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meet in open court any charge that might
be brought against them. One after the
other the charges were dismissed because
there was nothing in them.
'The charge of murder committed IN
Mexico and violation of the immigration
law were false and were known to be false
by the men who sworc to them. One COM
plant charged one of the prisoners with
killing John Doe in Mexico. When the
Mexican consul sworc to that complaint
he knew he was swearing to falsehood
Says Editors Were Slain
1.-THE coward is the man with the billy
and the army at his back. The brave man
Is the one who barehanded is willing to
stand up against all resistance Tor the
principles which he lives without finch
ing. 1t is such men that tyrants rear.
Men with an object IN life are the ones
that are not fraid. That is why Diaz fears
Magon, the man who barehanded is will
ing to stand for the rights of the people.
"The constitution of Mexico provides
that the president shall not hold Office for
more than one term of four years con-
secutiyely. Diaz has held office for thirty
two years in violation of the constitution
of Mexico Diaz was poor when he De-
came president His salary is nominal.
Now he is the richest man in Mexico hoW
did he get his fortune? He has done II Dy
seizing the peoples lands and by speciai
privileges granted to foreigners 10 Gu
courage foreign investment.
1.-THE governors of the states nave lol-
lowed the example of their master. GOV
ernor Reeves of Nuevo Leon was also a
moor man when he took office. For
twenty-five years he has held the position
of chief executive of the state by mill
tary force. His political rival was sho'
to death and his soldiers fired into tine
crowd of men, women ana cnllofen
who dared march down the street In a
political demonstration at election time.
"In the same category Is the governor
of Chihuahua, who seized the lands OF
the people, which he converted into his
own private empire and over which roam
cattle bearing his brand in such numbers
that they have never been counted, and
he also has wives without number.
Says Editors Slain
"I have in my possession 100 names OF
editors who have been imprisoned, killed
or beaten to death because they dared
express their views in the press. have
the rames of 100 papers which were con-
fiscated by the Mexican authorities be-
cause the editors dared express them
selves adversely to the administration.
"Press censorship, confiscation of pub
lie domain, false imprisonment and as
sassination are the policy of the present
administration of the Diaz administra-
tion.
"At present the Mexican government
is bending every effort to have the men
taken to Arizona. | believe If the men
are taken to Arizona the report Will be
given out that they have escaped prison
and they will never be heard from again.
They will be allowed to conveniently
escape prison near the Mexican border,
where they can be conveniently seized
by the Mexican authorities. and the rest
of their story will be similar to that OF
the Mexican editors who dared print their
views fearlessly They will never be
heard of because they will be lying dead
in Mexico"
Constant applause greeted the earnest
remarks Of Attorney Hartman, and at
the end of the meeting many of the per-
sons in the audience gathered around him
to shake his hand.