Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1910-11-29
HAS D|AZ EXECUTED
ID REBELS WITHOUT
WORLD KNOWING IT?
Letter From Mexico to Allan
tian, Dated Last Sunday,
Says 1.-THE Ten Principal
Leaders Were Executed"

Have ten OF the principals OF the
Mexican revolution been executed in
Mexico City without the rest of the
world knowing anything about Il?
Certainly none Of the press dispatches
all censored. that have come out Of
Mexico since the recent uprising broke
loose. have contained any account of
such an execution
But here comes a letter from Mexico,
to an Atlanta man. stating that such is
fact-stating il casually, as though as
sunling that II is not such startling
news as IL proves to be.
IL may change the whole complexion
OF the situation. II may mean. as the
writer says 1t does. that President Por-
firio Dfaz has already suppressed the
revolution and gotten rid OF the lead
ers- That the revolution is suppressed.
has been the claim OF all the censored
news for some days past. But in none
Of ii has the execution Of ten leaders
Of that revolution been told.
@. c. Beck. OF the Troy Steam laundry
In Atlanta, il the recipient OF the let
ter. The Journal handles the original
epistle for the writing Of these lines.
But the name Of the man who signs
tn eletter. nor even the city he wrote
il from. could not wisely be published.
Not as long as he remains in Mexico.
He might hear from It in a disagreable
way.
HERE Is THE LETTER.
Here is the letter. dated November 20:
Newspaper reports may worry you,
so Just q line OF reinsurance.
The so-called anti-American feeling
and demonstrations. as we all knew.
simply cloaked q very, weak and foolish
attempt TO first discredit and then over
throw the Diaz administration
The matter has been forcibly and
more than promptly met with federal
troops. and with the execution in Mex
leo City this morning OF the ten prin-
cipal leaders. I feel that IT is all over.
We have seen nor heard personally
nothing Of IL all Ny men have been
regularly at work underground and not
even a case Of disrespecT.
IS. is here until her ship sails Deem
Der /. from VeracruZ, and should 1 be
mistaken about the disorder being ended
Carrie and the boys will sail when she
does"
The fact that the letter is written
from another city than the capital may
be taken as a qualification OF the ref
erence 10 the execution Of the ten prin-
cipal leaders" in Mexico City the morn
ing the letter was written-which was
last Sunday. Americans who have been
in Mexico know how tight all news Is.
The writer's own doubt, shown In the
letter in these words. should I be mis-
taken about the disorder being ended
may also be considered as another quail
ifcation OF the general conclusion
MANY GEORGIANS IN MEXICO.
This news. however. will be at least
so much reinsurance for the anxious
Atlantians and Georgians who have
close relatives in Mexico There are many
Georgians down in that country, and
many Atlantians.. the majority OF whom
are interested in mines or connected
with their management Georgians who
make their home here own a great
deal of mining stock. particularly in Ell
Socorro mine. near Oaxaca in which
Judge L Morris. OF Marietta, Is inter
estsd; also ]. ~. McEachern, member
OF the police board of Atlanta. and for
mer council member. Judge Morris has
a brother in Oaxaca, who was rail-
road man for a number OF years, but
for some time past has been in charge
OF the Socorro mine DR.. George Brown,
Of Atlanta, has a son in charge Of an
other mine down there Warren Neel,
formerly OF Atlanta, son Of Professor
Neel. ~ the Gordon institute. is in the
railroad construction business In Mexico
City. Mexico, in short, is full Of Amer
leans, and among their number are very
many Georgians and Atlantians whose
homefolks have been concerned for their
safety at the hands OF the revolutionists