El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-06-10
Richmond, Va, June 2. 1919
or FL Paso Herald.


Editor FL Paso Herald:
1.-THE Washington Post contains
dispatch with an FL Paso date
- line stating that Carlos F. Berna
had written a letter to The Herald
abusing the American people and gov
eminent 1t seems that this Don Berna
particularly objects, among other
things, TO the fact that the Mexicans
are treated as interiors by the Ameri-
can people.
Right here I wish to qualify the rest
Of my statement by saying that
lady and a gentleman" in the Eu-
ropean Interpretation and acceptance
Of the term require neither nationality
race or religion to make them 50
There are, doubtlessly, such people IN
Mexico, or were before villa and Car
rama paraphrased Patrick Henry ana
cried, Give me liberty or give me
loot" Many Of these reputable people
have been made TO pass over the Great
Divide for the cause Of liberty, equal
fly, fraternity, murder and loot, while
others are enjoying the quiet hospital
ity Of this and other countries
It is only people without shame Gin
the Spanish meaning Of the Word) who
enter a home or country and, whether
drunk or sober, attempt to insult It's
people.
As for the ability OF Mexico to
govern itself except under a benevO-
lent despOtism, no sane man can be-
lieve IL possible. The lowbred peon
and near peon element Of Mexico can
never run that country. I was one Of
those ideal dreamers, visionary poets,
who believed that the mad Madero
could establish q true republic in Mex
leo, but I realized that I was wrong
before the treaty at Juarez was signed
The man at once became the slave OF
adulatiOn- Italian organ grinders, Ger
man Quack doctors and fugitives from
justice French spiritualists and adven-
turers from all parts OF the globe, got
MaderO so completely under their con-
troll that the government was run by
their partner or boss, one Of Madero's
private secretaries.
MaderO complained OF the dishonesty
OF the Clentificos and yet he was bribed
every day with cheap flattery. He
neither rewarded his friends nor pun
ished his enemies. At least he was IN
honest fool, surrounded by dishonest
knaves. The Cientificos helped the
country by inducing foreign capital TO
invest and give the peon work They
got their commission every promoter
is entitled 10 that.
If Madero. who was honest in prin-
ciple as he saw II. made a failure, how
IN Gods name can thieves, known and
branded as such, make a suocess2
M Berna does not seem to realize
tne difference between our people and
MS say 10 him: II you do not want
to be treated as our inferior, make
yourself our equal and while you are
doing il don't complain.
In the meanwhile the play will pro-
coed merrily on; the United States will
be forced TO take Mexico and il II is
not turned over to a regime similar
70 the days of Diaz, I hope we will
keep the country
On the other hand. we know that
the American cattle and horse thieves
IN reality backed up this war by ex-
changing ammunition Of war for stolen
animals and that their representatives
IN Washington worked up the anti
Huerta sentiment so as to prolong the
war Also We know that these same
interests have about got all the cattle
they can get. and have extensive op-
tons on lands in Mexico for almost
nothing, and, finally, that this is the
element that to-day wants Intervention
SO as 10 get the land.
The giving OF corn and beans 10 the
poor AeNicans is not charity, as Mr..
Berna says We made this war N
Mexico possible and we owe the Next
can something.
c f Z. Caracristi, Phi. D. C