Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1914-03-02

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The telegram Of the captain Of the
national guard nj Brownsville stated
that the American consul had c0mmuni-
Gated with him by telephone and asked
If the American consulate was attacked
If he. the opt,in Of the Texas National
Guard, would cross the river and give
him aud the consulate protection. The
American cinsIl :ftcrward denied max
ing this request: bui the matter T. one
81 yeraciiy between him ami the captain
Of the national guard and the county
Judge and sheriff ~ Cameron comfy.
Having been called upon by the roun-
" Judge and sheriff for prote ton. il
was my duty to send troops To their aid.
and I did - without waiting To inquire
into the question ut vcracliy. which aft
erward arose between the American cyn-
sui aud the .ocIl State authorities re-
fcrrcd To.
The A~ssociated Press dispatches from
Washington M the time carried a state
nicnt that General Steeser had been ia
siructeai not to permit the Texas troops
10 cross inuto McKee,. II such order was
given. il was most ridiculous. because
the communications between myself and
the authorities III Brownsville. which
were published the morning after t.ie
occurrence %cicarlv showed that there was
no such purpose.
II aftcrward called upon the com
mnndcr IN Fort sam Houston for a copy
a -. L..l IL
Press dispatches from Washington ap
pcaring in the morning papers assumcs
"a quote. lie scnt me "A copy Of the dlA
patch which was received but il con
tanned M such instructions rs thu
quoted in the dispatch from Washington
IN the morning papers.
CHARGES DELIBERATE EFFORT.
There seems 10 be u deliberate effort
NJ Washington in dealing with the Mex
can b1r,lcr question. IN 80 far ~ matters
presented hy me are con rrncd la max
me appear ridiculous before the people
~ the colntrl.
II have cndcayored i'm every way e.
cooperate with the Federal government
III enforcing the ncutra ity laws. | have
taken no part IA the fartinnll controNcr
sizes and troubles ~ Mexico. Eat in every
instance where | have been cIllcd upon
IN Governor Il Texas t. righ: amy .riev
ancr n wrong complained of 10y tn
yrxiran government | have ciNc1 IL
prompt ami energetic attention.
tndtr the treat, between the Unitet'
Tn a.. - - -. 80 -.
tpr state. mns surrender fucitiNc> from
hsticc without going through the for
mality ~ present ny their applications
through the State department. either oi
h. United States CT If Mexico.
SEEKS CONSTfTrTED AUTHORITY
y am r~.uiclvoring nov 10 get tn
Tinted States government 10 advise m
N hnm III, rec irl ~ Constituted author
ny in Mexico. so that | may present NJ
raunisitiuu 10 that constituted authnrit
FOR the surrender of ihr nurdcrcr~ {.
icXaS citizens ~ fUgiiivc> from justice
IL M,xico y 30 have committed othri
crimes TAT are cXIraditab'c. Ii does M
auumar thai the United States govern
.rrHt recognizes either the II icrta COY
crlicnt. sn-cillcd. or the Carran2a 20,
eminent. 80 called. And | ia not krny
~ NLGm ! should present my reIai-i
iitnS. There seems 10 H. nO government
~ any k.nd in Mexico TAT j. recognize
hy the United States.
u have no purpose Of being ~ensr
tional. nor do | desire 10 be- unjust. bu
~ ,iDprrnoF ~ Tcxa, | believe that III
pUc>iinr> Which ! have presented shpHl'
ic ccsll With nir \ and sqdairly. and |
here ~. " guvsrnnriit IN NrNicp -cyu.
lizcl ~ tie t-niicl States. n Govern /,
II . border state. having MANY p-op,'
mlticI> w be- !i.ht &c my dirty in IL
-i- foi rtntni ~ the laws of his state a
ncSent ~ ST,h government. frvl TIA
I should know Who constituted that 80
.rnnrut i'm order a. nrg.,ci intc.hec-tl
PFEI1ENfNG QUESTIONS ARISE
Texas hats nrlIly cIeh, hundred mite
.f frontier along litt Rio uranlr iron
~ i'aSo 20 brownsville 10 pIircc an.
project. There are perhaps tNcnty!i"
thousand Mexican refugees i.ing ~ III
cities ana towns near the border VII
have flcd ~ This State Ia save the i've.
~ themselves and families from The raN
ages murlcr. pilla.r and Outrage which
have i-Vn going on ~ the northern
States ~ McNic 10 a greater nr less ~
gre Tor the last three aud u half years
Many pcgplcxing questions ne p%rc>entc'
~ me almost dali. a. a re- III ~ this
crndii GA questions Nhica can not b. lie
,...W.s f .,w lr.l.p.l v...wt.ta.nr IL.
mast ~ han,iiul IN H. state govern