Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1914-05-16
STRONG PROTESTS
over PARKS DEATH
KILLING on AMERICAN SOL-
DITR AROJ sI3S AMERICAN
COY ERNMENT TO ACTION,
SILLIMAN REPORTED SAFE
American Consul AT SaltillO Is said
Ia BE on Ills Way To Mexico
City.

WASulNGTON, May 1.-THE
United states today demanded Of the
uucrta government news Of the fate
OF private Parks, the American in
fantrlnan. who strayed into Mexican
lines near Vera cruz. declaring that
unless information about him was
given Immediately the American gov
ernmcnt would consider that an "un-
friendly and hostile act' had been
committed in violation of the under
standne for cessation Of hostIlitics
lcuding mediation
President Wilson and Secretary
BRYAN. it VAS learned tonight, drafted
a strong communication after receiv-
m- word from the Brazilian minister
iu Mexico city that Parks had been
"cNccuod" 40 mention was made
in the minister's report Of whether he
VAS shot as a Spy after court mar
tial or whether his body was burned
as has been reported persstenty to
General Funston
The American government cabled
the Brazilian minister to inform tho
Iucrta government of the strons
f,Img of the United States In the
matter. directing him 10 make visor-
oGa representations concerning the
incident The note asked the minister
20 protest to tire Huerta government
that f. Parks were alive the failure
10 explain his whereabouts was In
itself an uEfriendly attitude and that
II the soldier had been executed AS
las been reported such execution OF Il
man " no came into the Mexican lines
in full uniform was contrary to mill
tary procedure of civilized nations
ard was an act of hostility.
No mention was made IN the Ameri-
can note of the course the United
States intends to pursue in the matter
but an official close to the president
said tonight it was one of the things
which would be held mp against the
Huorta government when the final
reckoning came over offenses com
mitted against the United States.
The three South American media
tors had received no communication
from the United States about the
Parks incident and persons In the con
fdCnce Of the president say the affair
probably would not interfere with the
beginning of the mediation proceed
inPs, though It was recalled in many
quarters that the United States ac-
cepted the tender OF good offices with
the reservation that no hostile acts
toward Americans should occur while
negotiations were in progress Cabi-
net Officers conversant with the de-
tails Of the Parks incident did not be-
lieve Fl would affect adversely the mo
diation and they believed the horizan
would be cleared when the conference
began Wednesday
The receipt of word by the British
embassy from Sir Lionel Garden, the
British minister I'm Mexico City, that
J. r. Slliman, missing American vice
consul, was on his way by rail from
Soltillo TO Mexico city brought the
flrst news about Silliman in several
d2ys. considerably relieving anxiety
that had been felt by officials. The
British vice consul at Saltillo tele-
Graphed the Information to Sir Lionel
Garden.
The Parks and Sllllman incideat
have been looked on in many quarters
as lltclv to embarrass the mediation
negotiations but those close OF the ad-
ministration said both incidents prob
ably would be cleared up by next
week.