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O
nOUSTOW DAILY POSTt SUlttUT HdIl!fI50 llAt'silfllv"-'
IE )IAT0RS HAYE
ItllAGHED A CRISIS
U. Wants Carranza Agent
at Conferences.
t$eficui Delegates Want No Peace
Pfctocol That Will Not Bind
AH Wsviesn Parties tn
Its Termi.
.
1
TASHIN iT 'N. May 30 - Fvry
5.. fncfttiort Jn inpton tontRhi
pointed t- pr.'i'V.i;.!'.;. n of Mexican
Falls. It Is k:.tn iht Washing -:
toa goVt-r:;i:ie:.t vie.Mr-s con
rUtutionaHsts rpr--pnle4 In the
prOCedirK t-nd'nif for peace. The
:. miration Is aaJd
peace for Mex-
ot be permanent
i'
Tiw of the
to be that w
tco which vc.i
pace are i:es
Administrator
sa&t of this .
erted cor. ricenc(
tlon conference 1
leaders. conm.-
w tonight reit-
that the raedla-
i.'uld not adjourn
until the pat:. way to an adjust-
ment of the "hi if Mexican prob-
lem had been cleared In circles
close to the administration It was
declared that American repre-
sentative ac Niagara Fall? had
been Instructed to urge the neces-
sity of reccnitlon f The con.tttu-
tionahts m framing a r--aoe plan.
NIAOAKA FAU..S t.: . May 30 -A
Crisis In the propr- ss . f the mediation
fproceedlng? was rfachul tonihL While
Awaiting answers fr- m the Huerta ari'V-
erDmeDt ai..i ;!.e I 'riled Stales to the
tentative plan for a new 1 visional j.iv-
rnment in Mextc. the ;.n of ad-
mitting c-Tist.Uii:. :;a::s-! t-i ii cr.ffr-
nce before a n n;r-emrT.t r pr-f oeni is
L igned lo.'!iieti up a .kvi t influence
the decision "f the American government
n the plan? alread ..:ihrM T::e rrdi-
Ators late u-day ca.;d :n i Mexican
delegate;- to learn if 'irnerai Huerta had
Approved the n.a.n points of the peace
plan. The Mexicans sa: 1 they had r---oeived
no repiy. but tht y tele raphe. 1
Again urging a quica response The
American df legato reiiru-d that Wash-
ington had n. t acted n the plan
- The South Anr:ran diplomats did not
broach the subject of constitutionalist
representation t-- t::e Mxuans t mom-
them the n te ie! iv.-red here c-terday
s by Juan F. I r-v-Kdi. a r.ieengvr of Gen-
eral Carranza.
!.f Will Answer Carrania Note.
The med.at.r. twwt-ver. It 1 it be known
' tonight that they w.uM answer the note.
They pointed out thai they had fum.
Slothing m the r ':r.mur.ra!.un which could
d be interpret- 1 as a d ;r to participate
. In the (nferer.v t s nn the subject of paci-
fying Mexico. They do not consider that
General Carranxa has receded from the
poaition that caused them to withdraw
-1 their orislnal Invitation They hoid that
be has not indicated a desir t take up
Internal questions. On th other hand it
p- is aaid the Washinptn povernment
Agrees with (General t'arranza. With--7Arawal
of the invitation to him to send
delegates and the failure of the mediator
to anawer an inquiry aa to what point
would be treated in the negotiations left
Carranxa in the position of not having
' anything on which he could act.
Mr. Urquidi talked with Mr. Lehman
' arly in the day. The American commin-
J ionera say that they have not been
v Shown the Carrar.za note but they are
bopefuJ that a way may be found to
bring -const it jtlonaJists !nto the confer-
noe. -In this connection the American
. -Aelegates conferred tonight with the me-
41a.ton. The American government it
J ia known rfalizes the critical position In
I' which it might be placed if th' entire re-
I " 'Bponsibility of dealing with ti.e constitu-
f -'Jknalit5 were placed upon it.
I . U. S. WanU Rebel Friendship.
1 - Intimations have come here that the
I " TJhited States docs not wish to run the
j ( liak of strained relations with the con-
I alltutionalists. w ho wuld b certain to
t ' lesent any radical adjustment internal
J Affairs. It is because of this situation that
5 fth Americans dasir that the constttu-
';.T .tlon&lists be brought into Trie mediation.
Tbe impression prevails that flnal answer
-ef the I'nite.i States n ti.tt esser.t.ai of
:the peace plan will n't h. given until
' there is a definite understanding on this
. point.
The Huerta delegates ar not averse to
BBTing the constitutionalists admitted but
have left the matter entirely t- the me-
iYPRINAGA AND BAVARIA'
OTRE GIVEN CLEARANCE
?ond Given for Fines Assessed
f?2l Against Ttfo Steamers for Land-
ing Anns at Puerto Mexico.
j?. Associates i T-r rif 'rt
J VESA CRUZ. May 3'.' -The landing of
. vmitionjl for Huerta from th Ham-HBV-American
liners Yprar.pa an4 Ba-
'Vtril faed into tr.e raiir. o! diplomacy
IaM today when b.-:;. sj.;; 3 were granted
rt ranee by tr.v co.in-t'.- of the jort
Cftptaln Herman O. Sil Kney. after Karl
-Hejrnon general asrent It. Mexico of the
"compainy had .ii?r.ed a lnu .- .vering the
'JlBM assessed agai: t i:'a!i-ers un-
4er tha collector's interpretation of tne
.'Mexican navlrration lav;
. . Captain Stickney h' that 'llver'ing to
Puerto Mexico the sr.ipmentB "-unsigned
tO Vera Cruz w a a ;:rn. t i lat.in "f
"-'tbm laws and a tln of : 5t on each
package landed vas ae.Ki afcainst tne
" hip' masters. The total nr.es amount
!pproilniatel to J2'K'("0 :n gold.
