The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-06-09
CHINA HAS CLAIM
 AGAINST MEXICO
Ask Preparation For Loss of
 Life and Property
THE TORREON AFFAIR
Wu Ian Poo States He Has Informa- tion That Torreon Massacre Was Unproyoked and Chinese
 Were Mistreated

Juarez. Mexico. June s.-out of maze | of counter plots. born of the successful ! termination of the Madero. revolt against the Diaz rule, comes the official ap- anouncement today that China will up- \ hold the claim of her citizens resident in Torreou that they did not incite the \anassacre of May 15. Subsidiary to this
 Is the announcement of the representa-
 I've Of the Pekin government that China rill enter an indemnity claim of s5oo,ooo igaipst Mexico for property loss
 Announcement of Chinas intentions were received here today from Wu Ian Poo of the Washington Chinese legation, who investigated the killing of the Ori- Rentals at Torreon. MT. Poo. who re- ports So3 Chinese killed, declares that just Ibefore the attack began the Chinese res- lidents were instructed not to fight, even though the insurreotos footed their stores
 "All of my countrymen deny they bore lsrms or that they fired on the insur- rectos" said Poo.
 "A circular issued by the Chinese on May F. the day preceding the attack on Torreon. calls on all Chinamen to make no resistance in the event of threatened assault.
 "The Chinese business men, bankers and other holding interests warned their countrymen and proteges that though kzeven the opposition forces should enter |stheir places of business by force or other kwse, batter down their doors, rife their Fash drawers, sack their stores or com mit any offense of which a footing army Knight be guilty that they would stand |shands down and submit to all in prefer ence to resorting to the slightest vio- lence.
 "As to the killing Of my countrymen. the first day of the battle the Maderistas forced the men at the gardens to cook them food and then taste it before it was served to insure the Mexicans against poisoning. They then asked for water and while two Chinamen were In |'the act of tasting it they were shot down.
 "The Chinese losses will aggregate yJuan Maa. who was killed. represented Peboo,0 ,0oO."
 Pi A number of bodies are yet in the wells Fslto which they were thrown. Poo says Plaany of the 200 Chinese who were saved. kysere sheltered by men and women at reat peril to their lives
 Ar With the departure tomorrow of Abram Etonzaes to assume his duties of pro.
 lisional governor of Chihuahua, affair.
 northern Mexico are expected rapid
 to be put in readiness for the polit
 al reforms contemplated by the nev
 pvernment.
 Leaders of the new regime believed tha
 'hihuahua you'd be the first to expert
 hoe any vadical political changes. as i
 ias. in tbfs state that the cry for reform
 as loudest. Among the early announce
 |ents expected from Mexico is one for
 division among the poorer classes of
 le larger Chihuahua estates, some of
 hich exceed 100000 acres.
 Governor Gonzales will travel to Chi
 lahua In a private car. Preparations
 bye been made for an ovation from both
 Ee federal and the insurrecto forces
 hen he arrives.
 fSecret service men have been sent in Sadvance of Gonzales to make arrests Of fny persons suspected of being impli- rated In the plot to promote a new revo- lutfon in Lower California. The four men arrested in El Paso in connection with 3 the plot are still in jail there.