The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-04-19
DECLARES D|AZ
MUST STEP OUT
Smelter Official, Returning
From Douglas. Says Autoc-
racy Is Doomed.
WARFARE WILL CONTINUE
UNTIL REFORM Is GRANTED
Americans Along Border in
Sympathy With Insurrectos;
Many Want Annexation.

That the rebellion in Mexico Will rot
cease until Diaz resigns and that desuI-
tory warfare In Mexico will undoubtedly
continue indefinitely. is the statement
of Charles III. Repath. constructing en-
elnecr for the International Smelling ana
Refining company, who has Just returned
to Salt Lake after n ten weeks stay In
Arizona.
While Mr.. Repath thinks that the
rebellion scarcely reaches the dignity of
a revolution. lie is convinced that IL
vii! not cease until the government, is
thoroughly reformed and until President
Diaz resigns his position, at Inc hcad
OF the government, American sympathy
along the border says MI kepaIh. Is
a with the rebels.
Mr.. Kepath left Douglas THURSDAY
afternoon at clock, Just few hours
the capture Of Aqua Pricta by the in
surrectos, When lie left the. situation
had been quiet for some weeks, Prior
several brushes between the rebels and
the fedcrnls In the proximity Of Doug
las.
practically part of Douglas. The bust
ness section of Douglas is built right
to the International boundary line and
Of the line. Unless n neutral zone is
established there will be danger OF the
bullets OF the belligerants going across
the line and doing grave damage In
Douglas-
Americans Eager to See Fighting.
1.-THE people Of Douglas and ncarby
towns have never taken a great deal Of
precau!ion to protect themselves dur
Ing such battles. ! was in Douglas al
the time OF the brush between the fed
erals and General Blanco's troops
month ago Americans from as far as
Bisbee, twenty miles distant. flocled TO
tho. line. regardless OF the danger TO
order 10 see the fighting.
From what ] learned last night with
reference to the battle al Aqua Pricta
rebels would cvacuate the city during the
night. Their principal source of SUP.
plics is from the north-from. the United
off during the batte,. When they found
themselves short of ammunition and
other supplies they left the city under
for the most part, crossed the interna
tional boundary and are now in the
United States.
Rebels Lack Organization.
sThe rebels lack organization. The
provisional rebel government Is not of
sufficient stability To accomplish any or
ganizat atlon or TO direct the forces. The
rebel forces. therefore. consist OF small
bands OF MeNicans, acting independently.
who are working toward the same end:
effort.
'The nature of the border is such that it
Is impossible to maintain a perfect con-
troll and the insurrectos cross and re-
cross the line for the most part with
out molestaIion by the American troops
MeNicans on this side OF the line are
contributing largely TO the support of
the revolution and are trying TO keep
the rebels supplied with arms and ammu-
milton.
THE feeling along the border Is that
the Rebellion QI1I with ultima
cess. The Dfaz regime seems doomed.
The resignation of Diaz and the inaug-
uration of swceping. election reforms In
cludng free election. one term for the
president, and n much more represent
ative government are some OF the results
for which the rebels hope. The great
est weakness OF the Diaz government lies
in the fact thai large per cent of the
people in Mexico are opposed to the pres
ent government and in open sympathy
with the rebels. while the soldiers are
only half-ilearted in their loyalty to
DiaZ.
Republic in Name Only.
Certain II is that there is much Justice
IN the claims of the rebels. Public af-
fairs in Mexico arc as corrupt as is pos
siblc. The government is a much greater
2utocracy than Is found In Russia. The
rule OF DlaZ has been tyrannical and
thc republic has been republic in name
only. The mass Of the people In Mexico
have had nothing whatever to say In
ELECTIONS or in governmental policies.
Americans in Mexico are hoping that
out of the present strife VIII come the
annexation of the state Of Chihuahua to
the United Statcs This would also be
ritory. The policy OF President Taft. II
appears to me. however Is against an
nexatlon and against Intervention. ex-
ccept In case OF absolute necessity. The
fighting between the rebels and the fed
erals. ] am satisfied, will continue as a
sort OF guerilla warfare until tho de-
mands OF the rebels nave been met by
the government