The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-04-10
POWERS TO
INTERVENE
Prediction of Representative
of SeventeeniForeign
Colonies i'm Mexico
SILENT SEPULCHRE
ROTTING IN STENCIL

Forty Two Atrocities Against FOREIGN
ers by Members of Beligerent Fac
lions in Mexico Are Described in
Detail in Affidavits.
WASHINGTON, April. 10. = An an
peal to other foreign powers that is
certain to result in intervention in
Mexico IS predicted by George Addison
hughes OF Los Angeles, who for wears
has represented a Los Angeles news.
paper IN Mexico and left Mexico CITY
only March Il. Mr.. Hughes stated
that foreigners in Mexico have been
subjected to every kind of ou4raoe and
have ceased dealing with the Wasbino.
ton government. The international
committee of Mexico CITY. REPRESENT
ing foreign colonies and popula-
ton of $4,000, have had their pleadipos
rejected by the American government
and now have sent Mr.. Hughes and
Arthur Billiard johnson. an attorney
at Mexico City, to the United States
10 make public the story of more re-
cent outra9es against foreigners which
President Wilson and the state DEPART
ment have suppressed. This story is
backed with atfidayits describing ian de-
tan ~ cases Of atrocities against for
el2ners by members of belligerent fac
tons in Mexico.
Mr.. Hughes says that il foreigners
were wilfully assassinated in Mexico
City, of whom one was an American
one Swede, three We're Ottomans and
six were Spaniards. One French wo
man was attacked many times while
her husband, tied hand and feet and
prodded with bayonets. was compelIed
to look on. One American was shot
while defending his wife from a SINH
lar fate Five Americans, as many
English, French, German and Swedish.
and % Spanish homes or business es
adjustments were sacked. Two Ameri
cans, woman and her husband, faced
q firing squad of hooters. Three Span
lards were condemned to death. two
were abducted and have disappeared.
eleven were brutally beaten. one had
ms business establishment burned
apout his ears, and ten lost a total of
lol $50 pesos in cash. The total proper
y loss to foreigners in Mexico will
run into millions in gold
Mr.. Hughes gives names in ALI cases
Among foreigners recently outraged
in Mexico City are George, w. Bryant
z. A. English, Ernest A. Haccwisch
Edward Hoeflich, G. W. Schultz. ali
Americans; G. W. Patton, British: Man
Otto, German; b. Series, French; Mime
lie Series, French. Washington officials.
Mr.. Hughes charges, fearing lest the
tremendous force of public opinion
might balk the arbitrary policy Of non
intervention III Mexico. and frantical-
~ hoping that the American people
Will not hear of these caseSe, have fatty
refused to make even the most CON
seryatlyeiy worded protest public.
Mexico City was a ''silent sepulchre,
rottlng in stencil, when Mr.. Hughes
left It March Il. For six weeks. from
the day OF Obregon S entry, there had
been no water and ''Carranza had sent
the decomposing corpses of smallpox
and typhus victims to Mexico CITY
from Vera Cruz to assist in spreading
the pestilence. This, says Mr.. Hughes,
IS matter of proved official record at
Washington. Mr. Hughes flatIv con
tradicts one of Carranza s denials RI
the American government bv SAVING
that foodstuffs had been prohibited
from entering the capital. and had
there been food, there was no money tn
buy 1T, for Carranza had nullifed ALL
paper when there was not
q peso OF any other paper in the capt
tai Even the yultures were diving >
he says, as the poems were eating AM
mails as fast as they fell from starya- |
ton. Disappearance of prominent
men were daily occurrences and the pop |
ulalon OF Mexico City has not had a |
letter, newspaper or communication of |
any KIND from the outside world since
Jan. Is.
1.-The chaotic conditions in Mexico
q % V4yOP 4 l,..
an powers says Mr.. Hughes. '.Some
after some international Incl
dent, the American people will awake |
to find themselves in arms against the
Mexicans. Foreign powers have reach. |
ed the limit of their patience. |
They are sick of it ALL The brazilian
minister at Mexico City is disguised |
with his charge of American interests
there. He tells the truth about Mexico |
and the Mexicans and about the
atrocities against foreigners. He toll |
crates misrepresentation because he |
IS diplomat. He does not wish TO |
rupture the amicable relations between
his government and the government t
IF the United States.
''The American people NAV expec+
either the resignation of the Brazilian
from his charge of American /
in Mexico, or Washington : /
transfer of that charge to some other
diplomatic chancellery in Mexico. His
health has been shattered by caring for
The interests of a country whose ad.
is ungrateful. His own
government gave him a vacation a
year ago. Since that time he has been
ievoting eighteen hours a day to the
abors heaped upon him by Washing
,on. He is diplomat; more, he is a
gentleman, courageous, honest and
truthful. # the people of the United
States could see the notes he has sent
o Washington they would erect a mon
lment to the memory of Cardoso de
)liveria. -