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

felt IN this state because of pub
August 10. IglN
col George Harvey. Editor of Thu
NOrth American Review. t7I MId
ison Avenue. New York. y y
Dear Colonel am gricNod beyont
all power OF expression. and equal,
pcrpleNcd Ny grief and perpicNits
are due To- the fact that YOU. Of al|
men in the United States. YOU. foi
whom J have had such great respect
ana admiration. have permitted the
publication In the August issue OF the
Review OF 4 lying letter about Sew
McNiCo. which purports TO hb,c been
written by n Henry Wray Perhaps
he oi The printer has m,s-spoilod his
nuIBc and by -rparrHnEing the letters
we might make ~. "AwrN." because
such a. name would well describc him
ana his letter. ! cannot imagine how
SuCh a letter got h. YOU so be pub.
IiShcd J would bc glad to believe
tnat you are not responsible Tor It's
publication. and hope that n may
So appear. one indignant New MrAi-
can. in forctblc although quite i'm
proper language. says, that your cor
respondent rs the "Damdcst liar out
OF hell" but ! canno agree with him,
as that seems to carry AN implication
that possibly there could be IN that
place of eternal punishment a liar
who could equal Mr. Awry. II is not
possible that there could be anywhere
in the universe another such complete
n thorough going har
1 came TO New Mexico IN 1874. aud
with the exception OF a little owe
two years from 1s71 90 1873 nay rest
dencc has been here ever since I
ann thoroughly familiar with tho
people and conditions IN New Men
iCo, and I sur Nou that there ig
hardly q scintiIia of truth m q single
limo of your orrespondcLt's letter ~
TO whether | am "a credible and rcpu-
table person or not. I am willing to
refer 80 any official of the state Of
New Mexico, or TO ans member OF
our bar, to our senators ana rcprcscn-
tativos IN congress, or TO any bauK m
santa tc or Albuquerque. n would
lee a. waste OF time and "A tax On your
patience FOR me TO attempt 90 answer
IN detail The numerous lies In that
letter. The nearest approach to anN
thing Ike truth IN the letter Us as to
the release OF the Mexican general
named SHlazar from confinement AZ
Albuquerque. aud the statement that
several men were tried for assisting
him In that reicnsc Your CORE
spordcrt says that there was absolute
cNidci.cc OF their guilt. and OF the de-
uhtrate murder Of the chief prosecut-
INK witness. Notwithstanding which
the defendants We're acquitted lie
also giys that that witness, one Ol,ro,
was promptly murdered uY the or
EiuulI'tiou II RS e fact that a mar
named Otcro was Killed hy Eltcgo
Ba'a m 10, city OF III paso one of
the defendants, Baca. Was afterwards
tried 100 ~ laso and was acquitted on
the ground that he acted in sell ia
ienf' IN ri puso there Is no pubii,
sentiment favorable 10 McNicaus of
n class. but the local foelinL there
Is ns strong against them as Nou liar
says tho feeling OF McNicans tu New
Mexico rs against the grinEos. was
not present az the RIA of Baca aud
TIM others, and ! do not think Nj.
Awry was My Information ~ that
The evidence was Insufficient ana the
%acquittal correct
Tho general tenor OF the letter is
"a The effect hat the native popula-
ton of New Mexico rs as a whole dis
loyal 10 our government and oulN
awaiting the hour 20 strike against
the United States IN connection WITH
an invading army from the republic
OF NcNiCo. \ hastN reference 10 any
historical works ON New Mexico
would nave showed you tho foolish
Less of this SANDER. II Is within u
lew days OF seYcnty-tWO years sine,
General koarny possession OF
New Mexico IN the name OF tho
I nitcd states without firms a gun
or shedding a drop of blood There
are hut few men now alive In New
Mexico who We're living At that time,
and every vestigc OF attachment to
Mexico has long since disappeared
from among us. During tho civil war
New Mexico was invaded 10y a strong
expedition from Texas. and at INA
4 anaI HN. aE-.s 60. - ~
iircly Of Spanish descent. hut they
assisted IN rcpcliing the invaders
who were dccisiVcly defeated near
Gloucta, something over twenty miles
from santa Re. MY information o.
That IN proportion to population.
which at that time was scauty. Ncw
Mexico contributed more 10 tho de.
tense OF the country in the civil war
than ana other Jurisdiction iu the
I nltcd states.
when thp Wal with spain oume ON
a. large number OF men ot Spuuiah
families volunteered and won't 10
tdbu with Colonel Roosevelt. one of
the most prominent Of these was
MtNtmiiano Luna. % descendant ut
q family which has lived 80 IN, same
place frum SOME time prior 20 I1t.,
Hs old records how that his ancestor.
Domingo Luna was go that place ia
''' ''"' tN'''' Ah' 'l"h' OF Rh' war
hc remained iu the military service
and lost his iite in the Philippine
Islands while trying To cross 70 river
az 81 time Of high wdf,r
II AOu viii take trouhlc to notice.
as the casualty lists como IN from
France. @ VIII find a large propur-
of spanish amC among those
from New NcNico.
Amadh IhaVes, Jr. who 10 nov at
the Preside OF san Francisco. aud
WHO viii soon be sont GO an Officers
liainiu camp rs tho son OF u former
territorial superintendent OF public
instruction, and q direct descendant
OF % u' the SpauardH who came 10