El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-03-11
LOYAL PARADE
IN MEXICO
CAPITAL
Support Pledged Govern
ment-Orozco to Have a
Hard Task Near Torreon.
zAPATISTAS ARE
BEING DEFEATED

Mexico City, Mexico, March IA
monster demonstration in favor OF
peace and in support Of the constituted
government was held here Sunday. Per
feet order prevailed
President Madero for nearly three
hours reviewed the demonstration from
the balcony OF the palace and from time
to time replied TO impassiOned speeches
BY the paraders. The speeches, Wnlle
not laudatory OF Madero, pledged MIN
support in aDOlsh1ng anarchy ana eA-
Iae crowd which filled the Ioca1o
IN front of the palace, is estimated 70
have numbered 10000 persons.
OrOzeO Has Hard Task.
OroEco viii never reach Torreon, In
the opinion Of member Of Madero
cabinet Three kilOmeters Of railroad
track nave been removed by the "a
tional railways near santa Rosalia, 70
miles south Of Chihuahua and the rtLlls
carried away Between rnere ana Tor
reon, Orozco VIII find from 5000 to
lery, government officials declare
Eapatistas Scattered.
The continuous activity displayed BY
the troops under Cen Juyenoio Rooles
combined with the work Of Col Fran
cisco NaranJosl provisional governor OF
the state Of MOrelOss has driven the
LapaJa bands into the extreme limits of
the state.
The resistance of the Zapatista eIe-
ment in Morelos is due TO Agrarian
causes rather than TO love for EmilianO
Lapata and his immediate followers.
who largely consist Of criminals re-
leased from prison at Cuernavaca last
The population of Morelos numbers
about 175,OoO, a majority of whom are
or pure indian blood. descended from
the Old Ilpauicas, the primitive OtOmfs
in some portions, and The Aztecs. VINO
came into the country as cOnQuerers
ABOUT 1886 These people retain their
old lang uage, customs, and IL is said
much OF their old religion. The most
sluDDOrn resistance has come from
ynese mountain men, notably in Santa
Stsrls, SIX or seven miles north OF
Natives Have Land Taken.
ears ago santa Maria owned land OF
Consloef4ole extent above the planta-
Ion OF IeInixco, one OF the largest in
tLe state. In some manner the stats
soaetntlehE SOLD this land 10 plantation
o9elels and the money accrueing was
SLteIed 70 TIE Pueblo people, who re-
USED T. Then the water supply OF
oSSuta Maria was taken by the same
p pi,- 1 sn. When the revolution broke
and all the smaller VILLAGES embrsraJ
11apata cause on his promise to restore
- ana ana water rights alleged to
lave oeen stolen from them
Zapata- who lived al Villa. AvaIa IN
o-e oSnIraL part OF the state, mad his
D D-is,.- Iollo"ers. aided by the released
oiScontented plantation lsbo-ers --'
There are some 80 to 40 sugar baoi-
s1luas IN AorelOs occupying pracficaiIv
an lhe best land owned either BY
Spanlards or Mexicans and admins
tered py managers AS the owners ren-
era4ly are absent. the usual results Of
absentee landlordism have followed
zach plantation has a store" where
prices are high. supplies poor and the
employees arrogant With the outbreak
or the revolution the peon in many
cases saw chance to get something
Tor nothing in his turn.
Villages Are Burned
santa Maria Ocitepec, a Huatapec and
santa Catarina have been burned By
une tederals and the Inhabitants
brought TO Cuernavaca- Zapata was
chased to the small mining settlement.
Huautla in the extreme southeastern
part OF the state and nearly all organ
lzed bands were driven into either the
limits of Puebla and Morelos or into
the Tetecala district near where the
states OF Mexico, Guerrero and Morelos
Recently the main body OF the old
Aapatista force proceeded into the
state or Puebla, where "Tuerto" or
"One Eyed" Jesus Morales has been
operating for some time. As Gen Ro-
pies also has the state Of Puebla under
MS command, preparations for active
operations were begun In that state.
Inc Iorces operating against Zapata
aggregate 500 men.