VT'nEW YORK. May !0 -T'-e New York
i 9ametOT9 of the Hamburg-. neruan line
J made j 'jMi' tomp't a . ahi.-prair. fr'-m
t the Hamburg dire'top. f tho line ron-
r: cernin i-ress r-ri nh-mt th UtKM-m
'3 of arms at I'j. rto .Mexico ).y their
ateanier. Y..-antra .tn-l t'e Ha'.ana
.f ' WV have no understanding any kind
J- with t e I'mted .tate." gyvrr.mnt about
A the iamtins o: .ri.s in M-xicn. ' the rahle-
1 cram rta Is n:r ar. i.t anrl raptalns
Save reoc...! ;i.:r..iu- alwayx to fol-
Jl low the nit rr f tr- 1'niteJ Mates au-
4 thorlile... n u.rif.'t "ier liav been l-
i. . ued fr.-n- ' . r- - land the arms at
I '.iierto M. xio.. Y. nt believe our
i acent5 ; a i.tmrv to the wishes
I -m the ! " 1 1 1 . i a..::....r:t;es."
H Maklni-- 1 . a!.:- it-am. the New
Tork flh-eotor a ! '..
jjV' If arms w -e iai d-d at Puerto Mex-
.ttco it tan or.:y t. d ;e to independent
j paction' on tl.t i-art of o'.ir agents."
j .
RELEASE MEXICAN MERCHANDISE.
v VaU'ltary Bryan Pe-mitted Re-entry of
a. - Goodi at Pjerto Mexico.
VEXICO CITY. May 30. Seirctary of
Mat Bryan sent t. cablegram to the
Bf alllan minister n-r. today. In rep!y
trth ministtr's n :.-x - the release
ft' marchandi&e in to.- . ;st .rrs lioiie at
Vra Cruz for re-ent-v ; urt-. M. x'ro
Mft Bryan aaid that t:e .- .ease .u'd be
htataed by the deuotit of th ntitomi
tie. In accordance with the Mexican
(oa duties to be l id as ituarantevs
tha payment of the interest on the 5
or aftt consolidated d. i.t
Ta cretarv of stat. t the s.rr- nm
av 'permission for the rel-nse of SKO
01 ateei Dan cons.gned to the
forcrnment wtthout tba pajrawnt or
uty. Tha bars are In tha vara Crua
customs houss.
RIOTING IN STREETS OF
HERM0SILL0 REPORTED
Officials Uuble to Confirm Storj
That Populace Started Fight Over
Selection of Music
(Houaton Coat uft 8pciil.)
EL PASO. Texas. May JO Local con-
tltutlonallst omclals were unable to con-
firm press dispatches from rjocaJaa. Arl-
sona. today to the effect that street
fighting between the Maytorenls and
Carransa factions In Hermoslllo. Sonora
was In iirogress Agents at Nogales
Anions and Colonel Elias Calles. at
Agua Prleta. Sonora. reported that they
had received messages from Hermoslllo
during the day but no mention was
made of rioting or street fighting Rob-
erto V Pesquelra. General Carransa
personal representative sought to get tn
direct communication with Hermosillo
from El Paso but was unsuccessful. Re-
ports received here from Hermostllo were
that rioting had occurred tn the plaxa
there Friday night because Rudolfo Com-
podonlco leader of the famous Sonora
State band Insisted on playing a muatoal
composition. -Vla Maytorenla" which
was composed by Compodonlco.
The enmity of the constitutionalist ele-
ment in Hermoslllo against Governor
Mavtorenla. In n hose honor the musical
selection was composed oaused the popu-
lace to hiss the band whan. It played.
"Viva Mavtorenla." Leader Compo-
donlco Insisted on repeating the selec-
tion and this started a riot forcing the
authorities n bring out the police re-
serves and finally the soldiers to quell the
populace. Compodonlco was arrested
charged with disturbing the peace. There
la considerable lll-foellog In Sonora
against Maytorema because of hla antag-
onism to Carransa and the constitution-
alists. Because he Is the constitution-
ally elected Rovtrnor of the State he can
not be deposn! by the constitutionalist
government and the Sonora State sen-
ate has been adjourned so that he can
not be impeached by the constitution-
alists AMERICAN WAS FOUND
IN THE JAIL AT TONALA
T. J. Smith Discovered by Officers
From Cruiser Who Investi-
gated Case.
AsscciJlrd Prsss Rfftrt.)
ON BOARD V. S. S. CALIFORNIA.
May :9 (via wireless to San Plego Cal .
May SO. 1 Officers of the cruiser Albany.
wh landed at Aristo today to investigate
the case of T. J. :Sniith. an American
under arrest at Tonala. found him con-
fined in ail. They reported that he was
well treated and that his family was at
liberty.
The protracted siege of this port by
General Obregon. constitutionalist com-
mander has reduced the quantity of pro-
visions In this city. This has resulted in
intense suffering among the p.Hir.
WOMAN SENT HUERTA CHAIN.
Good Luck Token on Way to Mexican
Capital From Washington.
i Associated Prtss Report. I
WASHINGTON. May 30 An amulet
for President Huerta of Mexico the gift
of a Washington woman warranted to
bring him safety through his difficulties
was on its way today to the federal dic-
tater from the Spanish embassy here.
The charm a moonstone enclosed In an
embroidered aatchel. was sent to the em-
bassy with a letter requesting that It be
forwarded to General Huerts with the
word that so long as he wore it next to
his person success would attend all nls
efforts.
