The daily morning oasis. [volume] (Nogales, Ariz.) 1917-1920, 1920-08-04

For the past ten years the Mexican
border has been a locality of ever
increasing interest to the inhabitants
of the United States. It's existing
conditions (and its Imagied conditions
also) have been an unfailing sub
ject fo' fertile and fervid oratory of
the political class; it's revolutionary
upheavals and the comet-like rise and
fall of numerous political leaders IN
Merico has been a boon to the news.
peaper space writer, while its glamour
of romance has furnished a depend
able meal ticket to his journalistic
brother of the short story magazine.
The vast majority Of the people
of the United States have become t.
some extent acquainted with Mexi-
co Though more dependable chan
nels. Their intelligent interest has
been awakened and a more reliable
knowledge of MXicon conditions has
been obtained through the medium
of the brother, friend or acquaintance
who in the ranks of the military has
spent time on the border and has
learned at first hand something OF
the resources of the country to the
south.
On those who so lived on the bor-
der, one phrase of border life could
not have failed to make an impression
and a lasting one, namely the num-
Der OF men from all states in the
Union VINO during the past ten years
have steadfastly maintained their
place of residence In the border ports.
Laredo, Eagle Pass, Elpaso, Doui-
las, Nogales all number among their
population very considerable per-
centage consisting of these men who
are in the. community but not OF it, and
WHO at all points have made a very
welcome addition to the towns num-
bers.
These are men who live quietly as
BELTS those conserving their resources
VINO say little as it is the habit of
men who perter Life in solitary places
and of these men an overwhelming
majority are college graduates with
highly technical euucatiCIs, many of
tlem entitled to place IN imposing
array OF letters aftel their names and
with the natural good maners and
good breeding inhtrent to their class.
Why should this class of men be
apparently amlessly spending their
years in the small towns of the MeXi-
can border? They have been wait
ing fo: "The Day" in Mexico. They
are men VINO have previously spent
years south of the border, who know
the resources and possibilities of the
country and knowing them are sat-
isfied that the years they spent in
waiting for conditions to adjust them
selves arebetter invsted than in any
sotAer way4 They may at times
make shorts trips "bacn home" or To
some other locality but not for long.
and tha least newspaper furry sends
them hurrying back, as they know
that when the day comes, the race
will be to the swift, that they will
have the opportunity to "cash in"
only BY being on the ground to gather
promptly the fruits of their past ex-
perience, and to realize on Ihe years
they have spent patiently know
ing that eventually "the day" was
bound to come.
Since tie successful overthrow of
the Carranza government, the finan-
ciaI eyes of the United States have
been turned to Mexico mere keenly
Il an ever before. The evident dis
approval of anti-Amrican sentiment
by the Mexican people as evidenced
by the overthrow of the old regime
and the placing in office through the
efforts of Genral Alvaro Obregon, of
men recognized as friends of AAmeri
can bu 5iness, who living in the north
were thrown in constant contact with
American methods and who have a
wide knowledge It NJ Xican Id-d-
this condition has engepdered ltta
confidence on the part Of Am'Iivan
financiers than has e. :ted s:n"e the
days of Diaz, and "a i :esult we lind
the boz der ports a. pressn' centers
Of a very differe II phrase ef a 'ty
than has existed '':ring the pat ten
years.
Lawyers offices on the border are