The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1912-02-21
NEW CHAPTER
IS POSSIBLE IN
REVOLUTIONS
II zAPATA SHOULD SUCCEED IN
ovERTHRowINe MApEKo IT
WOULD BE THE FIRST IN
STANCE WHERE AN uNEpu-
GATED PEnn1ER HAS BEEN
SUCCESSFUL IN SUCH VEN
TuREs.

BY Associates Press.
Mexico City. Feb. 2o.-Should the
rebellion inauaIrated by Emiliano "a
pata, result in the overthrow of the
Madero government there would be
added TO MezEfco's history q chapter
that is unfdus IN this country.
Previous revolutions have received
their impetus from men OF high in
feIfigence and usually Of culture.
zapatais most advanced point in the
social plane was that of an itinerant
merchant, pedd1sr. Officially his
name has been written on the rec
ords of his country, prior to the Ma
in the Mexican army. There is one
mere entry, that recording his de-
sertion from the army.
Those unaequafntsd with Zapata
frequently make the mistake Of styI-
ing Rim an ilIlter@te- This Is not true.
The man can read and write. and has
the ru6Innents Of a common school ed
heatlon. Added to this. he possesses
sarswdness which, combined with
q sfu8bofnusss, q personal magnetism
ard a bravery which no one denies
makes him . person truly Formidable.
zaBata was born IN Ayz1a. He Is
Between thirty FIVE and forty years OF
age. Practically no Spanish blood
8centFibuted to HIS personal appear
ssrlce. although a long. heavy mou-
stach6 and stature somewhat greater
than that Of an ordinary peen betray
Sfhe fact that he is not a pure In
dian. His skin is that OF the ordi-
nary Mexican Indian, while his taci-
tl5rnity is more tlfan that OF the
North American aboFfgine.
His enforced patriotic service TO his
country came to an end in just one
year. He was IN jail IN Ayala dur
ing the early part OF the Madero rev.
oIution. One night there was Jail
delivery and Zapata, at the haad OF
d HANDFUL of men who had been his
companions in the little prison, de-
cIared himself a leader in the cause
Of Madero.
contriving to get word to one of
the revolutionary juntas, he offered
bis services. He received the thanks
OF this body, but was told that no
more money could be expended at that
time for the equipment Of additional
troops IN the south.
Zapata said not a word but re-
turned to the mountains about hts
bCynOod home and ordered his follow
ers to join him in attacking neigh
boring village guarded by mere
5 handful Of rurales. They overthreW
5 the guard, seized their arms and lib
Grated the prisoners. whom Zapata
Rad little difficulty in persuading to
join his uprising. This action was re-
q
change being that each successive as
sault was made on q larger garrison
: until Zapata'S army OF rebels had at
tanned a size that made il one Of the
nost formidable fighting forces south
OF Mexico City. The revolutionary
Junta was now glad to take advant-
age Of the services Of Zapata, and he
was ordered to report to General Am
brosio Figueroa. commander in -chief
O. the army OF the south.
IL Between Figueroa and Zapata there
has always been a deep seated antag-
onism. Figueroa Is a man of educa-
) ton and Of some military training
be nothing in common. AS leader OF
: the army OF the south Figueroa was
s entitled to credit for the southern
campaign. which SO nearly resulted il
the capture OF Mexico City itself. A
a matter of fact, great part of this
credit was really due to Zapata. The
antagonism resulted in Jealousy or
the part Of both. and so It was thai
an attempt made late in the day tt
pacify the people of Morelos by in
stallins Figueroa as governor. only
made Zapata the more determined tt
overthrow the central government
which he had fought to establish.
Steadily his forces grew as thes
had during the days of Madero's re
volt, until on February 1 of this yea
he found himself at the head OF forces
&c such numbers as 60 cause the fed
eFa1 government to send against hin
4 large part OF the government troops
BY that time he had changed his prop
aeanda to include grievances who's
rishttng he declared could be accom-
plished only by the overthrow Of Ma
dero. His plan Of Ayals." writes
BY a school teacher upon whom he hat
bestowed the title OF colonel, calls 70
Emilio Vasqusz Gomez to occupy tn
presidency. For himself he asks moth
ing more than the privilege OF fight
ing.
That zapata is q ruffian pure ant
simple is not altogether true. AttireV
always IN the close fitting trousers o
the charro costume. bolero coat ans
peaked so1nbrero, silent and distrust
full he Is not q man to grace q dip
: lomatic reception at Chapultepec, ant
: bis men. wandering in bands for from
his headquarters. oftenttrnes hav,
< committed atrocities which place then
beyond the outposts of civilization. bu
rarely have such barbarous acts beel
attributed personally TO Zapata- On
the contrary there are stories o
which. II true, must cause one to be.
lieve that the leader of this new re
bellion is a man who has ben painted
in too vivid colors.
Mrs. Bride-Father never spoke
cross word to mother in his life. Mr.