The Cairo bulletin., 1913-09-02
NEITHER SIDE
IN MEXICO WILL
AID AMERICANS
Report That Six Americans Were
Killed Remains Unconfrmed
in Washington.
BRYAN SAYS NO OvERTURES
HAVE BEEN MADE BY HUERTA

Washington, Sept. Secretary
Bryan remained In the state de-
partment today for news from Mex
leo till few minutes before he left
for Caryland where he will deliver
a lecture tonight AS he was await
ing his carriage he declared that
nothing had been received but
messages relating to the movement
of American citizens in the south
ern republic.
Earlier in the day he conferred
with Senator Bacon. chairman of the
foreign relations committee and
both stated that no further sugges-
tons had been made by Special En-
Foy John Lind to the Huerta gov
ernment and that no oyertures from
the Mexican side had been made
Reports from Torreou that six
Americans had been killed received
no verification in the state deptar-
ment advices and bulletin was for
warded to the state department from
the American counsel at Monterey
stating that five Americans who had
left Torreon last Monday had been
accounted for.
Wilson Unheeded
Washington, Sept, l-No atten-
en- whatever is being paid by the
conflicting forces in Mexico 70
President Wilson's demand. pre-
sented in his special message to
aneressr- that Americans in the.
southern republic must be protected
and that whatever faction disobayei
this rule would be held responsible.
President Wilson's warning was
contained in the following passage
ef his message to Congress, read by
him in person last Tuesday.
I'VE should earnestly urge all.
Americans to leave Mexico at once
and should assist them to get away
in every way possible. not because
we would mean TO slacken in the
least our efforts TO safeguard their
lives and their interest but because
it is imperative that they should
take no unnecessary risks when Ill
is physically possible for them to
leave the country"
Meanwhile Americans a~e being
mobbed their property destroyed
and their lives menaeed by lawless
haf-organized bands Of soldiers, whoI
laugh at the Yankees inaction,
Wilson's Warnirp.
II was in this part of his message
that ffesident Wilson endeavored
to impress upon the conflicting
Mexican factions that American
lives and property must be safe
guarded
"We should not let every one who
seems to exercise any authority in
any part of Mexico know in the
most unequiyocal way that we shall
viglantly watch the fortunes Of
those Americans who cannot get
away and shall hold those respon-
sible for their sufferings and losses
to a definite reckoning. That can
and viii be made plain beyond the
possibility of a MISUNDERSTANDING
Although this warning was deliv-
cred impressiyely less than a week
ago it has had no effect in lessen
ing the outrages to Americans and
their homes. ~17'T Evg
That foreign intcrcsts and prop
erty are decaying and the lives of
foreigners are in constant danger
from irresponsible mobs is the in
formation brought to Senator Fall
Of New Mexico in a letter from
member of an American colony at
Los Mochis, in the State OF
Sinaloa. This correspondent de-
clares that, although an American
warship rides at anchor less than
fifteen miles away, no effort is
made to protect Americans from
the attacks of the revolutionists.
The American colony referred to
is in the concession to John Hays
Hammond, the mining engineer of
this city, and Henry Payne Whitney
of New York For obvious reasons
Senator Fall declines to disclose
the name of his correspondent. but
vouches for him as man of known
integrity and stanaing. His criti-
cisms OF the policy of the admin
istration are pertinent in the pres
ent stage OF the relations of this
country with Mexico. Among other
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