The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1914-04-15
Reaches American Border
At FL PasO.
ALL KINDS HOUSEHOLD GOODS
Brought Along = Evidently
Uncle Sam Must Care
For Refugees.
A HARD PROBLEM PRESENTED

Ell Paso, Tex, April 1O.-Eight
hundred members of the Spanish
colony of Torreon. expelled from
Mexico by Gen. Villa after having
passed through the recent battle
that resulted in the capture of Tor.
reon by the rebels, entered the
United States here. They had
been stripped of their property tenn
porarily at least, but supplied with
temporary funds. They expressed
relief as they crossed the wooden
bridge over the Rio Grande to
American soil.
They had refused to leave the
train in which they and their bag
gage had been transported from
Torreon to Juarez until George c.
Carothers. special agent of the De-
partment of State. arrived to advise
them. They sent word by a news
paper reporter to Carothers who
left his breakfast and went to the
train.
Carothers Was unable to assure
any that they would be restored to
their homes, his interviews with
Gen. Carranza yesterday having met
with the fat statement that expul-
sion of Spaniards from Mexico was
settled policy of the rebels and
would be modified only in the cases
of individuals who might be found
innocent of mixing in politics.
I'VE have money enough for the
present." said Joaquin Fernandez,
an exile. Some of us will return
to Spain; many will go to Mexico
City and others will visit friends
and relatives in the United States
and Europe"
did Villa tell you specifically
that Spanish property would be con-
fiscated?" he was asked.
Not specifically" he replied,
but that is pretty well taken for
granted in Mexico. | have personal
knowledge that no one in this party
did anything inimical to the rebel
cause. We are not rebels or Huer-
tistas. Mexico is our home and we
cannot but hope that some day We
will be left to dwell in peace and
security there"
All sorts of vehicles, donkey
carts, automobiles, street cars,
wheelbarrows and toy wagons were
called into service to transport the
refugees and their belongings from
Juarez to Eel Paso. There were
trunks, washboilers stuffed with
bedding and clothes, clocks, parrots
and kitchen utensils, all showing
the haste with which they were col
lected after the order of expulsion
was issued.
All refugees were provided with
food and shelter soon after their
arrival.
Reports Are Cnavailing.
April 10.-The status
of American efforts to prevent ex-
pulsion of Spaniards from Mexico,
was set forth in this statement CIV
en- out by the State Department:
Unofficial representations made
to Gen. Carranza by the represen-
tatives of the Department of State
have developed that Gen. Carranza
is not disposed to interfere with
orders given by Gen. villa as to the
deportation of Spanish subjects in
territory occupied by the Constitu-
tionalists."
II was said that the terms of the
decree of expulsion have not yet
been received.
Most officials take the view that
there Is no alternative for theUnited
States except to receive and care for
the exiles as international law pro-
vides. Spaniards driven out of Chi
huahua have declined offers of as
sistance In El Paso and set about
maintaining themselves by every
means at hand. The ultimate dispo-
sition OF the refugees as well as the
hundreds of others, who, in all
probability will cross into the Unit
ed States. will furnish grave
problem for the State Department
and Immigration authorities.