Barbarous Mexico . YAQUIS HANGED IN SONUUA. XIEXUAX KlIJAIKS REPRESSIVE ELEMENTS OF THE DIAZ MACHINE 149 •light the gendarmes have little red lanterns which theyset in the middle of the streets and hover near. Onesees these lanterns, one at each corner, twinkling downthe entire length of the principal streets. There is asystem of lantern signals and when one lamp begins toswing the signal is carried along and in a trice everygendarme on the street knows what has happened. While the plain clothes department of the Mexicanpolice is a comparatively insignificant affair, there ex-ists, outside of
Barbarous Mexico . YAQUIS HANGED IN SONUUA. XIEXUAX KlIJAIKS REPRESSIVE ELEMENTS OF THE DIAZ MACHINE 149 •light the gendarmes have little red lanterns which theyset in the middle of the streets and hover near. Onesees these lanterns, one at each corner, twinkling downthe entire length of the principal streets. There is asystem of lantern signals and when one lamp begins toswing the signal is carried along and in a trice everygendarme on the street knows what has happened. While the plain clothes department of the Mexicanpolice is a comparatively insignificant affair, there ex-ists, outside of and beyond it, a system of secret policeon a very extensive scale. An American newspaper-man employed on an English daily of the capital oncetold me: There are twice as many secret police as reg-ular police. You see a uniformed policeman standingin the middle of the street. That is all you see, or atleast all you notice. But leaning against the wall ofthat alley entrance is a man whom you take to be aloafer; over on the other side lounge
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