The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-06-19
Brother Of Assassinated President Of
Mexico Who 10 Attending Col.
Iese at Ames Was Hero
Last Evening.
TO AID HIS COUNTRY
Young Man Believes Solution of the
Asrarian Problem VIII go Far
Towards Aiding Native
Land.

| murdered president of Mexico was in
Keokuk last evening. Mr.. Mad gro is
| a student at the Ames agricultural
college, and believes that in the solu-
ton of the agrarian question lies the
key to great part of the Mexican
j,question He intends to study Ameri-
can family methods, introduce them
on the plantations owned by the
Madero family and give the benefit Of
his instruction to other Msxicans. II
they can be taught to make living
from their lands, Mr.. Madero believes
that great step forward will have
been taken.
Young Madero is modest appear
ing young man, and whils he makes
friends easily there is no forwardness
or boldness about his actions. He is
the youngest OF thirteen children, and
he has been educated more or less in
this country. For three years he was
at st. Johns military academy in
Wisconsin.
One Of Mr. Madero's brothers is
with General Carranza, and another
is with Gen sral Villa Young Madero
would be with the fighting forces If
it were not the wish Of his family that
he complete his education in this
country. He believes also that his
training will help him in peaceful
her problems.
Owners Of Big interests.
The Madero family own large in
terests in old Mexico. Mining inter
ests comprise part Of their holdings.
and they are large land holders, as
wall, owning big cotton plantations.
Following the assassination Of Fran
cisco Madero a year ago last Febru-
airy, and the subsequent burning Of
their palace in Mexico City, the fam
lily fed to New York where they are
now living with the exception of the
two soldier brothers and young Car
los.
The Mexicans know practically
nothing about farming, and are not
able to scratch up the soil enough to
make a living. They are allowing
opportunities to go to waste, young
Madero feels, and for this reason as
much as anything hs is perseverfng in
his studies of agriculture here.
The young man will return to Mex
leo and give the landholders the bene-
fit Of his training. he declares, and in
this way he may perhaps aid his
bleeding country.
There is small doubt in the mind
of President Wilson but that the
land question is a big one in Mexico.
Young Madero is, OF the same mind
and he intends to help in every way
possible ths rebuilding Of the shatter
ed republic.
Knows New Dances.
Young Madero Is the guest Of GIL
bert Wells of Burlington. He attend
ed the dancing party given here last
ev .ning by Mr.. and Mrs. w. N. Sage.
1t may be interesting for the dancing
enthusiasts to know that Mr.. Madero
can do" the new dances. 1t is evil
dent that his education at an Ameri-
can college is not all agriculture.
Mrs. Cate Glib .rt Wells took her
son and Mr.. Madero with her when
she went to Chicago as delegate to
the federation meeting there. From
Chicago they visited in thu east AMI
at every place. Mr.. Madero was the
center of attraction and bore his hon
ors well. William Burns of Holyoke,
Mass, and Robert Hart OF Philadel- |
pnie accompanied the Wells party on
their return, and are members Of a |
house party at the Wells home at