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was formally chosen. Gen. Reyes,

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lister of war. Reyes did not remain in
favor with the Madero government
long however and soon left the coun-
try. With this affront, the people
renewed their demand for the prom
ised redistribution of land. Madero
pleaded for more time and the ne
gotiations of new revolt then be-
gan.
General Zapata in southern Mexico
and Salazar in the north really start
ed the first revolt against Madero.
Orozco had been named governor of
the state of Chihuahua but he re-
signed his post and when the revolt
gained sufficient proportions, Orozco
took command, though he had been
M2dero's chief of staff in the war on
'haz. Madero could have arrested
Arozco before he reached his troops.
but hesitated, and this nearly cost
him the presidency. He also might
have put Felix Diaz out of the way
following the Vera Cruz revolt, but
his doubt as to the effect such action
would have on the people caused him
to delay.
When the Orozco revolt was fairly
under way, the election came last fall.
1t was "A repetition of the old Diaz
elections" and Madero was returned
to office. Many petty tyrannie.' have
been charged to Madero Members OF
his own family have been appointed
to choice positions. AS criticism
spread, Madero attempted to curtail
the freedom of the press and the dis
content, leading to active revolt
spread faster and faster.
1t has been repeatedly stated that
the Mexican treasury is empty. The
government is bankrupt and its af-
fairs are in hopeless tangle, revo-
lutionary leaders charge.
MEVlCO CITY, Feb. l3.--In pre-
dieting long reign of disorder be-
fore this seething country settles down
to normal inactivity, those familiar
with the situation today were inter-
ested mainly in discussion of the
men likely to play the nest promi-
nent parts in national affairs, should
the revolt against Madero force him
from the presidency.
The first result of the overthrow of
the Madero regime would be the es-
tablishment of the army of military
dictatorship. The man on whom the
consensus of opinion apparently set
Ties as the most likely choice of the
military is General Geronimo Trevino,
commanding the Third military dis
trict with headquarters at Monterey.
1t is acknowledged, however, that
there are many other men who must
De considered for the reason that they
are capable of making continuous
trouble for any government that does
aot take pains to please them. These
are the type of Pascual Orozco, An.
tonic, Rojas, Ynez Salabzar and EN-
who have kept the flame of rebellion
burning in every state in northern
Mexico and whose activities in the
regions where American and other
foreign capital is chiefly invested
have kept intervention by the United
States an incessant possibility.
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unconquered rebel chief, whose blood
thirsty band has been fighting fol
five years without let-up. Should
Zapata choose to align himself with
any of the northern rebels named, the
combination would be strong enough
TO upset any dictatorship established
by the army.
Gen. Felix Diaz, whose name alone
is enough to conjure with, and whose
spectacular liberation from prison anG
participation in the assault on the
palace has brought him into the
brightest glare of the political anC
military limelight, is not considered
seriously by acute observers of Mexi
can affairs.
Felix Diaz is believed to have in.
herited little of the family charac.
teristics of the iron-handed uncle
His capture at Vera Cruz last Octo
ber by a mere handful of men ant
without show of resistance from hi.
1000 troops is remembered by the
army and there is thought to be little
chance that the military would choose
him as a national dictator.
MEXICO CITY, Feb. 14.-Fightinl
was resumed at $3.50 this morning
Yesterdays firing ceased at dark las
night.
1t is conservatively estimated thai
a thousand were killed and two thou
sand were wounded yesterday.
PARIS, Feb. 13.-It is reported thai
Porifiro Diaz declares that if America
intervenes he will return to Mexico
and take to the field against the in.
vaders.
MEXICO CITY, Feb. 14.-Early il
today's battle rebel shell entered ths