New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-12-14
His Expulsion of Spaniards
from Chihuahua May
Cause Trouble.
THEIR TURN NEXT"
AMERICANS WARMED
Strong Protests Made by the
Foreigners to United States,
Spain and England.
IBy Telegraph to The Tribune. J

that they have been from the first the
enemies of Francisco l. Madero. When
this is fully appreciated II will be seen
why l am antagonistic 10 the Spanish
| residents"
This message. sent from Chihuahua Guy
10 the Americans in FL Paso. is regarded
by the chief of the rebels General Pancho
| Villa, as sufficient explanation Tor ms
action in Selling from the Spahiarus ol
Chihuahua all of their property and IN
driving them from the capital OF the state
in terror OF their lives
After forcing the Spanish merchants
and property owners OF Chihuahua TO
board a train Villa personally went
through the cars and compelled the ma
tive wives and children OF the Spaniards
20 leave the train.
mo Mexicans can go out on this train
said the chief Of the rebels. I'VE wish TO
get rid of the foreigners but they cannot
take our women and children with them.
The Spanish refugees. who numbered
AS, were ordered TO get out OF Chihuahua
with the least possible delay. Villa. II is
asserted by refugees. served notice on the
American and German residents that
| their time was TO come next. 1t Is saiu
| by the Spaniards who came out To-Day
that the Germans will be the next TO come
out and that the Americans, who number
about three hundred, will come to the
border as quickly as they can make the
necessary arrangements.
pathetic feature of the Chihuahua
exodus was the arrest tonight OF the
two hundred Federals who had been left
BY General Mercado 10 preserve peace IN
! Chihuahua until villa arrived. These
men arrived on the train which brought
| out the Spaniards, and when they tried
TO cross the international bridge to I'll
Taso all were arrested by Mexican sol
diers on border patrol.
| Not one dollars worth Of property is TO
/ he left in Chihuahua for the Spanish resi-
dents. This Is the decree issued by Gen
oral Villa. and il is being carried out
faithfully by all his soldiers All Span
! isb stores I'm Juarez were seized more
than two weeks ago by Villas men and
/ all of their stocks confiscated. The fact
that the keys TO the stores had been left
with the American Consul did not seem to
annoy the rebels at all.
! Conditions affecting foreigners and for
! eign property in northern Mexico have
| become so aggravating that an appeal was
sent to-day to General Carranza 10 pre-
vent possible international complications.
! General Carranza was asked TO join Gen
eraI Villa in Chihuahua City at once.
The representation was made that in
arbitrarily expelling Spaniards and confs-
eating OF shutting down their property,
valued at more than s5.ocoooo. villa had
acted without sufficient advice. and that
he had incurred the displeasure Of foreign
interests in forcibly entering the British
vice-consulate 10 arrest Luis Terrazas, Jr.,
who Is being held for $4,000 ransom.
Complaint also was made to the United
States government that the American
consul at Chihuahua was denied his usual
right TO send code message to the State
Department when he wished TO report the
plight Of the expelled Spaniards The
United States consul, the British vice.
consul and the Spaniards therefore sent
protests to their respective governments.
1t was represented to the foreign gov
ernments that Villa had ignored the
| friendly inquiries of the consuls when
they sought information as 10 the proba-
BILE fate OF Terrazas. and that he vio-
! lated the rules of international warfare
| in refusing protection TO Spaniards. HE
| holding Of TerraZas. q Mexican. for a
ransom was described as the act of "a
brigand.
Several refugees sent personal mes
sages TO the Spanish Ambassador at
Washington. characterizng the enforced
| ~, n
and saying that they mad been insultel
! by Villas troops. Similar messages were
sent to King Alfonso Of Spain.
| The situation resulted in a conference
of rebel leaders at Juarez. at which 1t
was explained that Villa, being a military
commander rather than the head OF
| civil government. had acted without suf
fcient advice. 1t was decided that Cen
eral Carranza should be asked to start
| Immediately for Chihuahua, where he
might determine the future policies Of the
| revolution after personal conferences
with Villa. The meeting decided that
Villa, by his acts toward foreigners, had
brought about serious situation.
| AS General Carranza cannot go over
| land from Hermosillo to Chihuahua under
! ten days. q messenger was dispatched 10
Villa with the suggestion that he should
not further incur the displcaSure of for
| eign governments by dictatorily discrimi-
mating as to what foreigners shall remain
| in Mexico He was told that because of
| his attitude toward Spaniards the Amer
| leans and Germans in Chihuahua were
threatening TO leave the country. in the
| country further south, which Villa said
| ne would invade in his march toward
Mexico City. are many more Spaniards.
From General Benavides, rebel com
mander at JuareZ, came the explanation
that while the rebels regarded Spaniards
! as supporters of Huerta, and therefore,
| enemies Of the revolution, all other for
! eigners would be given full protection.
/ General Villas order. however. was eX-
] plicit that he would not guarantee pro-
| lection to Spaniards, and that they would
| have to leave the country within ten
DAYS on pain of serious consequences.
Spaniards who left Mexico at the com
mand of Pancho villa are tonight housed
| i'm the Chamber OF Commerce Building
/ in this city. A public meeting OF citi-
zens OF FL Paso was held tonight to
devise ways and means for taking care
/ of the unfortunates.
Eduardo Angotia, manager OF the
/ Banco Nacional. assisted the refugees TO
I find temporary homes and in getting
/ through the port. Benito Martinez, man