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The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1914-05-07
LAND HUNGER IS THE BOTTOM OF MEXICAN REVOLT

In AND HUNGER-the struggle o
enslaved poems to supplant T.;
landed aristocracy with al
agrarian democracy-Iies under ant
interviewer through the problem OF
Mexico. From a Socialist point O.
| view the causes of Mexico's interna
strife are set out clearly and more oil
| less entertainingly in The Mexican
| People: Their Struggle for Free
DOM" just issued by Doubleday
L. Gutierrez de Lara, Socialist law
yer and author who lived in exile in
the United States before the Maderc
revolution. wrote the book in collabor
alton with Edgcumb Pinchon. 1t is
| frankly biased-a statement of the
Rebel cause from the extreme radical
viewpoint.
Prey of Foreign ExpIoiters.
I'VE know that to the average mind
Mexico and freedom seem almost an
tithetical terms: that is why we wrote
this book" say the authors in preface
The Mexican people have democratic
traditions as grand. pure and sane as
those of any race in the world. Like
all peoples they have suffered bitter
expressions at the hands Of their own
master class, but unlike the majority
of peoples, their weakness has made
of them the peculiar prey of the for
eign eXploiters as Well"
Beginning with the blow for indepen-
denCe from Spain the authors trace
the successive struggles in Mexico of
the natives who still are fighting for
possession of the soil
Their picture of Porfirio Diaz and
of his rise and rule as the creature
of foreign capitalism leaves the old
Maker of Mexico" stripped of near
ly all the honors the outside world
had associated with him.
"As a result of these vast land de-
spoiIations, the valley of Papantla,
which once supported a population of
10000 independent farmers, today be-
longs to cne rich family. The entire
state of chihuahua belongs to three
families, headed by a man who is re-
puted the largest single cattle owner
in the world. In the state of MoreIos
from which in recent times have
sprung the gallant Zapata and his fol-
iowers-four men. one of them the SON
In-|aw of DIaz, own every inch Of al
ricultural. land, and 100000 evicted
farmers-now IandIess peons-tilI the
soil for them at an average wage of
II 10 cents day"
The authors describe the final step
of the land grabbing conspiracy in the
proclamation of the treasury depart
ment of November Is. 1892. calling up-
on all owners of land formerly belong
ing to the church to come in and clear
their titles by paying small fee for
IcSiSII ne text continues.
How Farmers Were FIeeced.
1.-THE rUse worked perfectly Terri
fled by the wholesale eViCtions they
had witnessed on all sides. the rem
nants of the small land owners has
tened to register their property and
pay the required fee The govern
ment, having acquired handsome
sum in cash. turned over the records
thus obtained to the spectators, and
in the course of a few months the
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1914-05-07

dant crops Of coffee, cocoa. sugar cane
pineapples and many other tropica
and sub-tropicaI products. At this
time it supported an agrarian popula-
ton Of over 10000 honest and indus
/ trious working folk in the full enjoy
ment of prosperity and peace.
! "one day party Of surveyors APP
peared in the valley with their tran
/ sits. The people knew only too well
| the meaning Of this invasion, and
filled with fOrebOding. they protested
! to the surveyors that they had no
desire to have their lands measured
even if the government had ordered
it, for these lands were their own
private property by warranty of the
ed and the next day reappeared with
a pose of ruTaIes Again the people
protested but this time they were
silenced by force and in the clash
that ensued several lives were lost
on both sides.
Wholesale Slaughter of Farmers.
-Four days later n force consist
ing Of several thousand rurales ana
a division Of the army entered the
valley and began the systematic ex-
termination of the population How
many were killed Will never he
known. About ten years ago in the
course of our investigation we visit
elicit some details Of the affair from
the people. Neither man. woman nor
child could he induced to say "A word
because already a number Of them
had met death, Punishment, i'm
prisonment and flogging for even
speaking of it.
In spite of this dumbness Of the
people, however. we obtained indie
pendent proof that for fifteen DAYS
the slaughter never ceased. that not
n
remnant Of women and children were
spared, and that the task Of burning
the dead was so great that A month
later the air for miles around the
valley was unhreathable owing to the
stencil Of the thousands of putrefy
ing corpses. Today this whole region.
where once 10000 DcaCeable indus
trious folk obtained prosnarous
living from the soil belongs to a
single rich family"
For repossession Of the soil, Senior
de Lara declares, Mexico will still
fight on Land hunger was at the
bottom of the Madero revolution. |
Aladero he charaCterizes as an "aCa-
demic politician" and certainly not |
the man to guide the mighty forces |
IF the revolution of 1910 Francisco |
Madero, in short, was that most I'M |
happy of all type of politicians the /
bourgeois idealiSt. subsequent events |
proved him to be an oppOrtunist as
ven. beiLtSeu INTO inc open by the |
'unnlns OF POrfirio Diaz himself he
'ashly embraced the cause of the peo-
de at the moment of their impas-
stoned revolt, not from conviction but
IS an alluring political expedient. AL
most without effort Of his own he was !
fitted into power by the might of the
people, as straw is lifted by a wave |
\ constitutional president under false
1rete0ses. his whole subsequent car
~ E@s g. denial Of the popular cause"
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1914-05-07
The Opportunity for
An Education.

