Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1913-06-02
SURRENDER OF
PLAZA DEMANDED
GENERAL BLANCO THROUGH UNI
TED STATES CONSUL j. II Holm
son WAS SUCCESSFUL IN PLAC
ING LETTER BEFORE RAMOS.
BARRAGAN OBJECTED
SMILED WHEN HE READ MISSIVE
BUT VOUClISAFED NO REId.Y-
THREATENED DEATH TO MES.
SENGER SKTLFCLLY EVADED.

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A demand fer the surrender Of the Pla
IA was made by General LUcio BIanco
commander of the constitutionaiistf forces
To Major Estcban Ramos. commander OF
the MatamOr0s garrison yesterday after
noon at 4 80 o'clock. The message was
delivered to Major Ramos by Carlos Da
nache. attache in the office Of United
States Consul j. III Johnson of Mata-
mor0s Major Ramos read the message
silently. smiled after he completed it and
turned>it over to Mayor NJ Barragan. No
reply has been made. which through a
clause Of the message Indicated that the
city would not be surrendered
When he had finished reading the let
ter Mayor Barragan inquired Of Danachc
by what right the United states consuf
had the message delivered to the Ma A
mor0s officials Danache explained hat
The message had been delivered to the
consul by an American citizen, and that
since the MatamorOS authorities had
threatened to Kill any messenger who
brought demand for surrender from
the c0nstitutionalist camp, Consul John
son agreed to have the letter transmitted
to the authorities.
The messages promised all kinds Of
guarantees to the MatamOrOS garrison
if it will surrender without firing shot
but specifies that they. the commanders
of the garrison shall be responsible for
the results if the surrender is not made.
4 printed copy of the message was cir
culated and sold on the streets OF
Brownsville Yesterday afternoon. Trans
lated il reads:
From the camp Of the ronStitutionalist
forces 10 the Commander in MatamOros:
II have my forces at the gates Of this
ritv. and am resolved to take il at al
costs. ! have sufficient means; but do
not desire 10 sacrifice the lives OF NcXl-
can citizens who always do the best
they can for their country
consequently. with these humane
sentiments. which prevail throughout my
forces. ! call to your attention the fu-
tilitv of defending the plaza: for | re-
peat the means hv which TO take il each
lay Join at my camp. new and numer-
Gus citizens. anxious to take part in the
campaign which their duty as citizens
has imposed upon them, and to triumph
over the militarism which has uSurped
the national. government. Our army mas
been covered with glory wherever we
have fought in this part of the country;
ne war gains from one boundary OF our
-crritory to the other.
"On the other hand your condition i
constantly dctcriorating; because III the
twenty DAYS that my columns have been
IN this section. they have not found one
single soldier to reinforce you. ReynoS1
Camargo. Micr Guerrero and the entire
line of the railway. as far rs Pesquerla
Cbica is in our power. and not one sin
ole man Of those have we met who re
SnoudS to the cause of the government
of IIncrta, to come to the rescue oi these
places The sympathies OF public opln-
ION are in our favor. The Justice OF inc
cause which we defend is manifested bv
Ill Oh tllt l'tpI'i' WI 'i' w ~ -
refusing to sanction by recognizing the
yo-callcd government. cmanating from Z
Scandalous shameful and periidlouS
treason WHY. then. do YOU persist III
defending a rotten regime; why do YOU
permit Yourself to DESTROY strong men
in a work the sole object of which is to
sustain a traitor and regime # mill
tarism which Will not be tolerated by
the Mexican people?
II hope this note will be Interpreted
by you as a call to your patriotism. II
il be that this sacred sentiment is not
extinguished in your heart, and that the
plaza will be delivered to me without fir
inc ! single shot. in which case we VIII
Give all guarantees to The civil and mil
tarv authorities. and to all volunteer
and regular soldiers. who lay down their
arms.
The decision that YOU give TO TINS
request NAV he sent to this headquarters
in front of the city. with white tlag
with the surety that your envoy VIII
have all poss;pble guarantees. Your
silence will be interpreted as negative
in which case we will prepare to take
the city, making YOU responsible for all
which may succeed.
Il present to you my attentive con
;Jonot;on ;hnrty and Constitution