The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-12-26
CAM CONDITIONS ON THE EVE OF THE RECONSTRUCTION PERIOD

With tasss and re-trlctiots thai ti.t .
without exception. went but 49, ia.Ye,
and devoted themselves Ia other I,...
hoods. principally bassrs for buying ana
selling SECOND hand articles r.. ,rfg
p~awnshops nov eaktinG IN M.siro A..
those Of tho administration called Monte.
Dc Pfsdad. which charge Cheap rates ~
Interest. hut have no taxes To- ,sy.
Hard Slow ca sal"or,s.
The Spanish saloons reccntH received
q hard blow In q decree which was pun.
lished by tho governor OF tho fod.r,I
district ordering all saloons TO move N
Avenida Francisco I. Madero and ,w,v
from the vicinity OF the churches. none
being allowed within n hundred meter.
distance Of any church.
A. there II a church for almost every
block In the centre Of Mexico city and
the Spanish saloon keepers mostly nav.
their locations on Ions leases, the decree
ordering the majority Of them TO see;
others threatened to put them ont ~
busines6. All had been losing money
heavily for over two years on accom-,
Of the different revolutionary author.
ties closing their establishments Tor long
intervals as Of puiSic order TO
Lessen drunkenness n exacting tributes
Of them when allowed to reopen.
The saloons have not yet moved from
their locations. although the time fixed
for that has expired. but they have pad
heavily to the authorities ard the matter
OF their being forced to move still is
pending. The hours for saloons being
allowed to remain open during the day
are regulated according 20 the amount
paid by each. Some stay open until
the small hours of tho Norning and
others are closed all or nearly all day
long.
The houses where the exchange bus .
ness 10 carried on. "A great proportion Of
| which are In the hands of Spaniards,
have been levied on heavily for taxes.
A few days the proprietors of tho
saloons, baIaars and exchange offices. az
we'll as many other commercial eatab.
lishmehts, were called to appear before
the chiefs OF thdr respective police
| precincts and invited" to contribute
| for the erection of the arches OF tr-
< umph which are going up preparatory
to the festivities attending Gen. Car
ranza's arrival in the capital Of the
republic.
All who were called upon contributed
considerable sums. The fear of being
considered as 'seditious' acted as A
L SUInuluE u tHe.T keftTpSltN.
The offices n preasrooms of the Mex
lean Herald still rema~ closed by order
OF the Mexico city police authorities.
Paul Hudson. the principal owner of the
paper. and others Interested in It have
received no explanation for the closing,
nor have they been cited TO appear be-
fore the authorities.
Censors to Get Out Paper.
The paper has been closed for over
a month n during that time the IN.
cial Constitutionalist organs have con.
stituted the sole press in the capital
Some Americans employed as cen sorl
and press agents by the CONSTITUTIONS,
lists are preparing to publish a paper IN
English to take the place Of the Hcroii
which will he financed by the Admins
t~ration. This paper already is solicit
ing advertisements and will be publ she,
In a few days.
One OF the aspects of the polio ~ ~
Constituencies in the south Of the r.
public which has been most cowmen'e
upon since American recognition hocam
known as a fact IL the general vIuiir
t~iveness displayed In furnishing |',n''.ra
opponents. The execution OF Care.
Granados and OF Gen. Navarro recent,
when the former had been sentence
lightly and the latter acquitted - Nh
court-martial which Judged them. ~
sentence being overriden by the lighs
authorities. produced a sad efr.'t upo
those looking to the Constitut' nails
to cement peace, stop useless uersee.
tions and bring all peacefully incline
men together for the upbulldinG - tn
country.
Antonio Rivera. former secretary
| tho Eadara1 DiStrt,t l.ax,,.a, ,,g
Huerta, who in suite OF q writer st'
conduct he carried from Gen. C,rrtrz
was arrested and imprisoned when ~
!. ing as a witness in favor OF Garcia or,
nados, shortly Will be tried before
court-martial and fears are ,xprcssN
that II will go hard with him
, He has many friends in Mexico ~
| and apart from having been unfti-udl
|, to Madero. having accepted a post n'
der the Huerta administration. and NJ.
ten criticisms OF the Mddero adiniu.s'r
ton for the press OF the capital. not eye
l his most bitter political enemies NM
n accusation 10 make against him
! Political arrests and persecution ~
tinue not only in the city of MeX,p1 u
all over the republic. The number
exiles and fugitives from the auihurt.
p Is legion, and conriscatione and arres
are the rule OF the day. The amu,s'
i DEGREES of the different CONSTITUTIONS,
authorities have only been observed
such cases as nit their convenience
e many have been arrested and imprisor
or executed after they had surrender
In response 20 the DEGREES Offering a.
e nesty to political enemies Of tn A.,
m~inistrat!on that fugltives renal
d hiding or under arms In the outls /.
r districts. and the labor OF peace and r
construction is greatly retarded.