CONFERENCE ON MEDIATION.
Huerta Went Over with Ministers Pro-
posals Submitted by Mediators.
1 A.'s'c:e J Press RefJrt. )
MEXICO CITY May 30 .--President
Huerta General Blanquet. minister of
war. and Adolfo de la Lama minister of
finance conferred today on the proposals
submitted by Mexican delegates at the
Niagara Falls peace conference. No
official statement was given out. but the
acting foreign minister. Estav Ruiz said:
"1 can assure you that the conference
is making good progress."
NEW GOVERNOR OF VERA CRUZ.
Carranza Named General Aguilar Military
Head of State.
(Houston Past Sfeciol.)
IU'RAXOO. May 3 The appointment
of General Candldo Jgulla- as military
governor of the stato of Vera Cruz wag
announced today by General Carranza.
General Aguilar recently captured the
pork of Tuxpam. Vera Cruz and will
make his capital there. Shortly after the
capture of Tuxpam he captured the sea-
port of Tamlapua Vera Cruz.
DEPUTIES ADJOURN JUNE 1S.
Mtxican Legislative Body Postpones
Close of Session.
1 Associated Press Report.)
MEXICO CITY. May 30 The chamber
of deputies late last night approved a
bill postponing adjournment until June
15. The adjournment of both houses of
congress usually occurs May 30. The
postponement it was announced was at
the request of the minister of gruberaacion
to discuss Important matters on hand.
AMERICAN REPORTED MISSING.
William Sims Waa Last Heard From Near
Sallna Cruz.
(Associated Press Report.)
MEXICO CITY. May 30 Investigation
Is under way here regarding the fate of
William StmB an American last heard
from at Sallna Crux on May 14.
300 Refugeee En Route Tamplco.
(Associated Press Report.)
GALVESTON. Texas May SO The
transport Hancock sailed from Galveston
today for Tamplco with 300 refugees who
asked tfj be returned there.
TEXAS DEATHS.
INGRAM -Corslcana Texas May 30
Louise. Infant daughter of 8. A. Ingram
died Thursday night.
KENNElt Corslcana. Texas May 30.
Kate Kenner. daughter of Captain and
Mrs. W. N. Kenner. died here Thursday
afternoon.
KAJARDO. Corsicana. Texas May 30.
Mrs Juanita K Kajardo of Waco aged
28 years and who was visiting relatives
here died Thursday.
ALBKKCHT. Lagrange. Texaa May
30 Mrs Anna Albrecht aged 24 years
wife of Charles Albrecht died yesterday.
She Is survived by her widower and a
small child.
1IAKPEH.-Smlthvllle. Texas May 30.
A. C. Harper aged 45 years died here to-
day after a short Illness. He had been
In the employ of the Katy as trainman
a number of years
HALK Lampasas. Texajs May 30.
John Hale aged in years died Saturday
at the home of hi mother. Mrs. Jessie
Hale He had been in an unconscious
state since Thursday as the result of a
stroke of paralysis.
Railroad That Is Unique
On a railroad In Peru that within 14'
miles rises from sea level to an altitude
of 15.5 feet all trains are preceded by
pilot cars to detect unexpected perils).
-- - - " 1
War Always Finds Marines
Ready
The t'nlted Statea marines usually hold
the center of the stage at the beginning
of our wars. They are usually the first
sent to ansM-er the ill to war. In al-
most every case where there Is friction
the cry goes out ' Send the marines '
And In every case have these soldiers of
the sea answered the call In a way to
Justify this tribute of Kipling
An after 1 met 'lm all over the world.
o-doln' all kinds of thln.es.
Like landln' Issetf lth a gatiin gun to
talk to thm talhen kings
'E sleeps tn an 'amnio k instead of a cot.
an e drills with the deck on a slew.
There isn't a Job on top of the earth the
beggar desn't know or do
You can lea-c im nt night on a bal l man's
ead to puddle 'Is own istioe.
He's u aort of a bloomlrg comoplous
soldier and sailor too.
In nearly all maritime countries the
marines constitute a separate military
body trained to fight either as infantry-
men or as artillerists and especially for
participation In naval engagements No
other country In the world has put her
marines to work as has the United
Statea. and It is safe to say that no
other body of fighting men has so Justi-
fied the trust put In It or better accom-
plished the work set for it to do.
The marines have seen service In Mex-
ico before. Hack lu the days of LS4T
they took part In the storming of Cha-
Fultepec the strong cast.e on the forti-
led hill near Mexico City where the
ancient Astec rurs had yielded power
An earlier chapter In their history looms
iiw on me pages ot this country s his-
tory. It was in lsO.1 that the marine
corps marched across the desert of North
Africa covering tiOO miies of sun-
scorched country and. after rapturing
the TrliHilltan flag hoisted that of the
United States for to them fell the
honor of hoisting aloft that flan for the
first time on a fortress of the ( i.i World
For this act "Tripoli was inscribed on
the flag of the corps.
Those soldiers of the sea wore In the
front rank in tne Boxer relclion in
Chln.i It was the marine I... took a
hand In the NicaragiiHti revolution !-
ways were they the first aid" men.
whether It was to guard the potls at an
election In Panama to police the anal
Zone to guard th. Amen an consulate hi
some storm conic :n the Philippines.
In Chile. In Htw.nl in Cul-j. in Santo
Imirigii. in Porto Hie. or in nearly ev-
ery part of the wond. Trulv has i:
been sung
From the Hell Hole of Cavite
To the Pitch at Panama
You will find them cr needy
Of marines that's what we are.
We re the watch dogs of a pile of coal
or we dig a magazine
Though our joi..t are manifold.
Who would not be a MARINE-?
