The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1913-05-27

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china is similar 10 that OF the Mex
government. II changes the sub
)ect or refuses 10 speak every irn !
any n i~nsinuates that il is resoonsi-
bic for the situation"
American Newspaper Men in Jail.
The above editorial and many 9TH
ers -hich I see daily IN the MEXICAN
newspapers might lead one 70 think
that the press * free. | am told.
however, that there is a rigid cen
Sorship Of everything sent out OF the
country. and that every effort Is made
to keep n United States in the dark
as 70 IA oatraseS now being perpe-
trated by the rebels n bandits
| saw an instance OF this as I came
into Mexico last fall, when | ret at
Laredo Tex.. two American neUsra-
per correspondents VINO had been
sent out of the country. They were
MesSTS. Dunn and CaEac:iGti. both II
whom had been expelled as pernicious
foreigners.
Mr.. Dunn todd me- row l.a wis ar
rested one night on his way 10 ;he
opera and put into jail Without :riAl.
He says that the most of his money
and valllables were taken from him
and while in prison he had trouble
getting enough 10 eat and drink. H
was charged a dollar for j glass OF
water. 5" cents for a package of
cigarettes and other things in proper
ton. lie says he had on deposit in
one Of the leading banks of Mexico
City $4,000. and that the Mexican
government fined him this amount
and contiSc3ted IL.
After a few days he was taken by
armed guards put on the express
train and carried tn Laredo. Tex.
where he was set down on American
soil. with a notice hat if he came
back to Mexico il would be at his
peril. Mr.. Caracristi was treated in
the same n with the ptiou
OF the fine. He luckily had no money
in bank.
[ am old here that Mt. Dunn had
severely criticised the president in
his kilograms TO the American papers
and thai hc had broken the law il
sending code teleera,ns in the guise Of
market reports out Of The conntr
ing On Mexican conditions to Senator
rails. and h administration though
his leaving the Coantry would lac FOL
the %cOuntry's good.
American Claims for Outrages.
understand that a lain will b,
made against the government on tn
part Of Dunn and Caracristi. as viii
also claims for other Americans VIII
have been OutrageouSly treated. !,
last November two Americans wer
! kidnapped on United States soil. car
ried across the boundary and deiv
t cred into the hands Of Gen. Juan Ne
: varre AT juarez. n charge agains
them was that they had been seryin
. in the rebel army. The American
: say that their health and lives wer
/ endangered by the insanitary cOndl
D tons Of the Jail. and 1 understan
] they put their damages at $50, 900.
Twenty-three Americans who wer
. I ~ryD - go 80 ln1 rnlntvoC ly:110l = n
wounded by shots across the Mexica
: border in April and May, have bee
reported by a commission OF OF
army officers entitled to indemnitie
r aggregatins $86. 900 and this wi
probably be paid. All Of thes
claims were reduced by the comni:
sion from the amOunt original
n asked.
In addition to these there are
. great many other demands on a.
q count Of personal damages. and thel
vii, be a large amount asked for {
q accOunt f5GamageS to property. O u
| of the Mexican papers here prints J
interview with a prominent America
whose name is not given. IN which
% is stated that the United States ash
so, 900, 900 pesos. or $50. 900. 800, as q
n indemnity for the damages caused
a American interests here. and Sugges
n that Mexican government Ima
CO4apFOlnlSc tOH HldttcT DS giving
tc Lower California. This SuppOSitiOn
- doubtful, to say the least. althOus
a large part Of the mines and Lane
OF that peninsula now belong
;e Americans.
- The Mexican~ Dislike Us.
Americans are not popular in Ne
. leo. This is especially 50 among Il
a middle and higher classes. They d
jealous OF our success As a natio
and also OF our success in lnakti
money out OF Mexican investmen
They realize that soma Of the be
in properties in Mexico belong to o
+ people. and while they want Afnerl";
1e ca pita they feel sore because '
e. make money out Of investing that CA
lie itat here.
IN IN q suit at Law the American n
Ne but little chance with the MeXic!
re without the evidence is altogether
mis- favor. and if he gets into trOub
ID he is liable to lind himself IN j
az when the right is all on his side. |
at deed. the red tape I
IN law here IS such that most foreigne
\ ~ off- r.t u