The sun., 1916-10-21
That Is the Reason Assigned
for Not Making Speech
at III PasO.
HAS NEW DATA on MEXICO
Colonel Revels in Scenery Of
Southwest and Grpets
Rough Rider Friend.

GALLrP. y. NJ. Oct. 20.-The real rea-
son why Col. Roosevelt will not speak
a. ri f'aso or elsewhere on the border
became apparent to-day. II was
phrased by a man who knows this coun-
try and what It is thinking about. He
talked to THE SUN correspondent at Be-
len. a New Mexican railroad town near
the Rio Grande.
The correspondent had Just been in
formed by a Wilson man in helen that
.,er Mexico was in love with the Presi-
eseat's Mexican policy. lie said. THE
closer TO the border you get the more
you'll nnd that the President has done
Just the right thing all along In our deal
ing. with Mexico"
That" spoke up the man who was
vouched for as having scanned the bor-
der and its people with a cool and APP
praising eye. sis not exactly true, il
you'l excuse me for saying 50. my
friend. The real fact Is that IL Col.
Roosevelt should go to El Paso and
make a speech giving our troops the
etraight goods about what's happened
down there no power on earth could
keep them on the border. They'd Just
gran their guns and cross II,
Natl Hit Nearly On Its Head.
Allowing for extremity OF statement.
this man Just about hit the real ex-
PLANTATION Of the Colonies avoidance OF
the international boundary. Feeling that
" he did go there he would have to dis
cuss Mexico. knowing that In discussing
Mexico he would have to talk plainly of
what he calls the murder Of American
citisens." the unatoned for murder Of
BOYD and Adair and nineteen troopers at
Farral. he thinks II best to stay away.
In arranging 10 speak at Phoenix.
Ariz. tomorrow aud Albuquerque ".
Mex. on Monday the campaign man
ayers selected two towns where no SOL
diers are stationed, but where the entire
Southwest can be reached through news
papers.
In Phnnix he will reveal information
lately rome to him regarding Mexico. In
Albuquerque he will reply to the speech
Of Secretary Of War Baker In Jersey
City or Monday night. in which. accord
ing TO dispatches from New York. Mr..
Baker likened George Washington sol
diers at Valley Forge TO the vandals I'M
der Carranza and villa.
The Colonel said this was so astound-
ing that he had further details wired
from New York and then rewrote the
49,
qlerdue.
Since lea wins Kansas last night the
pilgrim has made no speeches and
talked no serious politics. Crossing New
Mexico since sunrise this morning he
has revealed In the flying landscape Of
red and purple mesas. deep arroyos.
cedar and SAGE brush. distant sun
washed mountains, prairie schooners
pursuing automobiles over the plains,
the Indian pueblo Of laguna. the En-
chanted Mesa and the ver1nilion cliffs.
The Colonel is never happier than
when he returns to the real West.
From the window while breakfas,ing he
saw n conformation that reminded him
81 the bad lands of his Dakota ranch
Ing days, now thlrty-three years away.
Colonel Gets Hom~sick.
"Ry George. this makes me homesiCk,'
ne said. dropping his napkin. by George
do you know what | would do II 1t Were
possible? | would build n shack on
there. Id like to have "A board iooi
and a bath tub. but otherwise just g
shack. Ia like 20 have n couple OF
horses. and end my days here This
gentlemen. is the real America. BY
George. it's good 10 have been young
and have had my share Of fun"
The train made no stops except a
division points. The Santa Fe Ra!lroa,
teDnle ObfNt1 IneT lnFlTucIlonS nov 'f
advertise the fact that the ex-Presiden
was coming through. for every crow
would mean a speech. But all day th'
Colonel swept the horizon for the frs
appearance OF "A rough rider. At Belief
the Colonel WAS on tn" observation plat
form. Beside the tracks stood II tai
gray haired man ready to greet him, bu
the Colonel beat him to II.
'TIello. Bob. you old swashbuckler'
he leaned over and fairly pulled 30
aboard the train. hand bag overcoat an,
all II WAS Robert II. VI. Ferguson. wh
was "A lieutenant In Troop X ~ IN
Rough Riders. He came to New Mexic
from New York for his health six year
ago and IL living at Tyrone.
"Any room for me on your train
Eolonel"" said Bob,
u Hugging him with his lett arm. III
Colonel heat "a tattoo on Bob's chest.
rRob, you old s%coundrei." he roared. Z"
there Ia not room for YOU I'll thro'
everybody else off. I'll get on mysel
Ny. but It's good to see you
hob Cheers Him -.
Soh allowed that he was kind {
pleased himself. lie further elevated h
old chiefs spirits by intimating this
lack Greenway and q lot Of the oth'
never grow old boys OF the gimen Wei
waiting for hin at fh9nix.
Col. Roosevelt stepped down to gree
a hundred persons on the Belen static
platform. one OF them, a pale wizene
man. waved a picture OF President WI
son almost under the Colonefs chi
shouting: III. what do YOU think {
THAR"
The picture naun'er was George Hof
man. a barber. now the Democratic pos
master Of Bel"n. The Colonel igno.f
him. tut turned TO a little girl who ais