The Southwestern Historical Quarterly, Volume 52, July 1948 - April, 1949 Page: 311
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Mexican Revolutionary Movements from Texas
were needed, and if they were forthcoming from the Mexican
authorities, the American government would be glad to act.28
Although Madero had actually committed acts which would have
made him punishable under the United States statutes, appar-
ently neither the Mexican nor the American government had
proof of these acts and therefore no legal action could be in-
stituted.
In the last month of 1910, and in January of the following
year, the revolution was gaining momentum in Mexico and there
was desultory fighting along the upper reaches of the Rio Grande
border. The Mexican government made continued protests to
the effect that arms and ammunition were being taken into
Mexico for the use of the revolutionaries. But the Mexican pro-
tests were based primarily on rumors, and even in those cases
when there was proof that arms were going across there was
nothing the United States government could do. It was pointed
out that even during times of war the mere trade in arms and
ammunition, and other contraband of war, was not considered
illegal, and the only punishment involved was confiscation if
caught.20
There was considerable confusion and uncertainty concerning
the true state of affairs, with the Mexican officials apparently
repeating as truth any rumor of armed movements. For example,
the Mexican consul at El Paso took the United States deputy
marshal in the area to task for failure to stop the movements of
the rebels, particularly mentioning a large body of armed men
gathering at a near-by ranch; the purpose of the gathering was
an armed movement against the Mexican government. The Amer-
ican officials investigated and discovered that the men were not
armed at all and were a peaceful group of woodchoppers plying
their trade, with no intention of crossing the border to take
military action against the Diaz governmental0 The Mexican gov-
ernment also reported that Praxedis G. Guerrero was in El Paso
in late December. Actually, Guerrero had been killed on Decem-
ber io in the attack on Janos.al
28Knox to de la Barra, December i, 191o, ibid., 370-371.
o2Knox to Wilson, December 14, 191o, ibid., 374-76.
80A. Lomeli to Deputy Marshal Hillebrand, December 24, g1910; Eugene Nolte,
Marshal of Western District, to Attorney General, December 31, 191o; ibid., 388-389.
s1Juan C. Le6n to Editor of La Opinidn (Los Angeles), January 12, 1930.S11
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