A Chicago millionaire, who has spent
many winters in Florida was asked
how 1t was that he made so much
money and at the same time kept him
self so we'll informed, not only upon
all questions of the financial world
and the business world, but in the
realms of the arts, science, and ntera-
ture.
The man who is accounted not only
one Of the ablest business men of the
Windy City, but one of the best read
men of his times and one of the most
interesting conversationalists. said:
When I was a boy, I was very poor
come of good New England stock
however, and was not very old when
I realized that If I was to suc:a41
had not only 70 work but to maze
everything that 1 did count In order
to do this T realized that I had t.
think. And in order to think inteIi-
gentl, I had to train my mind.
IT had no means OF securing a coll
lege education, but I had the means
at hand of securing far better training
than that which may be secured in
any upiversity-and that was through
general reaulnG.
Il read everything that was worth
reading that I could lay my hands on
and 1 trained a naturally bad memory
by req ding and not Swimming. Most
who read do not take in half Of the
printed page. and therefore do not get
half of the information they should
get. And what they do get they do
not assimilate because they do not
give the mind time enough to digest
its food.
ct read omnivorously. but I did not
allow my greed to entice me TO bite off
more chan I could masticate. What
ever read, I seized upon the essential
points and chewed the very life out OF
them.
81 found time to read because read
ing was my recreation. I knew that
If l was to be a successful man I
could not he a high roller But I
realized that my mind needed a change
from its facts and figures Of finance,
and I did not find that it fatigued me
more to read them to employ it in idle
speculation about nothing in particu-
lar. Knowing that it was a piece of
mechanism that seldom took a rest,
anyhow, I gave it congenial employ
ment out of Office hours.
Men who envy me my college edu-
cation do not know that I did not go
through grammar school, nor that. on
the other hand 1 did not burn the can
die at both ends in order to educate
myself. 1 merely read carefully, find
ing my chief recreation in the printed
page.
II do not advise every young man
or woman to do as I have done, for
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1914-05-07
Toin the Business Man S
Excursion Tomorrow.

The Journal hopes that every bust
ness man who can possibly get away
will go on the Deep Water Route ex-
cursion tomorrow.
This new railroad penetrates a new
and virgin trade territory for the Deep
Water City. 1t is a territory that is
destined not only to undergo rapid
and a very extensive development, but
to become a very important trade sec
ton to that city which shows inter
est and enterprise enough to secure
the trade while it is being developed.
Pensacola is the natural wholesale
and retail trading point for the bust
ness of this new territory. BY getting
in first, by cultivating the people
along the route, and by going after the
business, Pensacola can easily secure
this trade for all time.
The excursion tomorrow will ac-
quaint our people with conditions
along the new road and will enable
them to get acquainted with the peo-
pie who live there. Every business
man should make the trip.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1914-05-07
Proposed Increase of
Rail and Water Rates.

