel Paso q gem 9!or
Hthe only known Mexican #junta a3in y. this
country that no revolution Is ontempliated
Ss forF some time would seem to dispose Of
THAT fear, Dc at least for the present: ID but
\ M alao discloses plan OF action that Is
3 PARTICULARLY full OF dang r and anxiety
Il Ia ttAm erica n workmen n nd American Ga y.
#ital at this stage OF Mexico 3 Industrial
development. I. 4,
dire sof the native to array him against
4he American until the time is deemed
4 ripe for open war and destruction OF the
forces OF law and order 7 thousands Or
Y American MS have OF late been attracted 70
\ Mexico By the high. wages offered by
American railroad. mining Z. and othe7}
companies invited. OF ten gu bstd zed by
i President Diaz In his policy OF develop
'ing The great resources OF his republic,
lacking in sufrcient capital and spirit
of progressiyeness. ,s8S .,$5
&5 American capital has poured IN BY the
I millions OF dollars. "A large percentum
a Of native labor is cmploye ! sbu t much
higher wages are paid to the compare
lively skilled worktnen attracted from
the States, who are working alongside
the native hands and apparently doing
the same work. S55 n 8{s3f