El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1900-12-19
BORDER FRICTION IS NOW
A THING OF THE PAST
Consul Mallen in an Interview in the
City of Mexico Depicts a Pleas
ant State of Affairs at Ell Paso.
From the Mexican Herald.

From the Mexican Herald.
The growth of good feeling between
the United States and Mexico is no.
where better illustrated than along
the border between the two countries
and no pointserveS as better illuStra-
ton than the neighbor cities Ell Paso
and JuareZ. The interests of these
two cities have become so closely iden-
titled that they are almost as one city.
Consul Francisco Mallen. who repre-
entS the Mexican government at FL
Paso, in speaking of this growth of
good feeling yesterday to a Herald re-
porter, said:
Il have been consul at Ell Paso for
about six years and have lived in Ell
Paso and Juarez for about fourteen
years and in that time 1 have
tween the residents on either side of
the border toward those on the other
side The border rows that used to
be of more or less frequent occurrence
have ceased to occur. The cause of
the stopping of this form of lawless-
ness has been the speedy punishment
of the offenders by the courts on both
sides of the line. There was formerly
more or less prejudice in both coun-
for punishment to the other country.
This was partly on account of the
slowness of the legation proceedings on
both sides and the feeling that JUS
tice might not be done to the citizens
of one country in the courts of anoth-
er. All of that feeling has died out
and under the new treaty there is alb
solutely no feeling of the sort.
THE courts of Ell Paso are just as
fair to Mexicans as to Americans. In !
every case where a Mexican citizen is ,
arrested am notified Immediately and |,
assist my countrymen and the Of |
ficials in every possible way to throw |
light on the case. If the prisoner is !
guilty he is promptly punished. If he |
is innocent or has the benefit of a |
doubt in his favor he is promptly lib
Grated.
In the matter of the extradition of !
American citizens to Mexico. the Unit !
ed States has lived up to the letter of
the treaty. There has not been the !,
slightest delay in securing the Extra |!
dition of guilty persons. The first !
case of eXtradition under the treaty Il
was that of Mrs. Matte Rich, an
American woman who murdered her
husband on Mexican soil. She was
promptly surrendered by the United
States marshal to the Juarez officials
and is now serving her sentence in /
The most recent case is
that of Bias Aguirre, an American cit
zen who committed murder on the
Mexican side. was promptly turned
over by the United States authorities
md has just been sentenced to be shot
by the Judge at Juarez. During my
erm as consul / have secured twelve
and the conviction of fiji
cen criminals in the Ell Paso courts.
rhe officials show me every courtesy
md render me every possible assis-
ance. The officials in JuareZ are
ust as courteous toward United States
Consul Kindrick."
Though he takes none Of the credit
o himself. no one has done more to
,ring about this amicable state of af- |
airs that has Consul Mallen. He is
-ery popular in Ell Paso and has the
confidence not only of the officials but
# everybodyelse inthe town. He is
Ieeply interested in Ell Paso's welfare
md progress and takes an active part |
n every movement tending to this
nd He ic a member of the enter
ainment committee of the Midwinter
to be held in Ell PaSo in jan
AIRY and has done much to make the
carnival a success. He is doing his
tmost 20 interest Mexican people in
he Carnival and it is probable with 7
he special rates offered by the Mex
can Central there will be a goodly
lumber of visitors to Ell Paso from !
oints as far south as Chihuahua or
ven farther.