Mexico weekly ledger., 1916-05-25
'HEnCLHS WANT INTER-
TfiTl0f BY THE U. S.
RzetheT d v. T. Ryzz Of uas City
Writes 0f Csa6tiszs AIsax the
Barder IN Texas
LINE TpUCH OF RIAL MONEY
Mschiae G8ax g 4 Pase CeaTt
HosSs Trzincd Toward Juzrez
Aaosx the Line

hat certain portsans e tire Mex
Ezzs want iztervezssa znd Il al
havs 70 oOne Is the oFizion q BsSi
Ryan C Fl RssA TexzS in a sfss,
70 as brother Y p Ryan Of this city
Mr. Ryan AnsEs sons interesting
eycwdtness ssdzAiehfs o. coadisfans
ixlarr the border. Ire letter follows:
e RAsO. Texas
Nay L. 1916
Dear Brseher-
II ~rsfersacs to the Nexiczn qacs-
hoA WI say thz, a great many peo-
pc thiak something Is going 70 be
dOaaE. and ] goes It IS Shoss tine for
Cn13s SAY TO lose his pstieles. Many
PeaYs there are who believe be has
bed in TO lazE New the matter Of
wirh5zEinE the trogps from Mexico.
the c~oz1uS0n the Mexican offcsrs
have 70 oo=e 80 Is psrsonsL selfish
Il not Aat-imaEinary. have TAX
ed 70 both Mexiczzs and Amsricns
via have recently returned from Mex
No n the sectioa in which the
troops are n0w working, and they say
that the Mexican fthe reonl does not
WISE TIE troops 10 he ~withdrzEn, that
they 2re n0w getting their first
glimpse Of macy IN years, that Uncle
San IS buying mules, chickens, eggs,
and supplies Of al kinds from the
MeMczns and paying for them in
gold and that the people IN that sex
ton are n0w prospsring. Twas the
habit Of different revolutionary lead
srs yoa know to take what they want
ed and eve paid the people any
thing for II. II they did pay in was
usually in paper money that was
worthless, or a mere receipt from the
general or leaders who secured the
supplies Now they are getting the
real gold
Most people have eome to the
conclusion that intervention is the
only logical adjustment Of matters in
the Republic Of Mexico. | have been
very much against it myself all along
but am about reconciled to it now.
Have talked to some Mexicans and
they tell me hat most people in the
Northern States Of Mexico would
welcome bdng under the government
Of the United States, that their lands
and business would be worth in some
cases four fold what it is worth now.
And that is the reason | have been
opposed TO intervention, is that these
private interests have been very much
in favor Of it from selfish motives,
and in some cases are thought to have
tried to foment trouble between the
two countries.
Wilson don't stand to receive much
Of a poll from people ON the border,
IS they believe he has not acted wise
ly in matters pertaining to their pro-
lection, and a proper adjustment Of
matters to be seen. Tis an easy mat
ter to criticise, but its a much harder
matter to get in the follows boots
and execute the matters that are Civ
Ell to him to perform. | hope and
pray that things will finally be ad-
iusted according to right and JUS
tice.
As far as personal danger is con
cerned, / am not the least bit worried.
Doesn't do any good, even if there
was danger. Machine guns, l under
stand, have been mounted on both
the Court House and City Hall, and
guns have been trained from Fort
Bliss on Juarez and ranges taken, as
a matter of precaution. These of
course may be mere rumors,. but is
nothing more than should be done.
There has been no excitement since
| have been here. Things have been
just as quiet here as elsewhere. if
not more so. Reports in other parts
Of the country are very much exag-
gerated, and in many cases are not
true. I'm only about nine blocks
from the international border. The
wholesale house is situated in a
street where a great deal of the
Mexican business is transacted, and
most of the Mexicans do business.
The parade of the reception of Obre-
gon and the interchanges between
Scott and Obregon passed this place.
and ! saw both men.
BASIL