The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1906-06-08
NOT FISHING IN
WATERS Of
MEXICO
Capt. Mum, Of Galveston, is Pos.
tive that He Can Prove Fisher
men are Innocent.

The Galveston Tribune of Wednes-
Gay contains the following article rel
ative to the seizure Of the American
fishing vessels by the Mexican gov
eminent:
The captains and crews of the
Pensacola and Mobile fishing boats
departed for their homes last night,
as was mentioned in yesterdays Tri-
hume.
Manager Mum to-day stated to a
Tribune reporter that he would have
Capt. Spurlin and the Other men OF
the Lizzie B. Adams of the Gulf Fish
cries go before United States
commissioner and make sworn state
ments as to their position in the gulf
when captured and other information
that will aid in bringing the Mexican
government to account for their
breach of international law and ut
terly ignoring the rights of any ma
ton to fish in the open sea. These
statements will at once be fOrwarde |
to Senator Culberson and Congress
man Gregg at Washington where the
Texas statesmen will take up the
American interests in the case and
attempt to bring ahSut an early trial
of the outrage pe-petrated by the
Mexicans.
1T is certain" continued he, that
thu United States government will
take no fOrceable action in the case
until the Mexican officials have had
ample time allowed them in which to
render their decision in the matter.
This will no doubt be made faYorable
to their country and every grain Of
evidence will be introduced by them
to win. However, they realize that
their case is not a strong one, else
they would not have permitted the
Americans to leave the country--that
is not the Mexican way of doing
things. When they hold a person
for any crime, and the evidence is
sufficiently strong for conviction
words can not express the cruelty
and deprivations the prisoners are
a pretty hard time, but a person who
is advised of their practice in GRIMM
al cases suggests that if the Next
can government really felt that the
American fishermen were guilty of
the charge which they have brought
against them they would every one
be behind the bars this day.
"As was expressed in the American
consul's letter in the Tribune yester-
day, the Mexican government will
delay a decision in the case. and IN
less the United States government
forces them to terms, months will
pass and possibly years before the
outraged fishing companies are paid
for their losses in vessels and cargo.
Nevertheless after the usual formal
tiles are gone through with and the
Mexicans have been given time TO
render a decision, it is believed that
President Roosevelt will take a hand
in the matter and this government
will finally decide the case IN a man
ner which will knock the Mexican
opinion to pieces and remove all
possibility of any further molesting
OF fishermen in the waters in dis
pute.
while the American sailors were
given fair attention by the American
consul at ProgTesso there is plainly
q lack of interest which the represen-
tative Of this government should
have taken in the matter. This cat
be explained by the consul being
afraid of jeOpardizing his CONNER
cial interests at that place. as il IS
learned that this man who happens
to be holding down Uncle Sans desk
there owns several large ranches and
is interested in other affairs