The National tribune., 1910-12-29
MEXICAN TROUBLES.
Wholesale Exaggeration by the Yellow
Papers.

Editor National Tribune: After my
salutations and words of encourage
ment for your splendid soldiers paper
that | have received weekly for many
years, and expect to receive It as long
as / live, / know that you would not
give publicity to erroneous news if you
believed the same to be erroneous, and
if the same did creep into your col
umnS you would be only too glad to
correct the same as n simple act of JUS
tice to our comrades living in Mexico.
some 30 of whom belong to o. F.. G. Ord
Post, 100, Department of Tennessee, of
this city. / note in your issue of Dec.
!, 1910, q map of Mexico, upon which
is marked white circles showing towns
where fighting occurred and black cir
cleS showing towns held by the rebels.
The white circles show Oaxaca, Ora
"a ba. Pueblo. Guadalajara, Tepic, Zaca-
teacas. Saltillo, Monterey, Chihuahua
and Carmanea, while the black circles
show City of Mexico, Acambro, San
Luis Potosi, Durango, Parrai, Torrcon,
Gomez, Ralacio, Onava, Gueneno, Jim
ineZ, Ortis, Euciullo. Guerreno and San
Andras. Now, the truth is there has
been no fighting in the City of Mexico.
Guadalajara, Tepic, Zacataecas, Saltillo,
Monterey, Chihuahua, but n small riot
in Pueblo and Orazaba. Nothing to be
dignified into fighting, but a few rioters
that were promptly suppressed, as oc-
ours in many parts of the United States
almost any day.
Our good comrade, ]. s. McColyhan,
living in Durango, writes there was no
rioting in Durango, Parral, Torreonc
and Gomez and Palaeio From all the
reliable information / can obtain there
has been no rioting in any other of the
cities named except San Andras.
The whole movement has been a
farce from beginning to end. That
there are a few bad men of the type of
the bad men in Texas that were sup
pressed by the Texas Rangers now an
moving the Eurales and regular troops
in the mountains of Chihuahua is true.
but there is no doubt that it is only
question of little time when they will
be run down. / do not think / ever
heard of such a continuous volume of
lying reports than was sent out by the
yellow press north of the Rio Grande.
Fully 99h per cent of all the reports
that found their way into the yellow
press were false and misleading. i in
close you an extract from Minister En-
rique c.. Creers address that speaks for
itself and is true. All the Americans
doing business in Mexico have forgot
ten the incident, and are attending 10
their business as usual. No one was in
danger or had any cause to fear for
their personal safety, either at home or
travelling over the country. J. Fitz-
gerrell. Past Commander, Department
of New Mexico, Mexico City, Mex
Gov Crecl's Address.
The following statements were made
by the Hon. Enrique c. Creel, Minister
of Foreign Affairs, at a banquet given
by Arthur Stllwell, in the City of Mex
leo. Dec. 9. 1910, to Sc of the leading
bankers of the United States. Mr.. Creel
has lived in Chihuahua most of his life,
was Governor of the State when ap-
pointed 10 his present position in the
Cabinet of the President, Porfirio Diaz,
has been Mexican ambassador to Wash
ington, and no man in Mexico is better
qualified to speak Of actual conditions
in this Republic. Mr.. Creel said:
1T has been a question as to wheth-
er President DiaZ is backed by public
opinion or by force of arms tho those
who have Investments here or who
have lived here some time have no
doubts upon these points. The recent
riots We're started by man who was
not in sympathy with the Government.
and who was under the impression that
any movement against the Government
would De supported not only by the
citizens, but by the army.
1t has been demonstrated that the
army is loyal to the Government, and
that the Government is supported by
public opinion. More than this. it has
been shown that intelligent people and
those dependent upon invested capital
realize that the existing Government
has at heart only the interests of peace
and progress and industry.
The result as whole has been
good. Letters, kilograms and personal
communications from all over the Re-
public have proved that had the Gov
ernment desired it could have raised in
to 100000 men to support the present
Administration.
The recent troubles have had ahso-
lutely no effect on the markets of the
world. Mexican securities are as high
as before the riots, and financial condi-
uons here are in as sound q condition
as they have ever been.
Mexico wishes to be known and ap-
preciated abroad. The Government
wishes to be understood also. and-as far
as possible to rect. understand and
knew the strangers within the gates of
the Republic. 1t wishes them to find
out. moreover, that the Mexican people |
are peaceful and that they wish to pro-
mote enterprises in Mexico.
Il am glad that this party has come !
at the present time, following the |
reports circulated abroad as
to conditions here. There has been |
some trouble and some small riots in |
widely separated places but l believe
that the general result of the trouble
will be beneficial"
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