The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1918-08-29


this country In i69g with Diego be
Vargas Ut the time Of the @rccorqucst
OF New McNico.
Ncstor Moutoya county clerk of
Bcrnalillo county. at Albuquerque.
has two sons ~ the military service.
Nnd fairly sW clls almost To bursting
with patriotic pride over tina fact.
The present adlutant general of our
state b. of a Spanish family, engaged
iu the earnest discharge 81 tho duties
OF thut position AT this time OF need
The young lady who IN writing this
letter for me on the Is pcNritCr ~ Of
Spanish family and is the grand
daughter OF a IN a who was promi-
ncnt IN Sew MeNicnn affairs and as
sisted during the civil war and wars
with the Indians Az an officer of New
Mexico volunteers; she has IN broth
~ IN the army md another ONES TO
his great sorrow, was geieCted when
he tried to enlist on account of some
heretofore unsupported. though
slight. affection of the lungs.
In addition 10 these particular per
sons mentioned, there are thousands
OF our Spanish soldiers who are nov
in the military service of our n
try, and who. according 10 I'll reports.
are Acquiring themselves with great
credit to their race and state,
I desire TO add briefly. that the 50
called MeNicnns of NCw Mexico, ak
a whole, are a kindly, hospitablc. pa
triotiC. conservative but progressive
and law abiding people.
And Vet II is Of such pcopl, as these
that your correspondent darCs to say
d a. "a state Of treason exists among
them and that they would DIN again
the republic of MtNiCo " they had
the opportunity
As u matter OF fact among our
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very general prejudice against any
from tho republic ot Mexico. This
is due To the tact that those who have
come from, that country here, have
beer OF the criminal class. ana nave
made themselves udiOus by their con
duct after coming here. and 10 rs MT.
tcrlN impossible that any OF our peo-
pie would JOIN any hostile force
against the United states.
Had the letter which YOU pnblisil.
ed appeared BOO almost IN otheg pc
ridoral In tho country little or no at
tcntion would have been paid to II,
hut the sanction of the North AUIeri-
ran Review g.Ncs some apparent
standing to this irrational, h~coctudin-
~ nugacious monstor OF mondacitN
which he ever would have had In
any other WAY
! beg OF You 10 do what yoI can
To CounteraCt 'hc effect OF this living
slanderous publication which has cN-
cited incredible Indignation I'm Sew
Mexico, which could not have been
aroused by any one except you and
the North American Review Yours
truly FRANK ". CLANCY.
To the lorcgoinE letter Mr. clancy
has rtceiN e the following answer.
Who North american Review. ~
Madison AVcnUc Sew York
August 20. i9tS
boar Sir We desire 90 arknowl-
cdr" the receipt OF your communica-
ton protesting against the letter from
Henry NraN entitled Americas I'm.
guarded G"ttoWaX.' published IN the
August issue OF the North American
Review rs % September number
has already zone To press. we are un-
able TO include in u any comment
on this subject. but we shall take up
tho wntter iu our October issue. aud
meanwhile, We beg TO call your alton
ton to an editorial comment relating
10 II IN she North American reviews
Nar Weekly fo, August u. a COPY of
which we are sending YOU under
separate cover Yours sincerely.
THE North AMERICAS REVIEW
Frank " Clancy. Esq, Santa l'c.
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