Jasper County Democrat, Volume 11, Number 19, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 4 July 1908 — NOREVOLT;ONLYRIOT [ARTICLE]

NOREVOLT;ONLYRIOT

Mexican Foreign Secretary So Characterizes the Ruction Down in That Republic. ALL HATCHED IN THIS COUNTRY Grievances of the Rioters Economical, Not Political Anarchist Literature Supplied Ignorsuit Men Says It Is Real Rebellion Again at Diax. Mexico City, July 2,—ln a statement made to the Associated Press on behalf of the Mexican state department by Secretary of Foreign Affairs Gamboa that official said: “In order that the absurdly exaggerated reports regarding the recent trouble in northern Mexico may be corrected, and in compliance with your request, I am giving you access to certain official correspondence which will prove that the contention of the Mexico state department that the recent troubles bad no political significance are well grounded.” A number of telegrams and official documents was thereupon shown the correspondent of the Associated Press which set forth the following facts: What the Dispatches Showed. That the recent attacks on the villages of Viegca, T-as Vacas and Palomas were made by small bands of malcontents, who were driven to deeds of desperation by lack of work, consequent hunger, and an enmity towards the local officials. These men had been supplied with literature of an anar. chistic and inflammatory nature by A agitators in Los Angeles, California. San Antonio, Texas; Austin, Texas, and St. Louis, Missouri. Id no instance had a representative man led the attacking parties, nor had the largest group of raiders numbered more than sixty men, and the trouble is practically over. Hatched in the United State*. Continuing Gamboa said. “As you have seen, these attacks have all been made on villages near the boundary line which separates the United States and Mexico by small groups of unemployed and ignorant men of the lower class. It seems that gome of them i came from the United States side and it is claimed it ia a conspiracy hatched on that side. For that reason. Mexico maintains that all of the raiders are guilty of common crimes and those caught on Mexican soil will be tried for such, while of those apprebendel in the United States Mexico will ask their extradition as we would of any criminal guilty of the crime of arson, mtirler or robbery. Mexico Was Taken Unaware* “Mexico was taken completely unawares by the attacks, and for that reason asked the co-operation of the United States in preserving the neutrality laws. The government and the people feel deeply grateful for the manner in which the co operation Inis been given, even though the trouble is of such minor significance. That is the plain truth regarding the co-calted revolutionary movement”

TROUBLE PROMOTER HOPRFCL He Oom Not at All Xgrwi With Fork ogn Secretary Oamhoa Austin, Tex.. .Inly 2.—While the paper, it is alleged, has paid all expenses to date the organ of the Max Icun junta in this citv has been forced to suspend because of the refusal of the union printers tn handle the copy and the pressmen to print the paper. The editor of the publication. Thomas Labrada is most optimistic regarding the present uprising in Mexico, "rhe present revolution in Mexico,” declares Labrada. is most optimistic regarding people are displeased ar tbe» present president and his system or government and the way their liberties are curtailed. “The people have had no voice in the government, and where they have tried to protest at the elections they have been fired upon. I believe the present, revolt will gradually grow in strength and succeed, but should it fail we will try again and again. The next place* tile revolutionists will attack will he Torreon, Coahuila. In three months there will be a tremendous growth of power and I Itelieve our success is not far off. “Even the soldiers will come over to onr side. They are not like your American soldiers, who can walk the streets like men. They are as mules to he driven in the streets and be tied up nt night. They will be on our side in this fight. The government pays them next to nothing, and they have to pay for their own equipment out of the pittance they get” ; .... The poultry houses of B. 8. Fendig and Wm. Murray will be closed on July 4tb. No poultry will be received and no other business transacted on that day. ' B. S. FENDIG, WM. MUIUUT.