Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-06-29
gANY MEXICANS.
POOR In EXILE
Influence to Poverty
Tale of Many Who Fell
From Power
Nv JACK ~STARR-HUNT

MEXICO CITY The saying
sthe way Of the t~ransgressor Is
hard" summarizes the situation Of
many Mexicans who have been
politically influential al one time
or another and arc non in exile,
their ambitions having prompted
them to back unsuccessful revolu-
tionary movements against this or
that government during the past
few years. From apparently i'm
pregnable heights OF power and
wealth they have fallen almost
overnight on some occasions TO the
abyss Of poverty and ruin.
Some former cabinet officers,
presidential candidates and others
who have held high positions q
trust are now ice cream vendors
in the United States Of elsewhere.
Former generals OF division OF the
Mexican army are now operating
Msoline stations. and some Of them
are peddlers on the streets Of
Havana or some American city. One
time oratorical lights in the Mex
lean Chamber or Deputies are
endeavoring 70 exc out a living
teaching Spanish. Some are clerks,
and others hold similar positions
Glory Passes
They serve as an example Of
@how glory passes on" comments
FL Universal Grafico In a recent
article dealing with the subject
They illustrate the bitterness Of
exile"
Most Of the specific cases or rec
ord are those OF ambitious polite
ians or army men who since 1928
have tried and failed at the theory
that might rules over right. Mex
leans have a real affection for their
country. in spite o. their peculiar
from an American standp0int-un-
derstandin0 OF the meaning OF pa
triotism. They NAV seek temporary
residence abroad but in only eX-
ceptional cases do thew prefer per-
manent residence outside their own
country. Mexicans love their hab-
its and customs. and they miss
keenly many OF their lifelong hab-
its. from the hot chilli SAVIOR in
their native food 10 their afternoon
siesta. All these customs are in the
blood. To be deprived OF them Is
a true hardship.
-Calberto ValenZuela. former Sec
rotary Of the Interior in the cab
met Of President Plutarco Elias
Gales. ex-minister to the Court OF
St. James in London. civilian head
OF the revolt OF the spring Of 1920.
when he was presidential candidate.
is now the owner OF a soda foun-
tain in Mesa. Arizona.
Now Professor
Eek : Deputy Aurelio Manrique.
amer governor OF the state Of
Luis Potosi. ~oratorical fire
aT<and in the lower house. is now
OF Spanish professor in a California
university.
M General Of Division Francisco r.
rManzo. one OF the leaders Of the
fMarch-April revolt of 1929. stout
y and bon vivant. powerful war lord"
If the term may be permitted
until shortly after Il months ago
in the state Of Sonora. Is operating
a service station IN San Diego. CAL
ifornia. While Manzo watches his
customers come and 90 he is busy
studying a project 10 establish a
motion picture studio where Spanish
taking from him highly valuable
be shown in his native land that
stripped him Of citizenship rights.
taking from his highly valuable
property to help pay the costs OF
the defeat Of his own revolution.
He once commanded one OF the
strongest army corps IN Mexico. at
least 1000 men. His own uniform
and those Of his men are O but
pictures in a scrap book
General Fausto Topete ex-gov-
ernor OF Sonora. co-rebel with Man
20, after his rocket-like slide from