The Marietta journal. (Marietta, Ga.) 1918-1944, 1920-06-11
American Newspaper Man Picks
Up Interesting Information
in Mexico.
CHANGE TOWARD AMERICANS
Is First American to
Visit 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 a dis
Jolnted tale Of a Journalistic pilgrim in
quest of data in Mexico 1t treats of
the entry Of the first American into
the revolution aShed republic since
the roads were cut.
with passport in hand, approached
one Monahan, the guardian for Uncle
sam at the Laredo International bridge
that is, the Rio Grande-there's no
bridge. Somebody burned the six-span
steel structure en- days ago. They
nave 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
consuPs 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,
hithy streets, to crawling, fly-dotted
oeggars, 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 a pail over all the people and
businesses, the 'wish-to-GOd this thing
would stop and we could get back to
work. feeling. Every human express
es more confidence in this regime than
in any since old Porfirlo Diaz departed,
And there is a new spirit toward
Americans. Somebody-and one ven
lures to credit General Oregon 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 pacflsts. Every
body on both sides of the river told
me no one could go South So l iump-
ed into coach and was driven to the
barracks where Col. ]. f. Borquez
| commands the border between Eagle
Pass and Brownsville and south to
Monterey. ! told him who l was
and what | wanted. After officially
informing me of Monterey's fall, he
promised to comply with all my re-
quests.
Obtains Safe Conduct.
Telling me to return at 10 a. m. Fri
day, he Dictated safe conduct pass.
1t is the most complete document /
ever saw and has worked wonders
i only hope | don't present it 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
of strife have slapped us until the last
Mexican vrtueS-patience and for.
bearance-have been exhausted. Car.
rama would have had us in trouble
with America, and we can't stand for
that. We want peace and chance
w Wtlh IiUt 10 all 10 SGI III we
must be at peace at home and abroad.
The rebel chieftains all rally TO us be-
| cause Carranza meant trouble, and our
plan means the simplest program OF all
peace and work
What carranza Stood Fer.
"Carran2a represented pro-thiS and
pro-that, politica! autocracy, personal
| frigidity, private revenge and pure
| graft. You will notice the revolution
swept most of the republic without a
hundred shots being fired. That shows
at once that Carranza was not what
they wanted and what our plan is.
Please be good enough TO send only
one message to your people-have a
| little patience and we will make the
| grade"
i l was at the station at ten Friday.
i There was water tank car flat car
L a