The Washington times., 1914-08-30

drew into the railroad station. There
were five of us, the first American cor,
respondents to return. One or us mao
tried to enter the capital once before
and had been arrested at the station,
j.iled and deported. We arranged To
leave the train sing1y for we expected
tke secret service men might be wait
ing for us on the station platform AnG
so. one by one. we made our way
through the depot crowd. But the eX-
pected taps on the shoulder didn
come. Only a horde of yelling hotel
cOmmIssionaiIes laid their hands on us,
Mexican and an English newspaper
man greeted us.
.'it's all right" said the Mexican.
who used to do his writing in Texas.
welcome to our city. The cd man has
beat il. The fly cops have faded away
There are 5000 ZapatiStas on the out
skirts of the city haInmering to get in.
and Huerta has left only 800 soldiers n
The CITY, You fellows are going TO see
the city looted like a chicken coop
You're here just III time Tor the Dig
blow-off.'
Even Streets Seem Different.
E,-ep tho streets seemed different as
our coach rolled along through the RAIN
The presence of horror was no more
A train had carried 1t away. Peace
seemed to brood over the domes ana
parks and streets and homes OF the
great Mexican city. What If The Zapa-
tistas were fighting to enter the city !:
What if the wounded and dying fedeTals
nf that brave little band of 800 were
being brought into the city in coaches
an dstreet cars? What If the great auto
mobile truck. loaded with Mexican Reo
Cross nurses. dashed past US toward the
suburban battlefield? What, even. If the
Zapatistas DID come into the CITY
They were a danger that man coulo
see and meet. face to face. and hsht'
hand to hand They were not an un-
seeable. untouchable, Unfghtahle terror.
such as the Pullman car had drawn
away. That was how we felt, and that
was how the people of Mexico felt that
night after Huerta had gone.
By the next day Mexico mad begun to
find itself again. The morning news
papers began to tell of the terrible
things Hucrta had done: of the awful
crimes: of murders and assasSinations;
Of millions of money which the fleeing
Huertistas had taken with them; OF
how Huerta had looted the public zoo
at the last moment and given a ban
duet of deer, bear, and game bird meat;
now his henchmen had matched pennies
amorg themselves for government auto
IHODleS "H1Cn lllty Celrle1 away WIN
them: how one cabinet minister NAMED
Losano had almost Drained his chauf-
feur with A hottie a drunken fare
we'll. how I'rruua. now finding shelter
N the United States, had murdered
and tortured some of MeXiCo's wisest
men: how MOhenO also had sold pre-
cious concessions for song. Bcreaved
families began to search openly in
sraveyards and prisons for knowledge
Of relatives. Flowers were carried by
the ton to Maderos grave. The truth
came ouI. Each ma in the capital was
his own mans man. Mexico knew she
was facing new day and new chance
10 climb to her place among other ma
tions
rs here IN the capital that oSe sees
most clearly the patience kindness.
blsn"ss. and dignity with which ;h,s
l nit"d states, sponsor and protector of
the republican form of government on
ms globe, big brother of all nations
mat nave presidents instead of king
mas treated and helped the republic Of
Mexico as ii stumbled and staggered
through the dark days Of Hucrta's tyr-
ANN. Looking AT il from hoe II
maHes YOU proud to be an American.