El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-07-10

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Not Many Bronco, Mexicans.
In the first place ii is doubtful Il
there are as many Of the socalled
bronco" Mexieans in even the widest
portions of Mexico as the alarmists
think there are-the writer did not
find them IN any Of his trips to points
far off the beaten paths, and even IL
they were, the new government Is pre-
pairing for any eventuality of an unto
ward nature by the organization of
rurale force made up Of and Differed
by the more venturesome spirits of the
districts which they will be given to
patrol and in which they VIII be ex-
pected to maintain order under the d.
rection Of the people of the district
themselves through civil officers elect
ed by them.
Dangerous Leaders Curbed.
No doubt there were and are men
who posed as minor leaders in the re-
cent revolt who are not to be trusted
and who. il they were clothed with
power, would abuse 1t, but they are not
being clothed with power-in fact they
are being shorn of the little power
they had while hozilit1es were in
progress as fast as they can be
reached.
A striking example of this has been
furnished not only in the case of Gen.
people OF the state of Moreles. but
nearer home IN the case Of Tomas Ur-
bfna. who having extracted as tribute
from the people of Guanacevi a sum or
money estimated at from $4,000 TO
sI25O0O came into Parrai at the head
OF his command prepared. II is SAID, 10
demand the payment of S5OO,OOO IN cash
or turn his soldiers loose to coliect the
equivalent of that sum in the form
OF loot.
Urbina Is Forestalled-
The Maderistas forestaIled Urbina by
sending MacIovio Herrera at the head
Of $50 men to garrison the town. When
Urbina arrived he was told In no IN
certain tone and terms that there
would be nothing doing" in the loot
ing line IN Parral without fight.
He was offered $4,000 with which to
purchase supplies for his men. He par
Ieyed but to no purpose Herrera
backed by his brother, Luis Herrera,
and Juan Calderon, his two aides, was
firm. Urbina accepted the $4,000, which
was made I'D by loans of $4,000 Sc
cured from the Banco Macdonald. ano
$4,000 each from the Gomez family and
from the house of Staliforth, for which
the local Maderista government gave
vouchers vised by the consular agents
of the American and German govern
ments. ard Urbina deeamped for Jine-
nez. where he was again checkmated
by the Maderista government at Chi
huahua. which despatched an army un-
der Gen. Telles 10 hold him In check.
He Is Very Mild.
While at JimeDez. DrDIna's men were
paid off and they scattered to their
homes. Urbina finding himself with
out an army, went a few days ago to
the City of Mexico or at least when
he boarded the train he said that would
be his final destination, though be
might visit friends at Torreon and at
Guadala5ara while on his way
During his stay at Jimenez Urbina
was a guest at Charlie Cnee's New York
hotel. lived moderately, was the quiet
est guest in the place, and when he
left paid his bill as any other guest
would. and was very :nsistent that any
bill which might have been incurred
bv any, of his staff and overlooked by
them should be checked up and paid,
as he wanted TO leave the hotel and
city with a clean record Other guests
of the hotel who stood higher in some
respects have been less punctlfous
than this sOcaIled bandit.
Wanted Him shot.
Urbina has been denounced as a ban
dit, whose only object in life was to
capture a town that he might rob ii
of its wealth and there have been loud
demands that he be stood up against a
'dobe wall and his body filled with
bullets He is charged with many cru
elites, but these charges are vaguely
general, and no names are ever given.
'DObe waI Not I'm Vogue.
They may be true. but there Is some
doubt as to their truth. At any rate
the Maderista government is not con-
WINGED that Urbina and others like him
have reached the point where any good
would be done the country or the cause
by dealing with them in summary fash
ION
The 'dobe>wall, the new made grave
and the firing squad at sunrise are not
finding the favor in Mexico they once
did. Whether that is for good or i'll
remains TO be seen.
Mistakes Are Made.
As another evidence of weakness on
the part Of the new order it is pointed
out by the alarmists that many mis-
takes have been made in the appoint
ment of jefes politico in many quar-
ters. and that sbecause of these mis-
takes dissensions have arisen Similar
mistakes have been made north of the
Rio -Grande, where the free ballot has
been the vogue for a century or more,
yet few could be found to predict the
downfall of the government because OF
those mistakes Rectification came at a
subsequent election, and the people
pusued the even tenor of their way, and
the government at Washington still
lives. The same will be true in Mexico.
Another Imagined Cause Of Alarm
Another brand of alarmist viii tell
you that there will be a semblance OF
peace In Mexico till after the elections
IN October, and that then the defeated
and disappointed factions will resort to
arms The writer found nothing dur
ing his stay in Mexico to warrant him
in believing there is the slightest foun-
dalton for such fear That there may
be sporadic cases of rioting, is true,
but election riots have been known to
occur in American, English, French and
German communities supposed TO be
particularly enlightene9. Elections, as a
rule, are not conducted in a pink tea
spirit anywhere. and Mexico will prob
ably be no exception to the rule.
The Strikes Cause an Effect.
Then there are the strikes-the labor
2 troubles. They are regarded by the
more timorous foreigners which term
in its general application means the
Americans, as the most dangerous
symptom. the most eloquent argument
in support Of the theory that Mexico