The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-06-21
MEXICAN HATRED OF
"GRINGOES" GROWS
Relieve Americans Would Not
Aid Them. hut Have De-
signs on Their Country.
YELLING IN ALL CLASSES
a, FLOYD p. GIBBONS =.

n, FLOYD p. GIBBONS.
q, p.so. Tex. June 20.-They call 1t
~. .eringo hate" 1t Is a well named
,.,,e breathing thing, sometimes dor
van. hut never extinct II is ever
..ou,derlng when It is not In name. IL
,,r dies out. 4, IL ever ready to blaze
7, IS admitted and recognized and
cultivated.
rha, il the feeling Mexicans have
award Americans. For obvious reasons
4, does not appear in the diplomatic
a.s, that reach Washington from the
various revolutionary parties. On state
,....,ons or in formal negotiations. es-
o.c,ally where recognition by the United
states is The desired object. II Is replaced
hy susye Latin politeness.
7, may he said TO the credit OF the
v.xican that he holds bu little OF the
unreasonable prejudice against the jew.
TN. negro comes in for perfect equality
imore the lower classes. The uS'ines"
.nyied for his ability to save money
a,S tho Spaniard is disliked because he
S,,onrs to a nation that once ruled
Mexico.
Ru, the American is hated.
Toe reason may he found in history
and in the business successes ut some
Americans who have made fortunes H.
N, repuhlic. Tn reputed origin Of the
arm 'rringo' dates back to the war
hs,ween the United States and Mexico.
The word is supposed to mean glib
,.,.h' in SPANISH. hut the origin OF
~. annlica ton carries a different mean
ing a..
r.n,,sd states soldiers who invaded tho
-enuhlic in iSi1 wore uniforms in which
the dominant color was green. In tn"
dsnatches sent back by the Mexican
soldiers who went to meet the invaders
Il was declared that the Americans had
been put TO flight. Consequently |; was
said OF the soldiers in green that they
rad run. From this came the term
"%rringos" or green goes The fact
hat the history of the war does not bear
gu; the story detracts none from the
belief the Mexicans hold.
Many Americans Remain.
n IL estimated that there are about
5000 American citizens located in the
interior Of Mexico to-day. They know
what the gringo hate is. In their so
,ourn In the republic they nave expert
snced II every day. Those same men
know what II mean to them IL the
United States suddenly decides to invade
Mexico. Most of them have gray hairs
from their experiences Of a year age
las, April when United states troops
landed in Vera Cruz.
There are few American women in
the republic. Most American citizens
living there ave sent their families
north Of the Rio Grande. These Ameri-
cans have been afraid to subject their
women and children to the fury Of
me grineo hate that will blaze up upon
Intervention. They themselves remain
10 give what small protection they can
to their property interests.
The state Department in Washington
hae issued numerous warnings 10 these
citizens TO leave the republic. The fact
hat about 5000 OF more than several
hundred thousand still remain in spite
q the warning is explained by them
on the grounds that the warnings have
not been given with a view to protecting
Tho Americans hut rather TO prevent
he Administration from being drawn
MO a war with Mexico. After the
various warnings from Washington the
Administration too no action that in
~ Af' 'hie ~ NV ~
nave not been taken seriously.
cit Is easy for Washington to issue
sweeping warnings telling us to leave
one American manage OF an interior
light and power company told me, hut
me things which we have built up with
our lives work are located here, our
homes are here, our work Is here. our
cnildren have been born here. Every
thing We have in the world Is here. We
cannot leave. unless II is absolutely nee
essary TO save our lives
He pointed out, with no attempt to
hide his feeling against the United
states state Department. that all warn
inss which Americans in Mexico had
received were based on the declaration
mat the republic vas in IA state OF war
and that Americans who remained could
expect tho usual lot nat hefalls the
innocent hystander.