Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-03-17
Forclgners in Moxioo.
por Tho ooaeitc.

For The Gazette.
The subject Of foreignere in Mexico
| Is now becoming n very interesting
question TO Americans, and In q few
years will no doubt become grave
and interesting one TO the governments
of both Mexico and the United States.
And there are many causes In opera
ton which are bound TO produce 4 COLI
fiict Of interests II not complete rev.
olution Of those amicahle ties and roia-
lions which have heretofore existed.
Among the many causes of conflicting
interests aud rights, may bementloned
the "extradiiiOnp laws, or treaty.
which Is now awaiting or pending the
action of both governments, aud upon
thosolution or final settlement OF Which
depends the mutual interests and well
fare Of both governments. And it is
TO be hoped that such solution Of the
question may be reached as to insure
the great objects in view, namely, the
capture, sufrender trial and c0nyic.
ti0n, rs the laws of each government
direct and prescribe. without undue
bias on prejudice, and this TO the end
that crime shaIl not 90 unpunished
and That the guilty shall not be Gu
abled TO eyade tie Just sentence Of the
law in ell its beauty, majesty, newer
and purity, honestly and impmlially
But This reminds me Of many cases
10 which my attention was called
while sojourning in Mexico,
Mexican authorities frequently mr.
rested, imprisoned and retained Amer
leans IN adobe dungeons for months.
All In, ~ A..
trial ofany kind or charactar. And
they all complain loudly and bitterly
against our ministers, consula, etc, for
their inactivity and indifference 10
these American citizens 80 held and
retained, and they bitterly complain
Of the stupidity and Indifference of
the United States and its agents, In
this state of things TO go
long continue unnoticsd aud I'M.
checked. Aud they further say that
when they do have trial, IL ism
sort OF a star.chii,i.ber proceeding. In
which the Judge and II few of his spe-
ylal advisers try the case md fix The
penalty. There Is especially one class
II criminal cases which deserve spe-
,ial notice and attention, aud IL Is that
when any accident happens on Il rail-
road by which any one Is Injured or
slIled, all the trainmen of that train
ire arrested, and imprisoned and fried,
Whenever ~ may fnit or please the
Ugh funciionary whose power or
IL Is TO examine thecase, and
I frequently happens that many
elapse before they have or re-
'eiye that which the Mcxicans call Il
rial.
Nor Is this all. Whenever n loco
motive or train runs over, mains orin
ny way Injuries a Mexican, whether
N the train or not, the euiire train
men are arrested a1d sent 10 jail un-
Ter and by virtue Of the laws of that
ountry, and frequently held for nIi iu-
leflnite period before irinI, and then
uch penalty Is imposed ns may suit
he taste and prelndices of the natives,
nd as these railroad men are almost
Invariably Americans they receive lit
le OF no sympathy from them; Indeed
am utterly unable 70 convey 10 YOU
he hatred, prejudice and iil.wiiI which
hey have aud expTese FIR Americans,
lor do believe that the English vo-
abulary furnishes any words or
,hrases which would or gould convey
"A adequate idea to us Of their dislike