The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-02-08
LET THIS HORROR CEASE,

LET THIS HORROR CEASE;
Hard, hard. indeed, must be the heart which
il not srung to its core By the narrowing details
OF the first battle Of Juares between the Mexican
federais and rebels, Strong men must weep
and women kea; their breasts wAen TIL fearful
and awesen,a carnage is thought OF Andrew
Carnegie should give ser,ous Thought 10 pawn
arg his golf sticks TO rs'se further iusds max
ing for immediate universal peace.
:aere In the Southland We have gallant rem
naEt 81 tae courageous and valcsaus men who
suliewee lie end ether in9ouitaDle leaders, but
h az truth it must be confessed that they knew
no sach fsatias a. has been reported from the
mexican seat o. par. The Federais and the
Restls in Dlaz's dolain lave given TO the world
q rrost splendid exhibition Of warfare, courage
endurance saz battling against overwhelming
oces They have no1ernl1ad anG civilized
warfare dosn n such 4 fine point ,hat hence
forth ne 1iyk TEA or cona.agout party Will 5s
Ssraplese saocfss withou. little touch of it.
IL nus. CRUST so earth the reader who learns
that for full quarter Of al hour two desperate
and determined armies composed, respectively
OF 1874 and $40 heroes. battied along the bank
OF the Rio Graude river. exchanging all Of 200
shots at n distance of COO yards, and without so
much injury TO any OF the combatants as the tip
ping Of sombrero from IT'S rakish angle or the
loss of button from uniform. is it not grue-
some to contemplate? Should more be needed
10 freeze the marrow in the very bones of peace
enthusiasts But the crael must go on
One of the most tragic and thrilling incidents
Of the battle was that an automobile, in which
part of the retreating army was hieing itself to
the elongated shrubbery became stuck hard
and fast in the mud. and for time 1t looked as
though leaden missile would strike within
half mile of the machine. and excite a war
rior that smelling salts and pulse rubbing
would be necessary,
The spectacular strife inspired to laughter
and applause a thousand American men, women
and Ssldren. who standing on the side lines,
or In the thickest OF the fray now and then rent
the air with plaudits as some plumed and dash
ing leader rushed forward to pick UP empty
shell an souvenir whistle. a soldier who
had succeeded in disohargng his rife three
times in succession without injury TO himself,
paused to whisp the dust from his neatly pol
ished shoes to readjust some detail OF his uni
form. or stand firm and fearless while battery
Of cameras was leyelled at his manly bosom.
Nor was the wondrous battle without its
countless heroes, for we have indisputable proof
that the rebel leader went without his dinner a
full hour after his usual time. and not until the
enemy had retreated IN good order and auto
mobiles the hills, to Change their clothes
and have their wearied bodies massaged, did
this dauntleas general send a private into town
TO bring him silver tray laden with choice and
welIgarnished viands He had manifested his
bravery hours before the battle by refreshing
himself on few selected loins of goat meat and
10 cease HIS mastfcating long enough to give ii
: war correspondent al interview. Were proof
OF bis valor still lacking il must be remember
ed that an hour after the battle was over ths
daring and reckless rebel leader exposed his
fearless bosom to the fury Of the wind and the
sun. and went upon the scene of strife to collect
souvenirs Truly war is all that General Sher-
man said it
Neutrality is "a splendid thing. and if the
Mexicans must insist on holding these saude-
willie performances for the plaudts of our Tex
ans, we must abide by The Hague treaty. but
through 1t all We believe would fail in our
duty did We not commend Colonel Sharpe. OF
the Twenty-third L. s. A. Infantry, for having
sent fifteen twenty rockies" from his regi-
snent to arrest both armies, If the show did not
come UP to the press agency.
peace, he should send few Notwithstanding
agents 10 Mexico to sign up the Federal and
Rebel armies for the American vaudeville cir
cult