The Detroit times., 1914-05-04

ali Of the important public offices win
members OF his own famuy
ITO his uncle Ernesio Madero, ne
gave the secreta ryshlp OF the treasury
to his cousin. Rafael hernandez, hc
gave the secretaryship OF fomento tun-
partment OF mines. Lands and nous
triesl 10 another relative, denef@i
Gonzales Salas he gave the secretary
ship OF war. and AS II ans were not
enough, he proceeded 40 thrust scores
OF the lesser members or the Madero
elan into all the government depart
ments. The minister OF foreign aHalfs'
Manuel CalarO. Was also scienthSo.
When the people continued persist
entity 20 demand OF him the restoration.
. or the lands for which they had IouBht'
he endeayOured 60 dupe them by re-
questing congress 20 authorize the
Scala Nacional dc AhorrOs Ian insti-
tuition existing only on paper--to raise
loan Of $2SO.0OO.0O0 for the purpose
OF buying large tracts ot iand 10 or
subdiyided into small allotmentS ana
sold 20 the people or instruments! To
make the .mOckery more complete he
appointed as committee 70 handle the
buying and selling OF these lands
group OF wealthy landowners, many OF
them his own relatives,
THE pledge OF free ballot suffered
the same reputation at his hands. lH
the states ot Puebla, Vera cruz Hid-
algO. TamaulipHs, SlnalOa, thidpAS, ana
Morelos ne deliberately set aside the
constitutional elections and imposed
governors upon the people dBreeable 10
the schemes OF his rapaC tuus relatives
surrounded by tie oid element OF cor
rupt politicians, runss enceless spe'ula-
tors, brutal military tud schemlug pre-
lates Francisco Madero lost every trace
Of his Wanted democratic ideals ana
became consciously ur unlohstiouSAy
the mere creature OF mat same iutptsr~
able oppression and exploitation which
had provoked the Revolution OF 1910
The people were not slow 10 fecoS-
niZe the real state OF anairS When
the smoke or the Revolution cleared
away they tound that Tor all thelf
trouble they had changed nothing but
a name, The cries Uf "N1Ni Madero
became stilled. then out OF the silence
OF dlsiilusiOnment and despair there
burst forth "A new cry viva Ia llerra-
viva la Constitution. as. full or new
hope and understanding they unstack-
ed their Tines and prepared 10 con
tlnue the fight They would no LONGER
would never lay down their arms tDl
they themselves had consuW 'ttd
that economic reorganization ileE ae-
manded
In this clarified attitude or the
Mexican people lies the great hope ~
the present Revolution M man hence
forth can ride on their backs into pow
En- They will 90 forward unwayerigg-
tished the new social 'roer They nave
learned deiuoCTaCy's great lesson fhat
the individual cannot assume the
functions OF the COLLECTIVELY
The authors View with no friendly
eve the attitude assumed toward MeN-
leo ~ the AXer!enu government wtiCs
it>charges wYh having forced the sub
mission OF the people 20 Diaz aud his
claite under threat Of United states
IN coRciuAon the gatIrjrs sum up
Follows
ultimately muse--orfe n new -Testef--
'ation--a new birth of Mexican de-
mocracy-but Ia happier conditions
than in the restoration OF Juarez.
Then the world -prOletariat knew little
OF the struggle OF their Mexican
brothers Even had they known of
that struggle they were impotent 10
support it, They thems elves writhed
beneath the heel OF an omnipotent
plutoCrRcy Today how great the
change Plutocracy stands bewildered
before the steady. resistless march OF
the world millions OF awakened work
ers. Today as never before In the has
tory OF the Class-struggle. the cause OF
any OF the most remote sections OF the
worlds workers is the cause OF all
international capitalism can no longer
throttle the freedom OF the Mexican
people with impunity. Their FIRST at
tempt repeat the atrocities Of the
past viii involve them in a world wide
grapple with the modern army OF
liberty. They are aware OF IL. III the
workers OF he world are true TO their
trust. the heroic struggle for democracy
maintained by the Mexican people for
the past one hundred years VIII end.
and that shortly, in superb accom-
plishment"