El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-05-24

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/ OF plots 1t is doubtful WhelHeL - ~
I truth has been told as to the tIase tll5S
] OF the recent past on can So q -
! dozen different stories as 10 no" Nc
] derO was killed and three-Eolllne to
( mances out of the reported plans %
I Huerta and Diaz-
! The supporters of Diaz claim that any
: treaCherv connected with his recent &C
Z lions have been warranted by MS Cep-
J ture by rreachery at AeraCruA- -
Z story goes that MaderlSJa OIIlcerS WHO
! took him at that time had soIeLlIlIS
{ promised TO leave MaderO ana 20 ONS5
to him They pretended TO DO So anu
I came up with their soldiers, car y MS
white handkerchiefS on their Dayo-
nets as flags of truce 1t is said InaI
they betrayed DiaZ, almost with a KISS
& They embraced him and then suddenly
turned and captured him at the mouths
am told here in Mexico City that
. this Lreachery was a money Uansstc-
{ ton, and that lIaderO paid the man VINO
I took DDiaz a fixed sum There is one
man here who says ne saw the checsS
for 100000. which MaderO signed, ana
Z that this check was CaShed on one OF
l the banks of the capital 1 do not De
lieve that at all. When men pay money
/ for such things they 90 not do II py
I checks
According to another story, the man
who deceived DIaZ and sold MIN oul
. bought Immediately afterWard an estate
which cost 100000 pesos and TINS not
| outstanding he was known TO De poor
chiefs on their bayonets and AIDED IN
the capture are said 10 nave received
EOOdly sums. and it is claimed that the
capture cost the government F1'OUv,VOO
J in silver This may or may not be true
/ state ii only as one oil the slQellSntS
of the troubles we nave been having
here. There is one thing that IS sure,
and that is that the treasury was prac-
ticaIly empty when Huerta came in
lIuzzIiBg the Press.
A great deal has been published in
the United States about the censorship
of news DISPATCHES and OF the Mexican
nrass Much of this is true, and 1t is
safe to say that our people nave DuJ a
mild idea of the situation over the DOR
der Al the same time the daily jour
nails of the capital are not at All back
ward in making crlLlcisIns- 1hey us-
nOuuced Madero and they are handling
Huerta and Diaz without gloves Iney
compared him 10 CharleS. FlrsL LOUIS
Philippe and other rulers OF the past
In a recent editorial as TO the e1lsIlnS
situation one Of the Mexican dailles re-
.aT6is government is one which points
out the guilt Of many ana sun IS IN
Wiling to see its own faults Let II us
ten 10 the words Of Menclus, an ancient
Chinese politician, who, while conYers-
ing with his emperor, questioned him
What do you do with friend who
administers your business badly
j break with him. answered the /
...And with the magistrate who does /
not carry out your commands Z
He is depOsed,' said the emperor
land if the provinces are Dadly gov .
erned what is done then.
.sThe attitude of the emperor OF China
is similar to that OF the AIfNICdn soE-
eminent. 1t changes the subject or re-
fuses to speak every time any one m
sinuates that il IS responsible Tor the
me above editorial and many others
which see daily in the Mexican news
papers might lead one TO think InaI tne
press is free j am told however Ina
here is a rigid censorship OF every INNS
sant ont of the country, and that every
sffort is made TO keep the United states
10 the dark as to the OuJrageS now De
ing perpetrated By the reoeIs ana OaH
dts.
American Claims for Outrages.
Tventv-three Americans who Were
wounded or had relatives killed OF
wounded by shots across Lh3 A9Nlcau.
nOudar in April and day, nave Deeu re-
-C-+e5 Nv q Commission Of our army Of
=icers entitled TO indemn1ues aSgregal-
me $4,000, anh ms VIII pIoAdD5s
aid. An OF these claims were reduced
1v the commission from Inc amount
IN addition to these there are q great
many other dei'ands IN accI;l NJ OF feI
-onaI damages, ard there VIII pc 2 la &c
mount asked for on account on os-4L-
yes to property. one OF L-ie -heNlSalt
papers here prints an lnteEfIe-e ~ =
,rOf1inent America. whose name j. nj
-iv-er in vvEfci, 10 is stated that IBe
United States asks 6O,UOt,UUV pesuS' u
80. 100000 as ali indemnity 1T tLS
ianlages CaIS.1 10 American il.leISsts {
ere and suggests that the Mexican
government NAV .;DTns'. 9ll..Se We ll-- 49,
7y- giving US a. lWer california ms
.i1npOsf zion is doubtful 20 say ne least, Z
,5+ilour-6 a large part Of the mines and
ands of the peninsula now DelOAs ~
---7- Americans Not Popular.
Americans are not popular IN Mex
N This is especially so among the
middle and higher classes 1hey a.
Jealous Of our success as ndIiOLl
and also Of our success IN MANS
money out of Mexican investments
Thev realize that some OF the pest
properties in Mexico belong TO our peo-
lie and while they want American
.aufta1 they feel sore because we MAKE
money out Of investing that caplIal
In suit at law the American has
,ut little chance with the Mexican
Without the evidence is altogether IN
lis favor. and If he gets into lrolDIe
le is liable to find himself IN Jan Wnsn
he right is all on his side. Indeed, the
ed tape surrounding the law here IS
uch that most foreigners there SUNNY
% petty thefts rather than De lnNotNeu
n law suits. I know OF an Aihel loe-i
vhO had an umbrella and some hats re
emily stolen from his front hall he
.nnounced the fact 70 the authorities
md policemen came ana arrested al
he servants in the house. The Amer
can was called before the court again
md again. He went q half dozen
lines and lost many days from his Dus-
ness and at the end could not see InaL
he was any nearer finding his property
han at the beginning He finally sent
word to the judge that it was all mis-
axe He had not lost any hate, coats
IT umbrellas. and he hoped that no
urther account would be taken OF the
natter He had to write this fact on
he court book and the case thereupon
vas dismissed
One of the troubles connected with :
Justice is the graft which is universal
IN the part OF the police and other Of
icials. and sometimes even the judges
some Americans claim that judges are
to give decisions as to i'm
,Ortant cases by higher officials, and
me man who has a big mining claim
which is to come before The Hague
to me that president Porfirio
)iaz had forced the judge to change
he decree and decide against him.
Graft and the judy.
One species of graft worked by the
,olice is blackmailing the foreigners
through service upon the jury. The
Oref gners know that if called they are
ia h1a IN two 0r three months of daflV Z