The Washington herald., 1916-06-06
SEEN AND HEARD
BY GEORGE MINER

the unfortunate incident that marred Mr.. Nc
Adoos visit to Peru, when he failed to attend
the luncheon party given in his honor at Lima,
as story that Senor Rafael Carrillo tells of Mr..
Elihu Roots visit to Mexico when Diaz was
president.
Mr.. Root left Mexico City for the city of
Pueblo" said Senor Csrrio, "in the early hours
iot certain day just after attending great ball
given IN his honor. I at that time COM
imissioned by the governor of the State Of Pueblo
TO meet him on the road. After l had greeted
him in the name of the state which he was to
visit, he retired to his private car-for much
needed rest.
Il chatting with the Hon. Mr. Thompson,
the American ambassador, and Lieut.. Porfirio
Diaz, jr., of the late president on the plat
form of the observation car when we passed
through the station OF Zacateco, a little Indian
village. In the station, score OF Indian women
with bouquets of fresh flowers were awaiting
the arrival of Mr.. Roots party
The train passed through without stopping
and the Indian women looked astonished and
Idlsmayed. Mr. Thompson asked Co. Diaz why
the train did not stop.
"Col Diaz answered that it was not an i'm
Iportant place and that as Mr. and Mrs Root had
mot slept at all the night before and had only one
hour of rest that night he did not believe it
right to awaken them.
The ambassador replied that in spite of all
those facts the people who were waiting should
not suffer such slight as reward for their
kindness.
"Co Diaz explained that he was escorting
Mr.. Root under his fathers instructions and
wanted to take him back to the capital not only
alive, but in good health, and as he was not
very strong, he would easily get i'll if he had no
he lie oGe ~.
sponsibility of waking him.
Ambassador Thompson would not have that
at all I don't know if he will get back dead
or alive said he, but what do know is that he
must fulfill his duty toward those people who
are waiting for him, and l am sure he will be
pleased to do so as well disappointed if he
knows afterward that we did not make him
aware Of it. Please order the train to 60 back
TO Zacatelco and have Mr.. Root awakened If
you hesitate to do it then l will do it myself
"Col Diaz did accordingly and the train,
which was already few miles beyond the sta
ton, went back to it. Mr.. and Mrs Root snd
their daughter, in the kindest manner, received
from those poor little Indian women the gifts
.of beautiful flowers with which they filled their
car. Afterward they were cheered and welcomed
by that humble people
when the train finally drew out it left
always have had not only in my mind, but also
in my heart as Mexican"
There are other ways to win control Of the
Latin American people than by splitting lead at
them.
The refusal Of of the Texas National
Guard to do duty when called upon by the
Federal government has created such scandal
and aroused such a storm of condemnation and
abuse that thorough investigation and reor-
ganlzatlon OF the entire guard will probably
follow
The total strength OF the organized militia,
according to the adjutant-generars report last
November, is I346o2. Nevada has no militia
organization, but there is one in the District
Iof Columbia and one in Hawaii there are forty.
nine altogether.
New York, of course, leads numerically. with
1903; Pennsylvania, second, with 1ooIo; Ohio,
third, with 1876, with Massachusetts, and Illinois
practically tied for fourth place with little
under 5000. Delaware has the smallest number
I-43o-with Utah almost as small Far-off
HAWAII has 2,o66, which is more than the total
Ienrolled IN twentyseven states, but the Hawaiian
guardsmen will not be called upon for duty in
Mexico.
The three border States whose organizations
were called out have 1851 militiamen all told.
California will probably be next if any more are
called. She has 1861 mi1itamen
There are four Southern States with notably
large organizations in proportion to population.
each of which has more militiamen than Texas
These are Alabama, 1868; Georgia, 3o45; North
Carolina, 3,2o3, and Virginia, 3,2o7. This makes
total for those four States of 174o5
All this sounds like quite little army, but
supPosng they take tip from Texas and
refuse to go? If the Texas precedent is to be
followed, the National Guard figures and state
ments worthless
Nobody could tell just how many tin soldiers
there in the lot
Copyright 1915. by the Mcclure Newspaper
Syndicate)
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