El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-02-03
Says Mexico
Is Preparing
To Make War

teer system in use which amounted
10 draft and taat men who Joined
said he was told by several AIexicans
Of authority that the troops were
being trained to fight Americans.
Agents Get Their Bit.
American goods are used only be-
cause German goods cannot be OBJ
tanned, Mr. Simons declared. One
Mexican, he said, told him that
Mexicans bought gringo goods be-
cause they were unable TO get other
makes I had a friend representing
a large New York concern" said the
narrator. who was approached by
government agent and told that for
$4,000 he would fix it with Car
rama so that no other country's
goods in that line could be sold in
Mexico This man was with me
at the Regis hotel in Mexico City. As
matter OF fact no other goods
could have been bought by Mexicans
anyhow and the CarranZa agent was
going 10 get a nice bit out OF it.
The worst case I ever ran on 10.
was that Of a young American nurse
from New York who came to Mex
leo with rich patient The son Of
a rich Mexican sugar king became
i'll in New York and the girl was
called to wait on him The Mexican
became infatuated with the girl and
asked her 10 accompany him 10 his
home lin Mexico City as nobody else.
he insisted, could take good care OF
him The girl finally yielded. When
the girl got to Mexico City the Next
can asked her TO marry him She re-
fused. whereupon the Mexican got
angry and he and his father caused
her an the trouble they could They
got into a row at the Regis one day
and the police were called and told
10 arrest the girl
Finally the matter was adjusted
. r HsaH
girl a ticket and 500 10 take her
back 20 New York 1t had cost her
$50 TO come down. Before she got
away the Mexican came to her rooms
again and demanded her ticket and
the money. She refused to give IL TO
him. Then he demanded a diamond
ring she wore as security or she
could not 90. A friend OF mine and
myself then got into the matter and
asked the Mexican il he had given
the girl the ring He admitted he
had not. and tho girl said her father
had bought it for her But she saw
il was 80 TO Jail again or give up
the ring. so she let IL 90. After the
Mexican left the girl tainted and we
called a doctor. He rubbed her hands
and breast a little and she recovered
He demanded $50, which was paid
All Of US were arrested then Tor
causing trouble"
jenkins Grossly 1Iistreated.
Referring 20 the jenkins case Mr.
Simons said the United States consul
lar agent had been grossly mis-
treated and that he told the story
he did under threats and TO save his
life "CarranZa was mixed up in the
whole affair and ] got my intorma-
ton about II in connection with
newspaper man who worked on the
case and sent the stories and pic
lures into the states with Fox film
man." said the American
Bandits are everywhere Trains
are all armed and IL Is unsafe now
all over the republic. especially for
an American" declared Mr. Simons.
and I do not intend to go back
Highly respected Spanish people IN
Mexico say that American interven-
tfon is the only thing that can pos
sibly save the country 70 make Il
safe for Americans. have only
heard one American there oppose in
PREVENTION and do not consider him
a good American. He said II America
interveued he would move to an
other country. As for me believe
America must intervene"
Mexicans hate senator A B. Fan,
chairman Of the senate subcommit- |
tee investigating Mexican affairs, I
AIr. Simons said He gave il as his I
belief that the senator would De n (
great danger II he ever entered that 4
country.