The sun., 1910-06-10
SAYS MEXICO has EXILED hin
CANDIDATE BARRON APPEALS
TO TAFT 10 HELP HIM OUT.

Was Nominated for President Against
DlaS and Now Can't 60 Home Even
on Business & andldats GaderO % Ne
Kept In JaI At MOnteFey UntIl June n
Heriberto Barron ol 7Ss West Twenty
second street. who SAYS he was driven
out Of Mexico by President Diaz because
he was q candidate against Diaz at the
election to be held on June 2S. wrote a
letter TO President Taft yesterday com
I planning that President DiAz is still trying
10 keep him from making q living and
/ will not permit him 20 return 20 Mexico
7 on a business trip
/ In his letter Barron says that up 10 a
short time ago he was a member Of the
/ Mexican Congress and a confidential friend
l Of President Diaz having two newspapers
in Mexico city Then a strong feeling
against thA reelection oi Diaz grew up
and Barron was named the candidate II
the Republican Democratic party with
out his seeking.
As result. says Barron, y am to-day
an exile In the United States. my papers
suppressed and destroyed and my busi-
ness ruined. Furthermore, tho Republican
Democratic party is disorganized through
the fact that all u leaders have been put
IN jail am not an Agitator or revolu-
tionIst. but peace loving citizen Of
Mexico who wishes 10 see his country
established IN peace and prosperity on the
same basis as the United states.
When ! found that the President Of
Mexico Was determined 70 suppress all
individual lnde pendenCe and treedom
Il speeCh IN Mexico and that he deter
mined 20 retaAate On my friends and
relatives hv persecution and imprison-
ment (mv own brother being In Jail a. a
RESULT rather than cause revolt that
might result IN the sacrifice u human life
and the disturbance of Law and order
! sought 90 establish business and 10
return % my family q Mexico. where my
wife and daughters sadly need my support
Y wrote TO the President of Mexico
90 this effect through he Excellency the
Mexican Ambassador az Washington,
and the American merchants who had
given me the Mexican representat on of
their concerns vrots 90 the Pres ident
and asked whether ] would be pe ermitted
to return a. Mexico IN the interest of
business Neither these letters nor my own
received direct reply. but have Just heen
known D. my family that vii. not he per.
mitsd o. return TO Mexico While Daz
lives
MovTFRFT. Meyco. June o Francisco
J. MadeTo Ca1dICat. for PreAident ~
NeNico against psa1. who was arrested
here Monday night on the charge Of aiding
Rogue Estrada. one ut hiz Leading
political supporters. - escape the service
u a warrant for the alleged offence OF
h1ldlug a political meeting. will be Kept
IN prison until after the election on June
~ MadeIQs arrest and imprisonment
has cAuasd a great stir among the
n"oule oi northern MeXlCo where he -
well known and very popular Ha 10
son og FvarS'n Madsro parras. one oi
the wealthest men m Mexico. H's father
recently sold part of he landed holdings
for Sl5.WoO0O gold
There - Etr0ug Orcr criticism being
made hv the Opposition pres- NJ Monterey
and other cities ~ the country 0f the ac-
unu of the Government authorities IN
attempting o. suppress FIRE press and
political action by arrestinE Madern
n h assorted hY MaderD and his friends
that he - not guilty. ~ the charge that ls
made against him but whom arraiEned
the prisoner refused O. make a defence.
saying that there was no justice % hp had
m Mexico. tie WAS ordered held M spli-
tarv cunfnement for seventy-two hours
az the expiration ~ which time he will he
permitted 20 sce his friends Many po-
litical followers ~ Madero have been
arrested and are IN jail