Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1916-09-25
BOWMAN TELLSOF
fine RECORD MADE
BY SECOND IDAHO
Capital News Correspon-
dent, Home from Border,
Says Men Want to Go Into
Mexico or Come Home.

Earl Wayland Bowman, who accom-
panied the Second Idaho infantry to
the Mexican border as correspondent
for the Capital News, arrived in Boise
this morning from Nogales. Personal
buainess matters required his atten-
ton at home and he found it necessary
to leave ahead of the regiment, which,
he believes, will be ordered to return
to Idaho soon.
There are Just three things that
stand out vividly In ones mind after
studying for weeks the Mexican sit
uation closely and then getting again
a breath Of real Idaho air." said MI.
Bowman today.
THE first of these is that Idaho is
fascinating and rich, but home-Idaho
is best
PREDICTS INTERVENTION.
THE next thing one cannot forget Is
the impression of the absolute neces-
sity Of American Intervention, sooner
or later, in Mexico. 1t is impossible to
put in words an exact picture of So
cial, economic, political conditions
south of the border. The best word
the only word that in any way fists
anarchy.
"The Legalistas are surely under
mining the Carranzista government,
the defacto troops are held loyal by
the personal dominance only of their
immediate commander. The central
Mexican government the nation. is
nothing to them. Gales. In Sonora,
Flores, in Sinaloa, Cantu, in Lower
California is everything.
villa is the hero of the Mexican
masses. He is apparently backed by
the Legalista party and his power to
do almost anything he will with the
Mexican people is evident. The Chi
huahua incident demonstrates this.
His promise to attack Aqua Prieta, the
Mexican town directly opposite Doug
las, will no doubt be made good.
"The Carranzista government is
crumbling and Intervention is newt
able IL peace is to be ever restored.
REGIMENTS FINE RECORD.
THE other thing that one remem-
bers, especially after being with the
Idaho boys on the border is the won
derful fitness Of the Second Idaho for
any service that may be required of It,
do its part when the order comes to
cross the line.
There is no regiment Of state troops
on the border that has the rating the
Second Idaho is given in the estima-
tion of military authorities.
AT San Bernardino l met the re-
cruiting officer who is stationed there
to secure enlistments for the California
state troops as well as the regular
army. He deplored the unfitness, gen.
orally. of the militia regiments
There is one regiment of state
troops though he said, that is ready
for anything-those Idaho fellows
They are good never saw a better
looking bunch of men and since they
have been on the border I've watched
the reports of their work. If all the
states furnished a regiment like that
we would have an army!
THAT is the comment heard all along
the border about the men from Idaho.
They have proven worthy of the state.
The people at home need not be asham-
ed of the Second.
UNCERTAINTY HARMFUL.
"Only one thing-the boys either
want to come home, go into Mexico and
clean 1t up or know definitely that
they are going to be held all winter as
border guards. The uncertainty is the
only thing that troubles them.
Personally. unless there develops
some startling conditions l expect the
whole regiment will be sent home be-
fore long. 1t hurt to have to leave the
fellows but business and other troubles
forced me home temporarily, at least
This message I bring from the re-
giment: We're hungry for the folks at
home-for Idaho-but were ready to
stay here till the last torteja's scorched
II Uncle Sam needs us!'
That is the spirit of the men of the
Second Idaho-I don't know how you
folks feel but I'm proud of the lovable, |
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