The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-06-22
MUST INTERVENE
DR.. G. c. CAMERON
Visitors From FL Paso, Texas. Says
That Interference Is Inevitable
Villa Trying to Pro
woke II.
cARRANzA UNPOPULAR
Southwest Wants the Disturbances
Stopped and Stable Government
Set up-Llttie Trouble
Between Racea

Intervention In Mexico is the only
solution for the problem" says DR..
George E. Cameron Of Ell Paso, who
lis visiting with his mother, Mrs.
James Cameron, ST., of No. 100 South
Seventh street. Sentiment in Ell
lPaso is universally for Intervention.
The educated Mexicans also desire
intervention. Whether 1t comes now
or later, it is inevitable. The only
way the Mexican people can ever have
peace is to learn to appreciate It,
/ DR.. Cameron said.
THE Mexican poems find war much
more lucrative than peace. They were
depressed so long under Diaz that al
most any condition is an improve
to eat and drink. they carry their
wives and families right along with
them, and. to them such u life seems
very fine.
There is some hatred of the United
States among the uneducated classes.
and politicians whose ambitions have
been thwarted are also very bitter,
but the better classes, am inclined
to believe, would favor Intervention.
4 However that may be, intervention is
necessary, and we shall have to make
peace down there sooner or later.
l Villa IL Peon.
villa is an ignorant peon, who has
risen to power through great natural
ability. Simply by force of person
atty he became a leader. UnQues-
tionably he is great military man,
but he seems to be poor admins
TRAITOR When he came into power. he
refused to trust his advisers and at
tempted to do everything himself, but
lacked the knowledge of political sci
ence to succeed. Wine and women
contributed largely to his fall. At
the time of the Columbus raid his
forces had dwindled to 400 or less
men. He, is simply trying to bring
on intervention. This is because he
believes that in the event Of interven-
ton, the poems will flock again to his
standard Then he hopes that with
abundant forces he will be able to
defeat the United States and rule
Mexico.
"Carranza is an old man. who does
not enjoy the confidence Of the Next
can people as a whole. I think this
is largely due to the outrages perpe-
trated by his troops againFt the prop
critics of the Roman Catholic church.
| Carranza thought that he would gain
popularity by this, but at heart Mexico
is really strongly Catholic, and he
lost much by his ill-advised acts.
i MoteIy Aggregation.
1.-THE Mexican troops are motley
aggregation. Their ranks are uneven.
II remember group / once saw. One
man had fine Stetson hat, several
had fine sombreros, others wore old
tot hof re a
had no head protection of any kind.
Some wore khaki suits that probably
were purchased second hand Others
! were in Overalls."
How are they armed?" the reporter
asked
: ooh, their guns are not at all uni
form, but they are very well armed
. for the most part. The majority of
the rifles are of a late PATTERN, and
five years of practice in their use
have made the men adept at handling
them. They are fair marksmen."
) To the question, "Do you think they
? would be any match for the Ameri-
: cans?" he replied in the negative.
) "These fellows are inconsistent. Thew
2 will fight hard for little while, but
when it comes to an endurance con-
) test they'll quit every time. The
) Mexicans are born towards. and stheir
nerves won't stand long fight The
, Mexican method is snipf1g. Soldiers
/ viii Iurk in hidden places and pick
, off the enemy one by one, without
l running any risk to themselves"
DR.. Cameron said that in Ell Paso
, there are $4,000 Mexicans. Ell Paso
, L is also the home of something like
40, 900 Americans. The Mexicans and
Americans get along very well to-
, gether, although there are occasional
, street brawls of meagre consequences.
!, Compliments Company.
DIR. Cameron is a prominent dentist
in FL Paso. He was born and raised
in Keokuk and says that rhe city still
seems like home. He was educated
in the local public schools, and is an
? alumnus of the old dental college.
, While here he has watched Com
, pany l. drill. He says that consider
ing the number of new men in the
, company, and the fact that they only
drill weekly, it is very efficient or
, ganization. Such troops rs Company
l. will have little to fear at the hands
of Mexicans, even when outnumbered,
, he thinks.