Los Angeles herald., 1910-11-23
Los ANGELES MEX|CANS
TO ASSIST REVOLUTION

1t is believed that leaders of the
Mexican liberal element in Los An
geles and publishers of Regeneration,
the anti-Diaz paper printed at 5191s
East Fourth street, in this city, have
left for Mexico to join their comrades
in the revolution. Libsado Rivera, one
of the editorial writers on the paper,
was the only one who could be found
last night. Although he would not
admit that the Mexican liberal lead
ers stationed here had crossed the Mex
ican border to join in the fight, he
frankly stated that it was the inten-
tion of every Liberalist in Los Angeles,
especially its leaders, to cross the bor-
der and battle against the soldiers Of
Diaz.
Among many others Ricardo Flores
Magon and Antonio I. Villareal could
not be found last night and have not
been seen here, as far as can be
| learned, for several days. John Ken
meth Turner, author of "Barbarous
Mexico" series of articles in the
American Magazine recently, which
caused a stir throughout the country
has also disappeared. Turner became
prominently identified with the revo-
lutionary movement and it is believed
that he has joined the insurgents in
Mexico.
Libsado Rivera, small statured man
with flashing black eyes, spoke feel
ingly last night of the outbreak in
Mexico. Sitting in the editorial rooms
of Regeneration with his two small
children playing at his knee he de-
clared the strife in Mexico was the
result of oppression by the Diaz gov
ernment.
BULLETS INSTEAD OF BALLOTS
I'VE have been misrepresented," he
|, ,ss-tp 1,Vrf
cialists. Had Diaz given his people
a square deal at the ballot box and
allowed them to elect whom they
pleased instead of debating himself
into the presidential chair there would
have been no blood shed in Mexico to-
day. lie has forced us into the fight
and compelled us to win by sword and
musket that which otherwise we would
have achieved peacefully"
Your forefathers fought to free thir-
teen colonies from British tyranny. In
Europe they were termed rebels and
the rope was prescribed for them by
the tories. We, the people of Mexico,
are fighting for our freedom, too. Let
not the American people be misled in
to think we are bomb throwers. We are
patriots.
"De Lara, Magon. Villareal and Turn
er will be in the thick of the fight
against the Diaz government. I will
not say they are there now or have
gone, but they will be, They will
fight Diaz and his soldiers with the
bayonet as hard as they have fought
him with the pen and voice.
1.-THE revolution is on. Within
few days you will hear of many bat
ties and of many towns that have
turned to the insurgents. The revo-
luton is not confined to any one part
of Mexico but has swept it from the
sea to the border. One of the key
notes of our strength is that the bulk
of the army $ no longer loyal to Dtaz.
Those who have been dragged from
their homes and wives and children to
don his uniform and carry his muskets
against their own people, the men of
families, will strip his badge from their
coats and fight with the revolution. I
will be there myself not many days
from now. We of Los Angeles are
going into Mexico singly and unarmed
and not as a body"
"Vive le Revolution" cried the
black-eyed boy at his feet. The father
smiled down on him and said; Here
you see a future citizen Of free
Mexico"