The Detroit times., 1915-07-13
|sss557 FINANCIAL AND MARKET NEWS Ioed
talked that night before the big bas-

talked that night before the big ba&
tie.
II asked Capt. Burnside II he
knew what the next day would bring.
He thought l referred % the milf
tary movement and answered In the
negative. That night. ct ave min.
utes past midnight. I sent 500 drum.
mers TO his tent TO remind him that
II was the anniversary of his coun-
|try's birthday.
AT sunrise sent the band OF the
twenty-eighth division to serenade
him and all day. during the big bat.
tie. there was q band playing Amer.
lean national airs wherever Capt.
Burnside happened to be. We took
Bachimba Pass that Fourth Of July
and we too earned the right to cele-
brate on that day. for that battle
ended the revolution agains the Ma.
dero government
II have been criticised. car1ooned
and jeered at by your people and
your press because I was misunder.
stood. But I have cherished no BIT.
terncss. for I am q military man and
we learn early In life that there 10
nothing to be gained by hating even
our enemies. But you may tell the
American people through your pa
per that never have been respon.
sible for the mistreatment OF . sin
gle American nor have I permitted
single one to be histreated when
I have been in charge Of Affairs. You
may read the record OF those awful
times In Mexico City and not q sin
gle American was harmed. have
given them every protection could
and, when your troops entered Vera
Cruz, spent all Of my time In the
capital to see that none Of your na-
tionals were harmed.
What happened between your
government and myself was BE-
tween two nations. But no one can
ever say that I permitted Amer.
leans to be harmed in my country"
General. what IL your purpose IN
coming to the border at this time!
They say you have como TO start
auotuSt TcNotutru. 10 tuet tSu0s
tEsta no verbally 1T Is not true!
came here TO see my daughter on
my way TO California TO sec your
expositions. Never will I draw my
sword against the people OF MEXICO.
II II IL needed to defend the nas I
will fight a. long - live. But
there has been too much good. Mex
lean blood spilled already and I will
not be the responsible agent for
shedding moro blood. Some day
expect to return TO my Mexico But
II win be In peace and not at the
head OF any army.
II am an old man and have had
enough OF war and only wish to
live out the remainder Of my life
In my own country surrounded by
my family. hope this wish may be
given me. for do not wish TO die
az my patron. Gen. Porhrio Dias
| died. In an alien country away iron
the people I love.
He was . great mantle great.
est Mexico has ever produced. He
gave me my diploma at Chapultepec
and II was he who selected me TO
escort him TO Vera Crus when hs
went to his self-enforced exile. Much
Of what he did for his country has
been undone. But the example Of
Pornrio Diax will always be . guid-
ing influence in Mexican afiAirs.
AS for myself. ask nothing q
my people or any people but % b
let alone. What I have In my mind
IL IS scaled chest. You 80 me
on the outside. but what 10 locked
up In my heart no one but myself
and my God knows and no one win
ever know.
Tell your American people mat
old victoriano Huerta means no
harm, either TO his own people o.
to the United States. Tell them
that history will az his place IN the
affairs Of his country and that the
only wish q IN old man II that hs
be returned b the sacred sou Of
Mexico should his finai orders come.
az Gen. Dias's came, while hs was
an exile from the land he loved %
well that he Gave his life for her." =
For . minute the old dictator ct
stoiidiy IN his chair and dreamed
through his slassea The lines along
his cheeks softened. the clusters Of
wrinkles around bis eyes faded and
his thin lips parted under the stub
Tie Of . mustachs into half smile.
With q start - II from . dream
he arose. took my arm 70 60 and the
interview was over.