El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-02-21
Mass Meeting of Protest
Crowds Theater
to the Doors.
Killing Of Benton Causes
Strong Expressions
of IndignatiOB
DUBLIC sentiment against the treat

-UBIIC. sentiment against the treat
nent Of foreigners in Mexico crys-
Il +s71fzed itself in the form Of a
mass meeting to protest against the
killing Of William S. Benton, at the FL
Paso theater Friday evening.
Resolutions severely criticizing the
American state department for its in
activity in the protection OF foreign
are in Mexico were presented to the
meeting and passed with shout Of
approval and with only one olsesnunS
vote DR.. Louis Rashbaum, a German,
Win has been attached to Villas hos
pital corps
Planned First for Cleveland Squire.
The meeting was originally sched-
uled for Cleveland Square ana manu-
bills were distributed announcing LndI
the meeting would be held lhere az
1880. At o o'clock ex-governor george
Curry. of New Mexico, who was acJNe
in organizing the meeting, received
carbon copy letter from mayor AelLy
insisting that the meeting not be held
in the square because OF the danger OF
race trouble r. III. Dudley, Of the firm
of Dudley Bros, and q big railroad con-
tractor in Mexico, posted a guarantee
of $3.50 for the Ell PasO theater, and the
meeting was changed from Cleveland
Square to the theater.
Square early. In the meantime the the
alter was filling with those who knew
Of the change. When the mee[llng
started at 40 p. m, the lower uOOr
was filled, the first gallery seats were
all taken and the second gallery or
''roOst' was crowded After the meet
ing started, it was announced in CleYe-
land Square that the meeting place had
been changed and the crowd rushed TO
the theater, only part OF the crowd
gaining admittauce because Of the fire
ina No
Was An Orderly Meeting.
The meeting was orderly, only one
man in the second gallery making any
show of opposition to the proceedings
except when DR.. Louis Rashbaum voted
no on the resolutions. IhlS vote was
hOoted and there were cries OF snow
him to u.s. who voted no. and cat
calls from the gallery.
r. H. Dudley opened the meeLlng ana
introduced George Curry, who made
III eprincipa1 address and introduced the
other speakers and closed with refer
ence to Roosevelt which resulted in
cheers for the former president
Had Serious Atmosphere.
The meeting had a serious atmos- /
Dhere when 1T was opened It was the
result Of a series Of informal 1ndIgna-
tion meetings which had been held in
the local hotel lObbies during the day /
The American refugees from Mexico I
took the lead in discussing the Benton F!
killing, and in arranging for the mass +
Rider, who is now making his home {
here took charge of the arrangements !
in the afternoon, after he had visited I
Juarez and had a conference with (
American consul T. D. Edwards A /
majority Of the audience at the theater
were responsible business men reDuLa- 3
bic refugees from Mexico and serious
MINDED students or Mexican AFFAIRS /
Unfortunately a number of extremists /
were present and undertook to turn +
the meeting into a harangue against the /
TaTr
nent and the American state depart :
ment These agitatOrs were cheered .
and urged on by another element which /
had drlfted to the theater early for no /
better purpose than to see the fun I
and called for more speeches. more hot (
shots and more mud singing after
those who had helped to organize the ,
meeting had made repeated motions 10
adjourn.
W. II. McDaniels, a railroad man who
worked in Mexico, Charles T. (GiVea-
dam) Jones. an FL PasO carpenter, and
Rev MI cooley mission preacher
made talks after the resolutions had
been passed and chairman Curry had
made his speech
Ex-Governor Curry Speaks.
ladies and gentlemen and fellow
CITIZENS were the opening remarks Of
eXgovernor George Curry Of New
Mexico. Il say fellow citizens because
L feel every time I address you, you
are my fellow citizens-you here in
FL Paso- Everyone in this audience,
y
voice I know stands to a man for the
protection of our American citizen. I
nave kilograms in my pockets from
every point in my congressional dis
trict that express the sentiment of the
Senders to the effect that everyone
stands Tor the protection of our Amer /
lean citizen in our sister republic
MI Curry then called for the NOM (
nation Of officers of the meeting. The /
name OF R. NJ. Dudley was suggested
Ior vice president but Mr.. Curry stated
that Mr.. Dudley would not be able to !
serve W. Wheeler was elected vice |
president Chris Haggerty was nom |
mated for secretary, but refused to be
elected The names Of c. A Kline and
Jackson Dawson were then suggested |
for the place, but neither appeared |
The effort to elect secretary was
Tells Of visit to Junrez.
After the election Of one officer, Nj.
Curry continued:
Il went over to Juarez today with a /
newspaper man. 1 called on the Amer I
lean consul, as I thought I should. Ac- I
that he had killed Mr.. Ben 1
ton IN self defence. But the American I
consul had practically promised villa /
to keep the matter from the news 1
papers and public. So he made out
his little report and mailed it to the
state department It will reach there
probably in three or four days,
The Mayors Letter.
This meeting, / say, was scheduled [
to be held at Cleveland square But [
some time late this afternoon re-
ceived letter from the mayor have /
always considered the mayor friend /
cf mine. I DO now. The letter was, /
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