The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1910-06-25
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MEXICO
Extraordinary Precautions
Taken to Prevent Riot
in DiaZ's Domain.

part of the republic extraordinary
precautions have been taken by the
government to prevent riots or 9TH
er disorderly demonstrations in to-
days presidential primary elections.
In the prediction campaign anti
administration riots have been fire.
quent in many parts of the country.
The action of President DiaZ in
practically forcing the nomination
of Ramon Corral to the vice presi-
dency and the treatment accorded
francesca l. Madero, the anti-Diaz
candidate, have increased the fury
of the opposition and an attempt at
open rebellion would not be surpris-
ing.
The situation is all the more in
teresting in view of the advanced
age of President Diaz-he is now
past 80-and the additional circum-
stance that the people of the coun-
try are much divided in their prefer
ence for his successor. 1t is acknowl-
edged by all that so long as Diaz
lives and will accept the Office he will
be the chief executive of the nation.
Politics have long been dormant in
Mexico because Diaz has ever been
the universal choice of the people
for president; the people love, res
pect and honor him, and they desire
that he remain at the head of the
national government so long as he
lives.
Several years ago President DiaZ
thought that Mexico should have a
vice president, and SO congress pro-
vided for that Office. Don Ramon
Corral came to the capital to fill the
chair created. 1t later appeared that
while Corral had many stanch friends
and was strongly intrenched in Of
fetal circles, he had a sufficient num-
Der of enemies to create an oppOsi-
ton to his candidacy for reelection
as vice president in today's election
and to bring about situation that
is unusual in Mexico, as national
politics have been little discussed on
account of the generally accepted
and perpetual candidacy and election
of Diaz.
In a famous interview that Presi-
dent Diaz gave a few years ago, the
chief executive said he believed the
time had come when Mexico should
have great political parties that
would bring great issues before the
people in an intelligent way This
remark was doubtless made because
the president has seen since he has
been in Office a middle class spring
up in the country in which he gov
erns. Years ago there were only two
classes-the rich and mighty and the
poems or poor. But today Mexico
has great middle class, composed of
educated and intelligent working
men, trades people, shop owners, etc.
This class has begun to take an act
i've interest in politics and in the
great public issues confronting the
country. While loyal to Diaz they
are in general opposed to his policy
of debating his successor in the
presidency.
The opposition at the start took
up General Bernardo Reyes, the rich
and powerful governor of Nuevo
Leon, as the most suitable candidate
to oppose Ramon Corral for the vice
presidency, which office is one of
highest Importance in view of the
general understanding that the vice
president will be called upon to sue
coed Diaz in the event of the latter S
death or retirement But President
Diaz, in the interests of his protege
and favorite, Corral, disposed of Re-
yes by giving him a foreign mission
and practically banishing him from
the field of home politics. Reyes
was extremely popular with the army
which fact made him all the more
dangerous in his opposition to the
administration. In order to place
Mr.. Corral in touch with the mill
tary branch of the government and
increase his popularity with the Of
ficers and men of the army, President
Diaz has given him practical charge
of the campaign against the malcon-
tents in northern Mexico.
In view of the present conditions
| it is difficult to foresee any other re-
suit of the national elections than
the reelection ofCorral as vice presi-
dent and his ultimate succession to
Diaz. For several years, according
to general report and belief, the vice
president has been performing vir-
| tually all of the duties of the presi-
dent of the republic. On account OF
the state of his health President Dia1
has practically retired from active
duty and is letting his mantle fall or
Corral's shoulders by degrees, sc
that when he finally gives up Office
there will be no trouble in having
the vice president recognized as his
successor. OF late it has been grow
ing more and more difficult for any
one to get an audience with the