The Washington times., 1914-03-10
CABINET ENGROSSED
WITH NEW CRISIS
Demands for Intervention in
Mexico Disturb the Wilson
Administration.
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These witnesses also claimed to have
seen the Mexicans capture the Ameri-
can ranchman.
The investigation proceeded until
late Saturday night when the party
reached Coleman's camp. two miles
above Palafox, where the investigat-
ors ate supper and decided to remain
over night.
About o'clock in the morning, the
party was informed that VerEara's
body was on the Texas side Of the
river They Immediately dressed and.
using their automobile went Ave or
six miles up the river to San Erice
ranch, three miles below Palafox
There they found the body OF Verg-
ara. guarded by a number of relatives
of the dead man. who had been noti-
fed to go there and identify the re-
mains.
Consul Garrett states that he was
informed that a small body Of Yer
gara's friends had gone across the
river at o'clock in the morning,
exhumed the body and brought II
across the river He added that the
rangers had taken no part in the
proceedings, pul fdu koHS NO VIC"
the body after they had been noti-
fed that it was on the American side
of the Rio Grande.
Recovered By Relatives.
The report stated that the body was
removed from the aidalgo cemetery be-
fore midnight Saturday night by rela-
tives of Vcrgara, who had hired Mexi-
cans to assist them
1t was taken to San Enrico where It
was brought across the river and
turned over to Undertaken Convery.
who took it to Laredo later. The un-
dertaker, after examining the oody. re-
ported that it was badly decomposed,
but that the trousers still worn match
ed a coat which vergara's son brought
TO the undertaker's and which he stated
positively was his fathers
The body had four gunshot wounds
in 1t, and these were the cause Of
death.
The neck had been chafed as though
ty a rope, but was not broken.
There were no traces of burning and
the report that one of the hands was
badly SCARED is stated not to have
been true.
The hody is being held pending in
structions from Washington.
Secretary Garrison supp. emented this
report of the consul by a teiegram from
Major General Bliss, transmitting the
report of the United States officer who
had been directed to investigate from
the military STANDPOINT
This report enphatically cleared the
Texas rangers from the allegation that
they invaded Mexico and stated that the
recovery OF the body was commercial
transaction which cost Vergara's broth
er-in-law $sD0
The serious aspects of the situation
today can have no better em<iasis than
the fact that the Administration has felt
itself called upon to ask John Bassett
Moore tc aid the State Department. DIR.
Moore resigned last week as counselor
Of the State Department because, it was
reported. he did not sympathize with the
Wilson Mexican policy.
When Troops Could Be Sent
1t was learned this morning that DR..
Moore, in correspondence last week with
Governor Colquitt. referred to certain
passages in his digest Of international
law showing under what conditions
United States troops might be sent into
Mexico for the protection of citizens of
this country.
One of these passages quoted a mes
sage sent to Congress, in 1855. by Presi-
dent Buchanan, VINO proposed United
States protectorate over the northern
Mexican states until a condition OF AN
dICAs sioiShNS ehASAi >|e@N
be relieved.
Governor Colquitt, according to In
formation received here today, will
place at the disposal Of President Will
son or any other United States authori-
tv all information he can obtain on
the exhuming Of Vergara's body at
Hidalgo, Mexico To this end the gov
ernor has ordered Attorney General
Henry Hutchings. Of Texas, to go to
Laredo without delay to view the ody.
He has instructed the cffcer to make
certain the Identification OF the body
and to obtain all evidence ne can.
Administration officials are disturbed
by the jingoistic expression of Senator
Fall and fear tse effect On public
opinion In the publication of the list of
Americans killed In Mexico since the
revolution began.
Senator Fall has named more than 90
Americans and other foreigners killed
by official order. murdered or subjected
10 fndignities in Mexico.
Many occurred before the Wilson Ad-
ministration came into office.
Germany Reported Restive.
The repeated suggestions that Ger
many is restive under the existing
Mexican situation. eliminating in the
open charge by Senator Fall yest"~
day that that nation is an Imminent