New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-02-15

dent three states. Guerrero. Morelos ana
Sualoa. which had been most active in
the revolt against piJz, took up arms
against Madcro and the Congress began
90 oppos" practically every measure that
Madero or the government party put
forth. They were doing IT,. they sad. 10
~tavc on the calamity which they saw
was coming TO the country and which has
since bcfallen IT, BY September. lsl2'
twenty states w,rc in open revolt against
Madoro. Rebels were operating In Chi
huutua Sonora. SiuHl0a. Ch.dpas. MI
choacan. Durango. Morclos. Guerrero,
Tahlsco. T.aNcala. Vera cruz. Tanauli-
pa. Coahuila, pucbla. OaXaca. Mexico.
Nucyo Leon. Guauajuato. san Luis Po-
to.i and La,atccas. There were also
small scattered bands in Jali-co. In IeWc,
Lower california and Quintona Roo, the
three territories. there was trouble so Sc
rloIs that the garrsOns lad been called
from an the outlying towns 20 the capt
tails and the country dwcllers were warned
that they must take care OF themselves.
The McXicans were beginning 20 believe
that TN. real President was not Francisco
l. Madero. by any means. but his brother.
Gustavo. who had shown Iris domination
over his brother IN addition there was d.
powerful force Of revenge in the heart Of
every man who had been member Of
the piaz regime. who had waved fat for
more than thirty years ana who resented
the new faces ~ the palace.
Madero. Ia his message 10 Congress
A,r ..f no - 81
go0,D and that there was approximately
4fCocp rosos in the public treasury.
These statements were declared To be-
untrue
Diaz had gone down TO defeat because
Of misplaced confidence In the army. lie
believed that Doe had $3.50 men. When
the test came there were only 1900. The
rcst had been dummies whose daily wages.
paid regularly by the government. went to
an the pockets Of certain officials Of the
War Department
At the end OF Maderos revolution there
were practically forty thousand organ
tied reyolutionists In the field or these
thirty thousand were disbanded, leaving
some ten thousand TO be merged with the
hundred had been Killed in the fghting
This left. according to calculations, at
the outside. u 500 men under arms. The
knowledge of this fact did Madero no
good The Ncxlcans also Were told that
when the provisional government turned
over the treasury there was $G. 600 600 in
Mexican currency I'm the vaults and that
hn tho fall Of 1910 tierc "A deficit Of
100000 pesos. At the beginning Of 1912
Mexico wanted n loan OF $4,000. 900 1t has
never been made. though American and
foreign banks were appealed TO- A bond
issue was advertised. There were only
two bidders. who offered 90 for the bonds.
which were to run one year. with interest
at AZ per cent, and so Mexico was COM
PEELED To pay more than 100000 pesos for
the use Of %. o00, 0Oo for one year.
Madero had not been long at the head
OF the government when II was seen that
he would be unable TO rule. In fact. 1t
has been said by many that no Mexican
can rule Mexico The ruler who shall
carve, reconstruct and weld the country
into "A nation III TO stand among other
nations. II has been said must be for
elgner and he must use the rifle and the
sabre. backed with sufficient force to
administer 1t in homeopathic doses.
When political disturbances began In
Mexico, AZ early as November. 1871
Madero said that those who should rise
in arms against the government would be
crushed with an iron hand. How well he
has succeeded In quelling rebellions in
his country IL a mater OF recent history.
The first Reyes revolution collapsed with
the arrest OF the leader but there were
plenty of other men In Mexico who did
not want To see Madero I'm the Presden-
tal chair. and he found trouble on every
hand. A special Cabinet meeting was
called early in February. 1912. to consider
the many revolts throughout the country.
Zapata had showed himself. and Mexico
did not know what stand the government
OF the United States was to take In the
matter II had felt greatly relieved when
the American troops left the Texas
border. as 1t had feared Intervention, but.