Los Angeles herald., 1909-10-29

against MIN DeIOfe ne is Calleu upon
to make any defense whatever. We
shall take advantage of this legal pro-
vision for I'VE. do not want to be in
the dark at any stage of the proceed
ings.
Just after De Lara was arrested
and taken to the county Jail Inspector
Ridgway and stenographer called
upon him. De Lara had not then COM
municated with his attorneys. The in
spector asked questions and the
answers were taken down by the
stenographer. Even though De Lara
was laboring under great mental agi-
tation because of his arrest and even
though he did not know what was
the charge against him, he answered
every question put to him by the in
spector. The answers show the real
political belief of the man. 1 believe
that at no point in the testimony, by
the greatest stretch of imagination,
could an. anarchistic tenet be shown.
De Lara has told us that there is
one question asked not included in the
statement given us by Inspector Ridg-
way. This question is as follows: DO
you believe in destroying the lives of
rulers?' to which he replied in We
hement tones, Not at ALL
Has Proved Beliefs
"De Lara has proved himself a So
cialist. That is not a crime. He
showed by his answers that he has
nothing to fear and that he is not
ashamed to tell his political beliefs.
You will note that he says he respects
the president of the United States,
although he does not agree with the
form Of government This is the es-
sence of socialism. He points out in
what way he believes a change should
be made-that is by substituting col
lective for private ownership of the
producing forces. The socialist be-
iieyes in the bloodless, economic rev.
olution. 1t takes a man with some
brains to understand socialism, but 1t
does not take very much brains to
discern the difference between social
ism and anarchy. One Is at least ac-
cused of seeking to build up more
government by putting the producing
forces into the hands of the govern
ment as such. The other, the anar-
chist. seeks to destroy all government
by force, making every man his own
absolute master and answerable to
himself only for all his acts. The So
cialist believes that the government
should be supreme and that all people
should be an integral, sharing part
thereof"
Denies Incitng Rebellion
"In Ricos statement there is one
particular line which needs an abso-
Lutte denial" said De Lara after ne
had read the evidence" against him.
"Rico says 1 told the MeXicans to take
UP arms and start a revolution. That
is a bare-faced falsehood and manu-
featured by the fertile brains of Rico
and others. I did not counsel any
such thing. Either he does not under
stand Spanish when 1t is correctly
spoken or he is seeking to make state
ments which he knows have not truth
in them. In the first place 1 never
have. and never will, counsel revolu-
ton except the economic revolution
which Is going on every minute OF the
day. In the second place, if 1 did
counsel bloodshed I would be greater
fool than 1 believe any man who has
anv education at all could possibly pc,
if I went out into the public streets
and with half a dozen police otncers
who have sworn to send me back TO
Mexico listening to me, tell the Mex
leans to take up arms. Any person
who has any sense of humor will see
that such a condition of affairs Is
little short of a farce. l believe IN
neace. want Diaz to remain presl-
dent of Mexico just as long as pos
sible. The lash on the back of tyrants
is nublicity. Let him live and learn
the WOTlQ 3 SCoill iOt it4'i''
he the greatest punishment he can
ever have. The man who talks WIN
me half an hour and who then says L
am an anarchist is either mentally IN
conpetent or so biased in his views
as to be unfit to judge between So
cialism and anarchy.
Following is the entire statement
with the single exception already noted'
made by De Lara to Inspector Rldg-
way lust after De Lara had been IN
carcerated in the county jail;
Los Angeles, Cal, Oct. 18, loO9'
L. G. De Lara.
BY Inspector Ridgway;
@. What Is your name?
A, l.. Gutierrez de Lara.
@. Where were you bornT
A. Monterrey, Mexico.
o. When did you first come to the United
states?
A. First time 1 came to the United States
was about seven years ago, but have been
living here for more than three years.
O. When did you go back to Mexico?
A. 1 have been In Mexico several times
for business purposes.
o. When was the last time you wentY
A. One year ago l went down mere TOT
business purposes, but have no matter tdata)
O. where did you go a year ago?
A. crossed the whole country from
north down sOuth-tO the extreme south.
q. What date was thatY
A. i cannot remember exactly.
q. Approximately?
O. How long did you remain In Mexico at