Los Angeles herald., 1907-09-06
N Aspired Story PubIIshed

rs sent out by agents or the mexican
~ frnnlent With view to making
= ssssf5s.eis for the s9rrests of the revolutions
Nv leaders is sensational and was first
given out from Ell Paso. where many
wierd tales are liberated for United
States consumption.
Jesus NGarza, who was arrested there
early in July, is credited with revealing
the plot He barred a story OF thesplan-
ming of a bloody uprising In which the
governors of states were to be killed ana
the Mexican government overthrown
Some of the prominent men in Mex
ico including generals and other Of
ficers of the army, besides office holders,
"are in sympathy with the movement
and are furnishing funds for It,
Cover Their Tracks
THESE men, in most cases. are so bit
Ter In their denunciation of the revolu-
tioy arv movement and are so we'll set
fled financially, socially and politically
that II is almost impossible for the au-
thorities to discover any connection De-
tween them and the movement.
The fine has been fixed, however arms
and ammunition are being obtained every
dav. and it is predicted that at the given
time the governors of states VINO were
largely the causes OF tne feVoiu'oi "--
be displaced. .,,,
who these are the revolutionists Will
not saw. but Governor Creel OF Chinua-
hua Is not one of them; he Is regarded
as good man, beloved by his people.
The movement originated in El campo,
The officers made 1t so hot that move
had to be made, and the revolutionists
moved their Headquarters TO San An
tonic later to st. Louis, and then to
Los Angeles.
Headquarters at Montreal
Though the organ was printed here
the headquarters of the party were moved
to Canada.
senior Villareal comes into the story
here. he having escaped from Ell Paso to
canada. headquarters being established
In Montreal.
II has been stated that sixty women
~ bigb degree have been thrown into the
dungeons at Mexico City for alleged con-
nection with the movement, they being
members of a woman's organ1zation
which sympathizes with the revolutions
lists.
ment say that the society originated
from the fact that many of the govern
ors took office when poor and by cor
ruption became rich.
These men tyrannized and oppressed
the people under them to further their
own ends and retired from office as mil
lionaires.
Diaz Is Marked
Though it is denied that Diaz is a
marked man 1t is the general belief that
his downfall, If not death, is demanded.
This also applies to the unpopular gov
ernors.
Those friendly to the government say
the revolutionists have selected their as
sassins and are as perfectly organized
as the Russian nihilists
on the other hand those who sympa-
thize with the men unjustly thrown into
iails or shot, say that they are simply
victims of a political campaign, into
which unusual bitterness has been in
jected.
The agitators form a distinct party
which aims to overthrow the administra-
ton, but only by methods which are pos
sible under a republican form of gov
ernment from which they say Mexico has
long ago drifted.
piaz holds office, they assert, by virtue
Of the machine he has built up and
this machine must be smashed first Of
all.
They claim that the ballot box will be
the only weapon used, and the men who
are being prosecuted are merely those
who by their writings are infiaming the
public mind. ~
In their defense, 1t Is said further, that
their utterances are not reasonable any
more so than those Of Republicans and
Democrats, for instance, who make
charges anf counter charges against pub
lie men ank vice holders IN this country.
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