Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-03-17
BRAZILIAN MINISTER
T0SH|P 'MANUS' BODY
Villas Representative Says Proper
Reparation Will Be Made for
Murder Of American.

The Brazilian minister in Mexico City.
who IL in charge OF the diplomatic az
fairs there Of the United States, has
been instructed to arrange for ship
ment to this country Of the body Of
John B. McManus. the American citf-
zen who was killed a week ago in
Mexico City, and to secure safe con-
duct for the widow and her children.
This was announced by Secretary
Bryan.
Enrique c. Llorente, representative here
Of Gen. Villa. conferred with Secretary
Bryan today on the killing Of McManus.
He assured the Secretary on the strength
Of message from Gen. Villa that proper
reparation would be made.
George W. knoblauch of New York,
business partner of McManus, engaged
Secretary Bryan in a heated argument
at the State Department last evening
on the subject of democratic and re-
publican politics in reference to the
protection of foreigners in Mexico.
Knoblauch came here in the interest
of the widow and children of his bust
ness associate. for whom he seeks an
view with Mr.. Bryan he went to the
White House to get, he said, informa-
ton on the viewpoint Of Secretary
Tumulty In the matter. The latter re-
the matter was being handled at the
State Department through the Bra
lillian minister in Mexico City.
Accuses Bryan.
knoblauch was quoted as saying that
in his talk with Secretary Bryan the
latter had become angry because OF a
reference to the democratic platform
as pledging protection to the lives and
property of Americans abroad.
Secretary Bryan said, regarding the
incident:
"Knoblauch began to criticise the
didn't make any difference to us. when
we were protecting Americans. wheth-
er they were republicans or democrats.
and I didn't think it would make any
difference to the Mexicans down there"
Mr.. knoblauch cited the democratic
platform. and when Mr.. Bryan asked
him what his politics were he said re-
publican.
fused to discuss the question further
from partisan basis, and with that
point disposed Of they took up differ
ent phases of the McManus case.
What Bryan Said.
It told Knoblauch,' said Mr.. Bryan,
that 1t made no difference to the Mex
leans what party we represented when
we told them what we thought, and We
certainly did not tell people who were
being protected by this government to
be partisan.
This is not the department for criti-
cising the democratic administration on
partisan grounds. / have had a num-
Der of republicans criticise me both in
office and out of Office, and l expect to
while I'm in this Office. and l expect
to after I go out of this office, but It
does not keep me from doing what Is
right
Knoblauch returned to the depart
ment with a copy of the interview at
tributed to him and told Mr.: Bryan 1T
was untrue that he had said he was
unable to get satisfaction
On leaving, Knoblauch informed
newspaper men that he had had
pleasant and agreeable talk and was
satisfied that in the present case the
State Department had done all that 1t
could thus far. He had been shown
copies Of kilograms to and from the
Bra zilian minister and had been given
all the details OF the affair possessed
BY the Washington government.
Later he issued a statement IN Whlcn
he said:
Lauds State Department.
so far as anything the State De-
partment has done in this individual
case is concerned / have no grounds
for unfavorable criticism; demand
has been made for the punishment OF
the murderers of McManus and for the
payment of suitable indemnity. and
/ realize that a reasonable length OF
time must elapse before either of these
demands can be met by those who now
represent the Mexican government. My
criticism was directed against the gen
eral policy of the present administra-
ton in regard to the Mexican question.
The democratic national platform
specifically promised to Americans who
reside in foreign countries or on the
border protection as to their lives and
their property. 1 maintain, and be-
lieve / can prove my contention. that
Americans residing in Mexico or on
the border have been given virtually
no protection during the troubles that
have prevailed in that country in the
last four years, and I may add that
in this respect the Taft administration
was quite as remiss as the present
one"