The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-01-18

The eleventh article or conditions ~
McItco under FIRST chef Cdrrdnsd by
Mark s. Watson, special Investigator OF
Thu Sun and tho Chicago 7rbue, fol-
loUs:
ny MARK y. WATSON.
Victoriano IIuerta took his time In
preparing to leave Mexico. How much
metal from the reasury he succeeded In
loading aboard ship and landing In
Spain is only a matter OF guesswork.
but he took all there was. Also his pri-
waite property he sold to the Govern.
ment formally and put the proceeds into
exchange or New York. And having
lone hat he set about showing that he
had a sense Of humor.
On his departure the mob raided his
! old residence. and in its rush came to a
room where hung "A portrait Of the old
man. A soldier seized the frame and
rwrenched Il loose. and on tho wall found
a neatly printed notice which read.
translated:
Go on. Tear 'em UP. Destroy all.
The more the m-rrier. II all belongs
TO tho Government"
In addition 10 being a humorist
Huerta was a seer. lie guessed what
would happen. and hts guess was right.
The revolution IL over. C~arranza Is
recognized. and Carranza wishes to stop
the lootirg. This can be beloved IN spite
OF the declarations to tho contrary OF
the Mexico city residents who a v Wit
messed during the Carranza regime more
looting than In all the previous Admin
istrations. That can be blamed on the
Carranza subordinates, who have failed
to imbibe a trace OF the principe which
one likes to believe Is Carranza's.
City often Looted.
With each retirement has como a
wholesale seizure OF horses and automo-
biles and whatever else a deemed de-
eirable. Women In carriages have seen
their horses embarrassed and carried
away. Motorists have been pushed out
o. their seats. or it their cars were
standing and could no, he started
wheels and tires n accessories have
been stolen. Private residences have
been broken into and looted.
Always the penitentiary and Belem
prison In Mexico city have been broker
and the prisoners released to form new
recruits. who subsequently, have become
officers and az much patriots as most OF
the others. Fully 5000 men have beer
released from Bel II.
$3.50 ~ 80 49, W
ating disorder is sure. But disorder has
not stopped there. Disorder continues In
Mexico city. with men disguised as Car
rama officers taking r leading part In
the brigardage. And when forced entry
is troublesome property is conrscated
by Quasi-judicial act. The ascr!bed mo.
tive 10 that the victim Was "a Huertista.
Whyn the meane scoundrel can de-
ounce the best man in sight as a Huer.
tista or a Zapatis,a and be credited this
motive Is easily satisfied. The real mo.
tive Is, OF course. ACKNOWLEDGMENT. and
the actual political hostility OF the vic.
tim Is a minor consideration.
Former Notnbics suffer.
Senior do Ia Tore. owner of a fine resi-
dence facing the lroa Horse statue OF
Charles v. had the privilege-a doubtful
one eventually. II devc~loped-of being
the son-in-law Of Poriirio Disz. HIS fine
residence Is row police headquarters
Across the way is the Limantour resi-
derce, also c~onisca,ed. Recently ther,
was a general contscatior OF the prop
critics OF L.ascura,n. the member OF Ma
dero's Cabinet who was pushed into tn,
Presidency for five minutes and pushed
out again to make room for Huerta
Lascurain had as much TO do Will
IIrerta as did the Iron Horse. Yet thi'
silly semblarce 10 fact Is seiz d az au'
thority for robbery.
The seizure OF private residences-no'
FOR military purposes but for the DOM
Cling Of the women In the rN'tnuc OF eacI
triot-passe AL belief. The strlpplni
OF the finely FURNISHED palaces - az
complete az the Job o, a West lndiai
hurricane.
The suburbs have suffered likewise
The wanton damage TO the country clu'
/, is well remembered. The fire old Alagr
estate, owned by n descendant OF the i'm
mortal Renito Juarez. Is now being Oh
vested OF It's splendid trees. cut for tueI
. the proceeds going to some patriot o
, another. This species OF vandalism ma
> IL highest expression In IN" very ''htr
, OF the city. the Zocalo, part OF the st
of the ancient ~teocalli OF the Aztecs
, The great plaza had been heautihe'
by the wife OF Macmillan, who plailte'
. 4, thick with trees, after n half centur
, lovelier than ever. This whole grow
WAS Gu, clean 10y the enlightened admin
. istra,ion and the wood sold for fueJ
Who received the proceeds cannot b
, stated.
Past the country club and the Agar
/, estate lies Tlalpan. onCe a suburb occu
. pied exclusively by Foreigners. They ION
; ago abandoned IL, saving such OF the'
; furnishings as they could from the van
i 0als, we Wdlhtu tlAl'uSh ''N ,''
i. which had been the temporary restln
= place OF a Carranzista oiitccr-rerogn!Ie'
by his uniform-and an i'H''oNiSe
harem Of soldaderas,
Destroyed what They Lcft.
They had frs, taken all the lmpor''
8 wines from the cellars. thei' such els" a
3 they could carry away IN their skins q
e On their backs aud then slashed an
I, broken what remained, Even the T athe
= beds had been s,it open ana the feather
left TO cover everything to leeward. In
n ported fruit trees set out n lttI" tim
a previously had been snapped of. statu
ary had been broker. Why the remair
n ing debris was not fred Is II mystery,
We passed the German Riding 'lnI
which had been looted, and tue old MOI
shot-this by the surrounding Idpat.s;a
Il The officials asked the Carranza admin
a is,ration for hep and the administrator
responded 10y placing ii small sarrIso