Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-05-20
UPRISING IN MEXICO
ANGER AT DIAZ'S RULE
T;cng Fight
Madero Financial
Head

who will obey his orders to the letter.
no matter how cruel they may be. He
was at that time the chief OF the po-
lice. With his men he started to the
town where the Anguianos lived. Sec
ing him approach. they ran into their
house to hide. Pizano and his men
pursued them. firing.
Says, Death Stops Suits.
zone OF the Anguianos was shot be-
fore he reached the house. and as he
lay there In the street Piano fired
again, killing him. Later, in the house
itself. he wounded the second brother.
and when the mother ran to him. fell
on her knees and pleaded with him, he
shot again and killed him.
"He then took the bodies Of the
two brothers to his master. Lamadrid.
It efrectually stopped the litigation.
There was no man left then to claim
the Anguianos' rights in court.
mo official investigation Of the
shooting was made, but talk OF it
spread until it reached the press Of
Guadalajara, and most OF the papers
Of that city opened a campaign against
Lamadrid.
Finally the press itself appointed a
committee to go to Diaz personally and
lay the case before him, asking justice.
These newspaper men went with the
mother. Of Anguianos to Mexico City,
where it Is an established habit to APP
peal to the nations supreme master
rather than to its so-called supreme
court.
THE president heard their story. ap-
peared greatly interested. and promised
Justice just as now he promises reform.
The old woman and the journalists re-
turned to Guadalajara with high hope.
Danger in Being Honest.
"Well, a new judge was sent to Co
this new Judge happened to be honest
and discovered Lamadrid's connection
with the matter, as evidenced by Pr
zano's statement and those of the po
licemen who went with him.
"Pizano merely said he had obeyed
the orders given him and had been
surprised to find himself in Jail. The
new judge insisted on complete reve
lation of Lamadrids part in the mat
ter. What was the result Of this? Was
Lamadrid shamed and punished? No
The Judge was removed.
"A third Judge was sent down, and
even he gave a decision which con-
demned Pizano and his officers to
death, but he stated there were not
grounds enough on which to prosecute
Lamadrtd. The death sentence. every
ono quite understood, would not be
executed; 1t never isS in such cases: 1t
Is given out to fool the public.
but the press was not satisfied so
easily. It asked for a fuller explana-
ton. Lamadrid had not been acquit-
ted: It had merely been announced that
!, t1S@
which to convict him. The govern
ment did nothing.
Must Obey Diaz's Orders.
~Then the newspapers even appealed
! to Lamadrid's own sense of dignity and
| asked him to stand trial. He answered
by securing from the supreme court
Of his state when the case Of Pizano
| went there for revision a reduction of
the sentence and the man and his as
sociates from death to ten or twelve
years. imprisonment. and a declara-
ton that there was no reason for fur
ther investigation Of his own RESPONSE
bility.
"Some people believe Diaz supports
his men in cases Of this sort in order
to uphold the principle of his author
ity, so as to educate the people in re-
spect for 1t: but If this were so La
! madrid would surely have been out of
office after few months. But these
things happened eighteen months ago.
and Lamadrid is still in Office. and will
| be reelected.
"Diaz preserves such men in 6.'ice.
He prefers to have those there \ IN
whom he has hold. Lamadrid must
| now remain his creature, absolutely
To him he can declare:
N
! man, then to Jail with you on the old
CHARGE
1.-THE use OF the malefactors In the
governmental scheme has been a
method of Porfirio Diaz since his start
He has applied it in all parts OF the
country. The late governor OF Puebla-
| retained over twenty years, despite the
| most horrid Of expressions. was a ban
| dit who helped Diaz in the revolution.
1T has been said Dlaz has boosted
| that he has been clever in his clear
ance Of the country OF the bandits by
placing them in office. But it has also
been remarked that one result of this
| has been to inject into the government
the methods of banditti Lerdo. the
| president overthrown by Diaz. had
| good and honest men IN office. Yet
they say that Mexico has progressed
! under Diaz!
Mexico has progressed, certainly
but 1t has been it's stinted part Of the
| whole worlds development. Under. bet
! ter government 1t would have pro-
crossed faster. 1t has progressed In
! spite Of Diaz. not because OF him.
"For instance. we have good rail-
roads. Who built them? Much Ameri-
can and little British capital. Who
paid for them? The Mexican people
What did Diaz do to help this? Gave
foolish and dishonest concessions by
which the railroads were subsidized
with premiums on every ktlometer
built
| VERY often, not in the case of one
road only but with most Of them. the
concessionaires, to get this premium
made the roads two or three times as
long as necessary simply 50 they Nigh,
draw the premiums. which amounted
to much more than the construction
cost. These excessive subsidies have
come from the public funds.
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