El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-04-14
SALBZAR, COOL, CALCULATING,
MAYBE CRUEL, BUT A SOLDIER
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did In their own country. Finding hap
p1nesS and prosperity on one side of an
imaginary boundary line and so much
misery and poverty on the other. with
no difference in climatic conditions or
conditions Of soil led him to the con
cluslOn that the political system Of
Mexico needed reformation. he entered
into MaderO'S scheme with heart and
soul but attained little prominence
during the 1IaderO revolution. 4
wasn't looking for prominence" he said
when discussing the rise Of MaderO on
the ruins OF the DtaZ regime We
wanted an opportunity TO advance as a
people, we believed Diaz stood IN our
way and we OverthreW him. We
thought MaderO would keep his
pledges and we fought to put him in
the place which Diaz was forced TO va
cate. We were disappointed We be-
lieVe-We knOW-MaderO was q mis-
take We asked him to resign that q
more fit man might be elected by the
people 10 fill the presidential chair
and carry out the reforms which must
be carried out before the great mass
OF the people Of Mexico can be free 10
work out their own destiny He re-
fused, therefore this revolution"
Not An Educated Man.
Unlike. Campo, Salazar is not an edu-
Gated man in the sense Of being a
schOoled man, but he is solder man
Campo IS q small man, quick OF action
and speech-just the type of man one
would expect to find in a fighting gen
eral, @ cavalry leader, raider Salazar
is q giant in stature, Wei set up and
looks the soldier. He is slow of speech
unless aroused, ana Is not easily
aroused. He is a radical socialist and
knows Why-aud is not afraid to tell
anyone who VIII listen, why ne hopes
for a change in the political system Of
Mexico. IT is only in discussing social
ism that Salazar becomes eloquent
fluent Of speech Ordinarily he is
man Of few words.
It is said he is cOldly cruel and his
permission for the execution OF the
American gunner. Tom Fountain, cap
tured in Parral after the flight OF villa,
would bear out that idea He IS charged
with having shot down Capt Joaquin
Palaez of the 10th federals, while ne
pleaded to be spared to his wife and
eight ninOs but l. Is said on the OIn-
er hand that PalaeZ had permitted ms
men To murder and mutilate q NUMBER
Of nOn-cOmbatan men and women on
the retreat from Do'ol es ranch
CaoI In Bstne
In battle salazaF is cool and fear
less He plans his campaigns carefully
and his officers and men are puncul-
ious ia the matter Of carrying out MS
plans His investment of Parral and
quick capture Of the city proved Sala-
Ear general OF high order villa,
with 500 men and with possession Of
the commanding positions as he had,
should have held Parral against Sala-
gar as long as food and water lasted,
but SalaZar mad hlm in flight within
two hours after the battle opened.
1t has been charged that Salazar is
ambitious and that OrOZcO fears him.
Both deny the soft impeachment and
ii must be confessed by one who has
been close to both. that there has as
vet been no outward evidence that
there is any friction. Salazar says he
is fighting for principle: that If Ma
dero were 10 resign today and a new
election was ordered he (Salazar)