The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1914-05-14
DANIELS READS Rle|II
ACT TO REFUGEES WHO
COMPLAINED OF MAYO
ish Officers, Massacre 81
eisnero Would Have Rs
suited, He Says.

tration's Mexican policy. These men
Will a on Secretary of State Bryan
lay their grievances before him.
Secretary Daniels informed his cali
ers they ought to be happy they got
off with their lives. He said they q
gone to Mexico to get big profits and
they shouldn't xpect the United States
to look after them II they didn't stay
at home.
They told Secretary Daniels AZ that
was the view of the Washington adj
ministration they were ashamed OF
their American citizenship.
Furthermore, the delegation accused
Rear Admiral AAiayo Be-
left them to the mercy Of the Mextcans.
after this country had ordered the seix-
urc of Vera Cruz.
Secretary Daniels told them they
didn't know VIA they were talking
about; il Rear Admiral Mayo hadn't
steamed away they you'd all be dead
and If Tarnpico had been seized many
more would nave been killed also.
Secretary Daniels callers were w. q
Lucas. spokesman for the refugees; J.
3. Wood. HI. w. Dixon, H. G. Kerren,
+. M. Fouts, w. M. Hanson and DR.. w.
M. Turner.
New Light on Incident.
Mr.. Daniels asserted that the course
of the government had made 1t pos
sible to bring all Americans out of the
Tampico district in safety, and that It's
first efforts always had been to protect
lives first, although property interests
had not been disregarded.
The statement threw new light on
some of the circumstances that have
guided the department In Its actions,
and announced that Admiral Mayo re-
Trained from sending his ships into the
river at Tampico to bring out Ameri-
cans only upon the urgent request of
the British naval commander there,
who asked that for the sake Of all for
eigners he be allowed to take out tho
Americans.
The American vessels We're with
drawn from Tampico in the first place.
the secretary said, because 1t was
thought their presence at Vera Cruz
would he essential. Later, he explained.
it would have been impossible for Mayo
to have gone into the river with his
ships to rescue refugees.
Even had 1T been possible. however,
continued the statement, under cover
of the guns of the ships available to-
have brought these refugees In the
city of Tampico, itself safely on board.
word of aggressive action by the Am
orleans would have spread to the SUR
rounding country far swifter than any
relief expedition could have travelled to
their rescue. and it is almost certain
that reprisal on American citizens
would have followed and lives would
have followed and lives would have
been lost So clear was this that the
captain of the British mar of war earn
estly advised Admiral Mayo not to
SEND any ships back to Tampfco, basing
MS recommendation on his Judgment
that 1t would be precarious, that 1t
would only result In the loss OF life.
so earnest was the British captain.
n so confident of this, thai he Of
Tered to undertake the work Of collect
Ing all of the refugees and taking them
out to our ships If we would only re-
Train from further arousing sentiment.
which was nearly at white heat al that
time, by sending our ships up the
river"
AMERICAN BRIG, SEIZED
BY MExIcANs. is FREED
On board United States steamship
California M~atzatlan, Mex. Nav Ill. (ViaS
a Diego. May 9.)-The American brig
Geneva was captured on the high seas
April 26 by the Mexican transport
korr1gan, according to information re-
however. of Captain Margruder Of tha
United States cruiser Raleigh the hris
was released.
VICE CONSUL SILLIMAN
REPORTED SAFE AND WELL.
washington, May 11.-American Vice
Sonsul Silliman. reported imprisoned
~ l. CdSlS ais III -S4lI1tin ~ fc. so Ia
and well. according to assurances ,na as
20 the French legation in Mexic civ
py the Mexican war minister ana
to the state department.
today. nats
JAPANESE is KILLED.
Douglas, Ariz., May 1.-THE ranort
that two Americans had been killed AZ
Ell Tigre May 6, has proved untrue a
Mexican named Daniel Rascon escaped
from jail, wrested a rifle from a p1,ard
and shot and killed a japanese mason
shot and killed by soldiers called to the
scene by the shooting. The Japanese is
said to have acted az consular agent for
his people at Eel Tigre.
ENLARGE HOSPITAL CORPS.
New York, May 1f.-Col. T.. Meryan
Maus, surgeon of the Department Of
the east on Governors Island recaived1
a letter today from the surgeon gener-
ally Of the army In Washington. askin.
that a special enlistment be made ims
mediately for the hospital corps in or
der to organize field hospitals, am-
bulancef companies, evacuation hos
pitfalls and other medical units for
troops in the field.
STAGE BELATED PARADE.
Kansas City. May 11.-Prevented by
heavy rain last Saturday from making
their long heralded demonstration Kan.
sas CITY women will this afternoon join
in a big suffrage parade throuah The
business and residence districts of the
city. There will be 100 automobiles
flying the colors of s~uffragists and
bearing banner p~roclaiming sIvotes for
women"
WlMBoRME LOSES.
London. May 11.-Walter S. Buck
masters polo team today beat Baron
Wimborne's reconstructed team by nine
goals to eight in the final test match
played at Nottingham.
STEAMER is CHARTERED.
Baltimore, Md, May 9.-The steamer,
Dorchester, of the Merchants &
Miners Transportation company has
been requisitioned by the war depart
ment for use a. u transport to carry
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