Polk County news. [volume] (Benton, Tenn.) 191?-1983, 1920-06-10
American Newspaper Man Picks
Up Interesting Information
in Mexico.
CHANGE TOWARD AMERICANS
Correspondent Is First American to
sVisit ReVolution-Slashed Repub-
lie After Fall of Carranza-
People Want Peace.

Chicago. Sidney NJ. Sutherland
writes to the Chicago Tribune from
Monterey, Mex, what he calls dis
jointed tale of a journalistic pilgrim in
quest of data in Mexico. 1t treats OF
the entry Of the first American into
the revolutiOn-Slashed republic since
| the roads We're cut.
With passport in hand, | approached
one MOnahan, the guardian for Uncle
Sam at the Laredo international bridge
that is, the Rio Grande-theres nc
bridge. Somebody burned the six-span
steel structL.e n days ago. They
have built pontoon nearly across the
2OO-yard-wide stream. Just now you're
poled across in skiffs.
Monahan looked at my passport and
me, and told me to forget the Mexican
conSuls wise, as there are as many
consuls in Laredo as there are factions
In Mexico, and to proceed and to pray
God to give mercy to my immortal
soul.
l stepped from civilization to five
centuries ago, to old shacks, narrow,
filthy streets, to crawling, fly-dOtted
beggars, to men in tatters women in
rags, and children in less than fig
leaves. There is one tram of one
mule power, dozens of i'll smelling,
make-shift dirty saloons, and hanging
like pail over all the people and
businesses, the "wiSh-to-GOd this thing
hon oil tr,
work" feeling. Every human express
es more confidence in this regime than
in any since old PorfiriO Diaz departed.
And there is a new spirit toward
Americans. Somebody-and one ven
lures to credit General ObregOn with
the idea-passed the order everywhere
to defer to things American and cut
out the nonsense. ObregOn visited
several American camps during the
war and the Great Lakes to see the
United States when we meant business
and had stifled the pacifists. Every
body on both sides of the river told
me no one could 90 South. So jump
ed into a coach and was driven to the
barracks where Col. J. F.. Borquez
commands the border between Eagle
Pass and Brownsville and south to
Monterey told him who I was
and what I wanted. After officially
informing me of MOnterey's fall, he
promised to comply with all my re-
quests.
Obtains Safe Conduct.
1
1ay. he dictated safe conduct pass. !
II is the most complete document
ever saw and has worked wonders
I only hope ! don't present II to the |
opposing faction and get shot during !
the confusion.
Borquez. voicing what all the other
rebel generals have told me since said
solemnly and earnestly:
Were tired Of fighting. Ten years
If strife have Slapped us until the last
Mexican vlrtues-patience and for
been exhausted Car
ANA would have had us in trouble
With America, and we can't stand for
hat. We want peace and chance
o work. That Is all. To GET II we
must he at peace at home and abroad.
rhe rebel chieftains all rally to us be-
ause Carranza meant trouble, and our
Ian means the simplest program OF all
peace and work.
What carranza Stood For.
"Carranza represented pro-this and
ro-that, political autocracy, personal
rigidity, private revenge and pure
raft. You will notice the revolution
wept most Of the republic without
undred shots being fired. That shows
/ once that Carranza was not what
hey wanted and what our plan is.
lease be good enough to send only
ne message to your people-have
title patience and we will make the
rade."
was at the station at ten Friday.
here was a water tank car, fiat car /
nd saboose made Of a converted |