The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1905-10-25
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| Governments close to each other OF
even faE apsst hsve many curious
rulee 90 to how those who wish 60 On.
sef them mues aot when they oeme
90 what might be called the gates.
l. presume you boys who Gre busy
With your geographies and histories In
school think, if you wish TO 20 to
Franco or to England, to Canada or
Mexico, or even to distant japan,
that ell you have to do is 20 get up arc
go there.
Some day 1 presume this will be
the case, but that day has not come
yet. Today you cannot mount horse
end ride out of the United States ia.
TO Canada, no matter how obscure
your trail, without, sooner or later.
being called upon by government off,
cials to show how you got into the
country.
In the dry season OF the year there
aret score of spots where you can
wade across the Rio Grarde river
from Texas or New Mexico and be in
Old Mexico, but you will not epjoy
the new land day before soldiers
will have taken control Of you and
brought you before government off.
cials to have you explain how you got
over, why you axe there, and if you
brought anything that might be sub.
ject to tax. You must tell the truth
or go to Jail.
The governmental Systems Of today
provide that. when you leave your
native land and go to another, you
must be prepared to chow what you
arc lesving for, Why you seek = new
home' chat you are able to oupposs
yourself, snd chat you arc not Snug.
sheg in soy articles subjeet 20 gcv-
eEnaaent tax. =,
Ihres Years ego I crossed the Rio
araade at El Paso, Texao, on foot,
and, 10 en- hour, found myself ia The
oid mexican town Of Juares, town
80 old chat the GROSS Of Christ die.
played there end the bells which haus:
in the cathedral have been viewed for
.all Of $50 years. T.. ,..: 80 =: !.
But as / came down the main street
OF the ancient town and turned into
whore 9 new Jail had been erected.
o fne.lookiug Jouug felloE Of the
Mexican National Guard saluted me,
and asked in fair English: ....'.
From where you Gomez" !. .
told him that was from the Uni.
ted States and had left 81 Paso that
morning, but did not mention that I
had crosses By tue fiy5r aud not.
through she custom house gates.
Nevertheless, he appeared to be fully
aware Of all that I had been doing,
for he courteously asked me: to 20
with him and meet his commanding
officer. ,.,,.5s.: =. ~ >r:,:; :, !, :. =. );
This officer. I fouad busily engaged
in arranging a disordered knot in hia
eword. When I had been presented
to him, he said, with slight uplist
Of his eyebrows: &C tj 8. \ .i 81
''Why are you here without coming
by the custom .house?. Are you 40
Americana. Who are your Are yon
not aware you have violated che laws
pf Mexioo2'' .S Il .].; =: 3 =.'..:! Ii {:
MY answer was quick, because II
saw that ! was under suspicion which
was not justified. ! presented my
card and other credentials and .ex.
plained shat ! had eAossn to walk: iuto
the foreign land rather shsn usas ,kss
trolley line. which passes the h,i custom
house, because T was, under the Inn
preston that I could do las I pleased.
The officer made il ;YeryS5 plain q. {. i me
in aS few moments, though, that T
could not enter Mexico aa i; pleased, !,
and it took me two hours Of hard ex !
planaticn op my rarta and the inter-
vention Of the American CONSUL To- tie
toVa 70 prove that +; had the right is is
seturnfto the Unised States and that I
had meant NO harm. = 5}s
Z on may aak, " hsy allyy this atrictt..
ness on the part Of the foreign govern.
ments2 Al 5:S SIS, 5s:$, s5.
81 u grove ont of !swo lawsfhat exiat:
IA nearly ayery siyilised government
81 one which prey ovidea that 4 goysrns5
mept may keep Oh its sSil 4 bad and,