To renew fight on Diaz' Regime

Nº 186

AHSRE L-E-691 (1) F. 19

The Angeles Herald, Los Angeles, California

5 de agosto de 1910

To renew fight on Diaz' Regime

Villareal, Magon and Rivera Return After Three Years in Arizona Prison.

Welcomed Home by Crowds

Liberals Will Begin Again Their Campaign to Overthrow President of Mexico.

Three hundred persons assembled at the Arcade station yesterday afternoon and welcomed Ricardo Flores Magon, Antonio Villareal and Librado Rivera, the Mexican liberals who were released from the Arizona state prison Tuesday after serving a three years' sentence, due to their desire to bring about a revolution in Mexico against the Diaz regime.

When they stepped from the train men and women began to clap and chear, and on seeing that the demostration was for them the three men, with tears in their eyes, doffed their hate.

Women embraced the men. There were cheere and cries of “Magon!” “Villareal!” “Rivera!” could be beard above the noise of the moving traing.

Foremost among the welcomers were Lázaro G. De Lara Mrs. De Lara and F. H. Arismendez, both men having been arrested at the time the returning liberals were first taken int custody. De Lara and Arismendez secured their relense and have carried on their work against Diaz.

Rivera happy

De Lara fondly placed his arme around each one of the liberals and bade each a fervent welcome. Rivera? exceedingly happy, for at his side walked his wife, while their two childen, Cuca, a girl aged 11, and Antonio, aged 7, elung tohim nd repeatedly caressep gun, The mother and children took up residence in Florence, Ariz., so as to be near him.

Villareal bore an air of sadness, for two days prior to his release word came to him in his prison ceil that his brother had died in San Antonio, Tex.

At each step the trio took toward the doorway of the station Nexicans and Americans, men and women grasped their hands and many informed them that they, too, would work for the cause of Mexican liberty.

Will renew work

Some in the crowd were apprehnsive that the liberals would be rearrested, and at the approach of newspaper men they eagerly sought information. They said that they expect agents of the Mexican president will try to again have the men imprisoned for Magon, Villareal an Rivera are firm in the resolve to take up the revolutionary work where they left off.

It was nearly ant hour after their arrivan in Los Angeles before the men were quabled to leave the depot. Villareal? taken to the De Lara home, while Magon and the Rivera family went to the Hotel Chapman. Many people called on them troughout the afternoon.

Sunday evening in the auditorium of Labor temple a mass meeting will be held. L.G. De Lara, Mrs. B. W. Starkweather, Mrs. De Lara and others. Job Harriman and C.K. Broneer are in chatge of arrangements. At this meeting speeches will be delivered by Magon, A. R. Holston, J. Harriman, L. G. De Lara and J.K. Turner.

Villareal and Rivera do not speak English fluenty, therefore Magon will addresse the assemblage and formally thank their friends and sympathizers in behalf of himself and companions. The other speakers are representatives of labor unions and of the Socialist party.

Magon satisfied

While listening to the shoute of the people Magon maid:

“I am very much satisfied and encouraged with the outlook for our work in Los Angeles. The welcome of these people tankes things look all the brighter”

With his hand reating on the shoulder of De Lara, Villareal said:

“We are thankful to our friends in Los Angeles for this welcome and will repay? kindness by continuing to fight? Our good and just cause”

Rivera the little man of the three through an interpreter spoke as follows:

“I know not what to say, for I am overjoyed at heing with my wife and childen I was kept from them for nearly four years”

The men show the signs of their imprisonment, for their faces still bear the prison pailer, but they are determined.