The proposal to increase the rail and
water freight rate between New York
and Pensacola 80 IL per cent is a
matter which the merchants Of Pensa-
cola should Investigate.
A meeting will be held in the Cham
Der of Commerce rooms at IL O'Clock
this morning to discuss the matter and
it is very important that business men
should be present and express their
views on the subject.
Pensacola's present business has
been built up on a rate that is in most
respects, quite satisfactory, but an in
crease such as is proposed would re-
suit in severe injury to the business
men Of this section.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1914-05-07

Martin Of the F,ranconia regarding the
rescue Of part OF the crew OF the
steamer Colombian which was burn
ed at sea. The wireless message dated
today, details the search OF the Fran
coma for survivors of the Columbian
and relates that a boat containing
thirteen men and a corpse finally was
found. Brought on board the survivors
told Of the fire on the Columbian.
"A lamp trimmer's son" the wireless
message said, states that his father
was coming forward calling for him
when the deck blew up and the 1amp
trimmer fell into the burning hold A
quartermaster says that Captain Nc
Donald and several others were getting
third boat out when a big explosion
took place. He does not know wheth-
er the captain and his boat were
saved. The second officer got away
with about "a men.
All agree the fire started at mid
night Sunday from a cause unknown
In half an hour the whole ship was
in flames, with constant violent ex-
plosions. The wireless apparatus was
wrecked
After picking up the boat we made
another detour, in fruitless search for
other boats. Many other steamers has
tening to scene of disaster and trust
Will rescue them. Have Marconied all
ships TO look out for them"
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1914-05-07

Lane has been consulting with the
minister and Secretary Bryan as to
the plans of the mediators and the
names of American delegates.
After short session with Secretary
Bryan. one of the mediators announced
that they had definitely decided to
proceed without Carranza. The pos
sibility that the attitude of the chief
of the Constitutionalists was merely
temporary was considered doubtful by
the mediate
The mediators will leave here Thurs
day, May IA, to arrange preliminaries
for their opening sessions on the fol-
lowing Monday. The party, including
secretaries, stenogra pliers and other
officials will number about fifteen, not
including the United States and Huerta
delegates and those of Carranza,
should he finally come into the de-
Hberations
The ENJOYS continued their sessions
today, expecting to advance on Vari-
Gus branches of the work pending the
opening of the conference at Niagara
Falls. Secretary Lane was an early
caller at the Argentine legations where
the negotiations are proceeding. He
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1914-05-07

on the 18th. 1t is said that outside
pressure is being exerted to bring Car
rama into the conference. The medi-
ators will make no more advances
IS CONSIDERED DOUBTFUL.
That Carranza might change his
mind and eventually come into the
mediation conferences which now will
proceed on Canadian soil over the diff
feTenCes between the United States and
the Huerta government. was Consid-
red doubtful by the diplomats
"CarranZa is a strong man and not
likely to readily change his mind like
a woman" was the Characterization
given the Constitutionalist chieftain by
one of The ENJOYS.
Relating their conference with Sec
rotary Bryan, the mediatorS had moth
ing further to say but the secretary of
state reiterated his statement that this
government had not yet outlined any
basis upon which it would mediate
and that thus far the United States
merely had accepted the good offices
of the South American ENJOYS. When
the United States would name the
delegates to advise with the mediators
was not made known.
Secretary Lane called at the Argen-
tine legation this morning and con-
ferred with DR.. Naon. one of the medi-
ators in the Mexican situation. Mr..
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1914-05-07

last of the dauded land owners had
betn evicted ether by some judicial
trickery, or m,re commonly by sim
pie force of AIMS"
The reader may wonder by what
process and pletext the wholesale
evictions were made. The authors
answer this QUESTION with the horri-
tying details ofIthe eviction of 10000
small land owners from the valley of
Papantla. President Porfirio Diaz and
the predatory interests which had put
him in power lad perfected their
scheme to exchange million Of dollars
worth Of government bonds for lands
at the ratio Of 80 in bonds for 500
in land.
The, department Of agriculture had
unolushingly fixei the price Of the ir-
rlgated lands at three cents an acre
ana the arabic bnds at one to two
cents an acre, AMI all pasture lands al
one to half cen an acre"
Ousted by Aid of RuraIes.
Diaz had recruited $4,000 mounted
poIlce Turales) a "a powerful engine
Tor the Suppression OF revolt and the
castlgation of realcitrants"
The deliberate Ian of the Diaz gov
eminent, accordig to Senior de Lara
ana his co-authOE, was to seize the
holdings of the shall land owners and
mus destroy the agraTian democracy
winch mad been Established in the pre-
ceding years of .ebelHon. They CON
tinue the story:
Accordingly. the winter Of this
year 1879. the ampaign was opened
IN the valley Of Aapantla. in the state
OF vera Cruz. The valley Is one Of
the TlsE@--o& IA A4x1ca 4,@s484DS s4R2-
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1914-05-07

