A WAR OF BANDITS.

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume XLI, Issue 13299, 7 February 1914, Page 3

A WAR OF BANDITS.

During his recent travels the Rev. Dr. Waddeli, of Dunedin, visited Arizona and New Mexico, and saw something of the Mexican war now m progress. He stayed for tAvo days at El Paso, a town on the Mexican frontier, on the Rio Grande. Just across from El Paso is the city of Juarez, recently captured by General Villa, the leader 'of the rebel forces. Dr. Waddeli stayed at EI Paso for Hip purpose of seeing or learning something of the war, and he had, to use his own phrase, "the dignity, or indignity," of being searched for arms as he crossed over the bridge which connects El Paso with Juarez. At one end of the bridge there is. an American picket, '• who Marches everybody who cvosj-es, for arms. At the other side a Mexican is stationed, at the more prosaic, but more practical business of collecting toll. They seemed to- be taking the war pretty , lightly m Juarez, ■ for everything was m full swing, apparently, as usual. There were horse ivices every afternoon m the week, and bull fights on Sundays. The town of El Paso was filled with Spanish refugees, Dr. Waddeli heard a great deal about tlie Mexican war both here and while he was m Texas, and the impression he formed Mas that it was a war of murderers and banditti, each man jfjghting'for his-own ends.