The copper era., 1909-04-22
Wagons Plans For Mexican Revolution.

n NlPhCl lCllCL HUH luC dNOMCO Mexican revolutionist 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 arrest in Fl Paso.
 This interesting iniammatory document has been forwarded to Mexico and here translated. The letter was written in a simple but in- genious cipher, composed of figures and signs. It was closely and neatly printed in pencil, the entire code covering only eight small pages ot note paper. By the usual manner of counting the recurrence of a code sign the vowels were discovered and the alphabet then readily determined
 The ambitious plans of Magon to fire the enthusiasm of his country men to revolt smacks not a little ot the methods of the anarchists and his advice to destroy important force idle men to deeds of violence are not exactly suggestions to be ex- pected from true patriot.
 Magon's residence among Ameri- cans does not seem to have given him very high opinion of their character and attainments, though his present abode may tend to preju- dice him.
 The letter is as follows:
 Los ANGELES, Cal, June :, 1908.
 Enrique Flores Magon,
 "El Paso, Texas.
 "Today, the 7th, my dear brother, I am answering yours of the 5th in- stant, to tell you that if you are anxious for the fixing of the date or the outbreak, Librado and I are des- perate, for we fear that from one moment to the other, the forces of despotism may break up the groups. Has Manrique already gone to Vera Cruz?
 "Juan Olivares, one of those who, with our unfortunate Jose Neyra, founded in Rio Blanco the news papers Revolution Social and the Gran Circulo de Obreros' 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 com positor with Palomarez, in 'Libertad Trabajo.' On the suggestion of the paper, it will be suspended, because Olivarez is going to put himself to work in order to go over to Vera Cruz, and beside, the newspaper 'El Club is losing BIO week and we can not pay expenses and put aside any thing for moving the members of the board of directors whom I have pledged.
 eff Olivares has an opportunity of meeting, al the factories, some of his old friends, the revolution can be opened in Orizaba; the best workers have fled from these accursed places, and those who have not fled are in the Valle Nacional, Quintana Roo, Tres Marias and in the barracks, and iu the prisons. Because of this, Olivares is not sure of raising the people, but he will try it. believe that Orizaba may fall into the power of the revolution, if the following plan which I have communicated to Olivares, and which he will consider on the ground, is put into practice.
 "Iu Orizaba there must be no less than 1,500 men against whom ir is impossible to work, except by means of dynamite, demolishing the bar racks. At the same time, small group will be charged with the de- struction of the machinery at Ne caxa, which produces the power for the factories of Rio Blanco, Nogales, Cocolapa, E Yute and still others which there are located in that inn portant region. Then, like an avalanche, the mass of workmen will throw themselves upon Orizaba, whose barracks at that precise mo- ment will be in the act of dis appear ing and the place will be in the hands of the revolution"