The Washington times., 1914-04-30
PICTURES MADERO
MEX|CO'S BETRAYER
Climbed to Power, Then Desert
ed Cause Of People, Says
Book by De Lara.

A picture of Francisco !. Madero. the
murdered president of Mexico. as an
insincere politician, man impotent to
carry into effect the land reforms which
he preached. a man false 20 the people,
is drawn in 4 book on Mexico. which
has Just been written by Gutierrez De
Lara and Edcumb Pinchon.
The title Of the volume Is THE Mexi-
can People: Their Struggle for Free
DOM 1t Is likely to be found Of special
lat rest at this time. When Msxitar ~
feirs are nold'n ny the Ids attention.
IL the view Of De Lara Is correct.
Madero. high as were supposed to be
his ideals. was not the man to put
reforms into force and consequently his
death by no means meant that Mexico
would not eventually be led into the
light.
De Lara was one Of the Mexican rev.
olutionists who was thrown into jail In
Los Angeles on orders from Washing
ton before the 1910 revolution broke out.
He writes with apparent familiarity
with the inwardness of the revolution
ary movement.
Adopts American Methods.
The Madero family. rich and infiu-
entail. is of Jewish origin. Most Of
its members have been educated in the
United states. Francisco, when i.e be-
came a candidate for the presidency
against Porfirio Diaz, adopted the
American plan Of travelling through the
country and addressing the people h-
rectly. This was novelty In Mexico
De Lara, who says Madero was a
''bourgeois idealist" and an academic
politician" asserts that Diaz foohshiy
allowed himself to become trritated at
-~lr~ hi Hx- a
and announced he would not be can
didate for reelection: Madero formal,
ly came out for president on radical
platform. including free ballot, re-
storation Of lands of the common peo-
ficers for a second term. This made
Madero the lido. Of the people, and
Diaz, becoming alarmed, threw him
into jail. and when the elections came
due in July. 1910, had himself pro-
Diaz, even then. did not understand
the full measure Of the revolt. He re-
leased Francisco. ard allowed him to
leave the country. Bat Madero return
ed. continued campaigning, the poems
armed and the revolution started In
According to De Lara. the cientificos
awakened to the fact that Madero
would prove as convenient tool as
Diaz
so Diaz was dismissed. and Madero
was elected president by what Is de-
scribed as the largest popular vote in
the history Of Mexico.
Bourgeois Idealist."
FraiI of physique. caring nothing for
business. a student and a dreamer. lie
Lara SAYS Madero was a bourgeois
ideallst" and "a poIiticaI opportunist"
He rashly embraced the cause of th&
people at the moment of their inn
passioned revolt" says De Lara. Not
from conviction. but as an afluring
De Lara declares Madero was "a
President under false
pretenses." and that he denied the |
popular cause after eleation. As Pres 4
Ident he paid his brother. Gustayo |
Madero. s7o0, 900 out of the national |
treasury. virtually as a gift. filled the |
offices with members of his own fam |
ly and cientifcos. and built up new |
cientifico machine to plunder the
people. The army was increased. the |
Standard Oil Company favored, the |
reform laws were repudiated and De
Lara says that at a banquet given In |
mis- honor by group of the cientificos
ne denied he ever promised to restore |
he lands to the people.
surrounded by the old element of |
corrupt politicians. constituencies |
'eculators, brutal military. and schem-
ng prelates," says De Lara. Fran !
,isco Madero lost every trace OF mis- |
democratic ideals
Calls Madero Betrayer.
The people, disheartened. determin-
ID they would no longer fight for a
nan but for a cause. De Lara says
hey have learned the great lesson of
democracy. that the individual can
not assume the functions of collectiv-
ty. On the whole. IL his picture be
rue, Madero. after climbing to power
oy talking reforms to the people, pro-
,eeded to betray the people. either
through incompetence and impotence
,r by design. This Is a radically diff
erent view than the American people
lave entertained.
In the event OF war with Mexico. the
'anks of chaplains will be swelled by
light Catholic priests whose services
we're volunteered at the White House
by the Rev. Lewis Hern, rep
the Catholic archbishops In
matters relating to chaplains.
The priests volunteering to go to the
ront are the Rev. John j. Brady. New
iork: the Rev. Francisco Vasquez Co
neZ. New York: the Revs. s. Hugh
Ryan and Theodore Petersen, of the
'atholic University; the Rev. William
,. Sherman. of Freeland. Pa, son Of
he famous General Sherman: the Rev.
William Colbert. Winnebago. Minn.: the
Rev. James A. Harvey. Crossingsville.
Pa. and the Rev. Leo Panich. OF