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Show WAS F.EYES A FAKE? ' There is something curious-about the alleged insurrection of General lteyrs in Mexico. To begiu with, it seems most extraordinary that any leader of a revolt in Mexico should, fii.-t of all, make so poor a showing, and second, that he should oscape lieing shot, aijd especially that before the trial it should be announced by tho Presideut of Mexico, Mex-ico, iu whose hands the matter r'I finally rest, that the life of J?e.cs will not be taken. This, iu connection with the statemeut attributed to llcyes that the American people, and especially the American newspapers, do uot under-stand under-stand conditions and the working ot politics in Mexico, causes one to wonder won-der if the alleged insurrection of Reyes was an actual insurrection after all. Ji is all the more pertinent to ac.k this question, since it is given out iu j Mexico that thy failure of the Keyes insurrection sets a quietus upon all foe , insurrections, both visible and couteiu- 1 plated. Was it, all a plav? Did Reyes start out under Madcro'.s instructions and in pursuance of Mndero's secret plans, for the purpose of demonstrating that no insurrection against Mndero could succeed? suc-ceed? Was it ail a fake? It looks as though it might have beeu. But, whether it was a fake or not, the failure fail-ure of the insurrection bua nil the ef feet that such a plav wonld have bad iu ca?e that were the Iriie. explanation of the Reyes "rising." It id ubt very generous, perhaps, to suggyat Lliixt in connection with the movement of General Gen-eral Reyes; but there is something vory auspicious about it all. aud we would not wonder in the least if, in the end, it should turn out thnt the insurrection insurrec-tion was planned bv Mndero, aud that R03CS was sent to carry it out for the purpose indicated: viz., to make a showing that to revolt aguinsl .Madcro vain, :uid tu sen 1 a a warning fj al' other rct l tbieff. 1 1 t tenr i'M r ets nitibl -e m .'.u-ej 'i' u'iet. li though the final act of extending- amnesty am-nesty lo Reyes is fully carried out. that also could be done with other rebel loader, to the equal advantage of Mexico, in the spirit of harmony nud good .will that it would manifest, and iu the safetv of the insurgents. Reyes's explanation, that- Americans do uot, understand Mexicau politics, is well calculated to make ono pause and consider. -Yerv likely-we don't understand, under-stand, jnst as Reyes says wc don't: but possiblv we may be helped out a little bv putting a few things ogetlfer and wondering if things are as they '.com. |