Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1913-08-02
UNITED STATES CALLS
HUERTA TO ACCOUNT
THE UNITED STATES CONSUL AT
FL PASO USED VIGOROUS
LANGUAGE IN DEMAND.
WOUNDED AMERICAN RELEASED
United States Government Requests
That the Federal Soldier That Shot
American immigration Official
Must Be CONTAMINATED.

Washington. - Strong representa-
tons. the most drastic in phraseology
that have been made since the present
American administration came into
power, were made to the Huerta gov
eminent in Mexico Sunday
The United States government de-
mands not only the prompt arrest.
court-martial and punishment of the
Mexican federal soldiers who shot
Charles b. Dixon, an American immi-
grafton official at Juarez Saturday,
but the immediate release of Charles
Blssell and Bernard Mcdonald, mining
engineers, imprisoned by federal sol
diers at Chihuahua City. and said to
be threatened with execution.
So serious were the incidents re-
garded in official circles that they
overshadowed largely the theoretical
considerations of policy which the
visit o Ambassador Henry Lane Will
son has brought to a climax. The
American ambassador himself was so
excited over the developments in Mex
leo that he dictated two strong tele-
grams, one TO the embassy at the City
of Mexico and the other to the Ameri-
can consul at Juarez, and, while Secre-
tary Bryan slightly modified their
tone, they were approved and prompt
ly dispatched
In the meantime the ambassador
would give no inkling of what he had
in mind beyond the general statement
that his plan would seal the friendly
relations between Mexico and the
United States and protect likewise the
interests of American citizens.
The demand that the soldiers at
Juarez be courtmartialed and that the
guilty be punished is a much more
pointed request than has hitherto been
voiced by the American government
Although Mcdonald, who is Bissell's
fellow prisoner at Chihuahua, is re-
ported to be an English subject, the
demands for protection covered both
individuals. and the American consul
at Chihuahua was ordered to go to
the, extreme of precaution from harm
to befall the two mining men.
1t appears that Mcdonald and Bis
sell were en- route to Parral in an au-
tomobile to bring out refugees when
arrested at Santa Rosalia. The ma
chine was confiscated and the two
men taken to the city Of Chihuahua.
Charles 3. Dixon, Jr., the United
States immigration inspector, who
was shot in JuareZ Saturday by Next
can soldiers, was released from the
Juarez hospital and brought to Ell
Paso Sunday after American Consul
T. ID. Edwards had made a demand
for his release and for the arrest of
the men who shot him.
Mexican Consul Miranda and Gull
lermo Porras. former secretary of the
state of Chihuahua. also interceded
for the release of Dixon. after a con-
ference with United States officials,
who represented to the Mexicans the
grave impression that had been pro-
duced in Washington by the news of
the shooting OF the Inspector.
The demand of Consul Edwards was
in vigorous language. First telling
the Mexican authorities that Dixon
must be delivered up to his friends
and be permitted to be brought to Ell
Paso without delay, the consul said
relative to reparation:
Il do not merely request the arrest
of these men, but in the name of the
United States government, which l
have the honor to represent, demand
their arrest and their trial and pun
ishment for this crime. My govern
ment will hold the military authorities
of Juarez personally responsible for
failure to obey this command"