El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-12-07

many years Revolution cannot"
MaderO's Grandfather.
That sounds like a modern day
prophet summing up the Mexican sit
uation as il has recently developed.
But these economic epigrams were ut
tered 80 years ago by Don Evaristo
Nadero. governor Of the state of Goa
hula, head of the house of Madero
and grandfather OF Francisco I Ma
dero jr-.
By a remarkable coincidence, it was
this same old governor Madero's grand
son who started the revolution which
he predicted would bring such dire ca
lamity upon his people It was in
1882 that Don Evaristo made his pre-
dictions. They have changed from
prophecy to history since his grandson
started the Madero revolution in
1901
Worked for MaderO-
1t was to Dr. s. ]. Hensley. editor OF
the Maria Town Talk" to whom the
fat old governor of Coahuila and the
owner Of the great Nadero haciendas
made his prophetic statement in 1882
while Dr. Hensley was manager Of the
Hacienda Rosalas for governor Madero.
While in FL Paso on his way to Santa
Fe to appear as a witness in the trial
OF Gen Jose Ynez Salazar, DR.. Hensley
divulged some history which has never
been told before on this part OF the
border. It was DR.. Hensley who quot
to him as they sat under cottonwood
tree at Rancho Novan after governor
Madero had been to the border and San
Antonio to obtain a railroad line
through Piedras Negras to his vast
holdings in the state of Coahuila.
Was n Fat Man.
"He sat under the tree eating, figs
with all the relish that a fat man has
for sweets" said DR.. Hensley. HE had
come from Salullo, the capital, to in
the building of the railroad line
through his state. I acted as inter
prefer for him in his interviews with
the railroad builders and we had been
Wined and dined at San Antonio until
the old governor was much pleased
with himself and the world We had
driven from the border in his ambu
lance to Rancho Novan. the home of
some relatives, and there we spent the
night before the journey to SaltillO
was resumed
.sAfocho- Gonzales President.
sAIocho' Gonzales was then presi
dent Of Mexico. having occupied the
presidential chair during the four years
that Porfirio DiaZ relinQuished his
power. It was with Diaz's consent and.
even then there were rumOrs that Diaz
would have difficulty in getting
Mocho' out of office I asked governor
Madero if there was any danger Of
Gonzales holding office or starting a
revolution to maintain himself in pow
er and he answered that it looked that
way to him.
after a revolution. then what, gov
ernorg asked Madero.
In the Olden days under Diaz he !
could have a new revolution in six /
Of the republic not know OF it |
answered the governor There were no I
no telegraphs and the people |
Of one state knew little OF what was !
was that revolutions could be crushed I
out before they spread
Cause of Trouble.
NThe old governor then told me OF l
the basic cause OF the trouble in Mex I
leo which would finally result in rev.
olution," continued DR.. Hensley- His !
theories were interesting then. but 1
they have become truly prophetic since |
then
Since the French were expelled and I
Diaz has been in charge. the country /
has prospered and a wealthy class |
sprung up said the governor They /,
send their children to school in the 4
United States and Europe and have /
them educated, not as producers, but 10 4
get what others make from the soil !
They are taught to get il not by hard I
knocks and hard work, but to get it /
quickly and from the people who pro-
duce it
Predicted Revolution
" Sometime there, Will be an upris-
ing. If not Gonzales. it will be some
one else. whenever that is started.
nothing short of God and heaven can ]
ever stop it The Mexican people will
be unable to. The. only way IL can ever
be stopped is for another power to step
Other country but the United States
from doing that
~. :. VIII Intervene
VIII the United tSates do it?' /
asked governor Madero," DR.. Hensley
added.
q .Segura-' he replied. The revolu-
-ionists will commit overt acts which
will compel the United States to inter-
rene to protect foreign property once !
n, II will take 80 years 10 subdue the
country by force Of arms and establish
/ government The people must be ed
Icated in the way the United States
ioes business and in its way Of govern
nent. The old must be given time to
'Orget their bitterness and the young
= a.A IT 90 years. vhat.'I asked
linn
American Flag to Stay.
"a The American flag will continue to
Loaf over Mexico, for by that time the
Mexican people will know the United
states better and will realize that the
American WAYS are better and viii ask
he United States TO continue
How will such a thing affect your
nterests2' I asked Don Evaristo-
1t will make my lands and holdings
en- times more valuable and it will
mean fortune for all other land own
rs he answered If there is a sue
essfuI revolution, all of our property I
viii be wiped away in the smoking OF a !
igaret Whenever the poems are ed
cated to what revolution viii mean |
o them. they will never go back to the
oil They must be forced back and
t must be a united and not a divided |
ountry that will do it,
Remarkable Forecast.
'fI consider that a remarkable fore
asst of what actually did happen in
Iexico." declared DR.. Hensley. The
ituation today is the same as gov
rnor Madero predicted that it would =
e. Mexico will never get the present ,
eneration back 10 work on the soil for
; cents a day-never in the world. ]
4 knew Francisco Madero as a boy .