Show ad FALL FROM AFFLUENCE TO I 1 at POVERTY FROM ORDER lie TO anfelt ANARCHY borne or ae of tr 3 who have figured in the startling history f made aade by the southern republic during the past three years land of the Monte stood at apex of its glory f on september 16 lalo 1910 york from affluence to pov gitil from P peace bace and ord order or to anarchy dimass hc e from one of 0 the great matrona matrons of the world to one of the egia I barbar barbarous pus countries that has S ean been the history of mexico in the last ariee ree years exico stood at the apex of her FY y on september 16 1910 the cen ry of her independence from ial aln Por porfillo firlo diaz government was lionly only latin american power save 11 to maintain an embassy as distinguished unshed from a legation at wash agton on with a population of tand and an area equal to the united es east of the mississippi leaving leyk arthe the now new england states and new ark she stood fifth among the gold wd akl farst among the silver producing nations of the world and her iro im SW 4 3 f emillano zapata ro ensely ly rich ich agricultural resources re beiga scientifically developed dut but medicos cos peace and prosperity I 1 aad ad fundamental weaknesses it was waa dependent epen dent on the hand of a monarch bind i P and its funds for development had ame come from other nations the united states had bad invested nearly oooo 0 in mexico england arrance jr france rance and other foreign countries oun tries her own catl aitt ens had invested only sens I 1 furthermore a group of self seekers had bad gathered about porferio diaz the iron ron I 1 man in his old age they be longed longed to the and r clen lineally they extracted their percentages from every project set on foot athe he foreign capitalists naturally had to ito transfer this burden of graft to the returns they extracted from their businesses in mexico and the money finally came out of uie the pockets of the common people then there was waa the tha land situation A few hundred proprietors owned 1 practically every acre of the country whilo the cost coat of living increased as tt it has to in every country of the civil alsed laed world the great creat land barons evad ed their share of the taxes altogether this last oppression was especially felt in the northern tier of stites states where americans americana and other foreigners were particularly numerous and where tile the mexicans could look across the border to the north aud and SOB see a happier land there developed a yearning toy for democratic government in the far north of Al mexico exico which resulted luthe in the candidacy vt of francisco 1 I madero son of an immensely wealthy and influent elal bial family for the presidency in 1910 ile he drew up a scheme of reform known as tile the plan of san luls potosi ile he was beaten in the election was thrown into jail and probably would have been shot escaping according to the pleasant little mexican custom had not his family been so eo influential fluent ial As it was he was allowed go 96 to the united states and there t alg htway organized a revolution Is father and his many brothers supported him the waters pierce oil company supplied the sinews of war fearing that american residents resident sin in mexico might be murdered and american investments destroyed in the can conflict president taft mobilized an entire division at san antonio in the spring of 1911 A brigade of three regiments was stationed at galveston a brigade of infantry in southern california a squadron of battleships and cruisers at galveston and a smaller fleet at san diego mr taft notified noti fled I 1 diaz that no hostile move was waa intend 1 ed that the soldiers were simp simply lyon on the spot to maintain order in april there was a fight oppose douglas ariz between le daral and rebels and stray bullets v five persons in the americium Ameri ciu su border town president taft a sharp note to diaz partly due to this diaz slipped to vera cruz and embarked for europe senor francisco de la barra who had bad been ambassador at washington became provisional president until senor madero was elected on october 16 15 and took office the kindol kind of suffrage possible in mexico under the best conditions was shown in the fact that the successful candidate received only votes the defeated candidate bernardo reyes immediately started a rev revolt ot but was shortly put down then madero A made what many con sider his fatal mistake ile he refused to follow the cruel methods traditional in mexico when rebels are caught he sent reyes reves to prison for 16 years just instead cad of following the law of fight which would have hava resulted in a shooting under pretence predence pre tence of justification ile he caused no political executions As aa a result disorders were continuous throughout his bis administration everywhere bands of robbers masquerading as patriots looted i burned blow blew up trains massacred and a nd carried off women captives the barbarous emillano zapata continued to tight fight in the south under some borne theory or other in the north pascual orozco maderos rily headed an insurrection and even took juarez moreover madero the the dreamer the poet had bad not been able to croato create an organization of upright men around him ilia relatives led in the plunder of the state and the holding up ot of foreign investors 1 there wait great pressure pros suro for intervention I bentt on by the united states but president resident It tart tad was adamant the northern revolutionists made little progress after the united states hod had placid an amb emb embargo argo on arms and ammunition but the old clent lOcos raised a now standard of revolt under tinder the leader of felix diaz a colonel ol of the army and nephew of porfirio diaz madero imprisoned diaz but he bo refused to follow the adage when in ill romo rome do as the romans do ile he let diaz live tie ile sent bent him to vera vcra crt a prisoner consequently diaz was soon freed in a barcic farcical al raid ills his guards firing a single volley into the air tho the garrison declared for him but madero sent general blanquet against him and diaz was soon a prisoner prier again again he was allowed to iva although the laws of mexico allow a traitor altor ir to be put to death madero had put down two revolts of the now came the thi third rd and final one on february 9 1913 about half the army mutinies mutinied muti nied and both reyes and diaz were liberated ted reyes was killed in an attack the national palace then camo came the battle in the streets of mexico there was an artillery fight between the arsenal and the national palace in which thousands qt of civil civilians lans including many women and children tell fell maderos principal reliance was a hard bard bitten old soldier gen huerta Ilu erta this man had earned a reau tation as a fighter and little else suddenly he turned traitor to madero the political bee had bad got into his bonnet diaz thought ile he had bad gone over to the leader and so BO it seemed for a time plaz and huerta imprisoned madero his relatives and members of the administration then the n adlaz suddenly sudden ly everything every thin g happens suddenly in mexico discovered the leader was not himself but huerta ile he acquiesced with some grace huerta was proclaimed provisional prest president under an agreement that colonel A A s L nil gen venustiano Venust lano carranza daz would run lor jor president in the coming elections this was on an february IS 18 five days later came the disgraceful episode in modern history the murder of oc francisco madero with senora madero imploring in tears for his life the ki kindly adly d disposed is posed president and his vice president suarez were shot trying to escape as they were being transported across mexico city in the early dearly morning from the palace to the penitentiary huerta was accused df murder in many quarters several months later to anticipate a bit dominquez he lieutenant who had charge of the squad which had killed madero and suarez suar ez was himself slain dead men tell no tales more crude methods were taken to get rid ad of 0 some Made the presidents brother who had been minister of finance was slain in cold blood la in his cell his hia nose and ears were cut off and his hie body was subjected to other indignities this was what led president wilson to eay any in his speech at swath more pa government stained by blood cannot endure the question of recognition of huerta now undoubtedly in control of the most moat important port of mexico as the do de facto ruler came up president taft who was about to end bis big administration naturally did not seek to establish a policy for mr air wilson having no desire to embarrass him just one week amter hla his inauguration president wilson issued a statement which made it clear the united states would not recognize government by assassination on this he be has stood ever since huerta bad scarcely seated himself on the throne than rebellion broke out again with gen venustiano Venust lano carranza Carrai iza who had bad been a close friend of madero in the lead carranza has baa made great progress and in fact now controls more of Al mexico exico than did madero when diaz abdicated the situation since has been growing moro mom and more serious until many now believe that intervention by the united states is the only means of 0 restoring ader in mexico alexic 0 nelson charge daf 1 fabres ot of the american embassy at mexico city has been bean the diplomatic representative represent at ave or of the wilson administration tra tion following the retirement of ambassador wilson whose actions in mexico did not please the president |