Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-11-23
: Some Atlanta Pockebooks Are Menaced by Mexican War

the revolution brings is the periodical destruc-
ton of railroad lines by the rebels, and the
consequent delay In letters from home. The
letters, you see carry checks and school
boys world, as everybody knows, revolves about
his monthly allowance.
The six boys from Mexico are typical school
boys, having entered into life at the Academy
with an enthusiasm that is hardly dampened
by the fact that three Of them speak only
smattering of English. Bartolo Rodriguez is
doughty end on the football team, and Rafael
Is on the scrubs
Colonel Woodward is proud of the bunch Of
them.
Zone of these boys is going to be big man
some day, he said, "maybe an international
character. I'm watching him" He didn't say
which one
And being boys who can take care of them
selves, they are never pestered by war talk or
war threats or by schoolbOy goating from their
American school mates. Nobody ever offers to
lick them just to show them what the United
States could do to Mexico IL 1t tried Nobody
ever tells them that Uncle Sam could knock
Mexico into mnce pie In two weeks-unless
the information is borne In the shape of very
obvious joke.
'They try to guy us now and then" Bartolo
said, "but they don't mean anything by It,"
It Is a fact well known to anybody who has
ever been to college, that member of the foot
ball team is not going to be leased very much
very often.
Bartolo and the others don't mind telling
you that Mexico is pretty good place, after
ALL and that a lot of good men are to be found
In the scrappy republic.
you hear people around here talk as If they
wanted the United States to step In and take
the whole country just by swapping finger or
two he said and laughed. "But | tell you
they'll find it harder job than they thought"
Harry Fogarty, lrish-American, laughed with
him.
81 guess It would take the American soldiers
five years." he said. ~ guess there'll be fight
ing down in Mexico pretty much all the time.
too. as long as there Is faction that get
money and men to fight with"
Fogurty and the Rodriguez boys were agreed
on the proposition that most of the substantial
business men IN Mexico rather lean toward the
Huerta administration.
"They generally for the Federal govern
ment" said Harry. "You see, they all have
Mexicos interests at heart, and are behind any
centralized movement that will bring order and
unity. Down there they look on Huerta as
the only leader with the ability and education
really enabling him to lead Carrnnza is con
Sidered as uneducated ana Irresponsible"
I'm the opinion of the boys. men in Mexico
fight because soldering is quite lucrative
calling.
az think they get two dollars and half
day, don't they, Harry said Bartolo.
A group of uniformed students had gathered
around the Mexican boys as they were talking.
This Information concerning the rewards of
fighting threw them into CONSERVATION
Gee said a khakiclad young American.
Tets go down and get job in the army. Do
they both pay the samef
The Mexican boys at G. NJ. A. are not going
home ~ live for several years yet. They go
back to Mexico every simmer and sometimes
at Christmas, but return each fall to go to
school. Rafael and Bartolo Rodriguez have
been coming six years the others two years
each. Most of them after finishing their pre-
paratory school careers, will enter college for
four more years of training in the technical