Revolution Breaks Out Again in Mexico
As suddenly as an explosion, the revolution in Mexico has broken out again, and has assumed very angry proportions. The rebel forces have entered the capital, and liberated a number of political prisoners, among whom is Felix Diaz, the nephew of the old exiled President Diaz, that ruled Mexico so successfully and for so long a time. President Madero is making a strong fight; and the streets of Mexico City have been the scene of continued artillery and musketry fire for a number of days. The United States is rushing war-ships to the harbors of the troubled republic as fast as it can, and troops are being put in readiness to protect the lives and property of United States citizens and other foreigners residing there. As usual, as soon as fresh trouble breaks out in Mexico, the despatches begin telling of what the Japanese propose to do. Some of the despatches say that 20,000 Japanese stand ready to rise up to help the rebels in their fight, as soon as they get well under way. This old world is well filled with inflammable material, and it is breaking out in war and revolt in many — very many — parts of it, and the worst difficulties lie still ahead. Men can see these things coming, and truly the words of the Master are being most literally fulfilled, that men's hearts are failing them for fear as they are looking for those things that are coming on the world.