El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-05-16
FL Paso. May 16.

Ell Paso, May Is.
Editor Ell Paso Herald:
In the first column of yesterdays
FL Paso Times appears a sensational
report in which the peace gobetweens
are referred to, but especially myself
as having caused the riot which oc-
Cured at c. Juarez on the 18th, and
stating that 1 induced Gen. Orozeo to
strike, and offered him money.
Some such hostile rumors had al
ready reached me through Sr. Sanchez
Ascona, who notified me in Madero's
name that 1 should thereafter abstain
from visiting Juarez city; but only
rendering the explanation that 1 was
still pointed out as the instigator of
an editorial which recently appeared
in The Ell Paso Herald, entitled, The
Price of a. Mistake" and also referred
to communications sent by us to Mr.
Linlaatour in which Mr.. Madero's pres
tige as head OF the revolution suf-
fered greatly.
AS to the first imputation I am well
conscious that 1 had nothing to do
with the referred editorial AS to the
telegram sent to Mr.. Limantour, tits
quite true that we sent it, and also
positively so that the statement OF
facts related to the attack on Juarez
by the revolutionary forces indicating
the lack of authority and control Of
Madero over his troops, and also the
great error which he committed to-
ward his moral authority in having
authorized in the evening that which
in the previous morning he threatened
with capital punishment
Precisely because Of the terms OF
said telegram, did we, out Of delicate
courtesy. remit to Mr.. Madero a copy
OF same calling upon him to reetffy
any misstatement, if any
On the very day in which the riot
occurred Sr. Urguidi said to me that
I was pointed out as the one respon-
sfble because I had Influenced Orozco;
but paid no attention to the version
Rumors Of Bribery.
On Sunday / sent a letter TO MT
Madero, asking that he explain the
motives OF his attitude towards me,
when I was informed that a person
of the closest to Madero-was
spreading in Juarez the story that L
had bribed Orozco and even fixed the
amount at s3Oe 000 I promptly COM
pIemented my letter invoking Of Mr.
Madero's honor=he who had all the
necessary antecedents of me-to nip
in the bud such a calumny. This
letter was delivered to Mr.. Madero by
and through the Kindness of Rafael
Hernandez. who, however, failed TO
bring me an immediate answer.
Before referring to the facts in this
affair. directly related with Orozco, I
find 1t convenient to refer to others
which will serve to explain in part
the spirit of hostility which have
found among the civil group Of Ma
derists which has rendered my WORK
on behalf of peace especially embar-
RAISING. these difficulties haFing ex-
tended to hamper even to Mr. Braniff-
Preliminary Events.
When Mr.. Madero was forming the
anti-reelectionist club, he called on
me TO Join him. viewing that l held
a we'll defined independence and en-
ergetic position with regard to the
government whose acts I had attacked
through the press, mainly relating 10
the banking and railway policy
After his repeated requests and
taking care to publish certain reser-
vaeions in view Of the indefiniteness
of its program 7 consented TO JOIN
but when Emilio Vasquez Gomez as
also Mr.. Madero. were so inconsequeht
as to propose the candidacy OF zen.
!. Diaz as transaction, promptly az
dressed a note to the anti-reelectionfst
headouarters. asking to be informed
whether the proposition of such can
didate was or was not considered con-
trarv to the fundamental principle OF
the party 4,,,
nv communication was constantly
IGNORED and sidetracked, in spite OF
ali nv efforts, nor could 1 succeed
in getting it published IN single
one of the anti-reelectionist Organs.
On my meeting with Madero we
c7sebed because he did not feel dis
he 1rCi
contention and because / refused 20
assist al a meeting in Leon City.
learned later that this incident mad
deenlv grieved Madero and we sepa-
rated definitely
some Of the members of the same
arti-reelectionist party proclaimed
nv candidacy for the presidency OF
the republic, and others for the vice
presidency. Rogue Estrada al tackeo
viciously these candidates., attrloutlng
to lack of energy what really was d
difference of opinion.
The convention resulted in the can
didacies of Mr.. Madero for president
and for the vice presidency Dr. Vas
a,,ez Gomez. who just before this con-
ran+ion was considered q Reyist. ana
who was the vice president OF the clun
which was proclaiming Cen Diaz Tor
tho presidency and Gen. Bernardo
Reeves for the vice presidency
The Break with Madero.
nv relations with them were
broken off completely and when six
weeks ago. Mr. Braniff and myself
resolved to work FOR the pacificatlon
of the nation by approaching the gov
eminent and Mr. Madero and his FOL
lowers, I supposed that l would come
against some of those antecedents, but
never SUSPECTED that things would
reach the extremes to which they nave
been carried. .4I,
In a preliminary conference with
Cen Diaz I fold him frankly ABOUT my
convictions regarding the government
which had not varied one bit; that
had left the antireelectionists because
thev had proposed his reelection as
compromise; but that the campaign
and the voting had passed, that saw
Mexico engaged in civil war Whch
could bring most serious complications,
and that my duty as a citizen was TO
try and avoid these by endeavorlng 10
bring concord between the two parties.
RELIABLE
RTTSTNESS