The Sentinel=record., 1914-02-21

El Paso, Tex, Feb 20-A storm of indignation broke today along the border when it became known that Win g. Benton, British subject and wealthy land holder in Mexico, and been executed by rebels in Juarez after he had made a protest to Gen. Francisco Villa about alleged depre- dations of the constitutionalists
 A mass meeting was arranged and resolutions were drawn up censuring the state department at Washington for it's alleged suppression of the con sular repcrt of the Benton case and calling on congress to demand from the department of state a full record Of alleged crimes and outrages against foreigners in Mexico.
 The meeting came as the climax of a day of excitement caused by news of the death of Benton. The meeting was first called for Cleveland Square but later Mayor Kelly in a letter to George Curry, former governor of New Mexico, asked him to rent a hall as he regarded an open meeting as dangerous. The mayor said he wou40 suppress any attempt to hold the meeting in the open A theater was re9ted ands messengers turned ta< crowd from Cleveland Square to the building.
 The lower floor of the theater was crowded and the fire department ordered the aisles cleared. A crowd of several hundred failed to gain ad- mission.
 The resolution were adopted with a shout. The proceedings were stare ed by R. M Dudley calling on ex- Governor Curry of New Mexico, to act as chairman. Appiause greeted each point brought out in the resou- ton particularly those in reference to Salazar and Castillo.
 Action Is Demanded.
 The resolutions adopted tonight read
 Whereas, Mir. William S. Benton, a highly respected and honored citi- zen of the state of Chihuahua and a subject of Great Britain was brutally murdered and assasinated at Ciudad Juarez, Mexico. by Francisco Villa, we. the citizens of El Paso, Texas, and refugees from Mexico. at an ln- dignation meeting held in E. Paso February 20, 1914, wishing to pro- test most emphatically against the cruel and violent treatment accord ed foreigners during the past three years of revolutions in that country beg to submit to the world and the American people the following Drlel statement of facts
 The cold blooded and hearliess assassination of MT Wm. 5. Beh ton without any cause whatever other than the fact that he went to Juarez to protest against the coniiscatloh o' his property, Los Remedies rahcA' Ill northern Mexico. which had been re- peatedly footed is but another crime to be added to the hundreds that al ready have been committed agalnst all foreigners living in Mexico "ho have been driven from their homes their property destroyed, in many cases women have been outraged anu foreigners murdered in cold ploou and for no other reason than on ac' count of their nationality.
 We believe that the state depart ment at Washington has persistentN suppressed facts concerning the true conditions in Mexico and endeaVoreu through inspired newspapers ana py other means to mslead the American people and form pubic opinion ioi political purposes in support oi d policy that is ruinous to all forelg1 iu' terests ia Mexico and to the MeAican people themselves. In support oi this statement we would call attention to a recent article iii the New fofk World which purported to be seihi' official interview coming rom t"e secretary of states office and Whlcil stated that whiie a great many Amerl- cans had lost their lives In MeNiC' aot one had been murdered soieiy on account of his nationality.
 This statement we know to pc ap' solutely false and we believe 'heie are reports on file in the state ae'