Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-04-06
MEXICANS IN THE. UNITED STATES
ny FREDERIC ). nAsKIy.

NASlllNToN. y. G., April 5.-Evcr
since the trouble started in Mexico.
"'Heccs nave been pouring across the
~, franco III continuous stream.
nose "i the more prosperous SCR,
nave worked north as far AS san An
'onio ana east 10 New Orleans IN CON
siderable numbers. An classes have
hooded I'll ias". where a special ccns,is
recently taken by the goycrur,c,,,
Mexican -
ne aristocratic refugee sets himself
up comfortably IN some clty in mo
,hit"d states and plots and worries FOR
ne SiorE o. McSiro ana himself: hut
! ne poor rc"'I has $40 SUCH easy w;,,.
Of life. When it gets too no, for I'm
IN ! ~ own country. he packs nj. house.
t"'d Goods - "a great crcaEins wagon
h&'"n hy two Scrawuy little causes
ana lab"r!ously moves his family into
,ne nAiir" states And Then, perhaps,
IN" i"N"s rangers star, huutiil. NIeSi
I. cans. and he signs and drngs his cs.
,"t'i>hn"Nt wcariiy back across tho
lnt"rnational Bridge. He cares no, Tor
factions or theories Of governments lac
and chile.
These McNicaus living in tho United
states as Il class. have won To-! them
selves :, very doubtful staudlu. rho
arrest OF McNicans who !ivcd i'm Co
'uih""S on IN" charge OF being Villa
.P'Ss mas nov improved their position.
y NeH ''"" LIVING IN the border states
may h" a peaceful farmer a citizen
Of the United states. Likewise he may
SIP i"' any one OF forty even
80 w i''''olS' or an ammunition
"' ""h"'t furthermore,
,nc SITUATION i most anomalous IN mat
he has only to cross the RIO t;rande to
change his political status
Possible Citizen uud ItnnJ,t
lie can nc /, I,v,l,iJt,r r.yi,.o,,
the United states ON Nord,ys wad,.s
DAVIS ana FRIDAYS and a Nin<i,..r 49,,
All on TUESDAYS rbpred.,,s on, g.,
urdays Ir for ,r,. rn,., Ia - 49,,
allowed ia cross IN. l.,arr,,io,,,I
Bridge. he can swim or ,ygda ,,,n..,
The river "a, nfyh, ard ,,,l,c :. G.,io
spending money hy tr.rrviuc . ,nv.
hoxcs Of r,r,ridrcs n,,rcbayoI l., ~
r,so and sn,d ~ ,,ica M, 80
No. ,,,,, ;t 1911 '"'"'' wa
There is mo- accurate Isron.Icdco
q how many ,f th..c Nr,,i,.,,e ,lo,.
arc In tho United states The 1910
census showed that there We're then
III ,:l5 persons in the United states
wh" gave spanish as their native
tongue and Mexico as tho land OF
'helf origin. heEoni DOUBT. the num-
There are 500" McXicans in ri raso
alone.
| These natives of Mexico arc not. how E
! ever. the only men OF their race in tho
| United states. There Is another large
| element Of Spanish speaking AnIcri e.
| cans, who are as distinct and different
| from these refugees az citizen OF
| Boston whose ancestors came over in
| the seventeenth century is from a
| Welsh coal miner vino landed at Ellis
| Island day before yesterday. This
| other element is the Spanish speak in <
population OF New Mexico, Arizona and
| Colorado. The forbcars OF these people
were living on their same lands when
! New Mexico was separated from old.
! They are practically all native citizens
| Of the United states. aud Uncle sam
! has no more loyal sons under his flag.
! In the plaza at Santa f'e there is a
! monument to the men who were killed
! in the battles of Nalvcrdc Glor:eii
| and Peralta in the Civil War These
| men who died fighting for the uhion'
! and saved the Southwest from IN,
! ConfcderatcS, were nearly all so-calle"
| .Mexicans"
us,, Neutrality-suspicious..
-, L,own as Sp,nish-
iheE prefer ~ We 49, ,n he dis,iu.
| Americans IL inc! IA. governors
| Euished al an ,nIa, IN nc,ncry
| palace there 10 :. ai.ad a comnnny
| OF captain Luna 'Sne .,d u,,,e Iii,l.G
| OF native trooPs ~ 80 ,ar,,in v.i,h Nex
| in Cuba Wheh 'no ,nn.o ,,,o,,,hcrs
leo hrst neca",e " ono of inc nldes,