Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1913-07-29

NEMNIM
Mexico, and that sil you have 10 40
b 10 appeal 10 whatsoever happens 10
bP temporarily ln command in The
City ~ Mexico. nowevcr. unnblo We
may know him ~ be- 20 afford urn-
lection. even granting that be dealred
40 do 10, and rest content. and ng
that We have exhausted lnf Efforts ~
diplomacy and have DONE an that We
could Do o. secure the projections az
American citizens Mf. Prevalent
do not agree enht chat ~ The ultimate
end even Of diplomats effort.
The present defender of the fed
eral post "a Junrea D. a bandit knowA
nv iuex Salnxnr Naiazag upon one
occasion took the town 81 parfal. mi
Moxlco, and there captured an Amer
lean citizen Thomas A j Fountain.
lie Threatened 40 shoot him ifnme-
diately, nlfhuugh he was taken IN uni
form. TIE consular agent 81 the
Long. tmlnedinteiv Protested and
communicated the circumstances tul
Marion i.etcher. from the state ~
Georgia, the American consul nt the
city of Chlhuahua. The eonsnl ! am
glad to say. ~ one Of the few Amer
icau consuls ~ the republic II Alex.
ic0 who have attempted In any way
TO protect American citizens Under
instructions che cunNuiaf ascent nt
farral informed this man Sulazar that
Fountain wHs under the protection ~
the United Statee and that he should
not be killed. The next morning ha
was hhoi through tho head and Killed
In the meantime the action ~ the
consul az Chihuahua had been report
I'd 90 and partially approved by the
secretary 81 state. ] say partially
because the secretary held that the
consuls representation that the init
ed States wanted the execution Of MT.
Fountain Suspended until an inVcati-
cation should be had Was the proper
course 20 pursue.
Fountain was killed The president
~ the United states sent messaae
president od Mexico. 90 Pascual OroR-
co. then IN insurrection In the state
OF chihuahua, and 10 lnez Snlnxar.
who at that time was one OF Oroxcoa
captains In the field, saying. THESE
acts must not be repeated. Amer
lean citizens must be protected. ana
u you 90 not protect them the people
of the United states will hold you
Responsible"
a few DAYS since inex salazar. with
his hands red with the blood Of an
American citizen, came over 20 III
PnsO. Texas. on this soil. whore VIZ
have $500 or 5000 American soldiers
engaged In guarding the Mexican boz
der iOr the Mexican government ni
the expense Of the United States Mr.
salaznr went 10 oue ~ the most
prominent hotels In ~ raao and re-
manned there. Just before he left he
was arrested by q United states COM
missioner, Mr.. oliver. for violation 81
the neutrality laws in attempting 70
smuggle arms across the border he
was released under 81 600 bond,
which he promptly forfeited, stepreu
across the international line, and ~
there safe. This was the rcd-handed
were going Ia hold responsible. ac-
cording TO the diplomatic statement
OF the Hast administrator.
The attention Of the present state
department was called 90 the fact
that Salnxar was across here on
American SOIL and that the president
OF the United States had notified him
that be would be held responsible.
The answer was But he said the
American people, not the American
government That ~ one OF the
cases
Within the last few days the actlnB
American consular ugcnt IN the town
OF Cnnanen. MIR. Churica L. Montague,
was threatened with deportation
from the republic under article -
nf the constitution Of Mexico. Mr..
Montague, as Il happened, Is the
manager 81 the bunk - Cnhnnea. ~
the manager OF the bank he refused
10 turn over to e certain c1nstitu-
tionalist official money deposited IA
his bank belonging 90 q Huerta SYM
pathizer. who lived at GSaymas. WITH
out an order or "a check or a dram
or the consent of the deposltor. ~
once ID was sought by this official 90
have Mr. Montague deported az "a
lperniciOua Citizen under the clause 81
the constitution which l have mem
| toned.
ton IL in direct conflict with the
treaty OF 1891 between the United
states and Mexico, which Is IN full
/ force and effect for the protection
OF American citizens. But without
action by the state department MT
| CaracrlHti. a citizen Of Virginia, mas
been deported from the city Of Mex
I leo without trial without even beine
allowed To SO before any authority 10
prove his innocence, without having
lany question of his gull raised eNcept
/ by a warrant served upon hlla, when
ne was hustled 60 The train ana
forced out OF Mexico. A. the same
time Mr.. a. II. Dunn, O correspond
ent for a syndicate Of American
newspapers, WAS depOrted from the
! City OF Mexico without trial In each
case the American ambassador was
called upon. The protection or me
/ American government was called FOR
by these American citizens, and in
no instance has the American gov
eminent interfercd even by making
diplomatic representations.
In the Montague case, az n nap
pened, Montague WAS not only a
banker and Nu American eitizen, but
he was also acting consular agent OF
the United states AZ that point. Upon
Representations made 10 the state de-
pertinent by myself. before tcle-
gram had been received from consul
simpich, al Nogaies. the acting Sec
Rotary Of state prepared cablegram
Ia Consul Simpich. That was sent "a
/ simpich, but was changed 40 some re-
spccts "a acknowledge the receipt OF
his cableRram slWpich ia one more
American consul who IL an Ameri-
I can. lie Is located az NoEnics. He
~ one 0f the best that we have in the
foreign service in my judgment im-
medlately upon the facts being rep
resented 10 simpich, he called upon
the coustitutlonaliu government 81
! sonora 20 protect Montague as an
American citizen and as a consular
agent. The state department Of the
( United states approved his telcgrn m
in no far az Il demanded the pr7tee
ton of d consular agent, but distinct
Ia 4afnruaaN him That In making his