Show o oI I Put Tijuana Out of Business I 0 Los Angeles Angeles' Express Tijuana Is a disgrace of two nations The hell hellhole hellhole hellhole hole has been tole tolerated by the people of Mexico and supported by the people of or the United States Neither can blame the other Both are guilty guilt The Th disgrace ought to be wiped out The pathetic case of or the Peteet family is only an Incident of or what has been going on on both sides of the border The Peteet father mother and two daughters preferred death to the dishonor resulting resulting resulting result result- ing from their visit to th the village Image of dives and gambling gambling gam gam- bling bUng dens Their Their- end was dramatic therefore attracts attracts attracts at at- at- at tracts attention But Bait theirs were not the only lives I Tijuana has cost And many victims J have suffered worse orse than death Mexico does not need the kind of revenue de derIved derived derived de- de rived from Tijuana and and It would seem cannot af afford atford at- at ford tord for her own reputations reputation's sa sake e longer to permit existence within ner er borders of or the debasing place The United Sta States Stages es too long has neglected to o take I uch such steps as the government may to put a stop to merI Americans ans crossing the border only to visit and beI bea be- be n. n of part the debauchers upon which Tijuana thrives es The scum of or both countries are mere Criminals and all vicious characters find Tijuana a refuge Every vice known to the underworld of the American Ameri Amen can continents Europe Asia and Africa a. a Is I practiced For or its existence Mexico Is no more to blame than the United States Our government can put the race tracks saloons gambling houses and brothels of Tijuana out of business over night through the mere act of refusing to tv permit Americans Americans Ameri Amen cans to cross the border without passports and Is Issuing Issuing Issuing Is- Is suing no passports excepting to persons who are able to show they have legitimate business to tal take them into Mexico Without the flood of Americans pouring over the bord border r. r many of f them mere sight sight- sers sens Innocent of any Intent to do more mon than look mere I i merely curious like e the Tijuana Tijuana soon eoon would revert re to its former condition of a quiet Mexican village It Is to be hoped both governments may agree upon a course to bring brIng- about th that t condition |