Evening star., 1914-05-15
U. S. officials Arrested.

Far worse it seems To those who are
urging the officials to action is the arrest
of United States consular agents anu
the fact that Vice and Deputy Consui
John r. Siilinan, at Saltilo, has been
under arrest for some weeks. ia dchau,,t
of the Washington administration ..-
mandS for his immediate release and that
no satisfactory assurance of his safety
has even yet Reached the State Depart
ment.
Ear worse. it is argued is the report
that a United States orderly. Sanlue.
Parks. has been tortured and shot 10
death in his Emitted states uniform as a
spy by order Of the Mexican federal
commander. a report credited in Vera
Cruz and Washington
Far worse, ii is argued, is tile fact
that DR.. Edward w. Ryan of Scranton.
Pa. while acting an agent of the
Red Cross was arrested and suffered
such tortures that he says. My expert
ences would shock the country if 1
made them public, and that ne 90
tanned his release only by signing 4
written guarantee thar he would not
divulee what he had been through, aud
that this pledge was exacted from him
by the Brazilian minister. who was
supposed to be acting in defense OF
the lives and rights of the American
citizens. and not a 'fixtr III the IN
tereStS of Huerta.
No News of Suttons Release.
The State Department has been III lie
to get positive assurance of the rel.ase
Of \. j. Sutton, staff photographer OF
the Washington Post. and T., u. Dostsr.
the International news service corr
spondent. who have not been heard froIn
since they We're arrested for III. third
time at Cordoba last FRIDAY, after ilav-
il.. been held as spies in Mexico CITY.
Strong pressure is being brought upon
officials here to-day to do something tllat
viii show Hu.rt;L once and for all that
tho | nited States will not suffer further
affront to the dignity of this nations rep
rt.sentativeS in Mexico, and that Ameri-
can citizens must not be objects of yio-
lenre.
II is being pointed out that pr. Rvan's
ease proves true what charge . Sfiaugh-
messy told the President when he Was
aiycn a hearing at the White House.
that the Brazilian minister VIII only re-
quest that Americans he properly treat
ed whereas he had been in a position to
demand their safety
No replies We're received at the State
department during the day to the de
mands for information concerning Sill
MN. the missing vice consul, dnd samuel
Parks the American orderly reported
executed by led ;t!s near Vera Cruz: A
j. Sutton or +. y. Doster.
Held for 10000 Pesos Ransom.
The Italian ambassador here today
made representations to the State De
nartment in behalf OF +. L. Teza. an
Italian representative Of the Easle oil
company at Monterey. Mexico, reported
held for 1900 pesos ransom by constl-
tutionalists
The STATE Department assured the am
bassador that every effort would he made
to secure information and 10 obtain the
release of Teza If he were held.
Representations have been made TO con
stitutianalist oitic ials at III Paso by the
oil company employing Teza
Alarm for American Women.
Fears for the safety Of Miss Ida Hayes.
In charge Of the Malero Institute for
Girls. at Saitillo. is entertained by the
state Department. which has made in
nuiries at the solicitation of the Baptist
Foreign Mission Society, with headquar-
ters in Richmond. Va. The state De-
partment has failed to get any response
concerning her and her friends have mol !,
heard from her for more than a month.
Miss Hayes although repeatedly waln-
ed bv adpices from this country and iiy
friends and other missionaries leaving
Mexico. has steadfaSty refused To leave
her little mission school, where she has
fonr homeless girls under her protection.
The mission is reported shot-ridden, aud
the fate of the missionary and those IN
her charge is unknown.
Miss Hayes is a native OF missouri
and a graduate of the Missouri State
L University. After teaching several years
at Liberty College, Liberty, .Mo., and
going through several years preparation
for missionary work. she accepted work
with the Baptist Foreign Mission So
ciety in 1895. Being sent to MdDaco She
took charge Of the Madero InDoeutak