The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1912-04-17
instructions are Forward
ed to Rebels Also.
AMERICAN LIFE AND PROPERTY
Must Be Safely Guarded Or
Belligerents Will Pay
Consequences.
WORD with THE BARK ON 1T"

Washington, April 15.-Warn-
ing was issued to-day by the Unit
ed States to the Mexican Govern
ment, as we'll as to General Pascual
Orozco, chief Of the revolutionary
forces, that 1t expects and must de-
mand that American life and prop
erty within the Republic of Mexico
be justly and adequately protected.
and that this Government must
hold Mexico and the Mexican peo-
pie responsible for all wanton or
Illegal acts sacrificing o: endanger-
ing American life or damaging
American -prnperty y. --ar-iEteFests. = -
The attitude Of the United States.
as expressed 70 both the Federal
and rebel authorities, is that any
maltreatment of American citizens
will be deeply resented by the
American Government and people.
and must be fully answered for by
the Mexican people"
Acting Secretary HuntingtonWil
son. of the State Department, who
to-day issued special instructions
to Ambassador Henry Lane Wilson.
at Mexico City, and Marion Letch-
err, American Consul at chihuahua.
authorized the statement that in
tervention was not contemplated by
the United States.
Ambassador Wilson was ordered
to communicate at once the views
of the United States to the Mexican
Minister Tor Foreign Affairs, and
copy of Ills instructions vas like
Wise sent to Marion Letcher. Amer
lscan Consul at chihuahua. with
special representations addressed
to General Orozco.
Orozco recently refused 10 rec
ognize Mr.. Letcher as the Ameii-
can Consular Representative. De
cause the United States withheld
recognition of the rebel cause. The
representations to Orozco accuse
him of practical murder" of
Thomas Fountain, an American
gunner, enlisted with the Federals.
but summarily executed last week
when taken prisoner by the insur-
rectos.
Though declining to justify par
ticipation by Americans on either
side of the revolution, the United
States expressly stipulates that
American combatants, when taken
prisoner, must be given humane
treatment in accordance with the
international rules of war.
The correspondence made public
tonight is admittedly the strong
est demand the United States is
known to have made upon Mexico
for respectful treatment of Ameri-
cans as well as other foreigners.
and declares that a continuation of
illegal acts is tending Ito difficult
ties and obligations, which ii is to
the interest of all true Mexican pa
triots, as it is the desire of the
United States, to avoid"
The instructions to Ambassador
Wilson, sent by telegraph to-day,
were as follows:
You will Immediately commu-
nicate the following to the Minister
for Foreign Affairs:
THE enormous destruction, con-
stantly increasing. Of valuable
American properties in the course
of the present unfortunate dis
turbance; the taking Of American
life contrary to the principles gov
erning such matters among all civ
iliZed nations; the increasing dam
gers to which all American citizens
in Mexico are subjected; and the
seemingly possible indefinite con-
tinuance of this unfortunate situa-
ton, compel the Government of the
United States to give notice that it
expects and must demand that
American life and property within
the republic of Mexico must be just
ly and adequately protected. and
that this Government must hold
Mexico and the Mexican people re-
sponsible for all wanton or illegal
acts sacrificing or endangering
American property or interest there
situated"