The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1912-07-30
600 REFUGEES POUR
INTO Ell PASO FROM
ACROSS THE BORDER


than 400 were wounded at this fight.
They also disarmed every one at
Guadaloupe / am indeed thankful that
succeeded in getting my family here
Conditions Alarming
Paul Boa OF Casas Grantees, another
Mexican refugee, today said.
II heard Sunday afternoon that the
rebels sent word to all employees in tho
Candalaria, especially the Americans In
the Candida ria mines, that IL they did
not vacate some time Monday they
would slaughter and kill every one. The
condition could neither be r-ore alarm
ing nor more serious"
General Salazar is quoted as saying
yesterday at Pearson:
Many Americans have no business in
Mexico and the sooner they get away the
better. | do not care whether American
Intervention comes or not. If our seizure
OF Americans and arms and ammunition
leads to Intervention then / will welcome
1t. | am going to seize the arms and
ammunition of Americans the same as
| those OF Mexcens. Look at the hovels
Mexicans live in"
The speaker pointed at several over
the line, "Look at the affluence,' he
said here; the shineless character OF
Americans in Mexico who bow obeisance
to the weak Madero. aiding him and OPP
losing the Mexican people. The Amer
leans have made a failure of their own
government and II is better we should
not have them here with us. They get
good wages and the Mexlcans under the
padrone get nothing. The Americans
come here to exploit Mexico and the
sooner the exploitation ceases the better
for us"
Salazar Real Head
Salazar is now considered the real head
OF the army since Orozco remains in
| Juerez.
| The speeches followed Salazar's orders
| to disarm the Mormon colonists at CO.
| lonia Dublan at night, Saturday. The
colonists surrendered 100 iifes and be-
| tween 1900 and 1900 rounds of ammuni-
| tion according to A. w. lvens, apostle OF
the Mormon church.
| They then Immediately prepared to send
| their women and children TO Ell Paso
and 50 reached here last night and more
| came today. The rebels left Colona Dub
| Ian with the declaration they would en-
| force the same order at Colonia Juarez
against other Mormons. The Mormons
we're fatty told that they could expect TO
further protection from the rebels and
that 1t was the intention to bring on
American intervention II possible.
Salazar, who had been In Juarez for
several days comforting with his chief.
Pascual Orozco, declared he was acting
with the sanction Of Orozco.
Galbred Tells Story
Henry Galbred of Colonia Juarez, Nor
mon settlement, declared
III the United States does not intervene
can't realize what the policy Is to be-
We have escaped with our lives. For that
we are thankful. Sunday in person,
General Salazar made a speech. He said
in substance that 1t would have to be in
PREVENTION by the United States or death
to all Americans and that they would
not wait more than 4s hours before mas
sacreing every American now in Mexico
in their power. Refugees from Colonia
Juarez, who were coming to Pearson to
board the train. were held I'D and threat
ened with death II they did not pay for
permission to board the tram. One man
paid and another was shot al. Conditions
are getting awful. Every woman and
child in the Mormon colonies have been
ordered to come here at once. That win
mean fully 300 persons. Tiss rebels state
that the Americans have done everything
to hurt their cause and now they will
retaliate with the buiet and the knife"
Refusal of the United States to permit
the rebels to import ammunition over the
border, while permitting the Madero gov
even TO organize armed forces on the
American side Of the line, II the chief
grievance of the rebels. I'VE have been
opposed by the government of Mexico
and the government of the United States
said General Salazar in one OF his Sun
day speeches. "and now we are going
to fight them in earnest"
Reports Discounted
washington, July PA telegram re-
ceived at the state department late to-
day from American Consul Edwards at
Juarez seems to have put quietus on
alarming reports which came from Mexi-
co today regarding the intent Of the re-
bells TO kill every American within the
rebel territory. In substance the tele-
gram indicates that the excitement Is
nothing more than a stampede caused by
threats of rebel officers for revenge.
While the consul confirms the report
that Salaxar and others who have openly
announced their intention of provoking
Intervention by the United States by un-
lawful acts against United States citizens
he states further that the most recent
alarm was rather greater than the cause.
1t was only recently that the border pa
trol was reduced II II Is found neces-
sary TO increase the parrol troops in the
department OF Texas farther away from
the line will be moved closer on the Or
der Of Colonel e. u. Steeyer, acting com