The Detroit times., 1910-06-25


suth. Garibaldi and Palma. President
Magoon, OF the Liberal party. and his
followers. who are In the penitentiary
at Florence, Ariz., are just as true
patriots as any OF these. And yet In
1908 Il was given out from Washing
ton that our government was dissatis-
fed with the existing laws protecting
political refugees, that the desire or
The government was to extradite the
Mexicans as common felons."
The cases OF prosecution against tho
Mexican political refugees are and
always have been directed by the at
torney- general Of the United States
himself. When, In 1908, | called upon
Oscar I.awler, then federal district at
|torney for the district OF Los Angeles.
and protested against the Mexican
prisoners being placed ''incommuni-
cado." which means out of communi-
cation with all outside persons, he
said TO me:
THE order for this comes direct
from Washington. We are doing this
at the request of the Mexican govern.
ment They have accommodated us
and it's no more than right that We
should accommodate them!"
Called undesirable Immigrants"
By the collision OF American OFF,
Gals Mexican political refugees have
been extensively deported TO Mexico;
first, by the immigration officials as
undesirable immigrants" second, by
the use of groundless charges OF fell
ony emanating from Mexico; third, by
outright kidnapping; fourth by the
method that | have mentioned, Of
chasing them back as they were cross
ing the Rio Grande river. In this
country they have been improperly I'M
prisoned on many and various charges,
prominent among them being murder
and robbery" committed in Mexico
and conspiracy to violate the neutral
ity laws.
| could I'LL this page with a mere
enumeration of instances. Many read
ers will remember tbs case OF DeLara,
against whom there was a conspiracy
TO deport as an "alien anarchist" In
October, 1909. DeLara was not an
anarchist. Moreover, having resided
more than three years In this coun-
t:y, he was not subject to deportation
on any ground. But undoubtedly he
would have been deported had not the
American people protested in a most
vigorous way. In this case the Amer
lean people protested loudly because
DeLara was so we'll known.
AS to kidnapping, in several in
stances the conspirators were caught
in the act, but never were any OF them
punished.
There is the case of Manuel Sar.
abba. for example. who was kidnapped
by American officials at Douglas, Ari-
IONA, and carried into Mexico and
turned over 10 waiting officers there.
The affair became known and Sarabia
was rescued because some one heard
his cries in the night. The chauffeur
Of the automobile that carried him
across the line made clean breast
Of the AFFAIR, duplicating the Mexican
consul as the ringleader Of the plot
and others as helping and being paid
for their part in IL. But the power or
Diaz in the United States is such that,
though the criminals we're indicted
for felon kidnapping, they were never
punished
In the hearing before the house
rules committee In Washington re-
Gently gave a list or Mexican news
papers which were suppressed and
their editors jailed In the United
States for no other reason than that
trey we're politically opposed to Diaz.
A Los Angeles city detective con-
fessed to receiving $1,000 for helping
arrest Magon, an unlawful fee. and
yet that detective IS still on the Los
Angeles police force.
An Eel Paso policeman testified In
court that his chief OF police had
given Him orders to obey the orders
of the Mexican consul OF Ely Paso, and
yet that chief Of police was not dis
charged.
Gets 1870 Refugees In TWO Years.
II has been charged that a man
named Dove. a collector Of customs
at Eagle Pass, was paic spy OF the
Mexican government. When the
charge was made Dove handed in his
resignation, but, according to evidence
introduced at our hearing In Wash
ington last week, Dove was given his
Job back again.
Thomas Furlong, head OF the Fur
long detective agency % st. Louis, tea