The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-09-11

of the Mexican troubles. The appeal
suggests that af eonferente of all organ.- /
lied factions IN Mexico be called bv |
President Wilson.
The address which was filed at the |
White House is signed by the represent
atives in this country of the organiza- |
TONS headed by Felix Diaz, Manuel Pc |
laez, Guillermo Mexiueiro and Gildardo |
Magma, the last named, the successor
of Zapata, the famous dead chieftain of |
Morelos and Guerrero
1t was announced that General Fe-
lipe Angeles and Francisco Villa, who
are in command of the anti Carrancista
forces in Chihuahua, are also in favor
of the proposition. and that their signed
assent to the appea1lis expected Shortly.
The appeal, II. is Further announcel, /
| is the result OF Negotiations that have
been under way for several weeks
among the variens rebel factions IN
Mexico and two pf the three. copies Of
the agreeinpntsall of them fully exeeut-
led. were transmitted to President Will
son. Is s
In the appeal the ehieftains declare
that Mexico, under Carranza, has been
| reduced to the 'slowest abyss of mis-
ery',' and that no longer is n life or
honor or property safe in Mexico, and
| that Carranza now controls but a frac
ton of the territory Of the republic. It
is also charged that during the war
| Carranza and his government were out
and out in sympathy with the enemies
of the United States.
In then appeal the chieftains say in
part:
ttThe sosealled government of Car
rama does not control more than
fraction of the territory of the country.
With control of the main ports and the
railway lines and equipment, and thus
controlling the wires aud the mails, it
is able to make show of adminstra-
ton through the republic. Along these
lines and in the towns and cities held
in this way, the rule is that of armed
soldiery in an unarmed and defenseless
| populace-the rule of terror.
Away from these railroad lines and
where the Carranza soldiers cannot pass
save in jor force, Mexcans of every
rank have united for their own protec-
ton and that of their homes and laws.
under different leaders. Such organized
protecting and defensive bodies of citi
zen soldiery have maintained them
| selves intact through these years of
trial. and though with scanty resources,
with no help or support from abroad, or
any ability owing to international ,neu-
trality laws to bring in any form of
supplies. for which indeed they have
lacked and do still lack the resources
| for payment, these bodies do now con
troll and protect the greater part of the
national territory.
Sin the latter months of 1911, when
| Venustiano Carranza refused the prof
fered support of the entire nation for a
restoration at once of the constitutions
al order. and finding himself out mum
bered in the convention of his own call
| ing. retired TO Vera Cruz to proclaim
himself sole dictator and legislator for
the Mexican people, with his syndicahst
and German allies. he was disavowed
by Emihano Zapata and Francisco Villa
with their supporters in the South and
| in the North. Although Carranza was
enabled some months later to- take the
capital, and them supported by the main
arteries of import and the resources of
| the country, Nyds Alberto extend his re
gime of destruction, military oppression
4 ansli Srabbe4v throughout s1he rei5nhlic,
these two forces Aforementioned them
selves unconquercd through the ensuing
FIVE wears to the present.
To-day the truth is coming to light
Fand today Venustiano Carranza, your
enemy, as he and his circle of officials
| are ours, is threatening TO draw upon
us the natural result Of his and their
crimes We are about to be made to
suffer for the crimes of those who have
murdered our fellows. We-all Mexicans
are being cried out against for the
deeds of our oppressors: Mexico Is
about to be called and treated as the
enemy of your great democracy on ac-
count of the deeds we have now for five
wears resisted with our blood, commit
ted by those few evil men who, by
their entrenched position, have been
enabled to do all these things. Carran-
ga and the entire circle of his support
ers, without one single exception, have
betrayed you and your placed trust ape
hopes as he betrayed MS and the sup
port given him at that time.
eve are fighting for our libertie,
| and our homes; the war in Mexico vii
never cease until that fight is gained
it cannot cease. And confident in tn,
truth which is now in its full time com
ing to the light ave appeal to you, The
| President of the United States, and t.
you the people of those United States
to give us that measure of belief an'
recognition to which we are entitled. =
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