The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-08-15
n, MOND q. CARROLL.


Why is Mexico starving. her crops
destroyed and hsr people in flight to
escape being drawn into unavailing
bloodshed'
To get the facts the writer made
y dispassionate study OF American DIM
culties with the Latin American people
Immediately south OF the Rio Grande'
The inquiry was begun along the upper
rim ~ the Mexican cornucopia-s
larry enough Mexico Is a country shaped
on the map like "A horn Of plenty-and
events were observed as they appeared
upon the border screen at Naco. Nosales
and Douglas. in Arizona, and FL Paso,
Eagle Pass Laredo ana Brownsvfhe
Texas For the drift Of information by
water routes many people were inter-
viewed at Galveston and New orleans,
the two American ports In direct com
munication with Vera Cruz. Tampico and
other Mexican ports.
The great Southwest Of the United
States is friendly. open hearted do
main and holds few secrets long. Here
in the dusty llontl'I ''''es ""' '"'"
and upon the sunbaked plains OF the
COW country are lodged NOR" thah 3V'''
coo refugee Mex!cans and thousands OF
foreiuu born residents of Mexico who
fed from the republic during the carni-
val Of arson and anarchy raging there
for the last two years More 'h"h
,oo 600 additional Mexicans escaped the
hand of the assassin by flight to Cuoa-
Port, Rico and other Islands OF the "es'
Indies and the Latin American countries
OF Central and South America i"ere
a,s also many hundreds Of wealthy MeN'-
cans in the capitals of European coun-
tries
Paid Press Agents.
Hone Of penetrating to the near
| Nexioo under the unfettered auspices VI
ones eyes and ears long since Nan'sne'
! nv common edict OF the rival oa"u.s
A writer may contract to go IN 10,
| villa" and accept the opportunity OF
circulating Marc Anton. speeo ,hs
nlaced by "A paid press agent IN the
mouth of this unspeakable scoundre''
I or he may engage to go IN TOT Var
/ r,ry," under hard and fast agree
! ment TO boost the personality OF 'he
/ white bearded fox OF the vera cruz
/ lighthouse. ..s A.
,,rn obr,pon. BENJAMIN Hill, Herrera,
Naytorena. the Arrieta brothers, rlero'
/ Ortaga. Salazsr and all the rest iach
only unscrupulous press agents 10 rise
/ IN the towering headlines OF Nllia anu
! Carranza At present there IL no way
? Nnxi
| unpledeed, free to write the truth, 30
ana must devise unusual ways and
means to fish for facts about the Mexico
of to-day. for all points. of ofhciai inior-
nation must be distrusted.
physicall, Mexico is ruin OF modern
enterprise, and no person could wen
tourney to it's extremes, other cohdi-
lions permitting. Railroads are gem
erally memories, their bridges, rolling
stock and stations wrecked and burned,
their tracks but streaks OF rust DC
casionally We may find a short stretch
OF rail operated for military purposes,
which on close inspection is disclosed
To be "A necessary link In some bandit
Generals system of private graft ;
either AN outlet for confiscated products
loot in plain English--or the means
for leyying blackmail upon some large
alien interest which must get It's ore
or cotton from the interior To dhe
border,
Tribute or Torch.
Wherever owners refused to pay trb-
ute to anarchy their factories, stores,
mills, power and lighting plants, street
cars and homes were put to the torch,
and their lives hung In the balance.
Many were seized and held for ransom
others, scotched In the flying. barely
managed to escape the country while
hun.reds were killed for nothing save to
destroy their title to property seized by
their murderers.