Bisbee daily review., 1913-08-10

! rages were visited on Americans be- | cause they were citizens of the United | States, unshielded by their home gov ernment and left indeed. naked to ! their enemies. This statement is jus | uled by comparison with the treat. i ment accorded other nationalities sim ] ilarly situated.
 | The Senator from New Mexico as sured me the other day-if fully re 1 member his statement-that in the case of certain outrages on Chinese l domiciled in Mexico, provision had been made by that government to pay | adequate and satisfactory damages to l the Chinese Empire-or republic. as | now denominated-for the unwar ! rantef assault on it's subjects. This l indemnity or redress was to be paid i out of the loan then being negotiated l by Mexico.
 | Of all the Americans killed in Mex. J leo no offer of redress has been made, | no excuse offered. no apology forth 1 ccming The inference is that China was more exacting in the face of na- | tioHal insult that we were, or else | Mexico had more respect for China than for the United States. and made i proper amends, out of q sense of de- 1 cent duty to a friendly nation. These ! Chinamen were in Mexico just exactly as onr citizens were in Mexico Ger many furnishes a more conspicuous ] example of national pride by collect ing at once 100000 marks for damages ! done several Germans in Mexico who ! were in that country under exactly the same circumstances and national ! guaranties that our 75 or so citizens were. who have been similarly killed !. by Mexicans and not one cent paid by Mexico or even demanded by us.
 A still more conspicuous example 1 claims our attention. Tn two battles l between the warning factions in Mex ! co. one in Juraez opposite the city of [ T1l Paso, the other at Agua Prieta the little Mexican town just across the line dividing it from the city Of Doug las, Arizona, many American residents
 of these two American cities were killed or wounded. American soldiers were near the line at both places.
 They warned these factions not to ] ire across the line into our towns. No attention was paid 10 this warn | ing. IL was met with the usual con
 empt shown to lis OF all occasions. ! The then secretary of state. when ap- l pealed to by the wounded and the rep, 1 .ensentatiyes of the dead for redress, l directed that these citizens wounded in their own town on American soil
 must first seek redress in the tribu-
 7aIg Of Mexico before any right of redress could arise. This mOnstrous proposition met as best I could by e. Hna aA h FFN h ihis body 9 resolution creating a board of investigation, composed Of ofhcers of the Army of the United States. who proceeded under the terms or the ! resolution to Fl PasO and Douglas and tcak testimony and made findings as to the damages csnsed by this wantor
 vioIoIation Of international law On return of the report the senate passed bill 70 pay to the injured, out or our Treasury, the amounts found by the board and thus make the claim one by our government against Mex
 icc. The bill failed in the house, ard at this session is again before tho
 Committee on Foreign Relations Of the senate for action.
 These incidents are cited to show
 that We have been long suffering and patient under boundIess pTOyoCatiOn. These outrages must cease. For the safety of cur southern neighboT, for her prosperity and peace, I warn her, as I warn the senate. trat these in-
 tOlerable Outrages will have to stop
 or terrible reprisals will sooner or later follow.
 Mir. Vardaman. Will the ssena aor yield for a 0Uesti0n2
 Mr Smith of Arizona. Certainly.
 Mir. Vardaman. Are the state author ities not capable of dealing with the
 MeXicans who came on this side Of the line and committed the crimes to
 which you refer?
 Mir. Smith of Arizona. The senator evidently dtd not catch my statement fully. The Mexicans did not come on our side of the line, and if they had, ! am sure the state would, as the sen ator suggests. have f0uEd itself not oaIy capable but iiIito willing to deal with the situation. The damage to our Citizers was caused by the reckless firing of the Mexicans across the na- tionaI line into our cities, and this after due warning from our people and the commander Of our troops stationed ar these places. Right then and there was the time for our soldiers to cross ibe line and teach Q lesson reviviES the memory Of Bucna Vista. Sierra { Gords Monterey and Chapultepeo. : This should have been followed by ! the warming that wherever an outrage ! was therefore committed against an 7 American citizen in Mexico the United : States would not only demand redress but would. if necessary police with it's i soldiery the distgrbing district to prevent similar. recHrrences. co. l Mir. President what is to be the ul innate result oE these lrightIul dis turbances? Where and how will jus. tice find a solution of the problems i already preseGted2 To the people ol Mexico let us accord a proper desire [ to meet all international requirements bv paying all proper damages to the ' injured soiourner within her gates and to the business interests which she has invited to her development ! How are these damages to be paid ' When are they to be settled? What ! revenue is to be found-frOm what sources raised-to meet the millions of dollars of damages suferad2 As