Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1914-02-28

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BANDIT CASTILLO
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Now that the United States, gov
eminent has the Mexican bandit, Gas.
tillo, under its protection, by reason
of his capture by American troops
as h attempted to steal across the
border in the pursuit of his plans OF
war, the question of what Is to- be
done with him is causing some per
plexity, although no one seems TO De
particularly concerned about the fate
of Castillo. Il. &
Tie Pittsburgh Gazette Times fsees
no reason why there should he any
embarrassment over the situations or
why Counselor Moore of the depart
ment of state should waste much
time searching the records for prece-
dents. iEJ
Morally Castillo is a murderer"
says the Gazette.Times. HE ,mur.
dered ten Americans among others.
But while he has committed a crime
against humanity he has not broken
American law, the deeds for which
he Is accountable having. been done
on American soil. Therefore, he. can.
not, be tried sby an American court.
He was captured in New Mexico,
while trying to cut across from: one
point to another in Mexico, for which
nc may be held prisoner, but that Is
all. Our own government does not
recognize the Huerta regime as the
government of Mexico. Consequent
.ly, it is deemed inadyisable to- ,hand
over Castillo to agents of Huertaaf for
trial. Neither has the provisional
government of Carranza been recOg-
nized, and Mr.. Moore does not! e
how the American government q
turn over Castillo to the Carranza-
istas. .,,l -.
IF Castillo cannot be tried in the
United States for his crimes and II
there is no recognized. authority In
Mexico to whom he, may be turned
over to be dealt with, there remains
the simple expedient Of deportation.
Castillo can be taken to the border
and driven back into Mexico. Doubt
less, II deported at the right point,
there would be q band of the follow
ers of Carranza or Villa waiting to
receive him, and doubtless he would
be dealt with according to his merits,
since his hands have been against
everyone and he has killed and plum.
dered as q mere personal enterprise"
The Hartford C0urant suggests q
way Of using Castillo. Here it Isl,
Our suggestion is that Castillo be
taken to Washington and installed at
the White House in such a way that
President Wilson may be able to
study him. Probably no cage is nee
eysary, but II he seems to be danger.
GUS, put him in q cage in the Presi-
dents private, Office. The main point
Is TO make sure Of the chance to give
DR.. Wilson a glimpse Of Mexico and
the Mexicans ut first hand. The, long
range observations Of Confidential
Agent Lind are evidently of no pub
lie value, evolving and involving. as
they do, nothing more than the pol
icy of waiting for something to, turn
up. This is the policy which Robin.
son CrusOe pursued during his fam.
GUS adventures nearly 200 years ago,
and the same policy which the hun.
cry tramp without. cash or credit pur.
sues today. 1t Il, not a policy for
international: relations, but solely q
dumb waiting for the procession Of
events by those who, like Ilobips0n
CrusOe on his lonely island " the
tramp in his social solitude, scarcely
have even human relations"
AT least. it will be well to make
as thorough an investigation Of this
man before deciding what to do with
him." says the Buffalo Express, IF
he has been operating with the con.
nivance Of Villa, his surrender to the
rebel leaders would result only, In
turning him loose. again. No n has
ever claimed that he had any con-.
@ncction with the Huerta government.
but that possibility also is worth con.
sidcring, since it would give the
United States a new; and strong
ground of complaint against Huerta,
Castillo's " claim is that he repre-
sents the aus Of Zapata in northern
Mexico. If that is true, it is very i'm.
portant, since the United States gov.
eminent hitherto has been acting on
the belief that the cause of Zapats
was the same as the cause of Wills
and Carranza. And then there is
Castillo's denial that he caused. the
wreck at Ell Cumbre. The Glited
States cannot require his execution
without evidence that he is guilty"
DUFFY AND WELSH BOUT.
st. Louis. Mo-. Feb. 27.-Jimmy
Duffy and Freddie Welsh are match
ed to appear at the Coliseum here to-
night, and the bout promises to be
interesting. The scrappers are billed
to make 1876 pounds at 3 o'clock.
Welsh has agreed to fight on a per.
Centage basis. while Dirty has heen