El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-04-03

solutions to the trouble in Mexico.
The government of president Diaz, he
declares, "by throwing aside it's pride
and furnishing a proof of its patriot
ISM" may treat openly with the revolu-
tioniSts, putting an end to the conflict
and arranging 1.-The best manner Of
guaranteeing the reforms and just de-
mands of the revolutionists,' or the
war may continue TO it's final triumph.
which, Dr. Gomez believes, is not far
distant. ar
DR.. Gomez says that if the revolution
lists were obliged to pursue the latter
course, he hoped that lin the interest
of justice and humanity" the United
States would recognize the belligerency
of the insurrection.
IT say in the interest Of justice and
humanity" said DR.. Gomez, because
up to the present time. inasmuch as the
government of Gen. Diaz has insisted
on treat ting the revolutionists as BAN
dts, they have not been able properly
to organize a medical service to attend
to the wounded and the sick and the
burial of the dead At present if a
member of the insurgent medical SER
vice is taken prisoner by Diaz's troops,
he is shot Immediately"
Gomez Analyses Message.
In his analysis of the message Of
president Diaz, DR.. Gomez said he found
much encouragement to the cause of the
revolutionists, because it had for it's
object the lettering of political and So
cial conditions in Mexico
For this reason, 1 am more than
ever firmly convinced that the revolu-
tiinists shortly will triumph The mes
sage admits that the country must not
be governed indefinitely by the same
been in power for "a years. the revo-
lutionists will stand for him no longer.
1.-THE message confesses that the prin-
ciple of no reelection of public officers
elected by popular vote merits it's
'heartiest support This is to say, that
the fulfillment of the slogan no re-
election adopted by the revolutionary
party, is national necessity.
Next Gen. Diaz says that in order
to avoid long tenure in office of GER
tain public officers it is indispensable
to revise the electoral laws, so as to
insure the electoral activity of all citi-
zens capable of voting
Principle of Suffrage.
Therefore, the principle of effective
suffrage advanced by the revolution
lists is logical because 1t has for it's
object the betterment of the political
status of the Mexican people.
Finally Gen. Diaz admits that the
administration of justice is not good
nor is the responsibility of public Of
flee effective and for the purpose of
remedying this state of affairs, he pro-
poses to initiate an investigation of
these conditions. This means that the
revolutionists are right, inasmuch as
the cause of the revolution has been
due to a hunger and thirst for justice.
when public opinion first felt the
necessity for these reforms, every legal
and peaceful means that could be en-
ployed were used by the people in their
efforts to obtain them; but the govern
ment of Gen. Diaz treated all such eff
forts with disdain; and when recourse
was had to the press in support of these
endeavors the government employed it's
power in suSpending the newspapers.
closing their plants and imprisoning all
those concerned in the exposures.
The Revolution
Then came the revolution as the
final recourse to which all oppressed
people have to resort; and in spite OF
the difficulties encountered in the be-
ginning it exists today throughout rne
entire country; an actual national in
surrection.
Gen. Diaz makes two important con-
LESSONS: First. that these reforms are
supported by the thinking men through
out the country, and, second, more i'm
portant still, that the government, de-
spite its efforts, has not been able to
suppress the revolution. n conclusion:
The demands of the revolution are just;
they are supported by public opinion in
Mexico, and Gen. Diaz has endorsed
them.
Now, then, who should put these re-
forms into effect? Should it be the
present regime which has been opposed
to them for more than 80 years? Would
they be carried out in good faith, con-
sidering that the DiaZ government has
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