The marine corps is organiied. clothed
ami equipped very much the same as sol-
diers of the land forces and the pre-
liminary Instruction of te marine is :ir. -liar
to that of the o..!r. F..r these lea-
sons they are qualified for duty with
either the army or the r.a v Tluir
headquarters bartuoks and depots are
on shore. !etatis from the barracks are
made up for service on board ship when
required. Marine detachments accord-
ing to the size of the ship v.irv in
strength from 11 d z. 11 men under a ser-
geant to sixty or more men under ..ne or
two commission- offi ets
The first authentic record of marines
In America bears ti e date of ! T to -p rt.w
regiments were orga: iz.d in New York
for service under the flag of Hreat ltnt-
ain one reason for native recruiting is
said to have been that the native nier-
Icans were better fitted f..r service In
this climate than Europeans Ti e field
officers however were appointed by the
king The company officers w.-re nom-
inated by the American provinces.
In Revolutionary Days.
June 8 1775. the continental t ongn ss
resolved "that the compact between tne
crown and Massachusetts Bay is dis-
solved" and Noveml. r 10 of that year
before a single vcssil of the navy was
sent to sea. the marine corps was or-
ganized by the following resolution:
"Kesolved. That two battalions of ma-
rines be raised consisting of one colonel
two lieutenant colon Is two majors and
other officers as usual m other regiments:
that they consist of an eqnai number of .
privates with other t .ittai or.si thai par-
ticular care be taken that no p.rs.T. be
appointed to orhe.-rs or enlist-d in said
battalions but such as are g.....l seamen
or so acquainted with maritime affairs as
to be able to serve to advantage by sea
when required that they be. dis
Is the U. S.
the Rebels?
By E. V. Stoddard.
1 In New- York Sun t
The constitutionalist movement or
cause in Mexl o Is in one of Its phases
an American industry the r bellion be-
ing exploited !n just the same manner
as if it were a mine or a concession In
another phaso it Is typi-ally .Mexican
and to be understood by Americans must
therefore be studied backward as It
were; one muBt nee first of all what it
is not. This is necessary because tiie
American people have certain Ideas as to
what the Mexicans are. Ideas fundamen-
tally wrong and A-hich make it impossi-
ble for them to realize conditions in Mex-
1 o.
In the first place Mexico Is not a
country with a I.atin civilization. It is
an area of three-quarters of a million
square miles Inhabited by people having
a savage strain. Remember the stories
you have read In American history of
Indian raids and the warfare between the
colonists and the indians and you will
have a fairly accurate Idea of lvhat the
average Mexican fighter Is. There Is
however this difference between him and
the Indian. The Mexican peon is not as
a rule of that toughness of fibre from
whbh warlike races are made. He Is
more indolent and peaceable though just
as bloodthirsty. He can easily be per-
suaded to quit his pastoral or agricul-
tural pursuits and when proper led
makes anything but a bad soldier With-
out leadership the Mexican will not. go
on the warpath though he enjoys it once
he Is on his way.
The average Mexican Is quite a dif-
ferent thing from a civilized man and
this is what the American people ha o
been unable to comprehend. They have
treated and thought o the Mexican as
one capable of understanding them and
their motives. It would be little more
absurd to expert a child to understand
the Constitution of the I'nlted States
than to expect the Mexican to do so.
He can talk about It. can learn It by
rote but the Ideas mean nothing to him.
He understands force and selfishness
and any policy baed on the Idea that
he is able to comprehend unselfishness or
a desire to help him for his own good ia
sure to appear to him as a lie intended
to cover aome self-seeking or weakness.
According to the last census Mexicans
are '20 per cent white or nearly white
and the other 80 per cent mixed or In-
dian. Any one with a trace of white
blood is classed as white thourrh he may
have a complexion of the hue of a ripe
olive. This is unimportant in a way. but
the American Idea Is that Mexico la a
white nation and here Is a first error
leading to cithers. Mexb o is no more a
white nation than Java is. and not nearly
as civilized.
For three centuries the p;;nish dirt
their utmost to degrade the inhabitants
of Mexico. In the years which have
elapsed since Mexico beeaume Indepen-
dent turmoil has left no time for any
definite. Intelligent and long continued ef-
fort to uplift the people. The fact that
""i'nn.ruL)njui-ri n n nitnnnr nr
They Hy Rendered Good
fore They Won Honors in Active Service Fighting on Mexican Soil
tinguished by. the name of the 'first and
second battallana of American marines.' "
December 11 1T7 congress directed
that IS ah I r of war be built. On the
23d day or the same month congress
passed a resolution declaring Ksek Hop-
kins commander In chief and appointed
officers for all the vessels then In ser-
vice. This waa the first step taken to-
ward the creation of the naval estab-
lishment which has won imperishable
fame for the I'nlted States and upon
whtoh ta baaed the claim of the marine
corps to be the "oldest In the service."
In February. 1777 a battalion of 3s
marines and landsmen under the com-
mand of Major Samuel Nichols was land-
ed from the fleet under command of Com-
modore Hopkina at the Island of New
Providence. In the Bahamas assaulted
and captured the Knglish forts protect-
ing the island taking a latge quantity of
cannon and military stores This the
first battle of the American navy was
fought and won by the marines
During the following years of the revo-
lutionary war they were at work proving
their patriotism and devotion to the
cause which gave them being and. In
fact throughout their entire existence
they have been In the front rank of Uie
republic's defenders: zealous participants
on land and sea. In nearly every expedi-
tion action or movement In which the
navy has been engaged Likewise have
they won honor and fame for themselves
and their country while serving in cam-
paigns with their brethren of the army.
The globe (which forms part of the
corps emblem) has been their stage.
