Wheeling majority. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1907-192?, 1910-06-23
John Kenneth Turner and
Others Produce Documents
Against Mexican Desp0t.
SUBSIDIZED PRESS
KEEPS Sill /
Political Refugees Won't Join
Hearing Before Congress to
Expose Federal Officials

washington Sensational charges
THAT President Diaz, Of Mexico. Is able
to usc officers of the United States
government as his tools in persecutr
| ing his political enemies, will be made
tomorrow before the house committee
on rules. which is considering q reso-
luton of Wilson (Den., PAD to create
joint Investigating committee.
Evidence will be introduced by
which 1t is hoped to show that Wall
Street interests, owning concessions in
Mexico worth 5000, 900, given them
I-by Diaz, have forced American officers
to persecute mercilessly those Mexi
cans in the United States who oppose
Dfaz.
John Kenneth Turner, author Of
rBarbarous Mexico" and L. Gutierrez
de Lara, his co-worker and Mexicad
author and lawyer will produce docu-
mentary evidence which they believe
will substantiate their serious charges
Following are the statements upoi.
which they base the allegations that
the laws in America are stretched to
accommodate Diaz and political refu-
gees prosecuted.
The Guggenheims' control absolutely
the entiEe copper output of Mexico
own practically all the shelters and
fthe mines.
The Continental Rubber Company,
which controls Is per cent Of the
worlds output Of rubber and in which
John D. Rockefeller, Jr., is said to be
the largest Individual stakeholder, is
in control Of nearly all of the rubber
yrcad,1oi,,er 1and 81 Mavirn +.
The Standard Oil Company has q
practical monopoly of all the petrol
cum in the republic.
The Southern Pacific Railroad Com
pany and the Hartman heirs control
| two-t thirds Of the railway lines in Mex
ico-about 5000 out Of 1880 miles.
The sugar trust has gained prac
teal monopoly of the beet sugar bust
ness in Mexico through recent exclu.
sive concessions granted by Diaz.
| The Wells-Fargo Express Company
has an absolute monopoly Of express
business in Mexico.
Turner declares that all these fnan;
Gial interests, so heavily indebted t.
Diaz, have paid their obligations by
| bringing presume on the federal gov
ernment to accomplish Diaz's ends
| pleading danger to American capita
unless Diaz's wishes are complied with
There are number of ways adopt.
ed by the agents of the Mexican gov
eminent to persecute political refu
gees" said Turner today ''The ulti
mate idea is either to have them re
turned to Mexico, where they arr
quickly disposed of, or to have then
incarcerated, harassed and prosecuted
i in the United States.
| zone method Is to charge them with
murder and robbery in Mexico. We
cases the bills filed against Mexicans
in America do not even verify the placs
where the alleged robbery occurred MOI
the date. The robbery and murder
charge developed out Of revolution
in Mexico number of years ago.
| Another way is through the imrni
grafton inspectors. Attempt are made
to have Mexicans deported as unde-
sirable aliens as anarchists or un-
healthy. We can prove that in sew
era1 instances this attempt has beer
made, Notwithstanding the victim
could prove his residence in the United
States for three years Of more. The
law says an alien cannot be deported
after two years.
| Again, there have been deliberate
attempts in town along the border line
to kidnap Mexicans and hurry them
over the line to police waiting there
Officials have ewinked at this sort d
thing, too.
Finally, attempt is made to Jail the
refugees on the ground that they are
parties to a conspiracy to violate the
| neutrality laws of the United State;
fand are attempting to raise an armed
force in this country with which to in
wade Mexico
'The Mexican government employs
various detective agencies in America
to spy upon refugees and to urge the
| federal authorities to wink at violations
Of the law.
| Troops have been ordered to thu
Mexican border by the War Depart.
ment with orders to turn back refu-
gees--which means turning them back
Ito be shot notwithstanding a Mexican
is supposed to be able to enter Amer
4 lea without passport. z
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