Evening star., 1922-05-04
Special Disps tch to The Star.

special U1Sp3 Ten 70 lne ctuI.
PASADENA. Calf, May a-An at
this section to stop gaIabnnE and rum
selling at Tia Ju&ria and ether points
across the Mexican Border has
brought the polite retdrt from Mexi-
can off1eiaisa that IL Americans VIC I'D
show more dispositionto 70 respect their
own Constitution andttheir own laws.
the EFFORT to "clean up the border
towns woaid be made immensely
Both President obregon ana. the
governor -of Lower California have
been heard from and the correspond
ence demonstrates that militant di-
ploTnacy is not "a lost art on the otner
side Of the Rio Grande.
The barkeeperS -of the Mexican VII
1ages. moreoyer, assure their Gus
toners that the beer. gin ana @ WHISKY
old U. 8. A." There is the furtner
suggestion that all of the gamphng
paraphernalia which has found IT'S
way into Mexico was imported from
the United States,7to say notning oI
the fact that the gamessof chance the
unwary traveller may encounter an
are backed by Americans.
Various reports as to what has peeh
going on across the border eventually
reached the Woman's Bible ciass oh
the First Methodist Church o. faSa-
dena. Thereupon it was deciaed ~
address formal notes to the Mexican
authorities without the mediation ot
the State Department at washington.
From the national palace at Mex
leo City came the following reply,
ITO Mrs. Luella D. Kimball and the
Rest of the Signers. First Meth
odist Church, Pasadena. Call,
Esteemed Ladies':
"The president of the republic gave
his attention to your courteous COM
munication and. in reply. he instruct
ed me to say to you that the execu.
to evict and destroy by as many
| means as are in his power all those
spectacles which appear immoral, like
gambling, in the frontier cities OF
Lower califernia;: Without other
| affectionate and attentive sincere
| servant. THE PRESIDENT.
| by his secretary"
1t will be noticed that the president
Of the republic squarely puts the
charge" who happens to be his ex-
cellency. jose Inocents Lugo, gov
ernor Of Lower California.
And when Jose takes his pen in
hand he has the esteemed president
1 OF the republic suffering from
had to say:
ITO Mrs. Luella D. Kimball, Miss
\ Emma /. Turner and Miss NJ E.
Rich. First Methodist Church, Pasa-
dena, Calf,
Respectable Ladies:
Il have the pleasure of referring
to my attention your letter of the
18th instant, in which it appears you
have received notice to the effect
that the frontier cities Of this gov
ernment under my jurisdiction are
}going to make themselves dry and
will struggle also for the extirpation
i of the vices.
Certainly. honorable ladies. it is
my purpose as governor of this region
| to realize certain improvements in the
social classes which are besieged by
gigantic surges of vice, In which, un-
fortunately, there are abundant ele-
ments of that great American nation.
/ am resolved to do it, but l trust in
the cooperation which the good ele-
ments of that country the United
States) can lend to the good elements
of this country that together We can
struggle against the bad. ~
j II thank you for your good wishes
and for your prayers for the we'll
being or welfare of Mexico. in which
Is desired also the true moral i'm
| provement of the American nation.
Il remain, very respectfully,
JOSE INOCENTE LUGO."
| The ladies Of the Bible class have
| been much impressed by the corre-
| spondence.
I'VE believe there is much food for