The Canon City record with which is consolidated the Canon City cannon., 1916-05-18
JUAREZ, MEXICO

Fl Paso. Texas. April 30. 1916.
They will tell you In Fl Paso and
all along the line that Americans are
not safe In Mexico-that you had bet
ter not 20 to Juarez Many people
here actually believe that you take
your life in your hands when you
croas the International bridse. II may
he o. for all ! know. but all this talk
has merely uddesi 70 my curiUsity 40
zee the old town.
This afternoon found a man who
wasn't afraid. Mr.. X. F. Hines came
around aud took me over. Mr. Hines
knows the country. isn't afraid OF any
thing. speaks Spanish and has n little
red rnnabout that looks like il might
belong to the chief OF police. We went
all over the old town. We left the
car and for an hour walked abo' the
business streets and plazas. II wan
Sunday afternoon The band was
playing In the plaza and the people
were all out. Many we're promenAding
about the JuArez monument. where
the baud plays. the women going In one
direction and the men in the other.
All the plRzas were fgil Of people
Every seat was occupied The streets
were crowded. Thousands OF people
were to be seen. Automobiles. allied
with large families. frcluented the
streets.
But In all our wanderinRs We never
saw an American. They are actually
afraid to come over here
All OF the public amukements that
used TO attract so many tourists have
teen closed. The saloons and gam
bling halls are closed. The famous
old gambling den has been turnei INTO
n city market.
Juarez is typical Mexican city.
Probably $1,000 or 10000 people live
here. The houses are most all low,
one-story. built OF adobe. II looks
Mexican and smells Mexican enough
to satisfy the most venturesome tour
ist.
The people. and you see many peo-
pie. are for the most part Of the hum
BILE class. We saw literally thousands
OF people and nearly all Of the lower
types. They are poor. They are dark.
Of course. and look as poor. Ill fed.
down.trodden. ignorant people do any
where. Some people. most border
Americans in fact. see in their dark
countenances contempt and enmity
for Americans. ! did not see Il. Their
glances are dark. OF course. They
can't help that. In case OF trouble be-
tween our countries they are Mexican.
OF course. But every where we had
occasion to do business or talk TO
them we found them most polite and
courteous. They beat Americans for
that.
We went over to call on Gen. Obre.
gon. but found him asleep. leaving or
ders not 10 be disturbed. We met
some Of his majors and looked his
equipment ever. One little major was
thoroughly polished and dressed up
an n for the stage. He spoile Enviish
fairly we'll asked him II he would
smoke an American" cigar with us
and he said, with pieasure.- but add
cd that he thought the Mexican to-
bacco better.
Gov. Obregons party came up on
two special trains. Tha generals
have two private cars. not largo. hut
fairly modern. There are two or thrcs
cos ches for officers. The soldiers
ride in cattle cars. They seem 10 have
heen short Of cattle cars. ~ several
nat cara wore In use. The common
soldiers camp In thNso cars end aeeiu
70 b. About - eo,ninFtably situated
ad Gang Of trAmps "a The D. = r. a.
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