Grand Forks daily herald and the evening times., 1914-05-14
AMERICANS ARE HELD IN
PRISONS IN MEXICO CITY
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go TO the British or German legation
for protection. There may be reasons
of high diplomacy why Brazil should
represent our interests III Mexico, but
it is a fact that although he does his
best, Senior Cardozo d'Olivera is un-
able sufficiently to protect our citi-
zens In Mexico City should there be
any rioting. g
Even if there be no rioting, I am
afraid that we shall be sorry that the
care of American interests was taken
out of the hands of Sir Lionel Garden,
the British minister /;
Searched as Spies. t.
l do not like to give too much
space to our experiences, but must
relate them in SO far as they illus
trate conditions and the attitude Of
the Huertaistst ,owards Americans.
Twice We We're arrested. and once
held ncommunfcado short time. and
searched as spiss@Sfor discriminating
documents
On Thursday morning Richard
Harding Davis. Frederick Palmer
and I left Vera Cruz by train for the
gap in the railway where the Mexicans
cut the track April %.
1t is not surprising that We were
stopped. 1t Is surprising that two of
us got to Mexico City and back again
with SO little delay.
Into tho Interior.
Palmer had the appearance Of an.
American Of letters. Davis says the
the more 7 looked like a ,shaven
Uncle Sam. Davis himself looked to
me like mixture Of John Drew and
Theodore Roosevelt, shaken well be-
fore using. He and /, anyway, seemed
selected for defeat.
Adam Weimar, German American
employed by the Banco Rationale,
who started with us from Vera Cruz,
did what he could to help us. Davis
had letters from the Brazilian con-
sui to his minister in Mexico City.
Only a. Visiting Card.
] had a. personal letter from the
French consul introducing Davis and
ME to General Mas, while in addition
I had certificate which showed that
I represented great English newspa-
per.
Our credentials, like Mercutio's,
We're not much, but were enough, but
Palmer had only a''visiting card. 80
From the gap we rode by rail to
Pasd Del Macho, where: We stopped
for lunch. 1t was very hot and the
pAdIAOiht pdShCA-' "ASA W0aSAu6
Mexican refugees for Vera Cruz.
Marched on to Jail.
Suddenly ! saw Davis going through
the crowd with a shabby little officer,
at his elbow. AS started to his res
cue another officer, still shabbier.
tapped me on the arm and invited me
to follow him. 5.5
did so. and as the guard closed;
around us we turned to welcome.
Palmer's solemn accession to our
ranks ~
OF to the Jail we marched. little
sandaled officers shuffling along on
either side. They drove a crowd of
men and women out of the Jail court
into the Jail and asked US for our pa
pers
They read the papers and then Of
fered chair first to Palmer. not to
sit on, but to facilitate the removal
Of his boots to see II his socks con-.
tanned dispatches.
They searched US! but ] politely.
refused to give up my letter to Gem;
eral Mas, which saved U.S. fi
i unlimbered my Spanish.
They put us in q nice cell and sent
for another officer. t5 y.
In the meantime d lieutenant who
looked like doorkeeper In a ''moivey.
show, put a sentinel over each OF US.
and ostentatiously loaded his gun.
Davis said something by way of