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Show iiH . OO MEXICANS DO NOT LIKE AMERICANS. In a talk on Mexico, Rev. W. L Mel linger inlormed the Kiwanis club, at a luncheon at the Weber club on Fri-day, Fri-day, that the Mexicans have an abld ing hatred for Americans. He had LLI lived in Mexico many years and knew I the sentiment of the people The Mexicans have never forgotten the war of 1847 and have not forgiven their northern neighbors for annexing the territory of which Utah, Nevada, California and other western states were a part. Of late years the hatred has been Intensified In-tensified by border troubles and American Amer-ican patrol of the dividing line, with an occasional invasion of Mexican territory ter-ritory In the years to come t bis feeling oi dislike may be allayed by the Mexicans Mexi-cans realizing that the Americans have no further aggressions to put into effect and are content Lo allov.-Mexico allov.-Mexico to work out its own destiny, if Mexico will respect American right". An Ogdenite lately returned from El Paso While on the southern border, bor-der, ho was induced to go ac ross the line into Juarez to see the sight? an 1 absorb some of the rare spiritual blessings that the inhabitants of that city have to offer strangers from the dry and parched regions of the Unit fd States. In passing through a lint of soldiers, he was called on to salute the Mexican flag. Feeling that he owed the colors oi the-Mexicans no special deference, he kept his hat on Then came B second and a third re quest, and finally he was informed i that he would be shot if he persisted . in disregarding the formality. With a bayonet at his back and the muzzle i of a gun in his lace, he relucianlly un H , '! covered, but he returned home re H l ! solved to advocate a reciprocity of ha H; rj trod This illustrates the friction K i )J w hich is occurring In cities just south |