The Tulsa star. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1913-1921, 1914-05-16
HoTBEp OF WAR EVER SINCE
olcTAToRs PoRFiRo DiAz
touTTHs PRESIDENCY y = :
UNABLE TO stTtlE The AFFAIRS
Half a Dozen Rulers In Three Years,
None of Whom Have Been Able
To Hold Control-Madero the
Spirit Of the Discomfort.

MdueIO DeBdu MS luSuTTeCllOn against
Diaz. At that time Diaz had been
dictator under the title of president,
since 1876, with the exception of one
term.
i American magazine writer's in 1909
described in detail the horrors Of
Mexican peonage, the barbarism Of
Mexican prisons and the long reign
of fayoritism' to classes and wrong and
injusticefto the MASSES under Diaz.
helped to fan into the flame the
popular ltliscontent. which blazed out
into a lgeneral cohhhsration when
Madero smade4 his, presidential cam
paign against Diaz in the summer Of
1910, on a platform of radical re-
form. Suppressed for the moment by
arrest, he escaped into the United
States and in january, 1911, returned
to Mexico and issued his now famous
proclamation-theA Mexican, declara-
ton of dence7-demanding the
overthrow of the Diaz tyranny and
promising sweeping constitutional and
economical reforms chief among
which was a new and fairer system
of agricultural tenure.
/'Would Not Make Terms.
Starting in the mountains OF Chi,
huahua, Coahuila and Sonora, the up
rising had become formidable by
February, when Madero WAS joined
by. Orozco, Blaneo and Pancho Villa
and in May the combined forces cap
tured Juarez an important point near
the Mexican border.
Diaz attempted to make terms
with the reyolutionists. but Madero in
sisted on his retirement, and Diaz
| finally agreed to retire. On May %,
1911. he left the capital and a few
days later sailed for Europe, where he
has since been watching with keen in
terest the course of events in the
country where for more than thirty
years he had exercised the supreme
power of unlimited despotism.
Insurrections broke out, one Of
them under his former associate, Gen
eral Orozco, who was defeated by
Huerta, and outbreaks continued from
time to time and delayed the plan of
national reconstruction. ''s i'tl
. sh.s.F Felix plaz a Failure. -s-~..s.i
In October, 1912. Gen. Felix Diaz,
nephew Of the former dictator. start
ed revolt at Vera Cruz but was ar.
rested. sentenced to death and impris-
oned pending n new trial, in Santiago
prison in Mexico City, where Gen.
bernardo Reyes, a close friend Of the
elfler Diaz. was at that time confined
for attempting ito organize reyolu'
ton against Madero about a year pre-
vious.
rFebruary s, 1913. marked the begin
riing OF the end of the Madero admin
istration. On that date number OF
regiments at the capital revolted and
military cadets stormed the military
Prison and released Felix Diaz and
Reyes. Who put themselves at the
head Of the rebels and captured the
citadel and armory, with large stores
ofarms. and munitions.N For days the
capital was the scene OF a terrific and
destructive battle, General Huert;
commanding the few regiments which
remained loyal to Madero.
On February IS the Mexican senat,
adopted q resolution "declaring Ma
dero incapable OF holding office" ant
ordering Generals Huerta and Blan
adet to put an end to the fighting
>nd arrest the president. who was &C
; ,ardingly locked UP In his apartment
under guardi wi lLDlll
Late at night, ave Gays afterwar,
, Madero and Vice President Pine Sus
, reg. while on their way to the stat
{ ponitentiary under an armed escor
! ne shot and killed by the soldier
! who were supposed to be guardin
them.
Left II For Wilson.
sl General Huerta at once organized
q provisional government. with himsel
!. as president, and was recognized b
| the diplomatic represen tativesl at th
|. capital. with the fexception of ii
h United States, President Taft leavin
}. ia his successor, Mr.. Wilson, the tas
v ofdealing with the situation as seen
|. ed wise to him. The blood of MI
Z dero proved to be the seed Of fres
Q revolution. villa, Carranza and othe
= chiefs. good and bad. Joining force
against Huerta.