Conspicuous among their service Is
their part under John Paul Jones In
the battle between the Itanger and the
Drake In which Lieutenant Walltngford
of the marines lost his life at the head
of his men. Again. In the great battle
b.-tween the Bon Homme Ktrhard and
the Serapls the marines lost 137 and 1
had ii wounded. In 1782 Captain Harney
in command of the Rvder Ally fitted out I
by the State of Pennsylvania with a crew
of no seamen and marines captured the
Hrltish ship Oeneral Monk in Delaware
bay
Formal Organization In 1798.
At the termi.ik.tion of th. revolution the
nitrines. like the army were disbanded.
T!.e regular mt'rine corps was oiganiied
hv the navy (lep.utment on July 11. 1798.
The march of the marines across North-
ern Africa from Alexandria to l'erne is
I ore of the most brilliant exploits In the
j annals of the corps and perhaps In Ainert-
I can history .gain in the w ir of IS 1 3 the
! marines dtstink-.lished themselves by the
gallantry of thi ir conduct and their work
111 otime I OH ne lnc I ... ' 1 w i.e o .ie-
ceded the vb tor of the Constitution over
the Cuerrtere the first officer killed was
Lieutenant Bu h. 1 omiuan-ier of the ma-
rine guard who ftdb as-istitig in repelling
boarders at a critical tiiomei t In the en-
gagement. It U set forth in official re-
ports that In the encounter between the
t'nlted States and the Macedonian which
resulted in victory to the former. Lieu-
tenants Anderson and Kdw.irds with their
marines fougnt with "iitn.-l steadiness "
Aga.n. in .he operations of the lssex
tn the Racine ncjin I .lent er.an t llamble
of the marines gained ft great reputation I
for "skill and efficiency." commanding j
in turn his i-uard. a prize ship and a
fort at NukahKa In the Marquesas ;
.slums. Lieutenant rirooin ami 11 ot
his marines wre killed and 2" wo-inded
in the terrific fight betwe-n the Shan-
non and the Chesapeake The marines
hIso took part in the battles of likc Krlo
nnd Lake Chain daln. in the action be-
tween the Constitution and the Cyane
and levant in the fight between the
Piesident and the Kndwnioii. and in the
fight on Like 1 onchartraln On shore
they were with the armv under Scott in
Canada with General Winder at Blad-
ensburg. w ith General Ja -k."i at New
Orleans at North Point. lialtimore. and
in sundry affairs on the -oast of Maine
and on the chores of ' 'hesapcakc and
Delaware hav.-t.
In the internal between 1815 and the
Florida war 1 lS:tt-37 ) they were called
upon among otht r things to quell a seri-
ous revolt in the Massachusetts State
prison to act against Spanish pirates in
the West Indie ana in Sumatra to guard
I'liHI'- and privatt property at the time
of the great tire 111 New York tl836) for
whr h thev ic.ived a vote of thanks
from that city
W'hen Indi.n hostilities broke out in
Georgia in Hit! tile disposable force of H
the army being found inadequate colo-
nel Conimand i:.t Archibald Henderson of
the tn .fines promptly volunteered his ser-
vi es and those of the corps at that time
on shor. Thtoughout Southern Ala-
bama and In tin Kverglade.s of Florida
tht se.y. -i under General Jessup against
the tre.t' herons Creek and Seminole In-
dians. Record In the Mexican War.
From 146 to 1848 the corps was en-
gaged in the war with Mexico where it
Backing the Cause of
INTERESTING
CONDITIONS IN
Mexicans speak English and have Spanish
names d'es not civilize them any more
than the fa 1 that their law is based on
the Code Napoleon
There exist educated and wealthy Mex-
1 ans In large numbers graduates of
American schools and colleges some of
them are P.ut they do not form the bulk
of the popu atiqjv It seems as unfair to
el. lization to call a man anything but n
savage who beiiev. s that his opponent
shoj.d be kllied as that the road to peace
lies through massacres. I fbund not ono
man In the constitutionalist movement
who thought otherwise than that the
leaders on the other side not Huerta
only- but the officers of the army and
the volunteers should be killed.
Tie eduated and wealthy Mexicans
Lave done little or nothing to raise their
fel'ows of the peon class. They have
exploited the peon for their own gain.
Failure to understand these conditions
is the rxpplanation of the trouble be-
tween tl-.e ( nited States and Mexico. It
is pathetic to realize that the unselfish-
ness and the fine Ideals of Americans
have caused them trouble. Their own
purity of motie made it Impossible for
them to understand the nature of the
people thev were dealing with and made
their i.oli. y io dealing with them disas-
irons
Personally I do not believe that there
is any deep patriotic motive underlying
the constitutionalist movement. To me
it seems that tiie new enlistments ccmc
becaues the men have been told that by
enlisting they will get plenty of food
and chdhing or because they follow
their leader
I saw one gioup of some 200 recruits
at home7. l':i!.n 10s. The men came in to
the ton n and. as promised rations were
Issued to them. This created a bit of en-
thusiasm and they offered to enlist.
Then when arms were about to be Is-
sued to them ti.e realization of whutil
meant came and they balked. Villa
heard of the trouble rode over from the
cuartel general forced his horse among
them belabored and cursed them. They
enlisted.
The constitutionalist movement is
however in some degree a popular
movement. The Iia7. gang or cientifi-
cos were doing what the educatetl and
wealthy c ass have clways done op-
pi easing the poor. They had done this
so long and so successfully that a revolu-
tion was necessary to give the peon a
chance to get enough to live 011. Mudero
did head a popular uprising of a sort.
