The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-03-21
TUMULTUOUS HISTORY Of
MEXICO BRIEFLY TOLD
From Reign OF Porfiro niax to Pres
enf Day Has Been Reign OF
Terror and Blood.
NUMEROUS AssAssI>AT1oNs,
since 1911 Great Country Has Almost
Forced Itself Upon This Nation
BY Its Disregard of National Laws.

Washington. ID. c. March 2o--Por-
firio Dia2 resigned the presidency OF
Mexico May IS 1911, after ruling
Mexico with rod OF iron and keep
ing an autocratic peace for several
generations. Since then there has
been naught but turmoil, suffering,
bloodshed. robbery and debauchery III
F, many OF The fairest sections of the
republic.
Only those who have followed the
situation closely can name all the
revolutions and counter-revolutions
/ first chiefs and great bandit leaders
who have arisen. fought and falieni
in these bloody five years.
The disorders had started shortly
before Diaz fell, in November, 1910.
when the well-meaning Francisco L.
J Madero, after, as he thought. being
cheated out of the presidential cleo
, ton raised the standard of revolt IN
the north.
He entered the capital a conqueror
on June s. 1911. and replaced Fran
cisco Leon de la Barra, who had au
tomatically become president when
Diaz resigned. De la Barra had beent
Minister of Foreign Affairs
DiaZs peace had also been endan-
gered by the bandtry of the Zapata
DiPiHeIS- fsHlltldHo anu fItItlilao. ISd'~
ers OF the poems OF mountainous Mex
leo southwest of the capital.
The Zapatas cheered for Madero
sfterward they fought him, they
/ fought indeed with all the controllers
of the capital, except for short ne
Rod of alliance with villa.
When Madero was inaugurated pres :
ident on November 9. 1911 be be
neved an era of neace and prosperitv
was drawing Rut troubles mt1Iriplied
| instead of diminishing.
On .iar,t,7,r-v- -usvy-rey,1tt--,;
/ of imnortance began with - hattie in +.
| ch,dad 1uarez onnositc III paso and
a considerable number we're killed on !
! both sides. The next dav Emilio Co |
meg who had rehelled oeainst Nav
| ico was nroclatuad provineial Gov
arnor on February ( President taft
| sent four battalions OF United states
| regulars 70 the Rio Grande TO protect
| the border Madero tried IN cornnro
! r,iae with tha rebels and offared pas
cuaI Orzco the Rovernorshfp of chi !
huabua, Orozeo declined and on{
February went over to the rebels
| The fighting in the North against
0rozco and in the south against the
Zapatfstas. continued throuRsogt the
summer,
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