El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-02-16
Juarez and EI What We Owe Each Other


mistake having the slightest international
significance late into the evening continued maintain that the
soldiers should have
tsty;
s For part quieng
disturbance day.
danger Gu FL Paso) from ypatdze
Thursday against
possible unfrsndly demonstration
fOgl Only years military
presidents
friendly Numbered
along the edge but there no breath Of suspicion on evil mo
cavalry the
house. through
streets Of the neghbor city Soldiers OF the Mexican government were o
the Of the parade; soldiers Of the Mexican
government Of PasO with their president personal
and American mounted officers rode side by side with oees OF s
army neghbOy
BY score and
places Of assembly this side and they were greeted with hansha and made
But how different the
tOugs snbern and 10 private soldiers in khaki de around the
cans The incident Is not allowed Oy ne 1e7lc 70 'OSe WIZ an
and friendly apology but they seek to ezagerate It into International incident
fly and permit ugly threats Of some mischief makers to
60 unehaHenged
friendly population of the city
- Fl p i mae mn Of Dse and their descendants and they are permitted
fun participation gOve1nrany Fl
year natHd American cnsnd no
Spanish speaking citizen Of FL Pas was ever heard to complain
prved any political rights privileges
against the Spanish
speaking people Americans or Neoaus
same sOOls-aTe and places Of
socially equality. The e. PasO Herald positively
already the peoples both
locally internationally, point
the slightest prejudice
Al this beng matter Of history and established sentiment comes Vi
trivial episode that Thursday
permitted moment disturb the friendly relations
mutual confidence of people Of naighbo1
days thousand times with
rifles cannon of people Mezns
the line and there was no open demonstration OF resentment OF attempt even
FL P fOTbeaTng that occasion to
and ienient fault though her rights and the
safety people grevouIy assana
Only wounded by
the Of American citizens were looted
of many thousands Of goods and
prOpOrs FL PasO much
Now all this is forgotten by large proportion ghbOsnOt merely
hundreds who ought know
better d themselves to fOmen
We On this border s1sns and Americans alike citizens of Juq and o
ss of Fl Paso alike
episode Thursday unworthy
permit slight mistake trivial misunderstanding to place in jeopardy for
ns instant friendly relations that all
social and The international boundary has always been
Of the tariff regulations andthe immigration laws
We worked together, lived together and progressed together
and and effort without stint to
to Juar irrigation Of deprived
encouraged every possible prosperity
has never great
progressive beneing FL PasO
With no thought any
Of arbitrary Ct the international boundary.
peace preserve the friendly basis nghbOly
need cooperation and closer understanding sympathetic activity
division, suspicion and
In the republics rests with US to conserve
Of the highways
Of to plunge two mighty nations into to strengthen the peace
which has continued unbr0ksn for generations We speak, in all s0leny and
Our responsibility, Episodes slight them
before Of loss Of self
and Americans alike proclaimed Loyalty maintained
the respecting nghbOrs together
In harmony promote permanent Of republic welfare
o Of
Only in mutual confidence mutual understanding
welfare be found promote
and highest upon of
Pasoa and
Let al other feelings and sentiments be Immediately
friendship hslHes sympathy good VIII Let suspicion
distrus IL place hearts, but only the love Of peace and the
respect having like aims and identical
interests
responsibility imposed upon
rs w ou situation keep peace republics to cultivate the bgEt