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 to their aid, and 1 did so withaut waiting to inquire into the question of veracity which afterward arose be. tween the American consul and the local state authorities referred to,
 "The Associated Press dispatches from Washington at the time carried statement that Gen. Steever had been instructed to not permit the Texas troops to cross into Mexico. If such order was given, it was most ri- Giculous, because the communications setween myself and the authorities at Brownsville, which were published the morning after the occurrence, clearly showed that there was no such purpose.
 q afterwards called upon the com. mander at Fort Sam Houston for a copy of the telegram which the As. sociated Press dispatches from Wash ington, appearing in this mornings papers, assumes to quote. He sent me copy of dispatch which was received; but it contained no such instructions as that quoted in the dispatch from Washington in this mornings papers.
 There seems to be a deliberate effort at Washington in dealing with the Mexican border question, insofar as matters presented by me are con. nd fn ,.{I before the people of the country.
 'I have endeavored in every way to cooperate with the federal govern. ment in enforcing the neutrality laws. l have taken no part in the factional controversies and troubles in Mex ico. But in every instance, where I have been called upon as governor of Texas to right any grievance or wrong complained of by the Mexican government, I have given it prompt and energetic attention.
 Under the treaty between the Unit. ed States and Mexico the governors of border states may surrender fugi- tives from justice without going
  their appeals through the state de- partments, either of the United States or of Mexico
 q am now endeavoring to get the United States government to advise me whom they regard as constituted authority in Mexico so that I may present my reuuisition to that con. stituted authority for the surrender of the murderers of Texas citizens, or fugitives from justice in Mexico who have committed other d'imes that are extraditable. It does not ap- pear that the United States govern ment recognizes either the Huerta government. so-called, or the Car ranza government, so-called And don't know to whom should present my acquisitions. There seems to be no government of any kind in Mex ico that is recognized by the United States.
 '1 have no purpose of being sensa- tional, nor do I desire to be unjust, but, as governor of Texas, l believe that the questions which l have pre- | sented should be dealt with fairly and squarely and if there is a govern. ment in Mexico recognized by the United States, as governor of a bor- der state. having many proper mat ters in the line of my duty in the en- l forcement of the laws of this state, | to present to such government. fee! that I should know who constitutes that government, il order to proceed intelligently.
 "Texas has nearly 800 miles of frontier along the Rio Grande river from Fl Paso to Brownsville to po- lice and protect. There are perhaps 25,000 Mexican refugees living i1 the cities and towns near the border who have fled to this state to save the lives of themselves and families from the ravages. murder, pillage and out rage which has been going on in the northern states of Mexico to great CT or less degree for the last three and a half years. Many perplexing questions are presented to me almost daily as a result of this condition, questions which cannot be determined by our federal government but must be handled by the state government of Texas.