Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1886-08-20
UNDER THE BRITISH FLAG.
How the Americans Can Go
Safely to Mexico.
FL Paso People Think Sedgwick's Mis-
sion WIN he n Farce-SOme Murders
Concealed by SELFISH Owners OF
Mines.

A dispatch from Dallas, Tex, says: Par
ties in the city from FL Paso were approached
for their views on the appointment of Mr..
Selgwick as specill envoy to Paso del Norte
and chihuahua on the Cutting case. They
entertain feeling that his visit will hot
help the government or Cutting,
and it is just such move
as tho Mexicans and the parties at
f.; Paso who are interested in Mexican en-
terprises would de ire in such a crisis 1t
was generally asserted that nearly every
merchant, lawyer end banker of e. Paso is
interested in some property scheme in Mex
leo, either rairoading, mining stock rails ,ng,
canal or irrigation enterprise, or land
SPECULATION, and that this element is all
for peace and has always taken
the part of Mexico in every outrage and
indignity heaped upon American citizens,
their rea~on being the plainly apparent one
of self-interest, as they do not wish anything
TO occur that will jeopardize their ventures
or decrease their investments and profit pros
poets. 1t was asserted that all this element
will club toge her in advance, lay for Mr..
Sedgw.ck, wine and dine him, tell how good
the Mexicans are as people, and
that all the blame for collisions Is
due to the pure cuss dness of American ad,
venturers who go over and try to run the
country. 1t was also asserted that the Amerl.
can element of middle class means and posi-
ton who are not only in the great majority,
but the class who are always subject 10
outrage a d indignity, viii lie kept away
from Mr. Sedgwick and not allowed to get
his ear to tell him the bottom facts.
"Why," said one of the gentlemen, There
is Colonel Taylor, formerly Mayor of Aus,
tin, who has big mining interest in Mexico
and has been there for two years. -Four OF
his miners have been murdered in that
period, and he has not even reported the
cases to the American consul for fear OF
iniul ing his interest. Oue Of these victims
was l4riated bya rope, choked to strangula.
tion, robbed and his dead body mutilated.
This is only one sample of scores of such
ouTages that never reach the general pub
lie"
1t was learned from the @ Ell Paso men
that every American who has been in the
habit OF coming to that city as convenient
point from which to start out on business
trips to Mexico, state that unless Cuttings
release is forced by the government and Mex
leo made to furnish the proper additional
redress, it will be unsafe for any American
citizen, except the Scheming element referred
to- to go into and through the republic as
such, because Mexican outragt and inSoenc5
will be worse than ever. Already many have
taken the necessary steps to go there as
BRUSH SUBJECTS, SO as 10 appear lof protec-
ton to that government in case of necessity.
1t was asserl ed that in the event of back
down by the government a general move
ment has been matured for ali Americans to
follow this example and make of it a frater
nifty feature as far as possible.
One of these Ell Paio citiz Ms cited as a
striking case of this character the fact that a
representative of the New Orleans Times
Democrat lately sent to Mex co to investigate
4bn troI,b1nc Nh ne a Rritich Cnhiapt
taking the nece 'sary step; befot Q his depart
IRE from Ell Paso. All are OF the opinion
that at the game of diplomacy the Mexicans
will hoo Twink the United States, that s dg-
wicks mi soa wi result in milk and water
outcome, and then look out for red-ho5 times
on the border, for the people of Texas are de.
terIrined on having satisfaction and revenge.