Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1911-02-07

IBy Morning journal Special Leased W'rel
FL Paso Texas, Feb. 6.--Dr. Fortu-
nato Hernandez, vice president of the
Mexican congress, member of num-
Der of Mexican and foreign scientific
and literary societies and one of the
most prominent scientists in the re-
public Of Mexico is in FL Paso and will
remain here for few days. He Is on
his way from Mexico City to his es-
tates in the district of Ures, Sonora.
He is a loyal and personal friend of
General Porfirio Diaz, president OF
the republica Of Mexico, by whom
sons to various countries of South
America and Europe. At present the
Mexican congress is in recess and
during the interim he has time to
leave his official duties and attend to
his many private interests.
When seen at the Sheldon hotel
Hernandez said;
"In Mexico. outside of the disaf-
feoted portions of the northern bor-
der country, everything is peace. As
a citizen of the great Mexican repub-
lie with the good of my country at
heart, and with my knowledge of and
friendship for General Diaz, the pres
ent condition in that portion Of my
country Immediately bordering on the
United States fills me with consider
able embarrassment because of the
effect it must have upon American
visitors who come here expecting to
get q knowledge Of Mexico as it Is.
Seeing the present condition, and
forming their opinion upon what they
see, they naturally go away with bad
impression and that has its effect
upon our credit.
The present uprising in the north
ern part of Mexico, while 1t is lament-
able, it is by no means permanent. In
the course of two months more IL will
be quieted down and things will re-
sumo their normal condition. We
have q good army which has been
disposed 50 as to give us the best
possible service in putting down this
rebellion, and with the use of 800 ma
chine guns with which il
is equipped the armed resistance to
our government by the Maderists will
not long obtain.
'Madero himself Is q very intelli-
gent man. but is afflicted in that he
believes he is possessed with the soul
Of the patriot Juarez, and called to
lead an uprising against responsible
government. The fact that he is rich
and intelligent makes him the more
dangerous because he Is able to play
upon the ignorance of many of my
countrymen and persuade them tc
join him in his revolt.
"Of course, his followers fight well
they have courage, certainly, because
they come of courageous race. orc.
SEQ, the leader In the field Is not al
we'll educated a man as Madero, but
is much more courageous The fact
that he lost the fight on Sunday with
the force under Colonel Rabago show;
that he is no general and it display.
the weakness of the entire movement
II am sure that there Is no price
upon Orosco's head. Our government
would not do a thing like that. L
he is captured in arms against tn,
government he will he tried by {
military court martial and dealt with
according to the enormty of his of
Tense.
II am surerthat President Diaz ha.
by this time expressed his gratitud,
in appropriate terms for the friendl.
offices exerted by the Washington
government in so quickly sending th'
soldiers OF the United States to pa
,rol the border between the two coun
tries so as to prevent violation Of th'
neutrality laws.
In few years. condition lk,
the one now existing in all parts o
the country as to the participation o
the people in political affairs. will no
be possible. BY that time the most o
the people viii have learned that tn
proper way to express dissatisfaction
with the government is To use thei
privilege Of the ballot instead Of neg
iecting II as has been the case. on
people have not understood the privi
leges Of popular rule or the wav diff
ilculties In q republic are adjusted
and hence theyhave not fully under