The Detroit times., 1910-06-10
SAY j. 5. OFFICIALS
|. ARE TOOLS OF D|Az
Sensational Charges by John Ken
meth Turner and Delsra To Be Con-
sidered by House Committee.

WASHINGTON, June 9.-Sensation-
al charges that President Diaz, OF
Mexico is able TO use officers OF the
United States government as his toois
in prosecuting his political enemies
will be made tomorrow before ths
house committee on rules, which Is
considering a resolution by wilson
dem, PENN, To create joint III
yestigating committee.
IL is expected 10 be shown that
Wall.st. interests owning concessions
in Mexico worth $900000.000 given
them by Diaz, have forced American
officers TO prosecute mercilessly those
Mexicans in tie United States who
oppose Diaz.
john Kenneth Turner, author of
"Barbarous Mexico" and L. Gutierrez
DeLara. his co-worker and Mexican
author and lawyer, will produce docn-
mentsry evidence which they believe
will substantiate their charges.
Following are the statements upon
which they base the allegation tnat
the laws In America are stretched 10
accommodate Diaz:
The Guggenheims control absolute
'ly the entire copper output OF Mexico:
own practically all the smelters and
the mines.
The Continental Rubber Co.. which
controls Is per cent OF the worlds out
put of rubber and in which John ID.
Rockefeller, Jr.. is said TO be the larg'
est individual stakeholder. Is in con-
troll of nearly al, of the rubber produc-
ing lands In Mexico.
q
cal monopoly of all the petroleum bus
mess in the republic.
The Southern Pacific Railroad Co.,
and the Hartman heirs control two
thirds OF the railway lines In Mexico
about 5000 out OF 1880 miles.
The sugar trust has gained a practi-
cal monopoly in the beet sugar bust
ness in Mexico through recent exclu-
sive concessions granted by Diaz.
The Wells-Fargo Express Co. has
an absolute monopoly OF express bust
ness in Mexico.
Turner declares that all these
financial interests so heavily indebted
TO Diaz have paid their obligations by
bringing pressure on the federal gov
eminent TO accomplish Diaz's ends.
pleading danger TO American capital
unless Diaz's wishes are complied
with.
There are a number OF ways
adopted by the agents of the Mexican
government to prosecute political
refugees" said Turner today. The
ultimate idea Is either to have them
returned TO Mexico where they are
quickly disposed OF. or to have them
incarcerated, harassed and prosecuted
in the United States.
Charges Are Flimsy."
"One method is to charge them with
murder and robbery in Mexico. We
have evidence showing that in many
cases the bills fled against Mexicans
in America do not even verify the
place where the alleged robbery oc-
Cured nor the date. The Robbery
and murder charge had developed out
OF a revolution In Mexico a number
of years ago.
Another way is through the immi-
grafton inspectors. Attempt Is made
to have Mexicans deported as unde-
sirable aliens-as anarchists or un-
healthy. We can prove that in several
instances this attempt has been made
Notwithstanding the victim could
prove his residence in the United
States for three years or more. The
law says an alien cannot be deported
after two years.
Again there have been deliberate
attempts in towns along the border
line 10 kidnap Mexicans and hurry
them over the line TO police waiting
there. Officials have winked at this
sort OF 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
States and are attempting to raise an
armed force in this country with
which TO invade Mexico.
The Mexican government employs
various detective agencies In America
to spy upon refugees and to urge the
federal authorities to wink at viola
tions of the law
Troops have been ordered to the
Mexican border by the war depart
ment with orders TO turn back
refugees-which means turning them
back to be shot-notwithstandi a
Mexican is supposed to be able TO en-
ter America without a passport.