El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-01-20
PERSECUTION
BY DIAzS
OFFICIALS
Congressman Says United
States Is Being Made a
Party to the Matter.
INVESTIGATION BY
CONGRESS rs ASKED


Washington, D. c. jan 2o.-Con-
WINGED that the United States. unintsn-
tionally. Is a party to the bounding
and persecution Of Mexicans who are
opposed TO the Diaz regime, and who
seek refuge in this country, represen-
tative VIM 3. Wilson proposes TO push
his resolution demanding a congress
sional investigation into the entire
question
Treatment accorded senior Sanchez
Azcona, a political refugee from Mex
leo, prompted the writing OF the reso-
luton, which among other things de-
mands to know:
How many political refugees from
Mexico have been arrested after their
arrival in the nited States?
Upon what charges and for how long
awaiting pleasure of the Diaz govern
ment we're the political refugees kept
IN American prisons?
To what extent, knowingly or other
wise, has the state department lent it
self to the plan Of Diaz TO annoy and
make miserable the lives OF these flee
ing Mexican subiects7
II an fully determined 10 push an
investigation OF the treatment Of these
Mexican refugees, who have committed
no crime except to disagree with Diaz,"
said Mr.. Wilson, in discussing the
matter. There are scores Of these
refugees living along the border in
Texas, Arizona and California. who
have from time to time been arrested
on various charges, held as long as
the treaty would permit and then the
charges were dismissed, or they were
rearrested on some other charge and
held for an additional 40 days. All OF
this shows clearly to my mind that
there has been a systematic persecu-
ton on the part Of the Mexican gov
eminent.
Sanchez-Azcona's only statement
when told Of the additional 20 days
time allowed Mexico to present evidence
in his case, was: Twenty days more in
prison. 1t is nothing II such i'm
prisonment makes known the methods
Of Diaz, it is WE'LL
While the charges against the i'm
pTtSoned man have not been formally
made public, it is understood that they
concern an alleged crime committed
by the paper with which Azeona was
connected four years ago, in not salts
factorily accounting for the disposition
Of $50 Of a Christmas relief fund So
Hcited by the paper At that time Az
coma was connected with the paper
only as an editorial writer. The pa
per had not been successful in raising
as large a fund as was expected and
IT diverted the collections to other
channels OF charity requiring q lesser
expenditure. Later the paper was sup
pressed and the plant confiscated- In
looking over the cOnfiscated books, II
is said Diazs agents came to the con-
clusion that the disposition OF $3.50 out
of a total Of $500 collected had not
been properly accounted for This af-
forded the excuse for Azconass arrest.
who was then active in New York in
behalf OF the rebels
War News In Washington.
The Washington Star Sunday started
a column on the editorial page entitled
Fifty Years Ago In the Star" This
deals with the January happenings in
1851 and the extracts from the paper
of that date we're fun OF war and ru-
mors Of war. SKI
May Return Mescaleros.
Chief Magoosh, Sans Puer and Sam
Miller. members OF the tribal council
Of the Mescalero Apaehes OF New Mex
ico accompanied by James A Carol.
superintendent Of the Mescalero indian
reservation, called on president Taft
10 plead for the return to the southern
New Mexico reservation OF several
chieftains of the tribe who are now
detained ar Fort Sill. Okla. The pris-
States troops and have been detained
by the government since that date. al
though they have not been imprisoned
Only seven OF the original chieftains
remain in the Fort Sill reservation.
although there are a number OF de-
scendants of chiefs now dead. as well
as the children of the living seven.
Ask for Land, Too.
The visiting Apaches asked that IN
addition 10 returning the expatriated
indians. each adult be given a section
of land on the MeScalero reservation
from which to support themselves.
President Taft told the indians that
it was not the desire of the government
to Cypress any body OF indians or any
individual indian, and that If 1t ap-
peared wise 10 do so the indians at
Fort Sill would be returned to the
reservation. He promised to look inta
the matter Immediately.