El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-02-15
MEXICAN SOCIALIST COMMANDS At
GUADALUPE; MANY AMERICANS THERE
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indicated their friendliness by holding
I'D their hands to show that there were
no arms. The same signal was given oy
those in possession and the visitors were
received most cordially by Capt lie
Lara, who asked if they had partaken
of the MONDAY meal. Being assured
that his visitors were not hungry, ne
invited them to see the camp, escorting
them from place to place and showing
the quarters of the men, then lntrodQc-
ing them to the mess, where inviting
food was cooking.
The kitchen is presided over by
negro known only as Missouri Bill,
who claims TO have been a member OF the
Ninth cavalry. which fought IN the
Philippines. He invited his visitors to
have some chicken and biscuits. These
men are enjoying the fat of the land.
The Mayors Home.
In the home of Jose A. Rey, who used
to be the ruler of this town, there were
several trunks, which were still locked,
of clothing and bedding which had not
been disturbed, De Lara remarking: we
have not touched these things; We have
disturbed nothing that we did not alb
solutely need
It was then that De Lara said: In
my speeches throughout the United
States I told my audiences that by the
spring of 1911 I would be able TO speak
as freely in Mexico as | then did IN the
United States Last night | proved IL
when I delivered an address ON socialism
to the men here. Tonight, l shall de-
liver g. similar address in English to the
Americans who are here. I cannot say
how many there are but there are quite
few Most of them are out on scout.
ing duty up in the hills to the south.
Americans later said there were 20 OF
them in all
AnActive Community.
There was a flour mill grinding the
grist for bread and tortillas. there was
plenty of beef hanging on nails IN the
| kitchens and in one large hay barn. used
as quarters by the mOuntaineers. These
men are the ones who say they have a
| grievance. Their ancestors fought and
, bled on the field at Temochic is years
400. when their lands were heavily
| taxed and thev were forced to put up
| fight against the federal troops. There
were. thew say. about 400 persons living
| in that town at that time and OF THAI
| number only $50 were fighting men, but
| it was necessary for the Mexican gov
eminent to send $4,000 troops to sub:
| due them and even at that, 1O,OOO OF
them were slain it is claimed
All of the fighters were killed and
| then the women and children were
| burned to death. They say this was by
the order Of Diaz and for tins they hold
a grl1dge against him and his regime
These men. men in spirit though
| merely BOYS in age, are OF type differ,
ent from the MeXicans OF the plains and
the lower country. They have the ap-
pearanee of fighters They are well knit,
large, heavy and apparently OF g TsSt
| strength. Their ewes are very lgnt
brown and clear. Theirs is the appear
ance of men of fighting stock men who
will do and dare They remember the
fields OF Te1nochic and their eyes CLINT
as they recite the tale which has been
handed down 70 them.
In a corral to the rear of this build
ing are MANY horses belonging 10 the IN
surrectos They have acquired them oy
purchase and seizure Two men were
at work in the corral repairing saddles
FOR. while the mounts are in fairly goOd
condition, there has been lack O
An American Quits.
From the corral the writers returned
TO the kitchen There was an American
man who had passed the age OF two
! score. acting as 4 cook. Inc VlsluoT'
oske1 his name. He declined it ant
asked If he might speak with one OF the
correspondents privately. Othemal
Stevens agreed 10 this and they had
heart to heart talk. The man was atralE
the enemy might approach and ne nigh
lose his life. Would we take him Daei
! To town in orr automobile? We did
En- route. he told Us that he mad gon'
To the town three nights before. hayta'
walked the entire distance from III Pas'
, in conUanv with 80 others who had gon
to ioin the forces There was ford there
, nlenty of it. and he was hungry. H'
had no work. He had but @1.15 ana n
| must of necessity find some place Wner'
he could eat He found it but he tire
of II. for danger lurSed in the air. H'
had heard two shots early IN the NOR ba
ing and had jumped from ms pc
afrighted He heard rumors that tn
! town was being surrounded by Mexieal
. rtlrales. He wanted to flee He did
and as a parting word he told Capt. ID
/ lara. who was glad TO be rid or on
who had shown the white feather,
/ that he had better exchange his own gul
! for the one he (the American ha'
} turned in; it was a iimcracker, dandy
Americans IN the Army.
There were other AmeTic9ns IN tn
band, but they were men VINO ma
: smell the smoke of battle, and had no
, Gates, of Parsons, Kas., a man about q
e wears of age with a long brown beard
who said he was fighting agains
tyTrany.
J Navajo street, Denver, Colo. lie ha'
l seen many years service in the Coiorad
|: National guard and, though not by pro
! fession soldier, had become intereste
in the instruction by reading OF 1t ]
l the Denver papers. He wore an Ell
pin. A. A. Lee, who served with co, com
pany E, Esd infantry, companv II, Slxt
infantry. and company H, 18th infar
! try. in the Spanish war, was another
He was an adventurer.
: Then there was J. Madison, a man G
, about 40 years of age, wearing heav
sandy beard, who had mining interest
: which he thought had not been proPerl
! protected by the Mexican government
He slept on his rifle which law on be
under some blankets. He came trol
Winchester. Mass, but had been man
years in Mexico.
Looking for Gonzales
Provisional governor Abraham GOI
zalez and the board of strategy who wer