Arizona republican., 1911-08-07
SOUTHERN REPUBLIC
 NO PLACE TO REST
CONDITIONS ARE FAR FROM
 SETTLED THERE.
The Things Sam Seip Saw And The
 Impression They Made.

4' anu MS odih IN. sep anC daughter left last night for South. ern California where they will spend
 the next six weeks, mostly at the
 beaches. MT. Seip departed with q fervent prayer that this trip will DC
 more restful than one from which Inc
 has just returned. He pene .ra ted Mexico, going primarily to Vera Cruz for the purpose of buying tobacco but he visited many other points after that
 He brought with him an impression that Mexico is far from settled Many little incidents contributed to that impression. One of them was the earthquake but that seemed a small and Insignificant affa m parison with other happenings. That was an elemental fury but tt others were the more horrible performances of men.
 MT. Seip found Vera Cruz paral- yzed by a strike and as soon as he had transacted his business there he went to the capital The street ca : strike was in progress and traffic was at a stand still. The strikers were getting more and more boisterous without a hint from, the authorities that they were pressing the limit. The hint, when it did finally come was bloody one.
 Seeing a great crowd of strikers in front of one of the government buildings one day he started toward it. All at once a sheet of flame shot from window and the men in the street began to wither in its intense heat The sheet swept this way and that and men fell by the scores. A me chine gun was at wonl.
 It then occurred to Mir Sepi that he really had nothing holding him in Mexico City and within half an hour he had gone to his hotel paid his bill and was on a train enroute to AriZo- na. That was on July ?. Orizaba seemed peaceful. Nothing occurred there the day of his arrival but on the following morning he was awak- ened by an unusual tumult in front of the hotel de France where he lodged There was music and an Oc- casional discharge of fire arms.
 Mir Seip remembered that it was the Fourth of July and thinking that it was a friendly demonstration ia honor of the United States he arose from his bed and went to the window to give it official recognition.
 But it was a religious procession such as had been prohibited under the Diaz regime and the prohibition, it turned out. had not been removed. In the midst of the procession was l large image of the Virgin. The movement halted directly in 5rNnt of the hotel and a slow powder was placed on the ground and match was applied. A red glare mixed with the gray of the eastern sky and the ,elebrants began some sort of chant.
 Then came a clatteriry of hoofs, clanking of iron and troop of c;,N- dry swept around a corner The eader riding up to nc image threw 1t ,ver and the celebrant in charge of It struck at him. With blow of his ;aber the leader shaved off the tcp If the mans high hat and luirKly putting the weapon into position again. he thrust it entirely through lis body. The swo-,i was withbaw md the celebrant sank int" the stre et Now. the shooting began and severa! ell The procession began to scat CT. One man ran toward the hotel md reached the door in advance ot a pursuing soldier. The door was fasten- d an the soldier impalei the fusltlVc lpon his bayonet and when he mad i'm thus at close range he discharged | he mpsket.
 The tumult swept on down the street | nd MT. Seip looking out of the win- ow saw eight bodies. He sat there | nd watched them as ihe sun came | ID. Passersby. turned aside and now nd then a dog stopped and snlShed f one. Then one of the dead c'iuu- uslv lifted his head and looked bout. Then he sprarS to his rect nd hurried away. Two others were imiIarlv resurrected but the other i've including the man who had been npaled at the door remained
 About eight o'clock an OK cart wl'h eavv. solid wheels was driven along nd the dead were thrown In as MT eip had seen garbage ,osect0rs eath- r. nm the carcasses of Gogs Ill the treets of Phoenix
 There was lctiiiii5 " 'N-'>~ - - IT t Orizaba.
 He went to Puebla where he had an nnortunitv to see President de Ia arra and Madero. De la Barra maue
 favorable impression. In speaklhs Q reminds one of Roosevelt But Ma ero is disappointing. While he IS mall. insignificant and is the idol oi ,e ignorant masses the intelligent ave no respect for him He IS re- arded as a joke though at present
 serious one and they wonder wheh
 will end
 Mrs. Seip saw all these and many tber things in Mexico of which he fterwar saw no record in the news apers of Mexico or the United States .om which he concludes that the ,uthern Republic is not well cover I' by the correspondents.