El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-12-15
Spaniards and Germans
Forced to Flee Chihua-
hua, Joined by Aneri-
cans In Protest.

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tinez, Ed Fernandez Alfonso V. de Ia
KegUera, Juan Bilbao, Jose Sanchez
GIuslera, HiglniO' Gomez NJ SagarInnua,
Francisco n Viilar, Miguel Gutierrez.
J BanOs, NJ. AIichelena, and Jose San
chez AIier. Dir Prudential and Mr.
Silberberg were the interpreters
Seek Property Protection.
V r Stiles opened the meeting by
saving, Now that these Spanish col
onists have safely got out of Chi
spared, they are coming to think OF
their homes and properties IN chi
huahua. and so have come to US to ask
our assistance as business men IN
securing from our secretary Of state
protection by the American consul at
chihuahua for their property"
Mr. Burgess questioned the refugees
closely in regard to the incidents con-
nected with their expulsion from Chi
hUahUs- In answer to his inquiries
Eduardo De AngOitia, manager OF the
hUahua City, said, We were ordered
to leave on pain of death. The order
was both written and verbal The lat
ter came through the English consul,
Capt. Scobeu There is no Spanish
consul in Chihuahua He left in June
to visit his children who were in school
in Washington city, and when ne re-
turned the city was being beSelged,
and he could not enter. We therefore
wired our minister in Mexico CITY 70
place US under the protection OF the
British consul who has looked AFTER
our affairs ever since
COnsuIs PetitiOned villa.
when Can't. ScObell was notified by
Villa that we were to be driven out
Of the country he called into council
the German and American cOnsuls,
and all three peutioued Villa to recon
slider the order. They succeeded IN GET
ting the time for our departure eX-
tended five days, but that was all that
they could do. The American consul
tried to report this matter to his gov
eminent in Washington with a cipher
telegram Villa sent the message back
to him, saying, Send me this written
in Spanish, and I viii tell you whether
or no I viii allow it to go through
Many Of US were eye witnesses when
Luis Terrazas was taken by force from
the British consulate by Villas men,
We do not believe that the British con-
sui was able to get any message
through Villas CensOTs notifying his
government of this event The written
order for our expulsion from Chlnua-
hua was delivered to the UralnInasLer
of the train that brought US out. We
have a copy; there it is
Order OF Expulsion.
The copy reads as follows: Con
stitutiOnal army, provisional governor
Of the state of Chihuahua
1T is hereby ordained, that a train,
subject TO the orders Of F MOye, be
prepared for the placing on board OF all
the federal troops which now remain
in the state of Chihuahua, and the
Spanish citizens which have been eE-
PEELED from our city, all Of them and
their families. And IT is hereby Tor
hidden for any other TO take passage
on this train" The order was dated
Dec. 10, and signed by Francisco villa
A telegram was brought IN by Dr. b
Z. Stevenson from the Red Cross au-
thorities in Washington, authorizing
DR.. Stevenson as head Of the Red Cross
society in FL PasO to provide shelter
and care for the destitute refugees
The telegram said that necessary funds
for this purpose would be sent by the
national society, and that man would
be sent by the national society to as
siSt IN the care of the refugees this
man to arrive in three or four days
Refugees Not in Financial Straits.
After expressing the gratitude OF the
refugees for the prOmptnesS Of the Red
Cross society, senior de AngOitia said
that-thanlCs to the efforts Of the
chamber Of commerce and the citizens
of FL PasO, they were all provided with
lodging, thaE they were not short OF
funds, as all the colonies had put their
money in a common purse with q fl
nance committee so that all would be
cared for alike, whether or not they
had been able to bring out money with
mem IN their flight; that therefore
they would not be dependent upon the
charity Of FL Paso; that they had tele-
graphed to their king, and to the Span
cities. and would be provided with
funds by them He said that the funds
raised by the Spanish club Of the Span
1sh colony in Chihuahua, which il had
been expected would be used for the
erection Of a club house, were brought
out Of Chlhua hua with them and would
be used to care for the people here.
This fund amounts to $500.
AIr. Stiles said: I'VE have been great
" impressed by the meeting of these
refugees It was very well managed and
shows that they have selected good
men to head their temporary .Organiza-
tiOns. We are also pleased with the
way they are arranging to care for
themselves" He then asked the advice
Of Mr.. Burgess III regard to the action
81 the chamber Of commerce.
Protest to Washington.
Mr.. Burgess SAID; Il think that the
chamber Of commerce should advise the
department Of state as to the exact
number OF men, women and children
who have sought refuge here: of their
abandoned property in Chihuahua, with
no Spanish consul TO protect it, entire
" at the mercy of thOseeaThO have or
dered them out; and to az if the gov
eminent cannot take some step 70 have
the property placed under the American
consul or the associated foreign con-
suls in Chihuahua so that the property
be not destroyed or cOnfiscated. I
think that this telegram should be sent /
TO the state department to our sena-
tors and TO our representatives. I
think that such a telegram would be
effective. The Washington govern
ment is not apatbetic, but does not see
its way 10 protect the property of for
elgners without reSOrtlng to means
which if is bitterly reluctant to use"
Mr.. Adams moved that such a tele-
gram be drafted and sent Immediately
and the committee was appointed. It
drew up the telegram, reported to the
board Of directors, and sent it to Wash
ingtOn.
Before the meeting concluded, pres
ident Stiles offered the vacant office
in the chamber Of commerce building
TO the refugees for their headquarters.