Bisbee daily review., 1911-07-09
FREE PRESS IN
 MEXICO GIVES
 MUCH LICENSE
Some Instances Noted of Or ganS Being Born Merely
 for Purpose of Re-
 Venge on Enemies
LACK OF PATRONAGE
 SOON TO END THEM
Regular Journals Now Print News That Would Not Have Been Permitted Under
 0iaz Rule

MEXICO CITY. July s.--The Mexi-
 can press is free" That it should
 be was one of the many things prom ! ised by Madero. and local publishers did not wait for him to be formally elected before beginning to exercise their newly acquired right
 Their assumption, however, was jus tified Emilio NasqueZ Gomez. Min
 ister of the Department of Interior.
 was not slow in publicly assuring the
 newspaper owners that they could
 publish whatever they liked.
 The government is sure that the liberty of the press is the best way to obtain the efficient help of all newspapers so as to realize complete ly the ideas of the present govern ment. he said in a public statement on the subject.
 That this unrestricted expression is stimulating has already been dem onstrated: whether it will provel intoxicating remains to be seen. Since the advent of Msdero a dozen new periodicals have been born, and as many more are said 10 be pro- jected. Lack Of advertising doubt less will force many of these young sters into their graves for the only reason apparent for their being in some instances is that some one wishes a medium of public expression.
 Most of the new periodicals are small magazines, the majority devot- ] ed to the publication of satirical verse and prose, illustrated with caricatures. No one is spared by the writers and artists. but. as is natural the most stinging-and some times vicious-work is reserved for those individuals who were connected with the old regime Among the weekly periodicals is "El Ahuizote." a pub lication resurrected. This magaziEe first appeared years ago, but be cause Of its cartoons of Llmantour and other public men, was suppress sed.
 The daily newspapers give most lively evidence of this freedom 1 Fl ImparCial," a paper which has al- ways been prOgovernment, has in- serted under its head the words "Diario Independents" and indepen- dent it is l. publishes news and comment regardless of how it will be relished by Madero and his friends, for whom it pretends no love.
 The public also has caught the spirit Of free speech, and almost all the papers publish columns of com ment furnished by readers. Most Of it is signed by the writers own names. In this comment, and in the editorial columns the political ques- tions are freely discussed. Madero is criticised as well as praised. and those who would like to see another chosen for the presidency do not hes itate 10 say so.
 News which never would have been reported during the days of DiaZ is now published under seven-column
 heads and in ten point type. The capital now, too, has its yellow
 press" On the whole. the people appear to welcome the change.
 We're freei" appears to be the unspoken idea in the minds of thous- ands of the poorer people of the capi- tai and perhaps furnishes the expla-
 nation of scores Of curious sights to which the old resident has not be- 1 come accustomed It is not uncom- mon to see hundreds of men, women and children-and not all of them ! peons-wandering about on the grass ' of the Alameda during a band con cert. Tn the days of Diaz none ever | trod that grass with impunity.
 Notwithstanding signs that warn the public not to ascend the platform ' Of the famous monument to JuareZ, [ the snowy marble columns are not i infrequently black with hundreds of ' ragged men and children gathered there to hear a band or to witness a parade in the street. For time ! taking a prisoner away from a police man was a favorite amusement, but , this diversion has been checked all
 most altogether. but not yet does an officer of the law insist upon doing [ his duty without seeing an expression ' of surprise on the faces Of the ragged popuiace They are free" and to i learn that there are yet restrictions ! is disconceTting.