Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1915-12-09

LETTERS FROM THE PEOPLE. .
Ingratitude of Some Adopted Citizens.

To the Editor of The Herald:
Under the very nose of the authorities
and the pres Of the state Of Texas. there
have been growing Tor some time. ~ power
and influence. 4 number Of Mexican peri
odical~ whose apparent task Il to SOW Gle
ment~ ~ race hatred and " rebellion
against the institutions ~ the land. These
Mexican periodicals. pretend to voice the
feelings WI the refugees who have left their
blood-~taincd country To save their dear
livc~. The Mexican refugees. instead uf
heinz grateful that they have found on
America ho~pitahlc soil the liberty and
security denied tn them in their own c"uu
Try. not only ~cnrn and dc-pi~c this great
American commonwealth. bat would show
their unirigndlnc~~ 4" her on all occu-
sion. But to these exile very little ur
nothing ha~ their misfortune taught IA the
way Of ~eIf-commaud and good Manners.
NJ precisely the qualities required when \
foreign population dccently wishes uut ~
become obnoxious 10 the natives. Very
little w nothing have They understood. dur
ng their forced STAY III this country. me
blessings M ri.httul freedom. which wy
based IN mutual respect and tolerance Wv
alI -or.al and political intercourse amor"
men of different races and rrccd-. Bl hold
ng themselves separated from our citizen
they miss a good chance to know thcm
well. when III would Pa 10 useful fur them
to broaden their views and understandings.
We can not help TIE Mcxican~ sticking
~ their own narrow way and prejudice.
hni THE freedom they are enjoying here
seems U have intoxicated them. n other
vord~. thcy AZ not seem apt wv u~c free
dom rightfullv. whether IVY their own conn
try w III this. Their periodicals arc Y
good example.
The san Antonio Daily ~ Prc~cutc 90.
1873. Vt December " bring forth Y lengthy
editorial w which the unputri"tic WV
hu>iur WI hypiirnatrd Americans i- highly
praised. When the most prominent citizen
ol America from the president down. urc
unanimously disappearing certain activ.
ties mi the German American periodical
aud c%itizcn-; when the %rallvin- motto tor
every patriotic American H. "Amcrira
First" thi~ worthy Mexican contemporary
says. u literal translation
in the south - the United State there
are more than one million Mexican who
are naturaliled American ~ citizens ~
Mexican descent. The majority w these
people have " right wv vote. ana W.T. thc
elections their vote ~ WI \ very great im-
pnrtancc. Now. the nuturulizcd Mexican
are IN Just the same position a- the Ger
mHn-.AmcrcHn-. tor neither must nor cnu
rcnunciatc their original traditions. how
-ncvcr may hc the constitutional duties
they have IN thi~ country: and iii the law
-iVc~ them political rights aud vote. they
ought IT, use the vote IN a weapon in de-
tcn~c ~ the interest Of heir race. IT, hc-
l.in with. naturalizcd Mcxican~ must vote
M the next election for amy candidate hut
Nundruw Wilson. because Wilson Ivy Mex
iro'~ most formidable enemy. thc one who
has fumcutCd anarchy NV our country
thereby destroying our wealth ana our
rising power. This IA what nur race WV
%tcrc-t and patriotism demand. 1t i- then
necessary that all Mexico Americans enter
the electoral campaign inspired TN the
principles suggested. which wr shall
further develop I'D proper time. This
doe net imply that NJ arc mcddling with
thc political hu~inc-- of the American
union. but since to- White House govern
mcut hJ- declared itself arhiicr ~ our de-
tiue- tby recognizing Carranzal with uu
told impudcncc, wc have " right wv check
such intervention hy al means wv our di-
p0~al. III obtain this MA must undertake
Id persuade our Mexican brothers wv TcNH-
~ iniu in voting with THE Catholic aud
.ticrnan -American- tn prevent tine rucl~r
tion ri Wilson. This i- q patriotic work
and VIC will devote NIL our strength To BIN.
h. We are moi alone Ter there arr in