Evening star., 1913-08-15


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and also promised distribution of re-
maining lands to individuals for homes
This Madero platform by the masses
was construed to be identical with
that of the liberal party, and the ma
jority of these people were in thorough
sympathy with the opposition to the
government.
Revolt of Mountaineers.
The OroZco revolution. so called. was a
revolt of the nountaineers. Mcxicans and
Indians of the Guerrero district in Chi
huahua almost entirely against local
conditions. 1t was claimed bv these peo-
pie that every milk COW. plow horse
OK plow or harrow and every piece Of
cultivated ground was taxed to the ut
most, while the broad grazing lands of
the rich rancherus. with their large focks
and herds We're only taxed nomnal1y.
Madefo Joined 0roZce. furnished arms,
ammunition and money for supplies. and
was proclaimed provisional president.
Comparatively few Of the workinGmen of
Mexico took part in this so-called revolu-
tion few miners left tile American min
ing camps, and then only when. because
of failure to obtain the necessary sup
plies, powder etc, the mines were shut
down. While sympathZing with revoiu-
tions. the great mass of the Mexican Deo-
pie have been contented to remain at
wori, if allowed to do So. and have not
taken NJ arms against lii. government,
except when threatened with forced con-
Scription and their property with destruc-
ton, or when forced ont Of employment.
Conscription Necessary.
The result of this sympathy on the part
of the 12.Osp0o00 people against the domi-
nation and rule of the representatives of
the 5000, 900 has been that govern
ment, that is 10 say. neither that ot Ma
dero nor that Of Huerta, has been able
to secure volunteers for its army mat
ter what inducement or reward was Of
fered. The Mexican army has been re-
crlted only through forced conscription
and by the emptying of the jailS. AS a
lighting force 1t is Il negligible quantity.
but it is fairly well armed. Man for
man the reyolutionists and bandits are
better fighting men than are the regular
troops recruited from the state jails.
The .high-toned Mexican of the 2u
per cent class does not volunteer in either
army. Dor does he contribute one dollar.
except through forced loan or contribl-
ton, to either side. The younger genef-
alton have not undergone hardships. have
taken little part in government. and have
contented themselves with leading lives
of ease revenues derived from the ac-
clImulations of their fathers.
One element of the Mexican population
has entertained a feeling of antasonism
to the Americans, because our action re-
suited in driving the French from Mex
ico, placing Juarez in power and thus
indirectly causing the confiscation Of
church property and passing of laws now
in force in Mexico under which no nun
can appear in public in the garb Of her
order, no priest in his gown. and 10 re-
ligious procession of any kind or char-
acter in the streets. and the war OF
1865 is yet remembered. Agitators have
proclaimed against us as a nation and
as individuals gradually acquiring the
wealth of Mexico. Japan has been
praised by the same people, because she
has been supposed to be unfriendly to
us, and the ignorant have had hinted 70
them n Japanese alliance This supposed
or proposed alliance has been whispered
i'm every town, city and hamlet in Mex
leo. particularly for the last three years.
Then came the Madero revolution
Purchase Arms in United States.
The people who were fighting Diaz
came to the American border and We're
able to purchase from merchants in the
United States arms and ammunition of
all classes and in any quantity. Ihese
were imported through Juarez and other
ports. Without such freedom of purchase
and importation of arms and munitions
of war the attack upon Juarez would
have been a fasco, and Diaz could never
have been shaken from his office.
Madero was inaugurated and. failing 10
carry out the land plank in his platform.
the revolution continued against MN. me
arms and munitiOn law OF March II, 13I2,
was passed, and the Mexicans or the
north found that the situation had entirely
changed They could no longer procure
arms and ammunition. and SO were placed
in a position where they could meet no
large armed force in regular battle as II
was necessary to snIuggle ammunition In
small quantities across the border and
TRANSPORT the same upon mulebacS
through mountain paths and over deserts
for great distances.
The Taft proclamation followed. order
ing or directing the ambassador ana
consular officers of this government in
Mexico to warn all Americans to get out
of that republic. Immediate advantage
was taken of this proclamation by dema
gogueS and agitators, and others WHO
were sincere i'm their antagonsm to the
United states because of the prohibition
of the expectation from this country OF
arms and ammunition to that country,
to instiIl into the minds of their ignorant
followers the fear that the lhted states
proposed to invade Mexico for the pur-
pose of acquiring that country. and OF
putting back into the ancient system of
peonage and slavery the inhabitants OF
Mexico
Deadly Effect of Proclamation.
The americans all over Mexico. in the
little mining camps and in the out-of-tle-
way isolated places. as well as in the
cities. Immediately felt the deadly effect
upon the minds of the Mexican people
of this proclamation Desperate efforts
were made TO get the women and chill
dren cut of the country. Many nave for
various reasons been unable TO leave and
thousands of these people were the pio-
neers. and sons of the pioneers, and de-
sceudants Of those who have made this