Imperial Valley press., 1923-11-20
Editor of Omen Forum. Dear Sir:

Editor of Open Forum, Dear Sir
We hear great deal these days about our wasted
Soil Fertility and we should certainly heed what is
being told for economic progress depends IN
great upon the conservation OF our vast re-
sources. But-what about the blasting blight ana de.
vastating force of the all too prevalent "Mexcah
Mind" of our Valley?
For years, this Shiny, disease-bearing thing has
been spreading its foul mlasma over all our falr Vae
until we have all of become more or less atfecteo
or afflicted or inflicted by its low vulgarlty Mex
ical-minded valley! an unelean minded valley Ini1 n
uncean force has blinded eyes; has made US Gun
of understanding else how could it be possible that
some school teachers, some time ago. from one toWh
escorted by some unmarried men, went to one OF NeA
icals dance halls to dance on the same 1oor at te
same time some of their less fortunate sisters danced
sisters who had sold for money their souls as well as
'iei How P did we get our Mexica-minds? Not all at
once assure YOU but by slow fterng, dlsntegrat-
ing process, for , .,7oo,,a ,,,oi,
That TO be hated, needs but to be seen,
Rnt seen too oft familiar with its face,
First pity then endure, and then embrace.
It was by the slow, famar1zlng process lohe3, Si
stories gossip, debts, disease, broken hone' tiaC ~
thing has come to be. 1t passes nome no mater no
they may wish to avoid its influence II Is 'neie -
Not long ago young lawyer arose in court room G
in Imperial Valley. He essayed IN the course OF ms
argnn1ent TO be humorous; pokng fun at the PURIFY
SQUAD" (whoever he meant by that. !haC was az az
right for the Purity Squad If there IS one, neeua
worse than fun poked at them Tor ley et oe1 tbr @
least mapping at the switch, along with lot OF oher
fII This Young attorney, intellectual looking
-. ,,ap said in substance, among other thlngS:
soTTbo purity Squad are even trying to delete our
b1,rore. +hev won't let sing, %, Where Is MY wan
dering Boy Tonight any more, Tor tney know thaV ~
tba+ how has drop Of red blood IN his body, ne won
he home singing hymns but he'll be below the line!
I'd like every mother OF sons, every laUher " ie'O
arair that remarkable statement ~.
"s A. sure as night follows day-God-glyen lntelH-
onco is not used by the Gevotees OF MeXlcan' You
fd tho same brand of "red blood among the gutter
iee the wharf rats slums; the low and untaught--
Gor rather those who refuse to learn eVeryWhere-o
where reason and intelligence rules, there an III
dwelling decency of mind and thought hat REFUSES "
sinl, ~ fbe level of the 'MeXicali-mind.
When q polite visiting doctor stands up before
roo+ Cbar1ber of Commerce and praises our wonder
Ell ,oIav and our healing climate and then says, IN
substance "But Gentleman, this menace on your Dor
dar Won do not seem to realize what that means IN
oos something is done it will destroy your family Ie
IN the next generatOn We any OF u.s. so stupid IhaC
we do not know what he meant? mat physician was
not sneaking from moral standpoint either, but his
2t when we get above the stage in our think
ing we will know that mordlIy anu e00O PS-
go hand in hand. - ,lo, h,4
We've been bowling poverty IN our Valley-ouI
onI few recognized that most abJecr poverty was
novertv of mind or soul! Blind! and dull OF under-
Standing else how COULD we be such business 1all-
ures as to allow 100000 week, IN money 10 ne vast
ed oyer the border Wasted-WthOut even counting Ihe
waste in human wreckage .,. ,l
Shall the future generation sit IN Judgment ana
.And they made the valley to blossom as the rose
lint they wasted and ruined childrens lives they
estoved ideals of conduct they allowed disease ana
tae its awful toll until that wonderful valley
H. ltOlD