The Powder River County examiner and the Broadus independent. [volume] (Broadus, Mont.) 1919-1935, 1920-06-25
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CHANGE TOWARD AMERICANS
Correspondent 10 First American ia
Visit Revolution-Siashed Repub.
lie After Fall Of Carranxa-
People Want Peace.

Chicago. Sidney NJ. Sutherland
writes to the Chicago Tribune from
Monterey, Mex. what he calls a dis
j"intei tale of a journalistic pilgrim In
quest OF data in Mexico. 1t treats Of
the entry "f the first American into
the revolution Ntasl,cd republic since
the roads were cut.
With passport In hand. I approached
one Monahan. the guardian for Uncle
sam at the Laredo international bridge
that is. the Rio Granle-there's no
bridge. Somebody burned the six-spnn
steel structure ten days ago. They
have bull, r"n,""n nearly across the
GAIyard-wida stream. just now you're
| pnle,l across in SkiffS.
| Mnnahan looked. ut my passport and
me. and told me To forget the Mexican
cnnsurS wise. as there are rs many
c"n>ulS in Laredo as there are factions
in Mexico. and to proceed and I" pray
God to give mercy to my immortal
soul
stepped from civilization to five
centuries ago. to old ShackS. narrow.
filthy streets. to crawling fly-dottetl
heg.ar> to men in tatters. women In
rags. and children In less than fig
leaves. There is one tram of one
mule power. dozens of Ill smelling.
make-shift dirty saloons. and hanging
| like pail over all the people and
businesses. the "wiSl,-tn-i;Ml this thing
would stop and we could get back ia
work" feeling. Every human express.
rs more confidence IN this regime than
in any since old lortiri" Diaz departed.
And there Is n new spirit toward
Americans. S",neh"iy-anh one ven.
lures to credit General Ohrpyon with
the iden-passt'tl the order everywhere.
to defer to things American and cut
out the nonsense OhregOn visited
several American camps dmrin. the
war and the Great Lakes to see the
United States when VIZ meant business
and had Sitled the pacihsts. Every
hOdy 0n both sides NJ the river told
me no one could go South. So l Jump.
ri into coach and WAS driven to the
barracks where Cnl. j. i. Roruuez
commands the border between Eagle
|
Monterey. told him who was
and what l wanted. After officially
informing me If MOntprey's fall. he
promised to comply with all my re-
quests.
Obtains Safe Conduct.
Telling me to return Mt ~ n. m. Fri
day. he dictated a safe conduct pass
1t IL the mos, complete document
ever saw and has worked wonders
only Rope. ! don't present It to the
opposing faction and get shot durtn.
the confusion.
RorQupz. voicing what all the Othel
rebel generals have told me since. ~ Il
sO'en,nly and earnestly:
"We'rp tired Of fighting. Ten years
1T strife have sapped ns until the las
Mexican virtues-patience and for
bee rance-have htpi, exhausted Car
ranza would have had us IN trnnhi,
with America. and we cant stand 10
that. We want peace and 4 chance
to work. That Is all. To get II VI
must I've at pence at home and abroad
The rehe, chieftains all rally to VA he
| cause (arranZa nit'HNt trouble and on
plan ~ .ans the simplest program Of al
peace and work.
What carranza Stood For.
'Carrunza represented pr0-this an
prO.tl,at. political aut"cracy. persona
frigidity. private revenge and pur
graft. YOu vii, notice the revolution
swept most Of the republic without
hundred shots being fired. That show
Mt once that Carranza was not wha
they wanted and what our plan I.
Please he good enough, to send onl
one message I" your peOple-have
little patience and we will make tn
grade"
was at the station at ten Frida!
There was water tank car. fiat "a
aud q cabO0se made Of . cOnverto