Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1910-11-10
MEXICANS
SORE over
LYNCH|NG
GOVERNMENT CONSIDERS THE
BURNING OF A MEXICAN AT
THE STAKE A STAND-OFF FOR
ANYTHING HER CITIZENS MAY
DO.

Washington, Nov. 10.--A confer
ence at the department over the anti
American outbreak in the City of
Mexico was held today. The Mexican
ambassador, Don Francesca Leon De
La Bara, hurried to the department
today, and was closeted for a long
time with Secretary Knox. The am
bassador assured Secretary Knox that
the Mexican government would deal
firmly with the situation. One object
of the visit was to confer with the
secretary concerning the Rodriguez
incident.
De La Bara made strong represen-
tations to the state department at
the time Of the lynching of the Mex
ican in Texas. He asked Knox today
what the United States government
had done toward Furnishing the men
who were responsible for the burning
of Rodriguez.
The situation has caused consider
able worry to the officials of the
state department. 1t is known that
Mexico is not at all inclined to apol-
ogize for the present outbreak, assert
Ing that the lynching one of her
own citizens by Americans was the
real cause Of the difficulties, and that
the United States has taken no steps
to punish the lynchers Since this
is the cause of the trouble, the Mex
lean government has intimated, Mexi-
co can only prevent further disorders
until the United States has shown
a willingness to make reparation for
the original wrong.
Behind the present unpleasant in
cident and the outbreaks in Mexico,
there is a coolness between the two
governments that has supplanted the
former friendly relations that held
sway.
The revolution in Nicaragua is
really responsible for the widening
breach between the two republics, 1t
Is asserted.
When President Zelaya fed from
Nicaragua, he was received by the
Mexican government, was frequently
received personally by President Diaz,
and was given refuge until he was
prepared to fly to Europe. At the
time Mexico was perfectly well
aware, II is asserted, that Zelaya was
considered an enemy of the United
States, He was charged with having
murdered two American citizens,
Grace and Cannon. and the United
States government, had shown a
friendliness toward Provisional Pres
ident Estrada. heading he revolu-
tionary forces in Nicaragua.
Enrique c. Creel. former ambassa-
dor from Mexico to the United States,
now foreign minister in Mexico, was
sent as a special representative OF
Diaz to confer with the secretary OF
state In Washington regarding the
Nicaraguan situation. II was reported
at the time, and never denied by eth
OF government ,that Creel came with
a plan of settling the dispute in Mic
aragua, and that II was not accepted
by the United States, Mexico, how
ever. was fully informed of the attl-
tude OF the United States, and knew
that zelaya was not in favor with the
American government. The fact that
he was allowed TO remain for so long
in Mexico was considered as an indl-
cation that Mexico was inclined 10 re-
gard the decision OF the United States
as unfriendly, Stree then, II is said.
the former cordial relations between
the two governments have not OBJ
tatned, and this complicates the pres
Ant situation.