rates to New Orleans or the rates to
| Pensacola were changed. The rates to
J New Orleans and the rates to Pensa
cola via Virginia and South Atlantic
Fports (rail and water) are to be placed
| upon the s1.00 scale, the same to
all three ports placed under the South
] eTn classification. This action is to
be taken after our having already OBJ
tanned permission from the Interstate
Commerce Commission to do so.
You are perhaps aware that the
southern classification ratings, gener-
ally speaking, are lower than those Of
the official, and while the rates to
Pensacola would be advanced, the
classification would be considerable
three gulf ports will be placed upon a
parity, thus enabling the merchants al
Mobile and Pensa cola to compete one
with the other in common territory,
likewise the merchants at Mobile and
New Orleans TO compete one with the
other in territory common to those
two points.
The rates via the Mallory line to
Pensacola and the L. & n. railroad
will be advanced from the 20 to 75c
present to Mobile, Ala, and has been
since October. 1910. The rates to
Pensacola, via Mobile, today are gov
erned by the southern classification
and the revised rates Will likewise be
governed by the southern classified
ton.
Therefore, as your merchants will not
be placed at any disadvantage what
ever, as compared with your Compel
ing port-Mobile, Ala, and further,
present existing as a result of rates
to points intermediate Eastern port
cities to Mobile, Ala, and Pensacola,
Fla, being so much higher, will be les
sened, and such being the case, l am
sure, upon further consideration of
this subject, you and your constituents
will conclude that there will be no
reasonab BILE basis for complaint of the
action to be taken by the carriers.
I might say to you for your infor-
Steamship Company in securing the
consent of the L. & n. railroad to join |
us in maintaining rates to Pensacola, |
Fla, via Mobile, on a parity with Mo-
bile, was a liberal one, and should be
commended by your people, instead of |
considering the filing of any complaint |
against the proposed action to be |
taken by the carriers. I do not believe |
that your merchants are prepared to |
admit they cannot do business in the
territory tributary to Pensacola ana
Mobile, so long as their rates from the |
East are on a parity with the rates to |
Mobile, and certainly they cannot ad-
vance any argument that would JUS
tify a lower basis OF rates from the
East than are Neoncurrently in effect
to Mobile. The Mobile people have |
entered no complaint as against their
rates being advanced to the $1.00 scale
and with patience awaited the action
to be taken at an early date OF bring
ing the rates to New Orleans and PEN
sacola up to parity with the rates to
Mobile.
Yours truly,
(Signed) W. P. LEWIS,
G. F. A.
Mallory Steamship Co. /
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ANOTHER BOAT
BURNING SHIP
is DISCOVERED
Captain and Thirteen Mem
bers of Crew of Lost
Steamer Saved; But Third
Boat With Nineteen Men
Unacc0unted For.
BY ASSOCIATED PRESS.

Sable Island y. =, May 6.-Captain
Mcdonald ana thirteen members of the
crew Of the Str. Columbian, burned at
sea, We're saved by the steamer Man
haitian. \ wireless despatch to this
effect was received from the Manhat-
tan by the Marconi station here early
today.
The Manhattan, bound from New
y ork for Antwerp, had been near the
scene of the burning of the Columbian
for mum Der OF hours and was known
to be searching for boats containing
members of the Columbian's crew.
Yesterday the Cunard liner Fran
COMA picked up one Of the Columb bans
boats containing thirteen men and the
body Of the chief Steward Matthews,
so that - in all have been rescued
alive. The other missing boat, for the
Manhattan and other steamers are still
searching, contains the first and sec
Ond officers and seventeen men.
The steamer Columbian, bound from
Antwerp for New York caught fire
at sea sunday night. According to
the wireless adViCes from the Fran
coma which rescued the first boat Of
survivors, the flames spread quickly
and were followed by explosions which
neCessitated abandoning the steamer
The men got away in three boats but
in their haste were lily prepared for a
battle with the seas in open boats The
first survivors when picked ND had
been adrift Tor thirty-siN hours and
suffered severely.
Captain McDonaId's boat picked up
early today by the Manhattan, was
adrift for more than fifty hours be-
fore help reached them.
WIRELESS BRINGS STORY
OF RESCUE AT SEA
Boston May 6.-The Cunard line to-
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Gen. Funston is Author
lied to Extend Lines

