The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-05-26
Prominent Citizen Of Sister Re-
public Spends Few Hours
i'm Salt Lake.
SAYS WAR HAS CAUSED
DEPRESSION OF BUSINESS
Men Who DenOunce Diaz DO
Not Agree on Question of
Successor.

Mendoza Fracisco general superiu
| tendent of the large cotton mill inter
ests owned throughout Mexico hy Gen
eral Madero. leader OF the rebel forces in
the present Mexican revolution. was in
Salt Lake a few hours Yesterday even
ins. Fracisco left shortly after II o'clock
| at night for the east 10 meet his daughter,
who has been studying at an eastern
seminary school but not until he had
been plcd with numerous questions rela
tive 10 the Mexican situation by curious
ones who made him tho center OF at
traction in the lobby of the Kenyon hotel
where he is registered.
Fracisco declared that one of the
worst effects OF the war had been 10
cause a financial depression that threat
velopmeni in Mexico. He asserted that
while the lower part OF the republic had
not been the scene Of particular unrest.
the pllage and devastation OF property
the Intense revolutionary spirit Of the
people, had corrupted not only the social
status but the money market AS WE'LL
Marauders Keep Busy.
He gave an interesting account of the
recent destruction by fire Of most of the
Madero mills in northern Mexico. saying
that while this had been generally ac-
credited to The federal forces. 1t had
been found that separate maraudlng
bands had taken part therein. each OF
which held To its own leaders. ideas OF
government and plan OF campaign.
According 10 FraciSCo. the greater part
of the people are clamornc for the resig-
nation of Diaz. but are not unanimous in
Their choice Of n successor. lie declared
that the end of The present strife is BY
no means in sight. in his opinion. He
expressed the belief that Mexico would
never realize her proper destiny as one
of the republics OF the world until a
complete revision OF government and
presidential ascendency should be brought
about.
On The other hand. he said, large
portion Of the Mexican populace evidenced
q peculiar diSinterestcdncss In the war
taking issue neither Tor nor against the
revolutionary move. This condition, he
said. was found among the poorer classes
Of the lower provinces, while among the
revolutionary leaders were TO be found
some OF the richest business men and
advanced thinkers OF the country. who
had dedicated their lives and means to
what they were convinced was d just
cause.
Want No Intervention.
Fracisco declared that as rule he did
not believe the Mexican would favor
American intervention. the Idea prevail
were capable of managing their own ma
tional affairs in their own national fash
ion.
The present strife was destined to
come said FraciSco as he was about to
leave. Prominent men who were In
touch with the government and sentiment
Of the people realized this long before the
outbreak and resigned themselves TO the
When the time came, how
ever. and the revolution developed. the
sentiment for a new government and
new leaders did not seem to be uniform.
This condition has since developed until
now ii Is almost safe TO say that the
different political organizations are so
numerous and so much at variance in
design and ideas of government that no
one will be able to procure a backing
sufficiently strong to place its leaders In
power.
1T is true hat the war at arms seems
nearing an end. This may come sooner
than expected, but the average Mexican
anticipates prolongation of the strife,
if not an actual conflict, at least politi
cally."