Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1914-04-28

Mexicans Elegantly Insult YAM
KEGS at Monterey.
HANNA PARADED IN STREETS

CcnSul FORCED TO 7edo Illuminating
March-Ai, Rags in City Torn Down
and Burned in Thoroushfares-inc
dent Gives America Anothe, Club
Against Dictator Huerta.
Vera Cruz, April 28.-Rear Admira
Fletcher issued a formal proclama.
ton placing the city under martial
law This does not indicate that war
or any serious trouble is feared. It
will enable the local officials to re.
sumo their duties without endanger.
ing themselves with the Mexican gov
eminent
Washington, April 2S.-The tearing
down of the American flag from the
consulate at Monterey, Mexico, and
the Imprisonment CT Phillip c. Hanna
OF Waterloo. Iowa, consul general, by
Mexican federals was reported to
Secretary Bryan by Mr.. Hanna.
The incident is much more flag
rant insult to the American flag and
government then that which occurred
AT Tampico on April last. Nh. Han
ma was kept prisoner in the state pal
ace at Monterey until the town was
captured by the constitutionalists
who released him.
In view of the capture of the town
by the onstitutionalists and the re-
treat of the federals it Is likely that
the Monterey incident will strength
en- the administration policy entered
upon before mdiation was proposed
II may aid the friendly understanding
between the United States and the
Mexican rebels.
Consul Tells of Insult.
Consul Hanna's telegram in part fol
lows:
Monterey, Mexico, April 81, 1914
Secretary of State, Washington, D.
c., April "a, p. M:
"On the 21st of April federal mil
itary officer by the name of Captain
Alvarez del Castillo, evidently in
structed by the federal military com
mander to tear down all American
flags, arrived at this consulate gen.
ral with a street mob he had gath
e:ed, about 4 o'clock in the afternoon
and pounded on the door and demand
ed that the American flag over this
consulate general be Immediately low,
cred, or he would shoot it down, and
hn ~ 1C -
down all American flags, standing on
them making speeches throughout the
city of Monterey, burning S=.is.e OF
them and tearing them up, and leaving
them piled in the middle of the
streets.
Consul Held Prisoner.
1T was the most insulting act that
or any of the people of Monterey
have ever witnessed. They then plac
ed police guard in front of this con
sulate general and all the inmates in
this building were considered prison
ers.
The next morning, the 22d Of
April, about 10 O'Clock, a police lieu
tenant arrived to search the building
"The insulting search was com
pleted 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
itary headquarters and fortified, and
was the object of special attack by
the then attacking forces.
Placed Under Heavy Guard.
while was placed under heavy
guard in the grand reception-room O.
the state palace, ! fully realized that
was constantly being considerably
insulted and great humiliated, not on
account of my personality but on &C
count of my official position as rep
;esentative of the United States gov
eminent in northern Mexico
AT about 9 o'clock in the evening OF
April % l was taken before the mil
itary court and notified that | was
charged with being in sympathy with
VIC ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS ShiC.o anu as Ue
ing friendly to certain constitutional
list generals, and especially General
Pablo Gonzales and General Antonio
Villareal.
Il was kept a prisoner incommuni
cado dntil the evacuation of the city
ry the federal troops and until the
arrival of the constitutionalist forces
early this morning."