El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-04-14
MADER0's FIRST
MISTAKE COSTLY.
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fighting under their own champions.
These people rested on their arms and
demanded the fUIfillment Of the Ma
derist pledges.
MaderO's First Mistake.
Madero,s first move in office as die
tatOr of the republic incensed all think
Ing AIeXicans. He appointed cabinet
minis ters in no way concerned with
the campaign OF the rebels. He voted
to his family, through the national leg
islature, a reimbursement for their eX-
pense in fathering the real campaign,
impolitic minor acts that discomfort
again spread throughout the country
Where were the reforms that were
to regeuerate the country the people
said What Of the plan OF san LUIS
POtOsi, the Hghtened taxes the free
land, the clean political rule and the
suppression of the emOluments Of the
rich?"
Instead of answering their questions
with action, MaderO issued paCiflcatOry
orders to the rebels to lay down their
arms, made his personal followers ru-
rales to preserve order in the place OF
federal troops, and set about the right
ing of Mexican wrongs with equivoca-
ton The situation needed man
with an iron hand MaderO did not pos
sess this qualification,
No Lands Distributed.
If he had confiscated the rich mans
lands and divided them with his army
all would have been well for while
But Madero could not do this. It took
time TO get congress to give consent 10
condemn or buy such lands and in its
delay the army Of the liberation" had
its excuses
The order to disarm was disobeyed-
In the north a few men put down their
arms and returned 10 their homes, con-
tent to let the MaderO government re
store order at its leisure. but IN the
south the soldiers under Gen ZapaIa
made no pretense of terminating their
warfare. They grew in numbers day
by day in spite of the federal troops
sent against them, till the whole or
southern Mexico was in turmoil
Then followed the deseruon OF the
rurales. the men upon whom Madero
relied to maintain order throughout
the republic, the return OF Gen Der
nardO Reyes, his disgrace ana lmprls-
onment and finally the OBJECTIONS OF
the generals Of the north, recently
strengthened and made aggressive BY
the reinforcements Of Gen Pascual
OrOZcO-
This rebellion in the north has re-
suited in the capture Of Juarez ana
chihuahua, Jimenez ana Fa 1I51l- az. elic
evolved a condition more anita onlstlc
to. the MaderO administration tnan was
that Of the last revolution against the
rule of ex-president Porflrlo Dlaz- Al
understanding mas DetA ucB OlteNI0 ~
tween the rebel armies Of the norIh
and south and those under the joint
command Of Oro1co and Zapata conJrol
the majority Of the states OF AeNlce
Present conditions, taken In the ag-
gregate, give little idea Of the char
acter Of the people behind the reFoIu-
ton.
The right Of liberty, justice and free
dom is demanded by a horde OF poems
flushed with success Of their natIies
and Elorying in the excitement OF
connecting an easy living through
force. We're earnest and efficient en-
deavOr made TO restore justice and lib
erty to these forces il is doubtful
whether they would lay aside their
arms and again content themselves
with pastoral pursuits
The only method by which peace may
be restored to Mexico. in the opinion
of close students OF the situation, IS
through the reuniting Of the disrupted
government under the rule OF man OF
hercuIean strength, who VIII restore
order through evolution and not reVo-
l1ti9n.