The constitutionalists are continuing
that movemint. though there Is not a
leader among them who has as near his
heart ti.e welfare of the people as his
own gain. This popular element has
been utilized to the utmost to gain the
sympathy of the I'nlted States.
If the constitutionalists succeed the
people may for a time be better off. but
until some power comes Into Mexico
strong enough to hold In check the
wealthy lass the peon has nothing to
hope for in the nay of advancement.
The typically Mexican phase of the
constitutionalist movement is then sim-
ply that a number of leaders have taken
rirvvvvvvrirrifirfiriAririri rinr r
SerriCw in Many Landa Onco Be
figured la every quarter and mad a moat
excellent record. Several detachment
served on the Pacific coast under Com-
modores Bloat Shubrlek and Stockton
and on the eaat coast under Commodores
Connor and Perry and on shore under
Generals Scott Taylor and Worth. They
were present at the rapture of Monterey
Ban Praoclsco and Masatlan. fought at
Loe Angeles San Diego. San Jose. San
Oabrlel end Ouaytnaa with such credit
that Commodore Sbubrtck recommended
that th government double the number
of marines coming to that station re-
ducing if necessary for the purpose the
complements of ordinary seamen and
landsmen.
On tha east coast they were engaged
In the capture of Matamoroa Tamplco
Frontera. Tabasco and Vera Crus. They
were assigned to General Quitman's di-
vision In the assault on Puebla. This was
the first division to enter the Grand
Plaxa City of Mexico which completes
the explanation of the lnacriptlon since
found on the corps' banners "From the
Shores of Tripoli to the Halls of the Mon-
tezumas." The crowning honor however was at
Chapultepec September IS. 1847. when
the party assigned to the storming of
tne castle picked men from all corps
was led by Majors Twiggs and Reynolds
both of the marine corps. General Quit-
man in his report rays:
"The storming parties led by the gal-
lant officers who had volunteered for this
service rushed forward like a restless
tide. For a short time the contest was
hand to hand swords and bayonets wsre
crossed and rifles clubbed Resistance
was vain against the desperate ralor of
our gallant troops."
Major Twiggs fell on the first advance
at the head of his men.
The marines formed no Inconsiderable
rart of the expedition of Commodore
erry to Japan in 1852. To the same
music whicn had stirred them In the
Mexican war the veterans marched
through the streets of Yeddo. the capital
of Japan.
So runs the history of the gallant deeds
of the marine corps. In 1858 they with
sailors from the Vandalia. had a battle
In the FIJI Islands with a band of native
warriors. In the same year they pro-
tected property in Montevideo. In 1868.
when a mob burned part of the quaran-
tine station on Staten Island through
fear of yellow fever the marines were
sent out from Brooklyn. They served
again In the "Know Nothing" campaign
and during the civil war their doings
wrote many a page in history's book New
York saw the marines in action during
the draft riots In 1863 In the same year
on the Wyoming they were fighting the
Japanese forts In Japan.
Vast Range of Activities.
Th marines fought against the sav-
ages In Formosa: they assisted the mar-
shal at Rrooklyn in preventing the viola-
tion of the neutrality laws; they landed
In Alexandria. Kgypt. In 16SJ. to prevent
pillage two years later they were keep-
ing traffic open across the Isthmus of
Panama and thev protected American
lives und property in Navassa Island.
Thev were among the first to land In
Honolulu In 193. The work of the ma-
rine corps In the Spanish-American war
and In the Hoxer uprising Is still fresh in
mind.
battalion of marines under the com-
ma"d of Malor Waller in October. 1901.
landed in Samar (one of the Philippine
Islands! and suffering many hardships
ami privations marched entirely aVoss
tha Island through a most hostile coun-
try A number of the men died from the
hardships encountered
In November. 1803. a company of ma-
rines commanded by Cantaln Thorpe
and mounted on camels accompanied an
American representative of the state de-
partment across the deserts of Africa Into
the heart of Abyssinia to its capital for
a conference n-m.Klng Menellk.
During an insurrection lu Cores In 103
a company of marines under the com-
mand of Captain A. J. Matthews was
sent to Seoul Corea to protect the Amer-
ican legation.
Disturbed conditions in Panama inci
dent to the holding of eleotions was cause
for the sending of an expedition to that
country in May 1S.
Unsettled conditions in the West In-
dies caused a battalion of marines to bs
sent there In May. 1906. under the com-
mand of Major Catlim No service ashore
was performed bv this battalion.
In September. 1S06 four battalions of
marines were sent to Cuba and later in
conjunction with the army became the
"Army of Cuban pacification."
When the Spanish-American war began
the marine corps numbered 2500 men. It
has since been increased to 10.000. En-
listment Is for a term of four years. Forty
per cent of those whose terms expired
fast year re-enlisted The requirements
for enlistment are perhaps more strict
than in any other branch of the service
This must be so. for they are always in
the front rank when there Is fighting to
do Thev are essentially the men on the
Job.
STUDY OF REAL ISSUES AND
MEXICO AT PRESENT TIME.
advantage of the unsettled conditions
and like the old robber barons or more
like the old Indian raiders have gone on
the warpath with their followers.
The story of how these various leaders
came to combine and how instead of
cases of disconnected brigandage their
operations were made to appear as parts
of a unified and spontaneous movement
belongs to the more sordid phase of the
constitutionalist affair the American
phase.
The murder of Macfcro left the country
In a condition In wrnch it was possible
to ccntinue the pleasant work of making
war. for the I'nlted Statea refused to
recognize the only man who might have
kept peace. This condition was Imme-
diately taken advantage of by various
leaders -or bandits to start war on the
' usm per" or In other worda to gather
In what riches they could for them-
selves. Here is where the cleverness of a cer-
tain group we will say of Americans
came In. They saw the possibility of
unifying these outbreaks which had
nothing in common but the desire for
lcot into a coherent movement which
could hope to cope with the forces of
the de facto government.
