The Washington herald., 1910-12-11
THE REVOLUTION IN MEXICO.
Washingtonian There Says That
Reports Were Exaggerated.

heDorts Were Exaggerated.
Mr. Guy b. MaTean. a resident OF
Washington, who has been quite promi-
nent in engineering work in Mexico Of
recent years, was in the very heart of
tie so-called revolution in that country.
In letter to his friends here, he gives
some interesting details Of that event
He writes, ia part:
Judging from the American news
papers I have seen YOU must have
imagined that We had a fun-dedged
Latin-American revolution hereabouts.
one with all the usual trimmings of a
new president. destroyed property. SC.
Indeed. we did have considerable excite
ment- bat at no time were Americans
IN any danger. The suggestion that
some # not all Of the insurrectos' warth
was aimed at the resident Americans
came from the revolving leaders and
their abbettors on the American side OF
TIE me and as political weapon was
used against the government But Al
no Time were we in any danger. going
ana coming in our ordinary way. I did
rf'-FNi Atf a lew GAYS. nllf II
"da more bother than useful The dis
orders that did occur were no worse
IMAM those accompanying an ordinary
strike Of any kind at home and were
put down with much greater prompt
ness.
1T has done one thing. however that
| ought 10 be most helpful 10 al of ms
who have investments here. II has
shown how firmly law and order were
established and the power II the govern
iEent manifested. and that the masses
nave completely outgrown the revolution
habit
1T was a politicians move. and al no
time eountenanced OF supported. even
secretly approved. BY the masses. old
umers say it was one Of the most care
iully planned, well-organized. and amply
hhanced revoits ever started here or
anywhere in Latin America, yet il has
fallen absolutely fiat and is already al
most forgotten incident. 1t also
splendidly demonstrated that the regu-
lar troops and rurales were loyal 10 the
| core, The general foreign impression was
ihat these eX-bandit mounted police
men were always ready-as are most OF
the Latin-American trOOps-to turn
| against the government At the slightest
/ chance- On the contrary, they have
done most OF the putting-dOWn work OF
what little trouble there was and have
exercised a splendid moral as well as
physical influence upon their friends
and relatives, the plain people them
selves.
The authorities are wise and take
no chances. / Witnessed one little by
play Of the revolution (that has not
+ been mentioned by our own papers and
was so carefully censored that I am
sure no word Of il has reached youl
/ that illustrates the governments thor
[ oughness and its ability TO promptly
nip trouble in the bud. At Guadalajara
there was a regiment OF state troops,
militia. that was known 10 be dis
/ affected Most of the men had secured
ball ammunition and but waited a
/ favorable opportunity TO assemble. II
was big regiment and of considerable
potentiality for evil and effective work
The authorities seemingly paid no at
| tention 10 il and were APPARENTLY ig-
norant of what was going on. Then
one day IL was announced. quite in the
ordinary course OF events that the next
day there was to be a big review and
parade OF all the troops. This regiment
otfNtfA ZIG news with ElCtt TOT II lluS
planned 10 join the revolutionists after
the parade, all armed and uniformed
as 1t Was. As il quite by accident this
regiment was placed between two lines
OF regulars. The order was given. in
regular evolution. 10 Tx 5ayonets Then
TO stack arms. This regiment noted for
It's snappy promptness in drill, did so
before noticing that the regulars were
not also stacking arms. Before the
trapped regiment could recover its wits
1t suddenly found the regulars between
IT and its arms and. without further
word or comment, il was marched
right along. not to review or parade but
right on straight TO and into the peni-
Tertiary. One OF the neatest bits Of
work I've ever seen.
No; | don't think you need worry
about our Mexican revolution. There
amt none"