The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-12-11
MEXICO STILL l
IN TURM0I
Race Horse Man Here pr,,|
There Says Fighting Nav a
ON for Years.
MANY AMERICANS ARE
LANGUlSHING In Jan
n. nj. Fitzgerald Thinks Tb;,
Country Finally Will
Annex Mexico.

W. M, Fitzgerald, the wellinor,
race horse man, who has Just ardv.sf
in Salt Lake from Juarez, Chihuabus
Mexico, says that the insurrectios
which has attracted so much notics /,
the United States of late, has bs.,
going ON for years in Mexico and rl
probably continue for years, with n.
termittont fury.
"The insurrectos have no hopes i
overthrowing the Mexican 9over,.
mcnt," says Mr.. Fitzgerald, "TAs,
will continue to rebel, however. iuA
as long as the Diaz regime is contin.
ued, or until the United States ;ptsr.
venes. The ingurrectos are very cass
ful not 10 harm American citiaena ~
their property. All the harm that bau
come to Americans has been throuoS
the government soldiers and police. TRs|
American residents Of Mexico slmoV
to man, arc quiet sympathizers VA
tho insurrectos.
Guerrilla Warfare.
"Just now the insurrectos are ear.
rying on Z sort of guerrilla waffars n
which they are highly successful. Half
a dozen insurrectos In hiding along the
roadway have been known TO deiy (
regiment of government troops. IA
one case that / know Of, $50 rurals1
went out from Guerrero in search AZ
the insurrectos In hiding along the ons
road leading TO the town. Only fouf
of them returned to town. They said
the insurrectos fired on them from an.
bush aud not one Of the rebels -could
be located.
"All reports coming from Medes
are still subject to government Censor.
ship and the treatment Of Americsns
by Mexican government officials is nav.
er divulged. Every American thoupht
10 be in sympathy with the revolution,
lists is arrested and thrown in tha
filthy Mexican iails and thers forgot
Ten.
1.-THE American consular ofieiala d
Juarez are decidedly weak. It Is b
common report that the American con
sui has repeatedly disregarded appeal!
from American prisoners in Mexieaz
iails. This condition has resulted ia Z
number Of Americans claiming the pro
lection Of the British flag. The Msd
cans appear to believe that there en-
lStS SOiuo bOTI OIL HI UNDERSTANDABLE %
tween Diag and tho United State
which permits them to do as cha
please with American subjects but they
have r wholesome fear OF the intef
ference Of England. The British conm
at Juarez has only to say tho word aui
all the Americans who claim his pao
lection are immediately released,
Many Americans In jail
"In the Juarez Jail thero srs d
present a large number of American
behind the adobe walls. They are hard
ed with Mexican prisoners in roods1
and aoorless inclosu7e, unfit for ma b
a stockyaYds. l know Of ono Ameyieal
boy who WAS sentenced to fouYteeu
months In Jail and fined $8s for 6ghtdn,
with Mexican. He served the tim
and paid the Ane. The fight with tA
Mexican had resulted from an insult Il
an American woman by the Mexieau
Nothing at all was done TO the Mszi
can. Before I left I wanted TO sseer
tain how many Americans were In ID
jail but the joefe politico (chiaf d
police) refused permission.
"It may not be for years but "a
annexation of Mexico BY the Units
States Is certain. This b what th
American residents Of Mexico and tt
Mexican insurrectos are praying fef