The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1914-03-14
GUSTAV BAUCH
Congressman Broussard tax
ing an Interest in the Pea II
of the Companion OF his
Youth.

Washington, March & Years
ago Robert f. Broussard and
Gustave Bauch, both boys togeth'
er in New Iberia, played ne same
games, fought their childish bat
ties, often with each other, but
most often as partners, ard today
BroussaTd, now esentativt
and senator elect, has taken NJ
the fight again in behal, of Baucl
in an effort 10 find what has be
come of the former Louisiana
man, whose death at Villas hands
has been reported
Not only ~ his own behalf has
the Louisiana Congressman de
manded a full investigation by
the United states, but also to sat
isfy the appeals Of the friends and
relatives of the Bauch family still
living in Louisiana.
Immediately after his confer
ence at the State Department., Mr..
Broussard made the following
statement:
SCI cannot but be grIeved at the
murder of Gustav Baucb. Bauch
was born 10 New Iberia, La, and
was boyhood neighbor of mine.
We went TO school together, and
then we drlfted apart. | do not
know when he went to Mexico,
but liked Bauch as a boy and |
resent that he has met with foul
play. Nothing In all the dis
patches from Mexico tell me he
did anything wrong He was
prosperous and that seems to
have been his crime.
"Many of Bauch's relatives live
In Louisiana. They will want to
know why he was killed without
some kind of trial. The Ameri
can government will be called on
to explain his disappearance and
why no steps were taken to save
his life"
Secretary Bryan today received
note from General Carranza,
signed by Senior Fabela, acting
secretary of foreign affairs of the
cabinet of the COnstitutionalists,
assuring the American govern
ment that the disappearance of
Gustav Bauch, the German-Amer-
lean, would be promptly investl-
gated. The text of the communi.
cation follows:
"RefeTring to the unofficial re
presentation made by you to the
first chief of the Consuitutionalisf
army, through the department of
foreign relations, now under nay
charge, relative to the disappeag
ance in Chihuahua of the Ameri.
can citizen, Gustav Bauch, ! have
the honor to inform you. in ac-
cordance with the instructions re-
ceived by me from the said first
chief of the Constitntionalist
army, that having ordered all the
necessary Investigations in the
case, as | had the honor to inform
you in my note of the 2Sth of Feb
ruary, uIt, the result of the inves-
LEGATIONS made 10y the local au-
thorities at Chihuahua shows that
it is true that said Mr.. Bauch was
arrested in Chibuahua, charged
with being al enemy to the con-
stitutionalist cause; but later on
he was released, the authorities in
Chihuahua having at present no
knowledge OF his where abouts.
"However, l am very pleased to
inform you that the first chief
wishes to have very complete
and detailed investigation made
of this matter for the satisfaction
of the department Of state aud for
his own satisfaction and SO that
your government may see his
good will to take into considera-
ton and representations made to
him in the proper manner, and
therefore has ordered the case OF
Mr.. Gustav Bauch to be taken NJ
by the special commission ap
pointed to investigate the Benton
case. Said commission will mn
dertake to ascertain as soon a.
practicable the true facts concern
ing this affair, so that it will be
possible to act in strict accord
ance with the law. At the same
time l have the honor to inform
you that the authorities at Chihu
ahua have received orders already
to do everything in their power to
locate Mr.. Bauch."