New-York tribune., 1912-02-05
Drastic and Summary Punish
ment To Be Melted Out to
Mexican Bandits and
Political PIotterS.
PRESS WILL BE MUZZLED
Dozen or More Newspapers To
Be Suppressed and Editors
Prosecuted for Libel or
Deported-Trouble
at Juarez Ended.

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the correspondent of The New-York
Tribune is to the effect that from now
an the policies to he followed will be
radically different from those which in
the main have been pursued by the Ma
dero administration regarding certain
nhases Of the internal affairs Of the re-
npblic This means in effect that the
government will adopt most rigorous
methods to discourage plotters, political
indictments. bandits and similar gentry
from interfering with the orderly and
peaceful conduct of public affairs.
How far the tactics thus hinted at
will be pursued and to what extent
they will duplicate the vigorous ana
biebly effective measures which Por-
srio Diaz found expedent to adopt upon
occasion in order to uphold the author
nv Of the constitutional government de-
mend. of course. upon circumstances out
II NAV be said in unqualified terms that
the President is prepared to go TO any
proper extremes Comprehended Wl'hih
his powers TO maintain the integrity oi
The administration and punish the enc
mics of law and order.
Not only will drastic and summary
n,,nisbnoent be meted out to the follow
ers of revolutionaries and to oanuils
generally. but the power OF the Ia" VIII
he invoked against certain radical news
naners and lrnalists whose campaigns
of Justification and sensationalism have
embarrassed the administration ana
tended 10 incite against 1t unwdrranted
antagonism and suspicion among the
ignorant and easily excited lower classes.
\ dozen or more newspapers which have
been conspicuous by their abuse OF the
government will he suppressed and their
editors prosecuted for libel. Several Of
these men, who are foreigners, VIII %
deported
Prolific Source Of Disorder.
The public demonstration habit. too.
which has become a prolific source Ot
unnecessary disorder in the capital and
other places, will also be curbed. Or
ders already have been ISSUED to the p0-
lice TO prevent demonstrations which
have for their object denunciation and
unwsrranted criticism Of the governs
Inent. 1t was explained to-day by one
of the members of the government that
gross advantage had been taken by agi-
Vators of all sorts Of the desire and dis
position manifested by President Madero
i'm the three months which have elapsed
since he was inaugurated to allow the
fullest possible latitude Of free speech
and political liberty.
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give the people the fullest opportunity
Of exercising their rights without being
hampered or repressed in any way
said this official. "By far the greater
number of citizens have availed them
selves of these rights in a lawful man
ner. This, however. is unfortunately
not true of a comparatively small num-
be- of men. who have misused the
leniency of the authorities and mistaken
the attitude of the administration for a
sign of weakness. They have imposed
upon good nature many times When
meriting punishment for obvious infrac-
tions of the law they have been undis-
turbed. This has made them boder and
more intolerable in their attempts to
foment trouble. Now they will be COM
PEELED TO behave themselves. If they
disregard the warning now issued, it Is
they who viii be hurt"
Stands by His Pledges.
THE President stands upon every
pledge and guarantee which he gave be-
fore his election, but he does not intend
to allow the country to be at the mercy
Of those who see profit to themselves In
disorder and lawlessness. He has
treated The people fairly and intends that
they shall deal fairly with him in re-
turn, II is his duty and his determina-
tlon to compel them to save themselves
from the inevitable consequences of their
own folly II they are not wise enough
and farseeing enough to save them
selves. There will be no more temporiz-
ing with agitators and trouble makers.
Punishments will be visited upon them
according TO the law and to their des-
serts"
In response 10 question Ernesto Ma
dero' Minister Of Finance, told The
Tribune correspondent this afternoon
that the administration felt no uneas-
ness over last weeks outbreaks in
Juarez and Chihuahua or over the Ia
pata situation in the State OF Morelos.
1T is impossible for me to reply to
this question too strongly in the mega
tive said the minister ''The admins
tration, while admitting that these in
cidents are unpleasant, especially in re-
spect to the impression created outside
the country, does not consider them i'm
portant or in the slightest degree indl-
eating that the administration is'ln
jeopardy. More or less disorder was
reasonably to be expected. The out
breaks in the north are ended and the
Perpetrators thereof will be punished
The outbreaks were i'm no sense ponti-
cal, as will be seen when the causes are
analyzed. They were ended almost as
soon as they were begun. The admin
istration will guard against any repet'-
ton Of trouble at Juarez by maintaining
there a garrison consisting only oil ieu-
eral troops and no state ruraies-
"The activity last week in the zapa.s
campaign in Morelos was caused py the
inauguration of a vigorous campaign ps
the government against bandits. we
pressed the hghting and compehed Vali-
GUS bands to stand and give oat'ie in
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