The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1914-03-26
OUTRAGES ON
BR|T|SHERS IN
MEXICO MANY
SITUATION WHICH GREAT BRIT
IAN is FACING AS A RESULT OF
THE KILLING OF BENTON RE-
CALLS NUMEROUS OTHERS.
BY ASSOCIATED PRESS.

! London, March 25.-The situation
which Great Britain is facing as a re-
suit Of The shooting of William S.
| Benton in Mexico, not only is not
novel, but even almost unimportant
compared to the events of 1s59-'62. A
| list Of outrages committed during
| those years before the British govern
ment Joined France and Spain in the
| Intervention which led to the seating
of Macmillan of Austria upon the
Mexican throne, has been brought for
ward in part as follows
DR.. DuvaI a British subject, who
was arrested in April, 1859, by the
clerical General Marquee while at
tending to wounded Juarists after their
defeat at Tacubaya, was shot without
trial
A British subject named ]. L. lines
was hunted through the mountains
about Oaxaca with a price on his head.
British Vice-Consul Bodmer was
shot dead on his own balcony while
trying to save a Mexican
Mr.. Beale was shot by bandits on
his farm near Mexico City.
There were several other rnurderers
Of British subjects of humber posi-
tons.
plundered and he was severely
wounded by the robbers, SO that he
lost an arm; his wife went mad from
the shock
Financially, too. British subjects
suffered greatly through these three
years. Claims submitted by British
subjects to their legation uE to April
%, 1851, amounted to SIS. 1000, 600 for
such outrages as forced supplies"
"stoppage of factory" "plunder; death
and mutilation;" imprisonment and
sentence Of DEATH" and simple plum
der.
In November, 1860, the Clerical
General Miramon seized 100000 in |
silver which had been deposited at |
the British legation as the property of |
bondholders, and a few months later |
a Juarist general seized a convoy of |
some hundreds of thousands of dol |
lars worth Of silver bullion belonging |
to British subjects and on its way to |
the coast. The Juarist government |
also suspended payment Of the inter- /
est on its foreign loan. which was then |
mainly held in England
In the face of all these outrages,
Earl Russell and Lord Palmerston re-
Trained from intervention despite theI
fact that 1t would have been a com
parattvely easy thing since the Juar-
lists held The ports. They were, more
over, not faced with the necessity of
the country after the inter-
vention, since both France and Spain
were ready to take up the work and
France had definitely decided to OBJ
tain a permanent hold on Mexico
When France determined to move,
Great Britain left the field to Napol-
con III.
The afternoon tango fad is becom-
ng wearisome to the young unmarried
diplomats. The dowagers of society
we're reluctant to take up the new
lance, but the craze had now become
general among the old ladies who do
lot intend to forego quickly the new
ease which it has given them on
Jouth. Hence the woe of the young
diplomats, for the dowagers are giving
countless afternoon dances TO which
hey all are invited.
1t would be fatal to the social careers
If the young men to disregard them.
The diplomats are the selected victims.
lot only because they are the natural
lancing men, but because they have
heir afternoon free. ,
The dances have increased so that
many of the diplomats attend one .
laily. One young diplomat complains :
hat neither age nor weight can keep :
he enthusiastic dowagers off the ;
oor and he declared II he in tangoing 8
With a duchess weighing zoo pounds :
nd who in years had reached almost :
he allotted span, is not earning his :
alary he would like to know why not :
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