Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1912-09-07
MADERO'S CHANCE
TO MAKE GOOD
HAS COME
Mexican Congress Convenes
September i6 and 1t is Up
to New President to Carry
Out Numerous Promises.

M'Nir" 'itN September TN,
new MoNirnu congress cun,cncs sep.
l''nh"r lh. and after that date Ii viii
h' duii'uli Tor friends of the admin
iNlt"'iVu q" liud cXCusrF Tor failure Ia
carry out 90 lo.,st few Of the prom
lN'N in"do lN President Madcro when
h' was ohlct OF the rebel army that
overture" the pinz gotchnm,ni
IN" chamber OF deputies win have
"n lle ron 2i3 representative. l5o %;
whom were elected boy tho constitu-
uon'l Progressive party. which gave
M""'iu ihD or, id"n,y Tho minority
"l ninety three is Bog me- means a solid
hI"'N. 70 includes representatives. OF
lhr'' political parties the Catholics.
E'"Iullouist ana Independent
Tho hrugrcseiycs also claim to
have the balance ui power n the
senate. Tho upper house iu Mexico Is
not the dominant body, however. and
undispuicd control Ia the chamber
amounts practically 90 control Of
congress.
out of the weird medley of royolu-
tlontrF propaganda which has reach
cd thr capital from the camps Of
'r"lc" 800 the north. from those ~
HHp1tt boo tho south and from the
trials pi rcbclliuua poems In districts
'' remote that tho names 90 Zapata
and pro2rp are rarely heard the
most d0min0n, note Is that In which
aU unite MadcrO must resign"
For the most part the rchels have
vague reasons Tor uniting In this de-
maud ana all resort 60 the charge
THAT The president has failed TO fulfin
NHs ts. Al. -
san Luis potosi"
Tho charge IS not without basis.
hut th" very natural defense OF tho
president Is and has been that he has
had neither time nor the legal ma
,hiu'ry necessary for the carrying
out uf the promised reforms. Not FOR
ON" day since his Inauguration has
ms country been free from rebels
who loudly demanded "fulfinmcnt of
his promises ana not set has the OK
q, utiyc had a congress on which he
could dcpond for the support % tho
measures he has promised,
Th, congress Madcrn inherited was
part of The old administration. Tho
new congress D. supposed 20 be IN
s'mplthy with his ideas. Under the
odd congress however the admins
most cherished reform the coustitu-
tiunui amendment providing for the
non rc.ol'u,iun of the president m
electoral law WAS also altered hut tho
elections ut No., past summer bctray
'd 500 man, defects u h, new Law
That viii come up again Tor re-
wisdom Iu this session. tuv ~ the de-
fleets most glarnE. u was found, was
that ~ permitted q man to be- a ctn-
dluutv for Hu indefinite number of
office" vi m" same time, For iu.
stance Francisco De la ltdI ra, form
,r prov lsiuual president who WIS
made a. member ur IN, Scuat" on tuo|
Catholic ticket, was candidate in
Tour different states.
Among thoer measures known tu|
ho ready for presentation nt the Hcs-
sion beginning in september are an
employers liability act the abolition
"i the lct's policies an anti pcu'i-
axe lpw aud u measure Tor establish
ing courts uf Jurisprudence Tor the
,rttlrmvf of land titles In ra.,s.
vhrr, the records are missing Ia
many hundreds ut cases the r"rnrds
w'r" burned during the pasi 'y,Diu.
ton ana iu those revolutions .ct cN
istius
Another dramatic chapter V.ts adj
deed to the story of tho mnasaor 81
soldiers and citizens al Ticuuap hN
Iapatistas by Gerald brandon. an
American u,Vspapcrmau Vorkiu- "a.
~ naro of this city Two ct Che
passengers ON the train assaulted by
the Iaputisi1s were II 1. strauss and
lgTaDio llrrrcias Mexican cores
puudcnts, Another was Miguel IA
vera. q newspaper photograph Hr An
were slain. and their bodies. vl'h|
those ut the other Victims burned
brandon visited the LONG heap uf hu-
man ashes few days later ana there
according 90 a story written in the
first person. win ID he sent 10 las on
per, "FWuro 90 furnakc his attitude
eft neutrality and Go nyeugc the
death OF his companions
The remainder OF tho stu| "aHI
brought here hN the officer 10, ,piu-
naud OF the detachment wt'h which
brandon WAS riding. From This of
fiyvr brandon usked rifle ma cart
ridges. The next day the litib force
of tcdordls had brush with the o.
bells Brandon was Trims from tho
ground near the officer There II
one for strauss said Brrdpn tu tEc
officer pointing Ia fallen rcbcl al
few minutes later another rshoi|
vrumplcd down and Braudor, turning
tu the officer added "rhlt was for
lguu,iu, now one more Poe Miguel
Again q rebel pitched forward. ,td|
brandon Sliding .Nv {, tho vtltrsi
handed him the rifle ana cartridge
hUlt with the remark that he had
done his part in making the score
even
COMES To TAKE CHARGE