The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-09-21

do demand an honest election, at
which l will agree not to be a candi-
date. Immediately on the election
the laws must be revised from top to
bottom SO as to give the poor man a
chance.
II have $4,000 men under arms in
eighteen states Of Mexico, while Pass
ual Orozco, with whom have no con-
nection, nor ever have had has con-
troll of two states, making twenty
states under arm. If ] am victorious,
l shall drive Orozco from the coun-
try"
Would be military Director"
The Herald correspondents inter-
view with apata is. in part. as fol-
lows:
DO you expect to be president?"
Il would not take the presidency If
were elected by the vote of every
man in Mexico. When Madero Is driv-
en- out will becomd military director
(note that he did nbt say 'dictator')
until a president isi elected, then !
will take charge of the army"
"Supposing Diaz should come back,
Gen, Zapata." asked. DO you think
he could become PRESIDENT"
He will not come back" the rebel
leader replied, evasively." and he new
er could be president of Mexico again,
for Mexico has outgrown him."
Then I tried the most daring ques-
ton of the lot:
WAS not Diaz a better president
than Madero?"
Diaz Better than Msdero.
Zapata's eyes twinkled like those Of a
cat in the Pickering light from the
fire. He looked at me for a moment,
as If trying to see what the next Ques-
ton would be. "He was," he answer
ed, at length, and then paused before
he went on, lin some ways. but he
surrounded himself with bad N IN,
who robbed the country and the peo-
pie, just as Madero has surrounded
himself with the men of his family"
Then we dropped back to the old
questions and answers.
DO you intend to take Mexico
City?"
"I do"
Can you?"
A chorus Of voices around the fire
answered: I'VE cant"
Zapata looked at me as If to say:
There Is your answer" and I shot
another one at him.
Could Not Hold Capitol.
Can you hold the capital of the re-
public, IL you take it?"
There you have the reason we
have not attacked itF' he answered
1.-The federals cannot hold it agains,
us now. but If we w4re inside and all
the 10000 men in tie federal army
called against US, witty their artillery
am afraid they coulH s"ke it back
Before could az ;r:im another
question :.stn,,' .: zapata ,, trrHs on me:
several questions; am going to ash
just one, and then yoh will have to tall
to some one else or sleep un Il morn.
ing, when 1 will give you another in.
terview."
He hesitated moment. then!
What do you think of men in Mexi.
co? I mean the mass of the people p
They think" I replied. as slowly
as he had asked. that If you are go.
ing to drive Madero out of Mexico, you
had better be doing it. before the
United States intervenes"
The little ring around the fire had
crowns to scores. eager to hear the
replies of their master to the ques.
tions of "Periodista" who had come sc
far to talk to him. There was a SHARP
intake Of breaths as I made my ans,
wer and Zapata looked me squarely in
the eyes for what seemed an age.
returned his gaze, and he said:
"If Intervention comes, 1 will kill
every American in Mexico. Then ]
will enter Mexico City, but 1t will be
to join the federal army to fight the
northern invader"