El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-02-01
ZAPATA'S ARMY
GRAVE MENACE
TO MADER0
Has 5000 Men, Well Drilled
and Organized For Eff
fective Field Service.
FEDERAL.ARMY is
SAID TO BE SHAKY

NH That Emiliano Zapata mas an
4F4 army Of more than 5000 men
well drilled and well provided with
arms and ammunition, is a story that
caused the capital 10 smile when it
was brought here recently by Abraham
Martinez, a semi Official envoy Of the
government TO Zapata, but which be
fore the end Of the month had received
far more serious consideration. II the
story is true. il is believed here that
II viii alter very materially the rela-
tiOns of the central government and
spread panic through half OF Mexico,
and which has been adopted as a
battle cry by thousands VINO perhaps
Since that day more than a year ago
when Francisco ]. MaderO, not vet pres
1dent met Zapata at CuauUia and by IN
Jrated the plans Of the, provisional
government to suppress him and us
band the government mas from TINS
10 time INDUCED IN rOudaDOul eIIortS
TO end its dlSagreementS with hlIr
Martinez has played big part IN Jnese
negotiations. Recently he brought TO
the government Zapata's terms for
peace and, although they have not
been made public, 1t IS known JnaL
Zapata does not now INSIST upQn, me
resignation Of MaderO, but that IeueIa!
troops be retired from the state OF
MorelOs and that he be made the mill
tary commander Of the Ith military
zone. whose headquarters is at Cuer-
Davaca. ne offers to furnish his own
soldiers, guaranteeing the maintenance
Rebels Well Organized.
MARTINEZ declares that he IS con-
v-nced Of the truth OF the statement
trat Zapata has an army OF oUUU men,
in addition TO those numerous bands
which have been ralding the length
and breadth OF the states Of Mexico,
Guerrero, parts Of Puebla- OaNaca, ana
even those whose operations IN the
state of MorelOs have gained for them
that over which he has direct control
is, according to MARTINEZ, IN region
90 by 40 miles in an isolated part OF the
state of MOrelOs- There his men nave
drill and prepare for eyenUualltles- me
drilling and organization nave Deen
done he says. under the general super
vision OF GaudenciO de Ia Lave, col
onel in the regular army VINO joined
the rebellion, z.-,z
the campaign against Gen FellN Dla1
in Vera. Cruz and who later was nlslos
the military commander in that district,
has been succeeded by Gen Nelaze 50
Gen. Beltran was ordered to report %
Mexico CITY, where he was left supJecl
10 orders from the department OF w. w.
Another change that mas cduseu
much speculation and consloeraple 5os-
sin was the relieving OF commodore
Azueta. AZueta was in command OF thS
IiffIe fleet in Vera Cruz harbor, and
DiaZ depended upon MIN Tor suppol I,
but at the last he joined FORCES Win
Beltran to capture the reDeIilous gen
e'--- Loyalty Of Army Doubted.
That the loyalty Of the army as q
vvEOle is doubted is common talk IN
cl71i,-- cafes and in almost all public
Dlaces and recently the statement was
made on the floor OF the loWer no ~
nv a deputy. formerly an aide OF the
president. that high officers had Deel
approached by those endeaTorlng. 20 m
cite an army uprising. me sIs IslIl 81 ~
provoked an acrid discussion IN Wn -l
the galleries took an informal though
noisy part One deputy, in euloglzinis
the army. referred to the recapture OF
Diaz, and Immediately his voice Was
drowned by voices from the galleries.
CRYING yes, by treasOnt BY using
the White flagT' and several other tx
DressiOns indicative Of the popular con-
ception of the means used to accom-
piiSii Mexican fis5-i Deputies Turbulent.
Always a turbulent lot, the Mexican
deputies during the month OF January
rfnction as debaters. At almost every
session the debate on some measure
has resulted IN a series OF charges anu
counter charges N which the mem DerS
not infreouently called each other
liars and on numerous occasions the
executive has been sharply criticized
for his administration Of affairs
One incident that promised serious
consequences was the unfolding OF the
records that tell how the army Isl mas
been maintained incidental TO the us
cUssion of some bill a deputy charged
that the army, during the campaign
AGAINST Orozco. had been augmented
bv 1000 prisoners taken from Belem,
the big city prison, before the charges
against them had been determined by
the courts. The deputy. who was the
attorney general at that time, was
called upon to cOrrobOrate this state
ment and did so, explaining that the
president in a cabinet meeting, had
determined to commute the sentence
Of these men. This course was regarded
IS necessary since, Notwithstanding the
high nav offered soldiers, no men could
he found to enlist. The incident re-
suited in q storm of protest and threats
Of fmpea chment Of the president
That prisoners are forced into the
army every week is no secret and never
denied but this was the first time con-
eress had taken official cOgnizance OF
Rebels Control Durango.
Almost on q par with the statement
Of deputy Luis Cabrera that Mexico
faced civil war for at least three years
~ come were declarations made by a
number Of deputies recently as to the
extent OF the revolution now in pro-
sTress One deputy, speaking on the
measure to authorize special elections
~ states where at the regular time