The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-05-28
hADERO RULES
MEXICO ALONE.
.adsr OF lnsurreetos Is in Com
plete Control Of the Armies,
telegraph and Rail-
road Lines.
Can Use FederaIs to Quiet the Reb-
eis and Rebels to Quiet the
Federals II He
Sees Fit.

L
Ell PASO, May 27.-Under control
Of Madero today are all the armies,
railroads and telegraph lines of
Mexico. The government, through
president De La Barra, has passed in
to his hands, and, though he resigned
the provisional presidency on Friday
he is ruler OF Mexico just as much
as If he sat in Diaz's chair and is
able to control by mere expression
of his wishes, both federal and
lnsurrecto armies. His power was
shown late Saturday when the feder
al troops attacked the sinsurrectos at
Injanoa. BY merely wiring to De La
Barra Madero was able to stop what,
flour days ago, would have been a
deadly battle AS quick as possible
Madero is going to put his insurrecto
army on basis with the federal
army. But for a time he will use
the federals to quiet discontented in
surrectos and the insurrectos TO
quiet unduly federals, wherever nec-
essary. This plan Of Madero's is
markable resource and ingenuity of
the man. Madero had partially recov-
cred from his indisposition of this
| morning when the United Press re-
porter called on him to ask what he
had to say about the reported attack
on President Diaz train between
Mexico City and Vera Cruz.
He was told that an insignificant
band had attacked the train and
| that President Diaz had personally
commanded the federal troops Ma
dero said: IF that is true. can only
say 1t is the work of bandits. No one
In the insnrrecto army who knows Of
the peace arrangement--and all
Know of 1t by this timeAwould have
Done such thing" Asked why they
should attack the train, since 1t bore
away from the scene of his power the
man against whom the insurrectos
were directed. Madero said: We'll. !
suppose the men who attacked the
train wanted to kill Diaz Very many
people hate him, you know"
Regarding the attitude OF the
state legislatures towards the provi-
sional government Madero said:
Today the Coahuilla legislature puts
IN Carranzas. ! expect the Sonora,
sinolca and Chihuahua legislature
VIII elect the provisional governors
nave selected. Yes. II is unusual
ne Mexican constitution does not
permit me to dictate to legislatures
ana tell them whom to put in the gov
eFhor places. But these legislatures
we're part of the Diaz machine They
we're elected in an unusual manner.
ne governors that are being named
now viii hold over only until an
election is called and the people
rave chance to elect their own
legislators and governors.
- When will YOU go to Mexico
el1y, he was asked.
some time next week. think |
WIN 20 by way of Eagle Pass.
Madero asked the United Press to
stse publicity to the message which
ne received from President De La
narra' as showing that De La Barra
IN full sympathy with the insur.
'ec'o movement. II have taken hold
y me provisional presidency Of the
'epuDiic During the brief time |
am going to remain in this high posi-.
eoi ! viii do my best to procure Il
ieaiization of the aspirations vi
peace, and Of the sanest democracy
n Keeping with justice and public
opinion. send you my salutations
Tried to Get Diax.
MhAlCO CITY, May 27.--According
~ reports received here tonight a
.ofce OF rebels or bandits attacked the
uaih on which former President Diaz
went to Vera Cruz. The aged expires
.aeht was riding in the second section
y three section train. The first
~ uuh'alned a guard of federal soldiers
lne attackers evidently thinking Dia7
v vas IN the first section, surrounded it
,olieSs of rifle fire were poured into
,ne attackers ranks as the federals
'eaped from the slow moving train
=, ~ ,'ils point the second section bear
s Dlaz and his family arrived or
sue scene. Diaz, personally, is said te
lave taken charge OF the federals
@ho drove off the opposing force. af
~ ehe latter had lost thirty or more
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