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20 Along the Rio Grande
It was only three weeks before that hundreds from
Bliss, Douglas and neighboring towns were crowded about
the Naco railroad station awaiting the arrival of these persons,
half of whom were believed to have been massacred
by the Mexicans. The train bearing them from Cananea
was four hours late, and the fear that they had been murdered
en route grew in the minds of those who were expecting
them.
Nearly a thousand men had pledged themselves to
go in armed and get them if they failed to come. Those
who could not be carried by the hundred autos provided
for the expedition intended to go on foot, but they would
only have returned with the dead bodies if there had been
any treachery on the part of the Mexicans.
I spoke with one of the men who had been on this
train, but he did not wish his name used in connection with
the story, as the Mexicans maintain a bureau in Washington
which sends to all parts of their country clippings of
any comments made. If an American criticizes Mexico
or its people he is "thirty-threed"-that is, he is told
that his presence is no longer desired by that nation, and
he will never be allowed to return. This is provided for
by Article 33 in the Mexican Constitution, which
says any undesirable- foreigner may be exiled. For
those who have built up their business there, it is a
serious matter.
"Three weeks ago," said the refugee with whom I
was speaking, "everything was comparatively quiet, if
Mexico can ever be called quiet, until word was received
by the Jefe Politico, the Mayor of Cananea, of Wilson's
note to Carranza. A telegram to the Jefe followed in
which it was said: 'It is your duty as true Mexican citizens
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Lewis, Tracy Hammond. Along the Rio Grande, book, 1916; New York. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth46839/m1/33/: accessed April 26, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; .