White Pine news. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1920-1923, 1920-11-07

ticed by Mr.. Average American Clu-
zen. Cantu's peaceful passing into
private life Is not being ignored. how
ever, by shrewd students OF interna-
tional events, writes Paul ]. Brlndel
In the Chicago Daily News.
Any man who car peacefully resign
his ONCE in Mexico on his own terms
Is worthy OF American interest. Add
the fact that Cantu ruled successfully
most Of Lower California through the
nine stormiest years of Mexico's his
tory, and you have another interesting
item. But most interesting Of oil Is
the seemingly unanswerable question
of "why did Cantu resignr" True, De
Ia Huerta and Obregon had threatened
dire things against him, including In
vasion OF Lower California, If he did
not. But they were hundreds of miles
away. and other attempts had taught
Mexican expeditlonary forces, from
Diaz to Carranza. that only n military
expedition of n great power could cross
the hundreds of miles of burning sands
between Mexicali and Mazatlan. Yet
Cantu resigned. and with very little
dickering. except FOR certain rights and
amnesty for his followers.
Appointee Of Porfrio Diaz.
Like most things in Mexico. good and
bad, Gov. Cantu and his administra-
ton dated back to Porfirlo Diaz. From
1911. when DIaz appointed him. TO the
time of his resignation. Cantu defied
successfully all efforts to involve Low
err California In the mess the rest OF
Mexico Is in. While the Maderos.
Huerta. Carranza. Villa. Angeles and
Zapata each stroye TO succeed 10 the
crown OF rGaz. Cantn stuck TO his
knitting as governor In his border
capital of Mexicall. opposite Calexico.
Cal, metropolis OF the Imperial Val
ley.
The best token OF his success I'm re-
fusing to be n of the many "savlors'
of Mexico is evidenced by the fact that
while good American citizens were be-
Ing used "a rifle targets during the
hectic days following Diaz's flight. as
far as is known no reputable citizen OF
the United States ever lost his life or
even was molested in Lower Califor-
mia during Cantu's administration.
Cantu's success ms an administrators
also Is shown In that. unlike any other
place In Mexico, passengers on the re-
Gently completed San Diego and ART
iona railroad find 1t extremely difficult
TO determine when they are in the
United States and when I'm Lower Call
fornia, as this newest extension of the
Southern Pacific ~zig-zags Its way from
Yuma. Ariz.. through Mexicali, Calexi-
co and FL Centre in the Imperial val
ley then back TO Mexico again. finally
winding up In San Diego. through Tia
Juanna.
Tia Jusnna's Rise to Fame.
In their anxiety to reach that west
coast Mecca of the thlrsty-Tia Juan
na-many Chicagoans en- route 10 the
Democratic national convention in
San Francisco passed through Mexicall
without realizing their proximity TO
N of the few Latin-Amerlcan poll
tlcians worth meeting. Tia Juanna.
planned by Cantu to be the Monte Car
10 of North America, has had n mush-
room growth In the last few months,
especially since July /, 1910.
Two years ago before the completion
Of the San Diego and Arizona "cut-
off," II wasn't even on q railroad map
and was practically unknown except
TO some of the sporting fraternity of
San Diego and Los Angeles. Today II
and its American sister, Tia Juana.
Cal, are supposed TO have close TO
5000 permanent inhabitants, not TO
speak OF a daily influx OF the. thirsty.
averaging several thousand per day.
Moreover. Tia Juanna, Mexico, has
more saloons than can be counted on
a hot August afternoon, a fair race
track. half a thousand adyenturesses
and every variety OF gambling game
from BLACK jack" to faro and rou-
lette. No wonder two through Pull.
mans are operated daily from Chicago
to San Diego Pm route to Tia Juanna.
Or that the two daily trains from San
Diego frequently III In two sections
as tar as the Mexican border.
Mexico the last "ossis."
This description Of Tia Juanna is not
given to further advertise the town,
but because II Is further evidence OF
the astuteness of this cnnny Castliian
governor. Safe from Mexican invasion
by the desert. Cantn realized that un
der q new administration In the United
States there probably would be a re-
iteration Of the demand that the
United States purchase Lower Call.
fornia. Every few months for the last
decade or more. this agitation hns been
resumed, usually following a story Of
a japanese naval base having been
discovered" along Magdalena or Tur'
tie bay. Americans long have cast an
envious eye on this strip of territory
tutting out into the Pacific. In 1915
Gntna ..Aa sr.n~. s.ltat~l