The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1916-09-21
FINDS TROUBLE
WITH MEx|CANS
SOUTH CAROLINiAN DISCOVERS
REVOLUTIONS REAsoN-PEP-
PER Is CAUSE.
NEWS FROM BORDER CAMP
A Weekly Letter, Prepared Especially
For Our Readers, From the South
Carolina Guardsmen Encamped at
Fort Bliss, Texas.

In Camp with the South Carolina
Brigade, in the FL Paso Patrol District.
IL just discovered the trouble with
the MeXicans and can understand why
they 'revolute' SO much and SO unani-
mously," remarked a South Carolinian
during one Of the daily discussions Of
the troubles of our neighbor. "Well,
for goodness sake, tell u.s." chorused
the ones who were talking with him
when he made the startling declara-
| ton. TITS because they eat so much
pepper" said the Columbus of the
camp, and while every one laughed at
him, subsequent observations have
shown that his opinion is at least
worth considering
If you should happen to cross the
international bridge, about the only
impressive part of which structure is
its imposing name, and get by the
American soldiers and custom officials
and run the gauntlet Of the Mexican
braves and customs collector on the
other end, get in Juarez and visit
their marketing place you would be
strongly inclined to come to tho same
conclusion as that of the South Caro-
linian, that the trouble with Mexico
is too much pepper.
Pepper is the only thing which
abounds in greater amount in Mexico
chan flies. Just stroll through the
market and when you look over the
apples, fruits, watermclons, sand
wiches and other things which they
have for sale you will be impressed
first by the swarms Of flies which COW
er everything and everybody and next
you will remark to your companion
| you have never seen so much pepper
Everybody has it for sale and no stand
is complete without it. 1t is the only
thing which must be universally de-
manded on every Mexican table and
at every Mexican meal.
Naturally with SO much pepper In
their system the Mexicans are a fight
ing people. They prefer to fight for
eigners but when they are not hand,
they fight one another They mus
fight and they have fought so mucl
that their finest young men have bee,
killed and. to judge from what on
sees in Juarez. they have only th
old men and boys lett but still the,
fight. 1t is presumed that when tn,
old men and boys have been wiped on
the fighting will pass to the women bur
as long as they stick to pepper they
Will fight and there is no indication
that pepper is waning as popular par,
Of every meal.
| fal h.
surface and can look beneath the
darkened skin Of the Mexicans to rea.
son out their fighting proclivities and
to lay 1t on the pepper, for certainly
surface indications are all against this
proposition. This was impressed on
me during trip made into Juarez
the other day.
To get into Mexico you have to
cross the international bridge across
the Rio Grande the bridge patrolled
on the American end by soldiers of
Uncle Sam and on the Mexican side
by soldiers Of that nation.
No soldiers are, Of course, allowed
across the line and only citizens in
citizens attire can get across the
bridge. In approaching the interna.
t1onal bridge from the American side
you are first examined by an Ameri.
can soldier, member Of the de.
tachment which Is kept constantly on
guard here. The bridge Is patrolled
about one-third OF the distance from
the American side by American sol.
d1ers and twothirds across on the
Mexican side a Mexican soldier PAGES
up and down. day and night. After the
American soldier finishes his examina
ton you undergo inspection by an
American customs official to make
certain that you are not smuggling
anything across and carrying in some.
thing that you have no business to
carry After running the gauntlet Of
the Americans you get to the Mexican
end where the soldier gives you the
once over" and then you undergo ex.
animation by the Mexican customs OF.
| fcials The first personifcation OF au
thority, however, Is the Mexican SOL
| der and there you get first hand idea
OF the fighting arm Of the de facto gov
ernment.
was not impressive in appearance.
| This particular representative OF
the military department OF Mexico
He was young In years but his clothea
Speculation as to how long thew are
| to be on the bOrfjer hae haon ,t,,+oxs