The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-07-07
REBEL SPLIT NOT
DUE TO MADEROS
Alberto Madero Says Family
Members Don't Oppose
Division Of Land.
DENIES TRADE MONOPOLY
They Wish to Aid the Constitu.
tionalist Cause i'm Every
Way Possible.

Gen. Alberto Madero. brother OF the
slain President of Mexico and a fight
ing member Of the powerful family which
has been active in aiding the Constitu-
tionalist cause. explained yesterday the
position of himself and his family in the
present struggle.
His statements were brought forth by
dispatches published in yesterday morn
ing's papers from FL Paso and Washington
attributing the viia-Carranza split 20 the
intrigues OF his family.
II was said in the dispatches that the
Maderos, who are very large iandholders,
are opposed to the Constitutionalist plan
to divide the land
Gen Madero asserts that his family 10
ready and willing to accept whatever tho
Constitutionalist government, may decide
He denied that he has obtained conces-
sions as a price OF the family support and
certainly neither no nor any other MEM
Der has had the least TO do with the
trouble between the supreme Cher and
his fighting General.
Gen. MadcrO's Comments.
Yes, I have seen the dispatches from
FL Paso and Washington" said Gen. Ma
dero. who with his brother ErneJto re-
ceived the reporter for THE SuN. II see
that information Is conveyed In regard
to the Carranza-Villa split. to the reor-
ganization of the Mexican revolutionary
board, to the trade through the Mexican
border, TO the division OF Mexican LANDS
and other topics connected with the Mexl-
can revolution. note among the items
the following affirmations or suggestions
81. That the intrigues OF the Madero
family are responsible for the recent break
| between Gen. Carranza and Gen. Villa.
"2. That I am in New York trying TO
loose the pursestrings of big business
| IN order to obtain more funds for the
| Mexican revolution.
"3. That the Madero family opposes the
, revolutionary programme OF tho division
of land.
: for the export of cattle through the Dor
/ der and nobody but myself can get this
trade. which produces immense wealth
, "All these afYirmations and suggestions
, are utterly false They are merely ranc'-
, full speculation. Tho Madero fainiiy mas
nothing 20 do with the split between Gems,
Carranxa and Villa. nor Is any member o,
. the family responsible IN any way A"' .'
regrettable event
, "Nfv brothers and myself have always
n | sympathized with tho revolutionary CAUSE
with its Chief. Gen. Carranza, ana VIII
its greatest soldier. Gen. villa
The FamiIy's Desire.
THE only thing we desire Is to nave
n | our country AZ peace, ruled py an hones
government which will enable every on
to resume business activities ana repaN
Q the heavy losses which the country ha'
| hA sixteen
at is pure fancy the assumption tina
i 7 came TO New York on the errand sup
=, posed by the FL Paso correspondents o
:. | several newspapers. nave Deeh nVlh'
u I'm New York for several months and m!
children have been here continually -
It there is nothing strange in my trip TO I'M
o city.
family toward the revolutionary fdeai
I have only TO state that II 10 ridicuiou
to assume that we could be against
+" movement that agrees with our ueepes
O feelings Should our hopes be FULFILLED
2, the revolution. strongly united VIII pro
Is coed toward Mexico city without aHord
ID ing its enemy an opportunity to sacke
!, its power.
ID 1--WE assume that the revolution vii
u solve the Mexican political and economical
, problems In the best way, according I
Il the dictates OF Justice and reason, an
therefore we have nothing to fear.
a The superstition that our interest
responsible for the trouble which ha
:, arisen between Gems. Carranza and Viii
~ ~ can be explained by considering that som
:. people believe the responsibility is upo
"a Senior Igiesias Calderon others blame MI
"a Carothers, Gen. Angeles, Mr.. Zubarar
NJ &C. and still others blame the America
IA Government
ITO fair mind It is easy To under
stand that such troubles do not arise fror
such sources but from causes that an
thinking person can see. and are but natu
raj in revolutions. Fortunately the dif
IL ferences have been adjusted to the salts
faction OF both Generals.
e. "slanderOus Statement"
no Finally. the affirmation that am hold
n ing an exclusive concession for the expoi
I'D OF cattle is simply n slanderous statemen
and need only say that every one on tn
v border knows that am In the cattle bus
BY ness and have been for n long time o,
vs. porting cattle from properties which
al have been managing.
re- This fact together with certai
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