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have been received stating that fear
Of an attack on Mexico City by Cen
eral Lapatas forces causes considera-
BILE alarm Huerta's hold upon his
soldiers. dispatches state. is weaken
ing and the possibility OF opposition
to the Iapata movement, II Is de-
Clared is decreasing
Zapata is said to have asserted that
he will reach Mexico City before Villa.
Admiral Howard reported today from
the West coast Of Mexico that "reIa-
lions with the Mexican authorities are
more cordial than would be expected
under the conditions"
All ships Of the American feet he
SAID, had been ordered to avoid hos
tile acts and ieopardize lives"
A late despatch from General F1ins-
ton stated that food IS not coming
into Vera Cruz from the interior Of
Mexico, but that it was being brought
from shore, villages and towns from
the North and from TEXAS on the south.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1914-05-07
AMERICAN CONSUL
RONNEY AND WIFE SAFE

washington, May 6.-The Brazilian
minister in Mexico City informed the
state department today that American
Consul Bonney, reported under arrest
in San Luis POtosi, had arrived IN
Mexico City with Mrs. Bonney. Both
were we'll. The minister added that
at last accounts all Americans in San
Luis Potosi were safe
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1914-05-07

their natural inclinations may be very
dissimilar. But do say this: That
any young man or young woman, no
matter what their circumstances, may
have a liberal education, if they avail
themselves of the opportunities open
to all of US, though the newspapers,
the magazines and the books that may
be had today, in city or country, al
most for the asking"
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1914-05-07

thus enlarged. But this would neces-
state A withdrawal Of his last teIe-
gram to them, on which the mediators
recalled their request to Carranza to
name a delegate. 1t is believed some
pressure is being exerted on Carranza
to come into the conference but this is
not through any further Overturcs by
the mediatOrs.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1914-05-07

would say nothing of his visit.
1t was authoritatively stated that re
ports that the mediators were trying to
induce Carranza to reconsider his at
titude and come into the conference
was not correct. Their position was
that if Carranza comes back volun-
tarily, we'll apd good; they will be
glad to have the scope of mediation
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1914-05-07
Whoopina COUGH.

about a year ago my three boys
had whooping cough and I found
Chamberlain's Cough Remedy the only
one that would relieve their cough
ing and whooping spells. l continued
this treatment and was surprised to
find that it cured the disease in a
very short time" writes Mrs. Archie
Dalrymple. Croo1sville, Ohio. For
sale by all dealers (AdV)
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1914-05-07
Most children's Diseases Start With
CnII

RestIessness, feverishness. an in
famed throat and spasmodic cough,
maybe whoCping cough is starting In
Give FOleys Honey and Tar promptly.
IT helps the children so very much.
and Mrs. Ships, Raymondsviue Mo.
says. IT got fine results from IL and
IT is great medicine for whoopinE
cough" D'AIemberte's Pharmacy.
(Adv.D
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THE FoRTIFICATIoN OF THE CANAL

he
O nat in
of is
j il he
believed
a to M in
lie hang
will
n
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Helps Kidney and Bladder Trouble

Helps Kidney and Bladder Trouble
Everybody Satisfied.
Everywhere people are taking Foley
Kidney Pills, and are so satisfied they
urge others to take them also. A. T.
Kelly Mcintosh, Ala, says: Il recon-
mend them to all who suffer from I'd
ney troubles and backache, for they
are fine" Best thing you can take for
backache, weak back and rheumatism
D'AIenberte's Pharmacy (Adv.D
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son, commander of the department Of
Tennessee, responded.
One of the most spectacular events
was the parade Of maids and sponsors.
The Sons OF Veterans held business
SaSSionS
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hereby announce myself as a can
dldate for Supervisor Of Registration Of
Escambia county. II elected l shall give
the same careful attention TO the duties
OF that important office hat I have given
during the time I have occupied II. I
viii appreciate the support OF every
democrat.
FELO McALLISTER.
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Battle Flag of
Ohio Regiment is Re
turned by Alabama Vets

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VIII Advance Freight
Rates to Pensacola
At an Early Date

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