El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-08-21
BAD COUNTRY FOR
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north would drive the rebel chieftain
tion of the capital, while the forces in
Mexico City would be sent down by
train in q few hours and cut him off.
In the Cuautla and Cuernacava val
leys are the sugar producing districts
of the state, which owes its richness
largely to agriculture. All of the ha-
ciendas are vast in extent and the
number of better educated persons in
the state is small in comparison with
the poems who are employed by the
thousands in handling the sugar crop.
To this fact is due to a large degree
the strength which Zapata has devel
oped. A natural leader, despite igno-
rance and lack of education, Eapata
has dominated the men in his ranks,
the peon class as a rule, like little
Napoleon. In comparison with Zapat7,
Madero is nothing in the minds OF the
rank and file of the force which has
dared to defy the central government.
During the revolution. the odtposts
cry of "Quien viva" was invariably
answered with the password of Viva
Madero." It is changed now and re-
ports from Cuautla say that now the
response to the sentry's challenge is
"Puro Zapata."
Has DISCIPLINED Army.
ents in the field are that the charges
that Zapata is commanding an utterly
undisciplined force are without foun
dation in fact. While in no sense an
organized army, there is more than
show of discipline and the disposition
of the Zapata advance force al Yau-
tepec and the way in which the noun
tain passes are protected indicate that
the leader has some notion of the art
of war. A correspondent who has
made the trip from Cuautla to Cuer-
navaca on horseback predicts trouble
for the federals in making his way
through the mountains If the fight
goes on.
The usual excitement of an Ameri-
can convention of a similar character
was marked by its absence in the
Catholic convention just closed. There
were no headquarters for candidates,
no banners displayed nor crowded
hotel Hobbies where workers hustled
among the delegates to get votes for
their candidate
that newspaper men were admitted to
the convention hall to report the pro-
ceedings and the advance guard of
photographers was routed until rein
forcements came and the attack was
renewed. So lugubrious were the sur
roundings that reporters were con-
stantly expecting some one to rise and
pronounce a eulogy for the dear de-
parted"
The Liberal Radical party junta.
which launched the candidacy of pres
ident de Ia Barra without taking the
trouble to name a running mate for
him, was called a national convention
but as the representatives all managed
to gather in an ordinary law office,
the Catholic convention has been con-
sidered the first sample of the real
thing.
May Be Action Here.
Not much action is expected from
the convention of the evolutionist
party of former minister of public in
struction Jorge Vera Estanol so it
seems that about the only chance for
real excitement is in the convention
of the Progressive party, which was
organized by the special committee
named by Madero when he threw over
the ti-Reelectionists. No fight is
expected, of course, on the presiden-
tial nomination, but when it comes to
naming a vice president there may be
fun unless the name of DIR. Francisco
Vasquez Gomez is not presented
The Reyes partisans are already
having their troubles and have gone |
before president de la Barra to ask |
that they be assured the enjoyment of !,
the constitutional guarantees They |
were told by the president that every +
protection would be given them The |
Reyistas complained that their meet |
ings were being broken up or inter- |
rupted by the rough element.