El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-09-23

who have not taken arms as vet
| against him, We shall have numbers
large enough to justify senator Fails
I assertion.
"Of course, the revoIutionists are
| called bandits, looters, and robbers, but
/ these same adjectiYes were applied to
the French reVolutionists in 1893, that
gave the human voice its absolute
| freedom from all oppression in poll
/ tics. And the same people were called
looters when fighting to elevate Ma
dero- So at times these degrading
utles honor instead of depress.
The Mexicans want liberty. and they
1lght Tor freedom from a state of serf-
dom and slavery. You Americans that
are model constituted people, how
could you accept such q vile condition
in your neighboring brothers on the
other side of the Rio Grande2
''Notwithst landing, I do not blame this
country, for it has been misled in our
case; when the whole is known, the
great and noble American people shall
do US justice.
1T is true, too, the revolution has
not had an organized government, but
II viii very soon have it. Then we
shall see who shall be the victorious
after the struggle
Revolution Fights Two Powers.
The revolution is really fighting two
powers, the AIadero government and
the state department of the United
States Had we a fair deal from this
government, AaderO would have fall
len long ago. But still the revolution
is national one; the people can never
lose and MadeFo shall fall down and
step out before long.
We realize perfectly that this war
Is destroying our resources, hampering
the big foreign interests, but it is
necessary to understand that no con-
Struction has ever come without de-
Struction- However, Mexico will show
again its strong national vitality.
Somebody says that the revolution
lists are anti-foreigners. Here there is
misjudgment of the whole affair. No
foreigner has deliberately suffered at
the hands of the reVOIutionists. There
is more protection to American lives
and property in the rebel zone than in
the regions dominated by Madero. In
view OF the hostile attitude of Wash
lngton toward the revolution, and from
the international standpoint, it seems
that there are some grounds for retail
1auon. But no responsible chief has
ever taken any advantage OF this. The
revoluuonists know well that Ameri-
cans residing in Mexico have no fault
to find with them for the fault of 9TH
ers, and they are instructed to continue
protecting Americans.
MaderO Can't Hold Long.
Tt is a dream to think that MaderO
can hold on very long. He is bound
tc fall sooner or late. The revolution
lists can keep on fighting for so years
until that government is overthroWn.
TT is now said that the revolution
lists are divided among themselves.
There is no division whatever. All the
chiefs are united and fighting for the
same principles; TO free the country
from oppression and dynastical
family.
Repudiates FasqueE Gomez.
My reputation of Senior VasqueZ
Gomez was agreed upon beforehand
Senior Vasquez Gomez failed to answer
TO the circumstances and there was
but one way to have things settled
with him Surrounded by an undesir-
able crowd 1 found out that he was
not the man to lead any political or
no.
81 am of the belief that leader
that is afraid of his own generals is
not the man to face a grave problem.
VaSGuez Gomez was called on several
times to cross the border and assume
leadership but ne refused.
IF VaSquez Gomez thinks the reVoIu-
uonlsts have obligations toward him
without any privileges everybody has
a right to repudiate him without any
connection whatsoever. With the men
IN the field, Gomez and his junta are
deceiYing even themselves. They draw
manifeStoeS from his boarding houses,
sign them, and make them appear as
coming from the field, thus appearing
Besides this, Vasquez Gomez has
proved himself lacking in courage by
his insistent refusal to cross the bOrs-
der and be in direct connection with !
the men now fighting to free the coun-
try from the yoke and oppressive peon-
age.
PROBABLY Tor the. foregoing reasons, !
Gems. Orozco and Zapata and their |
lieutenants have ignored this kind of /
a leader, because he is unfit for the |
position he claims to occupy.
Cause of the Revolution.
It consider this revolution as the 1
awakening of an oppressed people from !
q mere state Of slavery to a better, /
freer condition. This state of affairs 1
is not due to one man, or to a group |
Of men, but it is the refraction of the /
colossal political freedom of this coun- /
try onto Mexican soil. Mexico ruled in I
4 military way for 35 years by the iron 1
hand of one man, never could accept |
the usUrpation of its sovereignty for
an everlasting period. On several oc-
the MeXicans showed their IN |
conformity with such methods by par