Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1911-02-17
REVOLT IN MEXICO
TIES UP BUSINESS
HUGE STATE OF CHIHUAHUA Is
STAGNANT IN CONNER
ClAL LINES.
MSURRECTOS IN NEED OF REAL LEADER
Believed II President DIaz Knew Facts
of Revolution He Would Make
Concessions as Would Lead
to Solution of Difficulty.
(By otheman Stevens.)

E Paso, Texas.-El Presidente Ma
dera is now the fugitive. He has
the United States army, the secret
service men and the deputy United
States marshals on his trail here as a
result Of the capture of Colonel CASH.
las and the papers discovered on his
person. These documents, 1t appears,
were signed by MADEIRA and were con-
fided to Colonel Casillas for transfer
to the Junta and board Of strategy at
Zaragossa and to the commanders in
the field.
Ell Paso, Texas.-There is side
to this little revolution in Mexico
that the people of this country and
Mexico as we'll should understand.
This is that, while the fighting has
been of little import, the situation is
really serious and has resulted so far
in a paralysis Of the large business
done between the border states and
Mexico and has placed the huge state
of Chihuahua stagnant in commercial
affairs. All of which means idle men
and increased forces of the insurrec-
tos. In three months time the insur-
rectos have accomplished this, be-
sides tying up the railroads. This is
not due solely to military movements,
but to sentiment through Chihuahua
in sympathy with the Madero cause.
l went through Mexico at the be.
ginning of this affair and could see
nothing to it then, because l fancied
that the show of force and support
that Diaz then had was real. This
has since been proven to be largely
imaginary. The only reason that the
insurrectos have not swept everything
before them is because they have had
no leader and that their field officers
showed even greater military inca
pacity than the government command
ers. While no decided victory is Ger.
tain for the insurrectos, continuance
of the present succession of forays Is
certain. 1t is idle to call these revolt.
ers bandits" and anarchists" in in.
stances criminals have availed them.
selves of the state of rude force that
prevails, but the revolters themselves
are composed of the best part of that
plain people, whom Lincoln said God
loves. They are devoted, brave and
determined; they are not traitors for
they do not seek destruction of the
nation but itsjregeneration.
General Diaz must soon recognize
their valor and their possession of a
certain amount of justice on their side
If these men are killed off others will
take their places, for this is not sc
much military revolution as one oi
ideas; the fact is recognized that 8
vote cast should be a vote counted
There is no doubt whatever that Il
the insurrectos were convinced thai
they could fight their issues out at th,
polls they would lay down their rife.
and go back to work tomorrow. Gen
eral Diaz has proved himself tn,
noblest and preeminently the great
est constructor of this generation. Tt
complete his work he should recogniz,
the implacable power of an idea. Th'
insurrectos are fighting with an ide;
for ammunition and, as Garfield said
there is no power in the world tina
has the dynamic quality Of an accepted
idea. Personally am a strong Dia
man and I firmly believe that he ha
been kept in ignorance of the facts o
this insurrection. If he knew the tru
conditions he would surely make sucl
concessions as would lead to reason
able and logical solution Of difficulty