American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1916-11-02
JAR IDAHO MILITIA.
Mexican Outrages Perpctrated Every
Day -Arixonan Lays Mortally wound-
Ell Within Feet OF boundary for
Hours without Succor.


Hours without Succor.
tNOTE-The following letter was
received by a Jerome man from a
member Of the Second Idaho national
guard at Nogales, Ariz, The names
are withheld for obvious reasons)
Nogales, Ariz.--Your letter of the
lfth received, and in reply want tn
say that have discussed Wilson's ac-
tons In connection with the Mexican
trouble with members of five differ
ent regiments of national guards. as
well as several men of the Twelfth
United States infantry also stationed
here at Nogales. and have not heard
man say that he was In favor OF
Wilson's methods.
To tell you the truth OF the matter.
practically every ono on the border in
thls section OF the country is down on
this "watchful waiting" stuff.
There are too many outrages being
pulled Off every day right here at No
gales which are either overlooked al
together, or are merely looked into
with the result that Il was IAN acct
dent One case In particular has
bothered me more than any of the
rest. 1t happened little over four
weeks ago on International street
about block from the international
bridge. The Twelfth United sta.es
infantry at that time had the line
guard 1--WE have since taken Il over).
and they had sentry stationed ne
every street corner on the line. There
Is family OF Mexicans, or rather ain
American who married Mexican
woman who have, or had four chill
dren. The children were raised MS
Americans. and when you find Mex
lean family who have been raised on
the American side of the line, you 6nd
the truest Americans you could find
anywhere, but the Oldest fellow work.
ed In one of the big stores Just across
the line on the Mexican side. One
day he was stopped by one OF the
Mexican soldiers who made fun OF
him for being with the Grlngoes
shot Down Like Dog.
lie naturally stood up for HIS
rights and was shot down like a.
dog from the rear when he walked
OF, He fell within six feet OF the
international line aud lay there
whore Mexicans OF all ages came
along and kicked him with their
feet, and turned him over to show
whore he had. boons shot. fFe iaa,
there for several hours before he
died, and with three United States
soldiers within half block OF
him, and none with enough au-
thority to drag him across the line
away from the abuse OF score or
Goldiers of the Mexical army,
Nothing whatever came of this
because he had Mexican blood lIs
him"
Then the case of the shooting or
Captain Wilson of our rcgIinem. n
another instance. That was passes
over AZ an accident because there vas
a man Tor rather a Mexjcan) who had
"A bullet hole through his coat tail.
but happen to know an well az every
one here knows that IL was done In
tentlOnally. The fellow who shot him
dropped TO his knee, and snapped his
gun, but found II empty the first time.
80 deliberately pumped another cart
ridge into the chamber and fred. It
Is only miracle that the captain was
not killed, but still nothing has come
of H.
SDIper IL Promoted.
There was sentry stationed within
a few feet who could not possibly have
missed the fellow who did the shoot
ing, but he had strict orders not TO fire
unless fired upon directly himself. Or
ders have since been changed, but at
that time we had TO stand there until
we had been shot before we could fire
our rifles In return. But II an Amerl-
can soldier should even accidentally
shoot a Mexican whether officer or
not. hc would receive a general court
martial and probably be sent TO Leav-
enworth. The fellow who shot VIII
son is an officer in the Mexican army
today just because he fired that shot.
How could any one expect the
people on the border, whether
civilian or soldier. TO believe this
method right? II the presidential
election were left In the hands OF
the United States soldiers, inelud-
ing the regular army, there IL alb
solutely no doubt In my mind but
that Hughes would be the man.
and Wilson would receive pos
sibly 10 per cent Of the votes.