Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-04-27
FEDElALS MADE
CONSUL PRISONER
v. S. representative in North
ern Mexico Says Flag Was
Trampled.

report from Consul General Hanna at
Monterey, giving an account of his
Imprisonment and the insults to the
American flag by Federal soldiers in
that city previous to its capture and
contrasting these actions with the
proper conduct of the Constitutional
lists after their victory.
ConsulGeneral Hanna declared that
the flag had been ordered torn down
from the consulate by Captain AL
VareZ del Castillo, a FEDERAL officer,
or April q, and that on the following
day he mad been imprisoned and held
incommunicado by the highest Off
Gals of the Federal army at Mon
terey. When the Constitutionalists
obtained possession of the city Hanna
was Immediately released, as were
all Americans held prisoners by the
Tederals, and full assurances were
given of the friendliness of the new
authorities Hanna spoke in the high
est possible terms of the civilized
ideas which he believes animate the
Constituencies.
The action of the W tie House in
making public this report is regarded
as significant. Official circles have
teemed in the past few days with
stories praisng Villa and the Con-
stitutionalists. The Consttutionalists
have been described as protecting
foreigners in every way possible, and
Villa has come to be looked upon as
responsible for the advance in ideas
of civilized warfare among Mexican
generals. The suspicion Is gaining
ground that Villa eventually may be
looked upon by the United States as
the strong man. who can control the
Mexican factions.
Consul-General Hanna's telegram,
which is dated from Monterey, April
"a, is as follows:
Tears Down L. - Flag.
On the 21st of April Federal
military officer by the name of
4 Captain Alvarez Del Castillo, evident
ly Instructed by the Federal military
commander to tear down all Ameri-
can flags, arrived at this consulate
general with a street mob which he
had gathered about 4 o'clock in the
afternoon and pounded in the door
and demanded that the American flag
over this consulate-general be i'm
mediately lowered or he would shoot
1t down, and the other Federals pro-
= ceeded to tear down all American
hags, standing on them, making
speeches throughout the city of Mon
terey, burning some of them and
piled in the middle of the streets.
1T was the most insulting act that
1 or any of the people of Monterey
have ever witnessed
They then placed police guard
IN front of this consulate and all the
inmates of this building were consid- |
cred prisoners. The next morning.
April p, about 10 o'clock, a police |
lieutenant arrived with force of men
ana advised me that he had been IN
Structed to search the building. The |
insulting search was completed about
noon, when your consul-general was
taken prisoner through the streets
with the mob and carried first to the
penitentiary and afterward to the
State government palace, which
building has been for some time mil
ltary headquarters and fortified, and
was the object of special attack by
the then attacking force
While was placed under heavy
guard in the grand reception room
of the state palace | fully realized
that | was constantly being consider
ably insulted and greatly Inundated, |
not on account of my personality, but
on account of my official position as
representative of the United States
government in northern Mexico.
AT about 8 o'clock in the evening |
of April % | was taken before the |
military court and notified that / |
was charged with being in sympathy |
with the Constitutionalist chiefs and !
with being friendly to certain Consti- |
nationalist generals, and especially |
General Pablo Comedies and General |
Antonio Nillareal. | was kept a |
prisoner incommunicado until the |
evacuation of the city by the Fed |
eral troops and until the arrival of
the Constitutionalist forces early this |
morning.
Expected TO BE Shot.
There were times during the pc |
Rod when it was believed by very
many that | would be shot or carried |
to the mountains as their prisoner in |
case the Federals evacuated. How |
ever, the evacuation of the city by
their forces, Federal State and DO
lice, took place last night and was
left entirely alone in the State capital
DulldlnS as its sole guardian for about |
SIX hours without being informed by
any individual or officer of their de-
parture.
THE Constitutionalist forces under
the command of General Pablo Con-
HaleS and General Antonio Nillareal |
and General Castro carried on q very
successful attack for about five days, |
which resulted in the defeat Of the
Federal army with heavy losses on
the part of the F'ederals and complete
rout of all those who were not killed, !
wounded or taken prisoners. The
officers Of the Constitutionalist army
inform me that they heard that p!
was taken prisoner and the American
flag ordered down from over this
consulate general. \ Constitution
alist officer by the name of Major
.Pierreros, with a company of men. |
hurried to the state palace. where
they had heard | was being held
prisoner, and broke open the locked
door early this morning. furnished me
with a saddled horse and accom- |
panied me to the suburbs of the city. |
where L met General Antonio Villa |
real, who is to be the governor of the
State of Nuevo Leon.
''In company with General Villareal
and some of the foreign consular rep
resentatiVes in Monterey we proceed
ed to the state palace. where speeches
were made to the people, who as
Sembled in great masses in front of
the state House. giving assurances
of full protection to all foreigners
and non-combatants and the fullest
degree of freedom and protection to
all disposed, law abiding people.
shortly after our arrival at the
State House General Pablo Gonzales
arrived, accompanied by his staff and
large force of the ConstitutlonalstI
troops. He was enthusiastically re-
ceived. as was also General Antonio
Villareal and the other officers. by
the people Of Monterey, and he also
gave strongest assurances of proper |
protection for all the law abiding
residents of Monterey. The city is
quist and serene and the feeling of
safety and confidence has returned
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