The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-05-17
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Sir. history-maleing event which
TOOK place the other day at Juare.
seems not to have been properly appre-
ciatcd by our people. nor has It's sig
nlicancc been undcrstood. To us II M
pears but Il capture by n small band of
,hsurrectos OF little border town.
built of mud huts
AS Il matter OF fact but fcv. ~ thc
army of Madero took part only the
American Legion (about forty or tifty)
,. mr.. GIT Mexicans and the smaller
hund of Colonel tiarlbald These mis-
trusting the double ongucd manifesto
OF President Djus and shrcwdIy dIvin-
NE that the hest way 10 make the
old tyrant resign vas to capture Jnn-
req, began on theft. own initiative an
attack on the town. which eliminated
N "a the surrender OF the garrison by
me effects OF victory arc meal !.
cuiable. And when VIC consider the
eiGcts- Of this one and the motives
which impelled the men who won IT,.
tory. a -.
let us soc nrst what these effects
cause, for that which in the morn
tnE had been an insurrection ut night
10 the provisional government d capis
tai; II gave 20 the provisional army
Il base which can only be attacked on
one side and which is at once base
ot operations and l'ase Of supplies
\ u gave 10 the revolution il port Of
entry and custom house. tina, is 10
say. II has finnnced the revolution IL
caused the United States to permit the
entry into The revolutionary camp OF
arms and munitions of war. It has
enthused the friends OF AIndero. and
VIII bring immense numbers Rocking
To his standard
Ought not the few brave and deter
.nined men who. taking their lives In
tEcir hands. brought about this con
diiion OF affairs, to receive the rcspcct
OF honorable men?
~ What IN. were were the me lives which ac-
Ericvcd on seeing the editorial In sun
days Times Dispatch under the ",p-
zion "tsaribnldi Comes Back III which
This intrepid man and his comrades
We're mildly .ridiculed and referred to
rs band OF hooters. our admiration
Tor the talents and amiiiblc character
or the brilliant editoriaIist makes NJ
feel the Gu. all tbs keencr.
.rhe American Legion, as II has been
called was perhaps not lighting SO
much for Mexico as for America ms it
begins TO appear from the drift of
events that our government is inter-
ested in the retirement or Por1rio DiaZ
VINO has. maybe. been playing fast and
loose with us and flirting with Japan
Tile thirty-eiSht Mexicans, who took
part wee actuated by sentiments of
patriotism. II desire . put AN emil to
the rule OF one man. nhosc iron hand
has crushed out libeit " in Mexico and
turned a free government into q vir-
tunl monarchy. AS for Colonel Carl
AIRY army from the same motives which
ns:tuatcd Won Steuben and DE .Kalb to
take up arms for the American Colonies
In their struggle for indcpend cnce
IL does not appear from Tie press
accounts that these men had much
lime to, loot, even if that had been
their object. II was fight FROM he
lap OF tie bell and from street to
street. with death waiting for them
al every corner
10 Garibalii. 'hc senior officer prcs-
ent when the end came. and who WIS
at the front. az, might have been ex-
pected in one Of his heroic race. fell
the honor of receiving tile formal sur
render OF Navarro; And his was his
enemy'S commander.
Let us he Just to these people, McXi-
can insurrcctos and foreign soldiers of
fortune Much cnnmot be expected Of
organized and stable armies, must live
upon the country, and individual acts OF
tapine will fire.. hently bring discredit
E'ut let us not crn1emn. for ;other;'
faults the brave " no fought In streets
of Juarcz and accomplished n deed
which will take n hlace liz history
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