Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1914-10-30

General Hapata. It developed that
lh'y came not as authorized delogates
nui To learn the views of the couvon-
ton before tclcgraphng for creden-
llals Ihcy were accorded seats on
the platform amid cheers and their
i'aueIs were invited TO speak
Want Land Divided.
Paulilo MARTINEZ described the
ideals OF the plan Of Ayala, the plat
FORM or the Iapata movement, in
forming tho convention in forcible
tones lhai II II were not accepted by
the convention, Zapata's army would
continue 10 fight. He was given an
ovation, which was the first Indication
indl the convention believed I'm tho
plan of Ayala, which declared for an
immediate division Of the big-landed
estates in Mexico
Antonio Soto CANA, who spoke
next for the Hapatistas. prccipiiotod
a climax which threatened to disrupt
the convention. Tho first part of his
speech, run Of floWcry phrases. was
applaudcd, but one of his metaphors
lnIscarncd. lie was comparing tho
Mexican nag to a rag and was NOT
permitted TO finish his figure of
speech Indignant delegates rose To
lhelr feet with mcuauciug gestures.
Ihc Mexican flag ON the platform was
borne away by angry delegates from
the place whore the orator stood. and
inc convention was soon in an up
roar Some Of the delegates. with
hands of their pistols. yell ! al each
other Ia fury Antonio Villareal.
chairman, pounded I'm vain for order
out Of the boxes and galleries crowds
OF spectators started in a panic for the
doors, hoping to escape 0,tOre the
shooting began. Generals Obregou and
nay ana other prominent delegates.
however, rushed TO the platform, and
standing by the flag, succeeded i'm OBJ
tanning order.
Explained Speech.
During the hostile demonstration.
Mr.. Soto Cana stood impassively
Indifferent to the cpithcts of the del
egates on the floor Finally. when
quiet was restored he resumed his
speech. explaining that If he had been
permitted to finish his sentence il
would have been seen that he meant
no affront to the Mexican flag What
ne intended to say, he asserted, was
that the flag had become "a rag which
traitors to real liberty had used as an
emblem to obtain power and that the
rag was coming TO stand for individ-
ualism rather than purely national
emblem.
Rogue Gonzales Garza Of the villa
faction then arose. defending Cana.
and deploring the Incident With
dramatic fervor he announced that all
Mexico clamored for the plan Of
Ayala. one OF the delegates then
asked If the other generals OF the
north held the same view Led by
General Felipe Angeles the generals
or the north rose to n man and sig
nified their approval. whereupon a
standing vote recorded the great ma
Jorlty as favoring the plan Of the
Zapatistas
Another dramatic moment in the
days session came when Colonel AL
fredo Serranos OF the Zapatista COM
mission defended Gamas utterances
with fervor.
He was given the most enthusiastic
ovation which the delegates had ac-
corded any previous speaker.
When tho other delegates had
spoken, kilograms were received from
General Zapata authorizing some OF
his representatives at the convention
to formally present their credentials
as delegates. The report Of the com
nittee. headed by General Obregon.
which went to Mexico City to inter-
view General Carranza, will not be
presented until after the convention
passes tomorrow on the credentials of
the ZeData delegates