The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1914-02-24

through it's Embassy here, requested
information from the State Depart
ment and SO far this has not been
available. Consequently there has
been discussion among diplomats OF
recommending a general Withdrawal
of Europeans from the disturbed
country.
Discussed In Senate.
The seriousness of the Mexican
situation generally and particularly
| the of Benton. furnished
the Senate a subject of grave discus
sion. Members of the foreign rela-
tons committee gave assurances that
they were in close touch with affairs
as directed by the President and the
State Department. Official attention
was called to the Benton case i'll d
telegram to Senator Fall, of New
Mexico, from r. NJ. Dudley, who de-
clared Villa had murdered Benton
like q dog" and the American policy
of "watchful waiting is a failure"
Senator FAN also read to the Senate
resolutions of protest adopted last
night at a mass meeting in Ell Paso,
Texas. lie urged d more aggressive
policy, and other Senators sided With
him.
The Senat 0 % 40 action. Mem
bers of the foreign relations com
mittee urged that the executive and
State Departments be not embarrass-
ed in efforts to protect foreigners in
the revolutiOn-torn republic.
Despite efforts of administration
leaders to keep the lid on Mexican
affairs 50 far as the Senate is con
cerned, there is 4 growing feeling OF
uneasineSS and fears were expressed
tonight that some Senators would be
restrained no longer from discussing
? the situation on the floor of the oper
t1rao t1~I- IS 4,
2 tasks confronting the foreign relation:
= committee. Discussions today was il
executive session, after consideration
S of the arbitration treaties.
Secretary Bryan today instructe,
r Consul Edwards to demand adeGuat
protection and a fair hearing 70
Gustav Bauch, an American either
q for whose safety in .Iuarez grave ap
~prehension is felt. Friends of Bauc
in FL Paso have telegraphed to Rep
o resentative Smith, Of Texas, that h
. had been shot as a spy.
1t No report today had been receive
le at the State Department on the re
ported disappearance Of TWO othe
n Englishmen, Lawrence and Curt
who were said to have gone to Juar
TO search for Benton.
l. The version of BentOn's death, I
% related by Constitutiona,ists toda
If was made public by Roberto Y. Pc
ne quiera, Constituencies agent her
in a telegram from headquarters
nj JuareZ. 1t states:
Benton entered Villas apartme-
is very unexpectedly. demanding prote
,v ton for his interests and bitterly i
ed sulting Villa and the Constitutions
list army. General Villa told him IN
nd he considered him All enemy to Il
70 Constituencies cause and that
IT. order that he might not continue
10 work against it, he, Villa. was e
ing to pay him the value Of his pro
mt erty tBenton's) in the State Of CT
~ huahua.
To Draws Revolver.
in Benton became very exaSperat
ats at this and drew his revolver, inten
lat ing to kill the general. but the LAT,
Immediately Knocked him down. d
he armed him and sent him to Jail. Re
leo ton afterward was tried by a spec
&C military tribunal, sentenced to dea
il and duly executed, all in accordar
with the laws and usages Of war"
Later Villa telegraphed Pesoui.
ons a lengthy message, in which he soue
In to justify his e~xecution OF Benz
lch and in which he stated that the
i'll ecution was lin accordance with ,
XII rules of war"
Villa in his telesls5 ,, cited q M