To do this it was necessary to get the
hacking of the only government which
can interfere In Mexican affairs and this
the men proceeded to do. The whole
early part of the constitutionalist revolu-
tionary movement was managed from
Washington.
It was necessary to have some head
of the movement to make It appear other
than It was an outbreak or series of out-
breaks of brigandage. This man waa
found in the nonentity Carranza. His
recognition as first chief of the consti-
tutionalist movement came about not
through his own force but through the
ability of the roup which has Its head-
quarters In a certain tall office building
In Washington. Carranza has always
been amenable to the suggestions of this
group.
Once the organization of the move-
ment was accomplished the actual or-
ganization of the various groups Into
a more or less homogeneous army pro-
oeeden with rapidity. It was simply a
case of a small effective organization
meeting nnd overcoming a number of
loosely organized bands. When a man
was regarded as dangerous that is as a
potentially strong leader he was shoved
into the background and given no chance
to advance himself.
Take Obregon as an example. I have
neier met him. but lie 19 by many con-
sidered the only really strong man who
at the same time has Intelligence enough
to become a second Diaz rie was suc-
cessful In his operations and waa aa a
Fonsequence feared and therefore was
gently kept away from the points of
activity where he could acquire addi-
tional Influence and at the same time
what influence he had waa skilfully un-
dermined. No one hears of Obregon now.
The only mistake this group of pro-
moters made was in underrating Villa.
Or perhaps they correctly estimated him
but the sudden series of accidents that
brought him to tht front of the con-
stitutionalist leaders was more than
Huerta's Daughter Is Smew" :-
Mist With Charming Ways '
w y J5' M
Huerta's Youngest Daughter.
This charming young miss Is the third daughter of General Hutrta whose reign
aa Mexico's chief executive Is filled to overflowing with war and bloodshed. Her
fispa's troubles don't worry this little maid however as the picture shows. She
s described as vary awest and demur.
they could handle. Now Villa Is out of
hand. The constitutionalist movement is
what he wishes to make It if he refuses
to be advised for he cat) no longer be
compelled.
The office In Washington of the con-
stltutlonallst movement is not in Itself
uninteresting Maps and signed portraits
of various Japanese notabilities are on
the walls and there are several prtnta of
Japanese warships and war-like scenes.
Though I have naturally not beer- able
to prove the thing. I have no doubt that
the efiibargo on arms waa lifted because
of a threat from this office that the
arm? wculd be obtained from the Japa-
nese In the event of further interference
on the part of the United States with the
traffic and that the return would be the
gain of eertaln valuable privileges by the
Japanese In the case of success of the
constitutionalist cause. This was the
second greatest achievement of the con-
stitutionalist leaders.
The greatest achievement waa the man-
ner in which the Benton affair was han-
dled. By the happy thought of taking
away the responsibility of the matter
from Villa after he had stood off the
United States aa long as "he could and
putting It on Carranza the Issue became
so muddled that nothing came of it. Fur-
ther by treating with Carransa and rec-
ognising that he had the right to Inter-
fere between the United States and the
murderer the state department came very-
near recognizing Carranza as the head of
a State.
This la of course what both Carranza
and the promoters wish for unless he
can get recognition he Is pcwerless and
the promoters have been unable to control
Villa since the time of his great achieve-
ments The following quotation from a report
received by the state department ap-
peared in the Sun: "Villa kept every
promise he had made. Not a prisoner
was melested the sick and wounded were
cared for and every federal who came
Into our lines was given food and drink
In the same proportion that our own
soldiers had."
There are several Interesting points
about that remarkable little quotation. It
Is from an emissary of the state depart-
ment yet he sneaks of "our" lines and
"our own" soldiers. Then comes the
cheerful statement. "Not a prisoner was
molested." 1 saw prisoners of war shot
not during the excitement of action but
three days after the last fighting. I also
saw numerous bodies of men who had
been shot at clcse range so close that
the rifle must have almost touched the
hed of the victim who bore wounds In
other parts of the body of such a nature
that he must have been unable to move.
Villa has been described so often that
it seems a waste of space to speak of
him at length. He Is a savage an Indian
of the type of the chiefs who In early
days made war on the settlers and later
raided the frontier. ...
These are the two important phases or
the constitutionalist "cause." There are
many others but their Importance Is
much less than thebove.
A CURIOUS EEUGI0N.
Old Mexican Bites Described and
Oripii
in Told.
(From the New Encyclopedia Britannlca.)
With the Toltecs Is associated the tra-
dition of Quetzalcoatl. a name which
presents Itself in Mexican religion as that
of a great deity god of the air. and in
legend as that of a saintly ruler and civil-
Iser. His brown and beardless worship-
pers describe him as of another race a
white man with noble features long black
hair and full beard dressed in flowing
robes. He came from Tulan or from
Yucatan (for the stories differ widely)
and dwelt 20 years among them teaching
men to follow his austere and virtuous
Ufe to hats all violence and war to
sacrifice no men or beasts on the altars
but to give mild offerings of bread and
flowers and perfumes and to do pen-
ance by the votaries drawing blood with
thorns from their own bodies. Legend
tells stories of his teaching men picture
writing and the calendar and alao the
artistic work of the silversmith for which
Cholula was long famed; but at last he
departed some say toward the unknown
land of Tlapallan but others to Coatza-
coalcos on the Atlantic coast on the con-
fines of Central America where native
tradition still keeps up the divine names
of Gucumatz among the Quiches and
Cukulcan among the Mayas these names
havu the same meaning as Quetzalcoatl
in Aztec viz. "Feathered Serpent." Na-
tive tradition held that when Quetzalcoatl
reached the Atlantic he sent back his
companions to tell the Cholulans that in
a future age his brethren white men and
bearded like himself should land there
from the sea where tha sun rises and
come to rule the country. That there is
a basis of reality In the Toltec traditions
Is shown by the word toltecatl having
becomo among the later Aztecs a sub-
stantive signifying an artist or skilled
craftsman. . . .
