The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-07-04
PICTURES MEXICO OF TO-DAY AS
LAND OF UNSPEAKABLE HORROR!

IOUu0VuH0 = OK " Nia9 70 ~
Paso, whore he terminal facahtes end
the customs were fairly Swsmped Win
the cargoes. The OrNnxa people AZ
the same time were loading foodStufnn
at Vera Crus for the foreign markets.
The bread hne stares at n through
every hour OF the day. But the star
walton starts and stops with The hne:
for the ltne contains the hard working
peon women. The military are not
bothered with hard times: they have
more money than they had ever pre-
viously thought was in the world. The
printing presses have been working
day and night and every officer above
the rank OF captain counts his bales Of
bills BY the pound. They carry great
wads of It sticking out from every
pocket and they are fond OF tossing II
about.
I was talking with a friend when a
stree dealer offered me a handsome
necklace: / dangled it in my hand for
a moment. Its sparkle caught the eye
Of q passing Colonel; he showed in
~solently between us, demanding the
price.
Thirty thousand pesos" said the
dealer.
Instantly the fellow whipped out .
roll Of bills foul inches thick and
counted off the amount. This Colonel
had previously been a "cargador" or
station porter; in past days he had
never known the SIGHT OF as much a.
IS at one time. he has never been at
school and he had probably never
fnEap N hath 10 hta ltfa Non, hA nm
buying necklaces as though they were
shoestrings
The Paseo de la Reforma was the
beautiful residential street Of the city:
II 10 three miles long and lined with
magnificent palaces. The owners OF
the mansions are murdered or out Of
the country. And in these splendid
houses the patriot officers nave taken
quarters. They fight gamecocks in
the great drawing rooms, barrels Of
liquor stand everywhere SO that Q
carouse may be held in any chamber.
The Zapata country - ostensibly
governed by a sovereign convention"
founded by villa. A man by the name
OF Soto y CANA Is the leader by virtue
OF his ability to talk impassionately
and necessarily.
was m tho CITY WhSn President
Wilson's note arrived. On june s tho
convention held . eecret session to
consider the note. I managed to OBJ
tain q report Of the proceedings which
1 Gnuggled but Of Mexico sewn IN tho
lining Of my COAT Here - . part of
the report Of 0ama's speech. which 10
thoroughly characteristic:
wilson. wen should he % 6aalrN
VIII intervene in Mexico. There
foro that mite, which has been 6alSi-
fed by the Brazilian Minister. IN 90.
cord with Gonzales Cara, - ridiculous
and meaningless and b tho work Of .
clown who has never been able to
oope with any condition.
Il do hope the Yankees wTn m
tervene in Mexico. It would spell
their ruin. II would be un6ofng of chat
conglomeradou Of adventurers called
tho Un4ted States: thsy would ioss the
Philippines tho Panama Canal.
HAwudian 1shnda Porto Roo and
possibly San Francisco. California, Los
Angeles and Florida.
"On studying tho matter carefully
We Will No that the United States can
not come TO Mexico. as benore their
d~isorganixed troops had landed in
Ori1aba San Franciso. Cal, the de-
fences of tho Panama Canal, and their
shining Babylonia which theycall New
York would be swept by the deadly
fire Of the Japanese, English and
French nav1ee."
1t Is on such stun that the Zapa-
tistas feed. They verify believe that
tho United States fears TO intervene.
I also managed to get ont tho reply
OF Gen. Zapata addressed to the then
president Of the convention on tho
couUe to be pursued with tho Wilson
tote.
"CuAUrLA, June I, 1915.
"Sr, General Rogue Consoles Gares:
II reply 10 you message of to-day
referring to no American intervention
n we can only tell you that we r
Mexicans. This is the second time that
he threatens US like children. The first
time because he wanted n Pullman for
his delegate West. I DO not know II
you let him know my resolution IN this
matter according to tho message whioh
] sent you.
IF they no longer want to have for
us the consideration which We ave
SHOWN them on our soil. n they believe
us weak or Incapable OF defending our
beloved fatherland, II It 10 honorable
Tor them 10 allow the Lhisitanta to DO
fhemsei,,es An ushat =. W.; ,hnir 80
Intervening only because they are
stronger, then let hosttlities begin. let
their white squadron lombard us with
the certainty OF triumph I'VE need some
Stuisers), IL makes no difference AZ