The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1911-06-15
MEXICO SCENE
OF RIOT AND CHAOS
Men and Women Join and Ma
dero Seems to Have Little Au-
thority-Peace Seems to
Depend on Attitude
of Reyes.

MENICO CITY Specialize DO
lice, backed by the Rurales and the
garrison OF the city for instant action
today. are holding mobs in check.
Nevertheless vast numbers Of the pop
ulace apparently are but waiting for
leadership to consolidate the scatter
ed throngs that have fought half a
dozen battles with the police and Ru-
rales in the last thirty-six hours
Political conditions here apparently
are growing worse since the depart
ure of Diaz.
While Madero is leisurely making
his triumphal advance TO Mexico City,
receiving and responding TO the plau-
dts of the people of the Northern
states, general discomfort with exist
ing arrangements and plans for his
welcome has far overreached the dan
ger mark in Mexico City and the prov
inces to the south.
The turbulence and uncertainty of
present conditions are tanning the re-
dictionary spirit.
Form Diaz Club.
Last night $500 men and women
enrolled themselves in a Diaz and
Corral Club in Atzcapothalo. a suburb
or Mexico City, with a population of
$4,000, and pitched battle with Ma
derists followed. Scores were injured
before the fighting was stopped, and
several arrests were made.
The proclamation Of the organiza-
ton of the Diaz and Corral Club was
publicly made by Judge Cuervo and
Jose Z. Altman, two of the most prom
inent men Of the district. The Nader
lists forced the project OF the town to
flee, and supplanted him with one OF
their leaders. Rodrigo Meraz, who will
be permitted TO serve until the next
election.
Maderist leaders in the capital claim
that the arrival Of their leader to-
morrow will soon be followed by pa
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regime, on the contrary. openly assert
that Maderos authority over the
hordes that are using his name has
no actual basis, and that the so-called
armies will promptly defy him.
Unprejudiced Observers generally
are of the opinion that the immediate
future of the Republic rests upon the
relationship existing between Madero
and General Bernardo Reyes.
If Reyes throws his influence to
Madero, they predict. organized OPP
position to the ad interim government
will soon cease. on the other hand
If Reyes holds back or openly splits
with the rival chieftain, the country
Will be torn by rival factions and the
next President will be the man who
wins his way to another dictatorship
by force of arms, they declare.
President Is Anxious to Leave.
Official announcement that Gilberto
Crespo will succeed Senior Zacamona
as Ambassador to the United States
has attracted comparatively little at
tention here.
Zacamona's request 20 be delivered
the post is believed to be based upon
the same feelings that Sonora De La
Barra the other day attributed to her
husband when she said he was anxious
to get out OF the Office at the first OPP
portunity. intima ting that he was con-
WINGED that stable government under
the Madero program is impossible.
Senior Crespo, who is a civil engineer
by profession, but has devoted his re-
cent years TO diplomatic work. is not
viewed as a violent partisan, although
he served under and was honored by
DiaZ. He is ffty-eight years of age
and is now serving as Minister TO Aus
tria.
Start Railroad Schedule.
Small inSurrecto forces are threat
ening the Capitals rail communication
with Vera Cruz. Mexican railway Of
fcials have served notice on the Gov
eminent that service TO the South has
been discontinued unless attacks on
their trains cease.
The Mexican Railway is an English
corpora ton. Train service to the
North has been resumed. The first
regular train to leave here for Ell
Paso in months pulled out over the
Mexican Central yesterday and the of
hcials said a regular schedule would be