Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1915-01-17

Zapata with a new revolution which
was the downfall of Huerta; this
revolution is still continuing with a
very Uncertain future. These leaders
accepted the MaderO ideas, adding a
few Of their own As predicted by
many, these chiefs split, Zapata and
Villa on one side, CarranZa on the
other. The reason Is very clear to
those who understand Mexican peo-
pie and their customs.
| Arc But Two Classes.
Mexico has but two classes, the
don and the peon. The don, with his
holdings, concessions and industries,
Is the better educated of the two;
the peon class Is made up Of unfor-
tunate, poor, ~uneducated masses.
villa and Zapata are Of the peon
class; Carranza is a member of the
pore highly educated class. These
two extremes have never mingled,
and it is as impossible to make them
mingle as It is to make oil and water
mix.
THE vast majority of Mexlcans are
poems, unable to read or write and
wholly void of ambition further than
the desire to have something to eat
and plenty of that rotten booze mado
throughout the country. | have Of
ten heard the remark; + have plenty
for today; why worry about tomor-
row, for hat Is n long way Off The
day would provide for them even If
they had to appropriate the means
Of others without the owners con-
sent. The country is oVerrun with
beggars. In every city II might see
them by dozens. Heretofore they
we're licensed by the chief OF police
to beg on certain days only.
Handled Like Negro.
Men and women OF this class are
handled a great deal as the Ameri-
can negro was handled In this
country before the war between the
states. I have frequently seen them
sold and sent to plantations to work,
often against their wish, to be herded
In stockades at night and under
armed guards while working during
the day.
Frequently there has appeared In
one Of the newspapers OF a state In
the southern portion an advertise
ment offering men In any lumber at
$35 a head. AS a rule these men
never regalned their liberty, and Of
ten when they refused to work, or
were unable they were publicly flog-
ged or thrown Into prison.
THE don Is a man with a greater
or less amount of political influence,
gaining through this certain conces-
sions, government lands, exclusive
rights to industries and monopolies of
various kinds, having the peon Ia
borer to do all the work. while he
reaps the vast fortunes yielded from
these various pursuits
An Illustration.
"a story which | give much cred
ence knowing what | do, furnishes
an excellent. illustration Of the landed
mems influence. A party of dons
were discussing a certain piece OF
land. one among the number asked
the owner how much land he owned.
He picked up a bottle of ink and
poured It's contents on the floor,
placed a piece OF white paper on 4
table, flattened his hand in the ink
and then spread 1t on the paper, maxi
ing a large impression that almost
covered it.
This paper he said. represents
the state of -. the Ink stains
represent my holdings. the parts not
covered by ink are rivers and bodies
OF water, and L do not want that
part
This man has been governor of
the state several times. He Is worth
several millions, and the land which
represents his holdings was prac-
tically all given him as concessions.
when the present revolution Is
over, what will result? VIII the
peon get the lands and property for