The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-08-13
MEX|CANS LEARNING VALUABLE LESSONS
Fine Conduct of Americans
 Hard to Understand
A NOVEL PARTY GIVEN
Birmingham Ladies Would Have De lighted to See Decorations for Entertainment in Vera
 Cruz Recently

Vera Cruz, Mex, July S0.-tSpecial Cor
 respondenee.) )-one of the best sermons
 ever preached was given tonight. and not
 a word was spoken. It was all done with
 the moving picture Prior to it's being
 shown the bard had played Rock Of
 Ages" which was so enthusiastically
 cheer that the band rendered it second
 time. Then at the close the chaplain
 threw upon the screen the Two Glasses.
 one of water and one of wine, and by
 easy stages showed the effects of both.
 the evil In the one the good in the
 other One feature of the picture that
 appealed to the soldiers was the showing
 of wounded soldiers on the field of battle
 quenching their thirst with cool water.
 sitting next to me was a Mexican senora
 and at the conclusion of the picture
 heard her say. "muey buena," every good)
 and l wondered if others of her race could catch the lesson that 1t was meant to teach.
 The army r. NJ. c. A. also gives a movie each night in the open air. to which the poorer classes flock in great numbers. The poor peon does not quite grasp the way he is being treated here by the United States forces. He has movies without cost what wage is promised him he gets, no politician can prey upon him, and they seem to be grasping the fact that we only hope to better his condition and not hurt him. Last night l saw a friend from Mexico City and he showed me letter that some Mexican employees had gotten out which was protest against the action of some of his country men in referring to Americans as beasts of the north. l am told that a great many would welcome intervention, but for my part I hope that we can get out of this mess and keep out of it. Senator John ston, prior to his untimely death, felt that the Mexieans should fight it out, and they ought.
 They cannot fight always, and nothing but death grapple will suit them. The Indian blood in them runs to fight, but the monetary conditions now would seem | to put him out of business for you can not 'revolute" without ammunition, and l you cannot get ammunition without coin. The best classes are anxious for our coun- 1 try to give MT. Carranza AS hours to make up his mind. There is some surprise | here that our government has been so l patient with him.
 1 There is 'big doings' in Vera Cruz to- 1 mig ht. Colonel Baker is giving an enter | tainment on tie roof of the American consulate. All day sailors have been l stringing flags over the building and monsters palms 15 feet high have been placed about the roof so that 1t makes about the most unique decoration scheme 1 I ever saw. l know that if some of the good Birmingham ladies who are fond of | entertaining could this they would adopt it.
 1 A band is playing sweet music, old fash l toned waltzes like the Danube and other | and which all of us like. The senoras and senoritas are moving about with that I easy grace of southern people, and the | whole picture Is one of pleasant beauty l As usual the postoffice force looks or 1 from afar. We are mighty good fellows | but we never seem to have time to get I out to these affairs, But I do not mind missing this near so much as the enter ] tainment given by MT. and Mrs. Barrett l to which I was invited, and which they l gave back home some weeks ago. BILL SYKES