River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1913-07-31
u. S. IS AROUSED T
| BY MEX|CANS' ACT
DEMANDS THAT. ASSAlLANTS or
DIXON BE PUNISHED
IMMEDIATELY.
MUST RELEASE AMERICANS
Representations, Drastic In Phraseol.
ogy, Made to Huerta Regime
Wounded Official Leaves
Juarez Hospital.

Washington, July 29.-Strong repre-
sensations, the most drastic in phrase
ology that have been made since the
present American administration came
into power, have been made to the
Huerta government in Mexico.
The United States government de-
manded not only the prompt arrest,
court martial and punishment of the
Mexican federal soldiers who shot
Charles D. Dixon, an American immi-
grafton official, at Juarez, Mexico, but
the immediate release of Charles Bis
sell and Bernard Mcdonald, mining en-
gineers, imprisoned by federal soldiers
at Chihuahua City, and said to be
threatened with execution.
Iscidents Regarded Serious.
So serious were these incidents re-
garded in official circles that they over
Swallowed largely the policy which the
visit of Ambassador Henry Lane Will
son had brought to a climax.
The ambassador himself was so eX-
ercised over the developments in Mex
leo that he dictated two strong tele-
grams, one to the embassy at Mexico
City and the other to the American
consul at Juarez, and while Secretary
Bryan slightly modified their tone,
they were approved and promptly dis
patched.
The president has Ambassador Will
sons long report in hand, and after
conference with Err. Bryan is prepared
to inquire of the ambassador what
remedies he would suggest.
No InkIing of Plans.
The ambassador will give no ink
ling of the recommendation he has in
mind beyond the general statement
that his plan would conserve the fried
ly relations between Mexico and the
United States and protect, likewise,
the interests of Americans in the
southern republic.
The ambassadors long experience
with outbursts against American citi-
zens, such as those against which the
American government has lodged a
protest, will make him an important
factor in whatever policy is adopted
toward the Huerta government.
The demand that the soldiers at
Juarez be courtmartialed and that the
guilty be punished is a much more
pointed request than has hitherto been
voiced by the American government.
Although Mcdonald, who is BisselPs
fellow prisoner at Santa Rosalia, is re-
ported to be an English subject, the
demands for protection covered both
men and the American consul at Chi
huahua was ordered to go to the eX-
IRENE of precaution to prevent harm
from Detailing the two mining men.
Ell Paso, Tex.-Charles B. Dixon, Jr.,
the United States immigration inspec-
tor who was shot in Juarez Saturday
by Mexican soldiers, was relesed from
the Juarez hospital and brought to Ell
Paso after American Consul t. d. Ed
wards had made a demand for his re-
lease and for the arrest of the men
who shot him.
Mexican Consul Miranda and Gull
lehmo Porris, ex-secretary of state of
Chihuahua, also interceded for the re-
lease of Dixon, after conferences with
United States officials who represented
to the MeXicans the grave impression
that had been produced in Washington
by the news of the shooting of the in
spector.
Several Are Jailed.
Arthur Walker, the negro who Dixon
was investigating when he was ar
rested and the soldiers who made the
arrest were Immediately placed in jail,
according to the report of Colonel Cas-
tro, commanding the Juarez garrison,
to E. w. Berkshire, supervising inspec-
tor of immigration for the United
States on the Mexican border.
Dixon was released to Mr.. Berkshire
and brought to Ell Paso to a hospital,
where his physicians believe he will
recover.