The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-02-26
WILSON is ANGRY.
American Ambassador Sends
Hot Letter to Turner.
ReSentS Criticism of Embassy
by u. s. Writer.

Mexico City, Feb. 26.-Jokn Ken
meth Turner, who is charged by many
with having tried his best to stir up
anti-Am arican feeling here by an ar
ticle in Ell Pals, sent a letter to the
American ambassador, Wilson, yester-
day demanding an explanation and
apology for his Imprisonment by Felix
Dfaz; also of the ambassadors active
aid in securing return of property
taken by Diaz's officers and also re-
questing safe conduct out of the coun-
try.
The letter threatened the ambassa-
dor with an investigation of the case
by the American congress which Tur-
ner says will. show a neglect of duty
by the ambassador. The letter con-
cludes by saying that if his camera and
field glasses are returned all will be
forgiven.
The ambassador answered Mr.. Tur-
ner, saying in part:
"I have to advise you in the first
place that your letter is not couched
in terms usually adopted by persons
addressing the embassy. Neither
threats nor demands make the slight
est impression on this embassy. 1 also
have to advise you that, well knowing
that your life was not in the slightest
danger, you telegraphed Senator Ash
urst that your execution was intend
ed. The falsity of this representation
is evident by the fact that you have
erty for two days.
Placed Lives in Jeopardy.
'I call your attention to the fact that
you have been guilty of writing seri-
Gus articles to Ell Pals, misrepresent-
ing the attitude of the government of
the United States toward Mexico and
maligning it's intentions and that by
such action you have placed in jeop-
ardy, in some measure, the lives and
property of American citizens. Your
course has aroused the deepest indig-
nation of the American colony and
should receive disapproval all through
America.
I'm referring to your demand for an
apology from this embassy and a safe
conduct out of this country, 1 have to
advise you that you will receive neith-
err reasons for the former not being
evident and the necessity for the lat
ter not being obvious. Your life will
be protected by the embassy and the
restitution of your property VIII be
duly requested, though the value seems
to be exaggerated. In conclusion, 1
beg to inform you that you are the
only American of whom the embassy
has knowledge who has doubted it's
willingness to accord its full services
to American citizens or who has as
surned the privilege of addressing to
me adisrespectful letters containing an
absolute misrepresentation of facts
Turner could not be located tonight.
Mrs. Turner Wires Mr.. Taft.
San Francisco, Feb. 26.-In a mes
sage to a local paper dated Carmel,
Cal. February %, Mrs. John Kenneth
Turner, wife of the American writer
whose detention by the authorities in
Mexico City occasioned much diplo-
matte negotiations, declares she has
protested to President Taft by tele-
graph at the second arrest of her hus-
band and continued:
MIR. Turner is not a Maderist nor an
adherent of any faction whatever in
Mexico. He is simply observing the
situation from a writer's point of
view. as a correspondent would OBJ
serve it. His detention is an outrage
that should arouse all American citi-
zens who care for their international
honor. into violent protest