New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-04-10
PATIENCE ALLEGED
TO BE EXHAUSTED
Killing of Two SpaHiards
Also Basis of Note to
State Department.
ANGERED BY REBELS
Hope for Abandonment Of Wait
ing Policy Hanging on Lind's
Return Next Week.
frrom The Tribune Bureau1

trrom The Tribune Bureau
Washington, April 9-The Spanish
government. angered by tho deporta-
tlon OF more than seven hundred Span
ish subjects from Torreon and the IN
requited and unexplained murder of
two Spanish merchants at Chihuahua
under circumstances almost rfvallins
those OF the famous Benton chsa. has
made vigorous representations to the
United States. Frequent notes from
the Spanish Foreign once to tho De-
partment OF State concerning tho kili-
ing OF two brothers named Gonsalea
at chihuahua City, in December. have
secured for Spain no satisfaction.
Spain's displeasure is heightened BY
her feeling OF impotence. She has no
means OF entering Mexico herself and
protecting her citizens or OF obtaining
satisfaction for what already has taken
place. Placing her interests In the
hands OF the United States appears 10
have been a futile measure, and there
is no doubt Of tho recently reported
fact that at Tampico the British, IN
stead of the American, naval COM
mander, has been asked by Spain II
look after Spanish subjects In need .,
assistance and asylum, and that this
n faflnYA Cf
American representations 10 the Con
stitutionalists In Mexico to procure the
protection Of Spanish subtscts In
Northern Mexico,
The position Of the administration u
further complicated by the assertion
that much of the misery which ths
Spaniards deported from Torreon are
undergoing can be traced directly TO
assurances which were given them In I,
Torreon by Mr.. Ulmer the Amsrtcan q
consular agent. that they would 81
protection. Eelying on these assuf-
ances, Il Is declared, the Spanish poo >.
pie who have been deported by Will
remained In Torreon. Many otherwfedN
would have fed before Villa arrived.
profting by the example Of what hap
pened to four hundred OF their coun-
tryuien in chihuahua, in December,
but they put faith in Mr. Ulmers as
surarces and the presumptive influence
of the United States.
Complications Feared.
The maltreatment Of Spanish sub
jects in Mexico is regarded here ns
certain TO cause grave international
complications in the Mexican situation.
In diplomatic circles II is considered
that what is happening and what has
gone before will render action By the
United States imperative. Tho Con-
stitutionalists. diplomats hold. have in
effect def1ed the United States and
fouted American representations look
ing TO the protection Of foreign inter
ests.
1t is maintained that while Spain has
not the power and influence 70 force
the United States TO action. there are
European powers whose sympathy and
support she can enlist. She can ask
England. for instance. to use her good
offices with the United States to pro-
cure adequate protection for her ma
tionals in Mexico. An eminent dipIo-
mat here expressed to-day TO the cor
respondent Of The Tribune his convic-
ton that Europe looked 10 the United
States to protect all foreigners in Mex
leo.
The murder Of two Spanish subjects
I'm Chihuahua occurred in December.
when the Constitutionalists captured
that town. 1t is described as q ruth
less, brutal killing. unnecessary and
unjustifed. Spain made what repre-
sentations she could directly TO the
Constitutionalists and asked the State
Department in Washington for assist
ance. AS far as can be learned to-day
the State Department has sought
merely TO suppress the facts, while
Spain has received no satisfaction.
Killed for Criticlsins Villa.
Two brothers named Gonzales ran
fish market and a small cafe in tho
city Of Chihuahua, which 's the capital
Of the state OF the same name. They
had lived in Chihuahua many years,
and all they had in the world was Their
business. When villa entered Chlhua-
hua he issued an order deporting all
Spaniards, Just as he did recently at
Torreon. The Gonzales brothers were
angry. They expressed their views
publicly. declaring that II was an out
rage. TIE next morning they we're
taken out and shot. All efforts TO OBJ
tain punishment of those guilty of the
crime have failed.
The administration seems TO be little
disturbed over the plight of the Span
iards. At the State Department yes
terday II was pointed out that perhaps
the lives of the people were being saved
bX their deportation. At the White