The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1908-09-12

A cipher letter from the avowej
Mexican revoIutionfst. Ricardo Flores
| MagOn, who is still in prison in Los
Angeles, California, TO his brother
Enrique, of FL Paso, fell into the hands
of the authorities at the time of the
recent arrests in FL PasO.
This interesting infiammatory dOcU-
ment has been forwarded to MEXICO
and here translated. The letter was
written in a simple but ingenious
cipher, composed of figures and signs.
1t was closely and neatly printed IN
pencil, the entire code covering only
eight small pages of note paper BY
the usual method of counting the re-
cuTTence of a code sign the VowelS
were discovered and the alphabet
readily determined
The ambitious plans of Magon to
fire the enthusiasm of his country
men to revolt smacks not little OF
the methods of the anarchists and his
advice 70 destroy important plants
and industries in order to force idle
men 20 deeds of violence are not eX-
actIy suggestions to be expected from
a true patriot.
Wagons residence among Ameri-
cans does not seem to have given
him a very high opinion of their CHAR
acter and attainments, though his
present abode may tend to prejudice
him.
The letter is as follows:
Los Angeles, June Z, 1908.
Enrique Flores Magon,
Ell Paso, Texas
To-day, the 7th. my dear brother. L
on inc of no n n
TO tell you that if YOU are anxious for
the fixing of the date of the outbreak,
LibradO and l are desperate, for we
fear that from one moment to the
other, the forces of jepotiSm may
break up the groups. Will ManriQue
have already gone TO VeracTu5?
Juan Olivares, one of those who
with our unfortunate Jose Neyra,
founded in Rio Blanco the newspapers
Revolution Social and the Gran
Credo de Oberos is pledged to go TO
agitate the wOrkmen of the factory
district of Orizaba. He is a textile
worker, and has been In this country
since he came here two years ago
with Neyra. He is a member of the
Club here and works as a compositor
with PalOmares, in 'LibeTtad Ira
bajo' On the suggestion of the paper,
it will be suspended, because OlivareS
is going to put himself to work in or
der TO be able to go to VeracruZ, and
beside, the newspaper Ell Club is
losing ten dollars a week. and we can
not pay expenses and put aside any
thing for moving the members of the
board of directors whom / have
pledged.
eff Olivares has an opportunity OF
at the factories. some of his !
old friends. the revolution can be
opened in OTizaba; the best workers |
have fed from those acCuTsed places. !
and those who have not fed are in the !
Vale NacionaI, Quintana Roo, Tres |
Marias. and in the prisons. Because
of this. Oliyares Is not sure Of rails |
ing the people. but he will try it, l |
believe that Orizaba may fall into the |
power of the revolution, if the follow |
ing plan, which l have communicated 1
to OIivares. and which he will con- |
slider on the ground, is put into prac- |
tice.
Destruction and Dynamite.
In OTizaba there must be no less /
than 1900 men, against whom 1t is /
to work, except by means 4
of dynamite, demoIishing the bar /
racks. At the same time. a small /
group will be charged with the de- /
struction of the machinery at Necaxa, /
which produces the power for the fac |
tories of Rio BlancO, NOgales, Coco /
lapa, FL Yute, and still others which /
there are located in that important /
region. TheR,~like an avalanche, the !
mass of wOTkmen will throw them /
selves upon OriZaba- whose barracks /
at that precise moment will be in 1
the act of disappearing. and the place /
will be in the hands Of the revolution. /
Can Sack orizaba.
"OTiZaba Is very rich city, where I
various millions of pesos and a great 4
quantity of arms and munitions OF
and war can be secured. /
II the attack against the barracks
fails. there will in any case be more
han 10000 men without work. by thu
destruction of the machinery at Ne
AKA. and these men viii be like /
others, as good as rebels, driven ~
hunger.
Needs SikIIfuI Dynan1iters.
"Olivares needs the aid of a skillful
1ynamiter: he is to communicate ,aIs
plan to Nelazquez. to put him in &C
,oTd- So I will send OIivares direct
o EeTacTuZ, TO talk with VaIez1uez,
pray that I may be able TO gather
funds promptly 20 put him on his
way.
At what address will Ofvares be
ible to find Velazquez2 l believe that .
t would be well TO address joaquin
J. SeTrano, for him TO pass it on 70
Eelazquez- Can Serano still be found
n the postOfhce of the port2 Il
Could not Ulibarre send Prax the
,opies of the manifesto. because there
S no sure address for him? ! viii