New-York tribune., 1902-01-12
PHILISTINES ABROAD.
OFFENSIVE MANNERS OF SOME
AMERICAN TOURISTS.
From The Mexican Herald.

AMERICAN TOURISTS.
From The Mexican Herald.
OF course. there are tourists and tourists, just
everything else that exists upon the face Of the
globe But the one brand of tourist which seems
kind that ought to be locked up at home and kept
snd are not oursts they show tbsmseves a o o be
possessed of very different traits from those which
soon as they the border. That is possible
but it is hardly probable for is loath to believe
have have such an evil effect upon any being @ eN'O
been arriving in the republic during the last month
some Of them are credit to the country from
the first class very little is SEEN though it is pos
sible that in point of numbers they exceed the
seeeng the sights in an uno6trusive way and there
Of the o s the so eas seem the Better for
ones personal comfort. and the less heard the
There may not be 50, many Of them. but they
nersonav tbe ana as tne nes Ann o.
Some of this kind wandered into the cathedral
the women wore the short skirt which is the sure
of the affairs, but that made no difference to the
panHg o ab staring at 5ne
and talking in tones which could almost have been
pers We're in the church ns6 no difyerenre r.
them them. They stared and talked and turned their
with Tnerea nboI n9 OLD Indian ian her back bent
rags hobbled in @ and % Enelt on the door door
oh! Isn't she a sight" exclaimed one of the
You bet she is" answered the he tourist You
don't see things like that in the States, Wait and
pressing o the bon qs Of m the f9dak
her to take back the States and show as a
Republic Of MeRco nss the seS old nd5n In
had had no kodak, or she might also have begun col
lection of pictures of freaks.
It wasn't the. couple. but it was two other
later in the cathedral wandered around. now and
then the bending down and peeripg into The faces Of
the dey9ut ones we're asleep ana wanted to be sur
some idea as to their facial appearance is still
that has led to the posting of speciai notice in
English at the entrances of the Puebla Cathedral.
pared 70 behave with ordinary reverence and de-
away away Il" q p'a'e q worship 'ney n'd 0e'er stay
What they do in the churches is excelled by
what they do in private houses To walk into a
patio, take snapshots Of everything and everybody
in sight, is a very small breach of politeness. In
fact these he and she tourists seem to think that
they are comforting favor when they thus print
picture making machine But sometimes they even
90 further than that, and man who lives in
a batch of the most troublesome. He was sitting
IN ,d the t patio OF his residence with some friends
was closed, but not locked. Suddenly ii pushed
family, could realize what was in store for them
fney had G been M shot by half dozen Of the
looking for something upon which to level their
The owner of the house rose to his feet in min
gled amazement and indignation. Like all the
English we'll But in his surprise his knowledge
he could speak one Of the tourists pointed to one
of the women of the party.
. Say she's got fine hair. hasn't she? I wonder
BY this time. the owner of the place had some
liteness he could muster asked the ntruders 10
leave explaining that they were in private
rs that so?" asked he-tourist. Il thought this
There are few Americans who have lived in this
instances of similar gross rudeness on the part 81
their visiting countrymen and women. And some
tourist and fear Being sPpToached By Specimens of
the class that when they see one thev begin the
way will DENY all knowledge OF English.
his rudeness some OF them Expressed great sur S
prise recently when told that General Daz did not
Each tourist has sp special FAD fad 'iy IN the execu
on ne OF @ we9 s ne goes to the extreme Of his rude
They think that the efficient and hard working
consul general, and az their secretaries and the
nited States 81 9ST WGre & n here by the
eactng as free guides and sources of information
They walk into the embassy and demand passes
70 the Presidents private quarters to anything
themselves aggreved If the ambassador does not
sonay and 10 also give fb ,o give IL TO them per
the the President They seem to think that the consul
can merchants 20 carry itself while he does him
SELF an honor by taking the visiting tourist on a
streetcar ride. They want the government to turn
itself upside down for them, and then they want to
take snapshot Of 1t in the act Some OF them seem
10, OBJECT because earthquakes. revolutions and
other interesting things are not given daily for
their amusement they being provided with safe
quarters from which to view the sights.
, one OF the impertnences of the members of
large tourist parties is to imagine that their com
ing mas been looked forward to and constitutes an
event In the daily life of this city whereas as is
Wen known, II passes unnotiCed bv the great ma
Jority OF the inhabitants Of the capital unless their
attention happens for half second to be attracted
ny lot of Ill dressed and odd looking people walk
ing, about together. The people of this city know
less, II possible. ~
This class Of tourists is considerably nettled when
on arriving mere they notice particular signs of
excitement over their coming, and the cosmopoIi-
tan lnrongS on the streets be going about
thelr business as if nothing extraordinary had hap
pened Now, If the Mexican people would only treat
US right said one Of this class Yesterday evidently
netted at the fact that had not been made or
the coming Of the party. we might return here
next year The reporter did his best with what sue
cess cess ne cannot say, to look properly impressed
remark. " " ''0
Another class Of tourist is one who thinks he
ought 10 be received in special audience bv the
PRESIDENT OF the republic seeming IN reflect
@ that If miscellaneous party of wandering Next
cans We're to go sightseeing to Washington they
would be considered fit subjects for lunatc ASYLUM
II they were to ask that President Roosevelt sbouId
hold special reception in honor of their arrival