The Washington herald., 1913-02-17

part of Chihuahua. At one OF his
ranches the revolutionists came in and
shot down thirty-fve milch cows OF
which they made no use. On the line of
the railroad they took 800 horses and
mules, eighty sets of harness and about
5000 worth of commissary supplies.
The Mexican Federal soldiers as well
as the rebels have taken horses from
him for which he has received no pay.
MIR. Booker says the rebels operate
right around the camps Of the Federals.
with impunity. Salzaar held up the su-
perintendent of one OF the Booker mines
at Sabinal exacting $1,000 Of him. When
this was reported to the Federal soldiers
they refused to pursue the rebels.
Prior to the revolution" said Booker,
Americans In Mexico were treated with
respect and consideration. They are now
treated with the utmost contempt. Mex
leans have lost all respect for Americans
and feel they can treat them as they
please without danger.
THE proclama tion of the President of
the United States was construed gen.
orally as sacrifice your property and
get out 1t was issued without regard
to the fact that there were thousands
of Americans in Mexico who had lived
there for years. accumulated property
there, and the order meant leave your
earnings OF a lifetime. get out OF the
country and sacrifice everything you
have
Herman West, an American living in
parral. Chihuahua, was working on the
street on the morning of April ). 1872
He passed a bunch of redfaggers and
one of them, without saying a word,
shot West in the hip.
Stars and Stripes Torn Down.
William MarSbaI falls nf n.
ing down of an American flag in front
of store In the City of Mexico. The
flag was seized by the crowd. torn to
pieces and carried away. Mexican
policeman Immediately in front of the
door made no effort whatever to prevent
this.
Henry Becker. an American having a
general store in Asientos. in the AGuas
Calientos, was the victim OF a crowd of
revolutionists who came to his store and
exacted 1000 pesos. threatening him with
death IL he refused. When he told them
he Nwas an American citizen they swore
at him and said that made no differ
ence. They used the vilest language, and
placed a rife at his breast. His wife
and children were with him and had to
share in the abuse.
He says that Americans in Mexico are
fagrantly insulted and abused. and their
CltiZenSnlp Is treated Win COuteInpt-
J. b. Padilla. testified that he has a
claim OF ssS.OOO for injuries received at
the hands of the Mexican revolutionists.
II. II. Dunn told Of the treatment he
received in Mexico City in October. Sl2.
He was imprisoned without any charge
being made against him and placed in a
Cell. haf of which was filled with a
filthy toilet. the remainder covered with a
deep layer of filth which had accumu-
fafa f,, h.a hun S,r, he
place was built There was no place TO
sit down except on the three-inch sill of
the door. and the cell was filled with
Dunn said he was compelled to pay
s. for two glasses of water. He was told
by Figueroa, TIE chief of Mexican po-
lice that there was no charge against
MagOn. a Caribbean ngro. is ministr Of
the interior OF Mexico. After three days
he was placed on a rail-
road train and sent to Laredo, Tex.
w. F. Slocum was elected from Mex
ice in precisely the same manner, both
OF them being cvicted because they were
newspaper correspondents.
Thirty Men Burned Alive.
Homer c. Coen. of Guiphapha, Du-
range. stated tl,at on November N. 1912.
the Mexican rebels destroyed all his cot
ton. buried and dynsmited two ranches,
and burned alive thirty men who were
defending one of the ranches. When one |
would get out. as some of them did. the |
rebels would throw him back into the |
flames There were Federal soldiers |
rnly six miles away. but they made no |
effort to go to the scene of trouble and |
help defend the ranch.
Coen saws I seems to be thoroughly |
understood that American citizens in |
Mexico must endure abuses and loss of |
property indefinitely. Ranches are being |
burned and laid waste. business is at |
standstili. mines shut down and no end |
IN sight. according to Coen.
V H. York states that the reason why |
Americans are in disfavor with the Mex
can rebels is because of President |
raft's Knox policy" in openly taking
sides with Madero.
Louis Hess. an American merchant at |
Esmeralda, in the state of Coahula, told
# the looting of his store and the seiz-
ire of 5000 in cash The rebels shot
holes in an American flag which he had
.bove his store.