The sun., 1916-11-05
BANDIT RULE NEW
f, REGIME IN MEXICO.
American Tells Of Despolia-
{ ton by SO-Called Constitu-
tiOnalist Soldiers.
~HELL FOR TWO YEARS"
uustifics Madero Revolt, but
Says "Rcbcls'' Of To-day
Arc Merely Robbers.

This true story. which throws a light
on the results OF President Wilson's pol
few toward Mexico. Is told by a youn
American, nine years out Of college. who
vas one OF a colony Of 200 Americans
who lived for several years In friendly
relations with thousands Of Mexicans.
Harassed for more than W % years by
so-calied Constitutional soldiers. they
were finally driven out when they no
longer owned property worth looting.
This witness OF almost indescribaole
acts OF cruelty and violence says:
81 was one OF 500 refugees on the
United States cruiser Buralo. which
landed last Fourth Of July in San Diego.
Cal. Most OF them had left everything
they had saved in a life OF toll and ex-
treme hardship behind them. Nest OF
them have to begin all over again after
having spent their lives In developing
much needed industries and introducing
new ideas and employment to the Mexi-
can poems.
WIN y ~ HfVdtci VI uh'e"
Ity. the man who has risked his life
and the best years Of his career In try
sing to keep running the mines, railroads.
factories and farms OF a country-living
and suffering among its people and for
several years staving of starvation or
worse-or the mar who smuRly prates
about humanity and oppressed. helpless
people. having just sanctioned the sup
plying Of the murderer and oppres.or
with his necessary tools. arms and am
munition?
The Adventures" Unkn0wn.
81 have lived for nine years in three
northern States OF Mexico. I have
known hundreds of Mexicans and other
foreigners in Mexico. I rave known
none OF the predatory. adventurer
type. I have seen wages advance from
pesos a month to so: I have seen a
whole new class created-mechanics.
railroad operators. office men-in the
Mexican population, and the only op-
position that we met was that Of the
rich upper class. who resented increase
OF wages and the poems release from
bondage.
my neighbors and I have had Ave
years OF trouble. II wasn't bad. though.
until two years ago-since then Il has
been hell! There were Just causes for
the Madero revolution against the rich
land holding class OF Mexicans, but the
Americans are not OF this class. with
the exception of n few notable cases.
I'VE were in sympathy with Madero,
Tor We could understand what he fought
for. But after Madero! The so-called
leaders to-day can never establish order.
They are OF the worst element. They
are leaders because they are the most
ruthless raiders among the Jail sweep
ings. who won't work and the desperate
men who lose their all. Let me tell you
how such "A leader gets his power.
"a Mexican OF family plants his crop
OF corn and tends It. one day comes a
detachment of Villistas. Zapatistas or
Carranzistas-the label doesn't matter.
They must have feed for their horses.
The corn II just forming In the ear: the
patch IL well fenced. They merely knock
down tht fence and turn their horses
into the standing corn. Their horses pro-
vided for, the men go to the peon's house
to search for saddles. blankets. clothing
anything worth taking. All night long
the poems women folk cook for the SOL
Aiers.'
Rebel "NarriaRe' Ceremony.
eff there is a girl In the family any
where from ~ years OF age upward one
or more Of the Officers will make an
OFFER of marriage. an offer which must
be accepted--and the marriage cere-
mony consists OF the terrified mother
leading her daughter to the Officers
tent.
eff a peon dares to resist any part of
the programme he IL instantly accused OF
being a symrathizer with the other fac
tiOn and made a prisoner. Bound, he
watches the smashup. and II he struggles
he liz shot. Is II strange that after such
ar experience this peon goes looking for
q u and Joins the nearest general who
u for the moment fighting his despoilers?
For two years I and my %neighbors
have watched this going on. We saw the
hne flower Of the Indian population dra wn
away to serve In the Constitutionalisi
army defending Mexico city. Into the
garrison neares. were sent the Jail birds
and riffraff from the south. 1t was a
signal to the Indians left behind. together
with Mexican deserters from both sides.
armed by our Governments decree. to
come down from the hills to loot. Twice
my own ranch buildings were burned, my
grain carried into the hills. my cattle
killed or driven on. And what happened
20 me was the common fate-except that
killing was added to plumber in the case
Of some of our Mexican and American
~neighbors.
"Only once have ] known an Ameri-
cans home to be invaded. This was the
home Of a we'll known Americans
widow. She had a daughter of "A. Two
generals came there for a meal. One
of them, who already had three wives
living within n radlus OF 400 miles, pro-
posed to marry the girl. He insisted
upon n civil marriage because Of the
girls %parentage.
Judge Ordered to Come.
"He sent an order to a Judge to como
and perform the ceremony. The Judge
refused, and the general sent soldiers
with a saddled horse. OF course, the
judge came. and to make the farce a
little more seemly, the Presidente
(Mayor) Of the town was forced to wit
ness the ceremony. As a sort Of SOP 10
his conscience the Mayor fined the gen
.eral' 2, 900 pesos-about $40 In American
money.
ION May 10, 1915. a force Of Yaaui
Indians fabout 400 equipped by the
-Constitutionallsts to light Huerta's
troops, with rifles and ammunition from
the United States, by the direct sane.
tion Of the United States when the en-.
barge was lifted. came down upon oui
ranches. We put up the best fight We
could and sent an urgent call for heir
to a garrison of Mexican soldiers no,
twenty-five miles way. For five days
tha raidJpp Indians canpad In thu col