El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-04-08
5PAHIARDS, RUN
OUT BY VILLA.
REACH Ell PlS0
Refugees From Torreon,
a TrainlOad, Cross Inter
national Border.
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rancher; Pedro Canine, who has large
business interests in the district, and
Joaquin Serene, a large csttIe 80
/ ranch owner. anu
Consular agent Carothers was at the
RIaQs5 10 meet Ine refugees and stated
that ne could not give the exact num-
/ beT as the list Of refugees that he had
, asked to be brought up had failed to
! arrive ne salo' however, that consular
! agent timer had such a list, which
4 would be forwarded. The Spaniards
would make but little comment regard =
/ ing their opinion of such action as has
been taken by the United States gov
eminent but agreed that something
! should be done"
To Continue Explosions.
DeSplIe expressions of WaShingtOn's
/ unofficial diSpleasure at the expulsion
I of the Spanish colony from TOrreOn,
/ the purpose of the rebel leaders in this
! regard is mistaken.
| 1t is learned from an authoritative
I reDel source that NenuSLianO CaTranZa
/ and PanchO Villa are in thorough ac-
| cord on the subject, and Spanish sub
! Jects throughout the republic as fast
as other states may fall into "Consti-
tutlonalstS' hands, as told in the Her
ard Monday, will be treated exactly
as at TOrreOn and chihuahua.
George c. CarOthers, representing
the U. S. state department, is known
to have had an interview with Car
rama on the Spanish question yes
terday. The big American in his gray
business suit, unfatigued by his re-
cent experiences at the battle of Tor
raon, and the equally big first chief
OF the revolution, were plaintly visi-
bic in the latters office bv visitors
who waited in the corridor of the
Juarez custom house.
Their heads were close together for
half hour. When CarOthers emerged |
he was besieged by anxious inGuirers
as to the status Of the incident, but
O han RI SC Hi Q
answering questions, shaking his head {
negatively.
The purport of the conference has /
leaked out, however, through sources /
which hitherto have proved reliable.
Carranzn Is Determined.
It was said that Carothers informed !
Carranza that the summary expulsion /
OF the SpaniardS was viewed very
grayely at Madrid, and without favor
at Washington. Carranza replied that /
evidence of Spanish conspiracy against
the revolution was overwhelming in
all parts of the cOuntryl, and that
their expulsion was not only just but
the part of wisdom. He pointed out
that popular suspicion against these
foreigners was so general and deep
seated that their expulsion at least I
would remove them from danger at
the hands Of an incensed soldiery.
The troops generally are well under !
discipline, he explained, but individual
exceptions We're to be considered.
The policy of expulsion includes all
Spanish subjects in Mexico. Many
Spaniards are naturalized Mexicans
and they are not embraced in the
general order, although many of them
others are under suspicion.
Refugees are DespOndent.
Pressed for confirmation or denial Of
information gained in JuareZ Mr.
mediary in certain matters between
the United States government and
Gen. Carranza. The subject is one
which I cannot discuss"
The large colony of Spanish refu-
gees in Ell Paso were deeply despOn-
dent over the situation. They are
convinced that their properties, ac-
cUmulated during a lifetime of work, !
viii be cOnfisCated and themselves de-
prived of their homes
"Carranza says that you may return /
if investigation shows that you have
Kept out of politics. said a WOuld-be !
cOmmfOrter to a Spanish merchant ]
who fled from Chihuahua three
months ago
Yes, after our property has been
stolen, we may return and build up 1
another little fortune for some revO-
lutiOnist to cOnfiscate. No thanks" I
the merchant answered bitterly. oh.
# Spain were only strong. this could /
not happen, but Spain is poor She
has no ships and but little money.
Sn2n7~h holdings in the Laguna dis /
trict Of COahuila are valued at 3d. !
EO"-VOV peSOS5 local spanish refugees Z
declare.
villa Can't Sell Cotton.
When the Spanish left TorreOn, there I
was more than $4,000 900 worth of cot
ton ready for market Much of it was
used as Notifications and the remain
der left in the cotton warehouses. If
Villa follows his plan of procedure in (
Chihuahua and cOnfiscates all of the
Spanish holdings, this cotton will be !
taken as part of the spOils of war 1t
will be impossible for the rebels to
send the cotton south as the federals
control the district to the south. There
is but one outlet for the cotton, unless
it is manufactured at the Lafe cotton
factory in TOrreOn. That will be to /
ship it to the border here and sell it
it in the United States. But the Span
ards are planning to have legal action
taken against anyone who imports the
cotton through the custom house here
and the title to the cotton viii be set
tied in the state courts, while action ,
arty into the United States, attorneys ]
say. This will raise another question
Of whether confiscated property could .
be considered stolen property and
whether it could be exported to the
United States without danger of Grim
naI prosecution.
Federal Prisoners Arrive.
Accompanying the Spanish refugees
to Juarez were $50 federals. taken
prisoners during the battle for the pos
session of TOrreon. These prisoners
1t is said, were brought to the border
to be given a chance to enlist with
the "COnstitutionalist" army.
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