El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-03-11
MEXICO FOR MEXICANS IS SLOGAN
now Of PASGUALISTA COMMANDERS
Over Camp Fires They Arouse Feeling Of Resentment
Among Men at the Pere nnial Influx Of Foreign
Capital-American ngineer in Camp Pre-
diets Downfall of Their Movement.

The keynote and raIlying cry Of
the present rebellion against the Ma
dero government in the sister repub-
lie to the south IS to be: Mexico for
the MeXieans; down with domination
By foreign capitalists and the exploit
aticn of Mexico's resources for the
benefit Of foreigners whether capital
lists or workingmen," said Peter F.
Aiken Who as the name indicates, is
an American, and who, until he quit
al the ortiz bridge Saturday morning
was attached TO that wing of the Pas
cualsta army commanded by Cen
Campo He reached Juarez on sun
days train from chihuahua
Was in Many Battles.
Aiken Joined Campa's army some
days before the attack on Juarez and
participated in the blOOdless sOrtie
which resulted in the '1all" Of that
historic city, He is g locomotive en-
EIneer by trade or profession and was
told Dy Campo so ne says. that as
ms mechanical skill and knowledge
might at times be put TO good use by
tue army he would be paid at the
rate Of SIS tMeZ) per day and regu-
lar rations when in the lines and his
hotel bill when in cities where hotels
were available.
What He Got.
That's what they promised me-
said Aiken, when explaining why ne
Quit Campa'S service, but all they
paid me for fifteen days Of the hard
est, coolest hungriest, most disagree
able work I ever did in my life, was
S1L60 Mex and I resigned
Il took the oath Of allegiance all
right and know that 1 entered into
q contract / carried out my part Of
the contract all right. but when they
broke their end Of il I felt that
was violating no law when quit
When we pulled out Of Juarez every
one Of the three engines Communicated
from the North Western 10 pun the
troop trains was leaking badly ana
could barely be kept alive. Before we
reached Montezuma one Of them went
dead and had TO be pushed into Monte
yuma where We pulled the Ilres ana 4
crawled into the hot firebOx TO tight
en- stay bolts and patch leaks to re-
duce the amount OF water ana steam
escaping from the nues to minimum
Why He Quif.
I'VE ran to Sauz, and then had
TO do the same thing to another OF
the junk heaps. getting both OF them
in shape 10 haul US to Chihuahua
That was all right-thats what l
hired out TO do but when 1 asked Ior
a little money 10 set some Things !
needed and got but $ll-6O instead OF
the SO due me, thought II was time
Il laid around chihuahua two or
three days while Salazar and
Campo were being told by Orozco
what to do and took out the first sec
ton Of Campa's trains when the al
vance southwark from Chihuahua was
begun. Ny train carried the pioneers,
bridge builders and bridge materials
and a guard of 400 or 300 men We
found a few small bridges and cul-
verts burned out but they were crl ID
bed" up quickly and Friday nlsnt We
reached the ortiz bridge
Pint Out Guards.
"As that would require much time
and material TO make e11ecuVe re
Dafrs and as il was known that there
US a federal force OF about $50 men
at Santa Rosalia which might be sent
out TO harrass the pioneers the men
and horses were oeLralned ana e4lsA
a short rest force OF mounted men
vent any surprise. Saturday morning
/ quit and came up 10 Chinuahua
and sunday morning 1 caught the
train north TO Juarez
Heard Of Skirmish.
While in Chihuahua hearo -
there has been q battle between Cam
pas advance guard and the Iedera-ls
al Las Delicicas in which the Ieoef4Is
were repulsed but I heard nothing as
to the casualties
Mr. Aiken says that Dreo6en ano
Richardson. the Americans who leII
Tuarez with Campo in charge OF the
artillery" which consisted Of two ma
chine guns and a homemade smooth
boore muzZle loading cannoH, We're as
disguised as he with the tfeatInehs
accorded them by the rebel cnieIs sn 2
he would not be surprised, ne saios II
they would quit the service
Got 81 MEX
i don't know what pay they were
promised, but do know that al theS
got was 81 Mex EACH said Aiken
core q hn1rr 81
I'VE would not feel so badly about
it." continued Mr.. Aiken, II we DIG
not know that there was plenty or
money in the rebel war cnesI- W 9
were told on good authority that the
rebel movement is being financed IN
the United States and that so long as
the army advanced and did Jhlngs
there would be no lack OF FUNDS. me
Officers are living well, having plenty
OF good food and servants 10 40 tneiS
cooking, care for their horses ano
otherwise look after their comforts.
We did not expect that but we did
expect the pay promised US
Strong Anti American Feeling.
& know that there is strong anti
American feeling, not only among the
rank and file of the reDels, euS
among the officers. Cen Campo tolo
Us one night around the campfire that
Mexico was for the MeXicans and thar
if the present movement succeeded
there would be no room In tne Re
public for American capital or Arperi-
can labor as Mexico was well abe 10
furnish enough of both TO develop her
great mineral and agricultural re-
sources and would do II in tuture.
No show for MeXicans.
Il asked him why, If he felt that
way toward Americans, he employed
American engineers, gunners and 9TH
er skilled workmen, and he admitted
that skilled Mexican craftsmen were
few now. but that was because in the
past Mexico had been dominated to
such an extent by Americans that
Mexfcans had been given no oppor-
tuniay to learn trades and become pro-
ficient as Workingmen. In this re-
spect AIadero was no better than Diaz
and ii was TO insure the salvation OF
Mexico for Mexicans and put an end
to American domination and eXploita-
ton that the present movement was
put on foot
Net Well Equipped.
IF OroZco wins IL will be because
the Maderistas are lamentably weak
and deserve to be beaten His men
are absolutely undiscipNned, they are
underfed. badly mounted. many Of
them are as yet unarmed, hoping TO
get rifles and ammunition from VIC
Tins Of their comrades fire on the
battlefield and they practically may be
said TO be without ammunition 1t IS
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