Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1916-05-06
FIGHTING FREDDIE"
And HIS PET NAME
Would Like to Live Up to it,
StrOlling in the Wake Of
General Scott.
LIKE AN EPlTOME OF PEACE.
In the Warning World Stands Ancient
Mission Near Jail.
In Old MeXicn with the United States
Generals, hF Jean Cabell 0'NeiII.
Cindad. Juarez. Mexico.
May ?. 1916


May ,. 1916
Strolling in the wake of Gen. Hugh
l.. Scott and Fighting Freddie" Fun
ston who looks as if ne wished he
could live up 10 the pet name. +" as one
crossed the international bridge over
the RIO Grande where not so long ago
President Taft and Porhrio Diaz shook
hands and where two nations pledged
their friendship-one seems to lose
century or more in environment.
The modern El Paso gives place TO
the medieval; skyscrapers are replac-
ed by squat, adobe houses with grated
windows and in some cases towering
patiOs. Here is unfortunate Cindad
Juarez. Three revolutions have had
their inception; and who is SO wise
that hecan say history is not now about
90 repeat p" Battles have been made
and fought here and innocent and the
opposite classes have died in the streets
and with backs against the wall of the
nearby cemetery 4 nation has been
made and unmade and remade in this
wrecked town of what was once most
thriving outpost OF the Mexicans peo-
pie.
Through the muddy streets where the
American generals splashed their way
Diaz rode in pomp-later Huerta had
here his headquarters and Pancho
Villa stormed the garrison and captur-
cd the cuartel IN the name of Constitu-
tional Government.
Like an epitome of peace in war
ring world the ancient Mission of Our
Lady OF Guadalupe stands near the
storm center the Jail or cuartel, its
walls even show the scars of lead the
keys of st. Peter being broken in bonn
bardment but the cross undimmed
shines against the blue arch of Heaven
Army headquarters of two nations
are on opposite sides OF the Rio Grande
within gunshot range of each other
each in a private car with telegraph
and telephone connection armed guards
outside OF the car doors and uniformed
officers coming and going, saluting
ami returning these courtesies.
But the difference in the cars prob
ably marks the difference in the races
represented by the different sets of Off
GERS. General Scott receives callers.
reports, code messages and newspaper
representatives with business-like sim
plicity and lack of fuss and feathers
there would be little to mark his private
car headquarters from thousands OF
other cars. evcept for the human ele-
ment in jected by the officers and call
ers. But just back over the bridge
what a pathetic farce comedy of cars
stand really to back or fill" as a sal
lor would say. Ready for quick with
drawal for the nondescript string of
cars stands on the main line heading
south. or as far as appearance goes
ready to remain Just where the train
lies indefinitely. The first or observa-
tion car has a gaudy banner in siX-inch
colorol letters informing the onlooker
that it is "Sisquisiva." on the platform
was once a gorgeous but fast fading
basket of white straw with red roses
and pink ribbon-a cartridge belt and
an obi blanket at the window of the car
some clean pillows were airing the
General could be seen in the back
ground The next car was badly in
want OF varnish, and had a broken
glass. a relic il appeared of some
stormy trip over the Mexican rails-the
third car had on its top spread out as ii
TO dry. probably the windows were not
closed in the ram two days ago.
Clothing, cracker boxes. some with
cred fruit. tin cooking utensils. bod
ding all spread out on the roof of the
car within women and men could be
| noted fussing about and some officers
under twenty, as far as appearance
went, were stauding in dirty uniforms
about, and. in some cases. bound up to
| the eyes in the folds of serapas. Sew
eral were eating ice cream cones from
a vendor whoh ad set his stand against
| the Generals car Then came several
fiat cars, box car and several freight
ami one passenger coach The shift.
less. unkempt outfit seeming an epi-
tome of the Mexican character.
| Poor creatures. they are so woeful il
| their down-at-heel bedraggled behav.
I lDl 81 lNDtAtSc anu uHUtutll1 Ollk
wonders will they ever be fit for self
! help AS a race. they must have som,
love of the beautiful. for their lace ii
! not eXcelled for beauty and delicacy
| or is their embroidery behind that o.
the most artistic nations, but the pov
| erty SENS so hopeless and so grinding
| that all beauty is crushed out of en-
| vironment There are no flowers a
| the Mexican homes. There are no or
| naments about their shacks-dirt ant
decay and grief seems the portion o
this most detected race. And still tn
| most forlorn viii brighten # the passe
looks kindly. and little children vii
follow a smile as quickly as those 0
more happy races.