El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-04-14
Gen. Emilio Campo.


Emilio Pablo Campo, the cavalry
leader Of the rebel army, who. at the
moment is under cloud because Of
his defeat at and disgraceful retreat
from Parral on Tuesday, April 2, is. so
far as book learning" goes, probably
the best educated of the men who
have attained prominence upon the
rebel side during the present revolution
in Mexico He was born about IS years
ago, the son Of wealthy hacendadO in
the Galeana district, near Casas Gran
les. he was under private tuLelage
upon his fathers ranch till he was IS
years OF age, when ne was sent 10 the
States to be prepared for matrlculatlop
in the University of Missouri, from
the medical department of which he
graduated when he was IS years old.
Following his graduation he became
inferno Of first one and then another
of the big hospitals Of st. Louis and
then went to Chicago to obtain prac-
uce in surgery. Later he returned 70
his native land and by his father was
given charge of one of the latter's
great estates, practicing medicine the
meanwhile among his own followers
and among the dwellers in the little
pueblas Throughout the district. While
in the States he had become a socialist
OF the scientific type and he attempted
to put his theories into practice in his
dealings with the people who were de-
pendent upon him as manager OF a
great hacienda. Poems who had been
working for q nominal wage were
paid the wages Of freemen and taught
that they were men and women, free
and Observation-Disclosures own masters.
The plan didn't work out and Campo,
padre, disposed the young man and re-
stored the old order Of things on the
big farm.
Fought With MaderO.
When the AIadero revolution broke
out in 1910 young Campo thought ne
81 In q ~n o
and Joined 1t as private. His educa-
ton and native ability soon won for
him commission When the fall Of
Juarez, on May 10, 1911. brought sue
cess to the MaderO cause, DR. Campo
returned to his patients. Madero did
not carry out his promised reforms
rapidly enough TO suit Campo and the
latter was soon in the front rank OF
those who organized to depose the man
who mad OTertnrOWn DiaZ, and when
the revolution of 1912 was put on foot
raised an army and when il was put
sfield was by common consent made
It's general.
CamDa DashinE Fighter.
Campo is q dashing leader. but seems
10 De lacking IN ability TO plan cam
paigns- he was the first TO enter Jua-
rez when that port was capt11re5 nv
the Liberals in February. 1912 TTfs
command was the first to be sent IN oc-
cupy Chihuahua when Orozco's dafac-
IOH II oIl --aueIO LnreW that CITY into
possession OF the revOlutiOnists Gamma
was sent south to open up the line Ia
santa ROsalia. Jimenez. and thence ia
Escalon; He played a prominent part
in the battles Of Corralitos. ReIIano
Dolores Ranch and AtOtonilco. an Of
which were disastrous defeats for ~
federals. His star was dimmed nov
ever. at Parral. Because of his 1rbro-
ken series Of successes, he was cbose-,
to lead an army against Parral In an
apN n al
who held that all but imDree1sbi5
point He permitted himself tn he
outgeneraled and only saved himself
and his army from possible and Drobs-
bic humiliation by a retreat which in
reality was panic stricken rout and