RURAL CARRIERS ORGANIZED.
Officers of Tri County Association
Elected at Brenham.
( Houston Pott Special.)
BRENHAM Texas May 30. The Tri-
County Rural Mall Carriers association
embracing 10 members from Washington
Lee and Burleson counties met today at
the city hall and elected the following of-
ficers: E. L Ford Chappell president;
H. 8. Thornhlll Brenham vice president;
H. H. Rockett Caldwell secretary-treasurer.
E. L. Ford of Chapell Hill was
elected delegate and R. M. Hoffman of
Chrleaman alternato to the State asso-
ciation which meets at College Station
July I7-3. A resolution was adopted
favoring federal aid In building and main-
taining good roads and one not favoring
1-cent postage or the Increase of weight
of parcel post until tha condition of the
roads are Improved.
CARRANZA WILL BE
FIRST PRESIDENT OF
NEW GOVERNMENT
(Continued from Tage One
many points aoove Mission the reaches
which have flll-d during the high waters
are now flowing ba k into the river
which causes tnu present depth to be
retained here.
Klver men todav said they expected
the Rio Grande to begin falling' here to-
night. Hsavy Rains Stop Traffic.
I Houston Post Special.)
FORT WORTH. Texas May 30. Con-
tinuous heavy rains fell again today in
the Panhandle North. Central and Souths
western Texas making conditions alarm-
ing at many points according to railroad
reports. After having withstood thai
heavy spring rains unharmed for some
time the Texas and Pacific now reports
badly delayed traffic on account of high
water between Pecos and Van Horn a.'
waterspout at Alamore and a landslide!
at Red Hluff on the Brazoa river. No-
other lines running Into Fort Worth have
reported serious damage. High water haai
caused slight delays on all roads and if'
the rain continues serious results in alH
quarters are threatened.
Rain fell over the entire Texas and
Pacific line between El Paso and Tex-
arkana Saturday. The storm seemed to
follow that road' as reports show some
abatement In other parts of the State.
Young Man Drowned at San Felipe.
( Houston Post Special. 1
SAN KELJPK. Texas. May 30.- Karnost
Wilson 20 years of age fell into the river
hire Friday afternoon about noon and
was drowned. The young man was work-
ing for the owner of the ferry across the
river and when he fell Into the river ho
was attempting to step from a squill skiff
to the ferry boat. His body has not been
recovered He is survived by his mother.
It has rained hard here every day the.
past week except one and the downfall
Friday was very heavy. The crops have
been greatly damaged. The river is still
rising and cSaly lacks five feet of being as
high as last December.
Brazoa Flood at Old Washington.
(Menjlcn Post Special.)
BRENHAM. Texas May 30 The
Brazos river Is out of Its banks at Old
Washington and is still rising rapidly.
Many families residing in the bottoms
have moved to higher ground and con-
siderable alarm Is felt. The crops In tin
bottoms are badly Injured anil further
damage Is expected. Heavy rains have
fallen the past two days in different sec-
tions of this county a heavy cloudburst
being reported last night at Long Point.
At the crossing of the Houston and
Texas Central railroad near Chappell Hill
the Brazos river is out of its banks In
low places and still rising.
Brazos Rising at Rosenberg.
(Houston Post Special.)
ROSENBERG. Texas. May 30. Just
before daylight a hard rain fell and dur-
ing Ihe majority of the day there were
heavy showers lasting until lato in the
afternoon. From the bottoms and also
the prairie south of here reports came in
this evening of exceptionally heavy rains.
The Brazos river continues to rise stead-
ily and since last night has come up al-
most three feet with a considerable
amount of drift running. The weather
Is still unsettled and the low clouds are
thieatenlng.
Brszos Falling at Bryan.
Houston Post Special.)
BRYAN Texas May 30. The Brazos
river at 3 o'clock this afternoon had
fallen a foot In the vicinity of Mumford
and was still falling but little land had
been covered In that locality. Further
down the river however in what Is
known as the lower bottom. It Is still
running out and Quite a lot of farm lands
Is under water.
Rsln Damage In Victoria County.
(Houston Post Spetial.)
VICTORIA Texas. May 2'j. The re-
cent heavy rains did considerable dam-
age to bridges and culvert over Ihe
county. In the Inez district the damage
Is reported to be heavy on the roads.
That district recently voted bonds In the
sum of 1125000 to build 35 miles of gTavel
roads. The construction on the roads
has been begun and wnen completed will
be of much benefit to the citizens in that
section.
Youth Drowned at Brownwood.
t Houston Post Special.)
BROWNWOOD. Texas Bay 30 Marlon
Qrogan uged 16 years son of Tillar Gro-
gan. a farmer here drowned In the city
reservoir at dam No. 1 this afternoon
at 5 o'clock while In swimming with two
companions. The youth was caught In a
swift current and called for help hut
the two companions not being expert
swimmers Could not save him. His body
has not yet been recovered.
Three-Inch Rain at Trinity.
(Houston Post Special.)
TRTNITT Texas May 30. The Trinity
river Is falling fast at this point dospite
the heavy rains of the week. E. w.
Hneed. United States government agent
at this point reports a fall of three Inches
within the last It hours up to 7 o'clock
Saturday.
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