El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-04-05

IndL a large detachment OF lanes
troops are close TO Canauea and are eN-
pected to enter the town without a
fight.
Gems Maclovio Herrera and Alfredo
Ricaut returned Sunday to Laredo,
after defeating the Viilistas at Can
della. Carranza advices state The re-
port on the battle, as sent here by Gen
Herrera. declares that 100 Nillistas
were either killed or captured and that
three machine guns were captured
Losses Of one dead and 81 wounded are
admitted in the message.
West Going To 5Iexfco City.
Neracruz reports received by the
Carranza consulate state that Duval
West, special agent of the president
and Arnold Shan6lin, consul general at
Mexico city, are both leaving Neracruz
for Mexico city today to hold a meet
ing with Zapata.
HipOlito Villa. brother Of Francisco.
returned TO the city Sunday from New
York. He underwent an operation
while in the east 1t is denied that he
went east to arrange for a loan FOR the
Villa faction.
should Accept Present situation.
The statement of the American col
Ony iu Mexico City to the American
day, gives some plain statements OF
conditions in the Mexican capital The
statement in part follows
The American residents i'm Mexico
lily ~ IN mass AllttL4ll= res IlElLL A4A-
submit that it is their fixed opinion,
deducted from the past four years
experience, that the time has come to
accept the Mexican situation for what
IL is and not for what il might be
hoped that il may become, or what
Interested leaders or warning factions
may try to represent il to be.
Want Conditions Made Public.
The record is ClEarly written i'm
facts which show the true value Of
90 HnaHsnH 80 mrH.
They ask that il be made known to
the president that il is their firm con-
v1ctIOn that il requires them TO take
the people of the United States into
their confidence and in the interests
o. humanity TO lay before them the
Whole truth OF the Mexican situation
and in the performance of this duty
they earnestly invite and ardently
hope for the aid and cooperation Of
tho administration. They desire i'm 50
far as they can, TO counterfeit the sys-
tematic misrepresentation OF the
Mexican situation, 10 put an end to
evasion and repression of the truth in
regard thereto, especially as 10 their
own situation and attitude. They are
not surprised that Gen. Carranza
should renew his promise TO exert
himself 10 the utmost 10 protect lives
and property Of foreigners. but they
submit that the true value of a prom
Use should be estimated by what Gen.
MS triumphal entry into the City OF
Mexico on August Is, last.
Briefly Sketch OutraSes.
Inc arbitrary taking from MeXicans
ana foreigners OF property including
houses here. automobiles. garages. fur
niture. money and crops: the issuing of
DEGREES so in cOntraventiou Of right
fairness and justice as to be almost in
credible, the deliberate, persistent and
III concealed attempt TO starve q city
n H n nHnHn H.H
or water, fuel and transportation: the
shipping of defenceless women in
locked cattle cars to VeracruZ: the
carrying away Of controllers Of electric
street cars thus paralyzing transit. the
closing Of courts and schools. the hold
ms Of priests for ransom. the arrest
and detention of 800 business men
who had assembled at the request OF
the general in charge Of the city the
persecution of Spauiards, suppression
OF mails and violation Of sealed CORES
pondence, both foreign and domestic;
the removal of public archives AMI the
stripping of public buildings the open
invitation to riot and loot the SackinE
OF churches and dissertation OF images.
the killing of men and the outraEinc Of
women, are events too recent and well
known 10 permit their being over
looked i'm forming judgment
can't Accept Promises.
Inc Wantonness Of such acts rem
tAFlo II lLll ll0S5lN-e 10 accept the nEuLHS-
sions Of the factionists, or their, coun-
sells as to the course TO be pursued by
foreigners. It is the earnest desire OF
the Americans in Mexico 10 assist the
Washington administration TO find a
solution for the perpleXinE information
al situation that exists and 10 this end
they request that their efforts be re-
garded as made in good faith and that
their knowledge and experience Of the
Mexican situation be accorded fun
weight They are willing TO make sac
rifices II through them any ultimate
good may accrue 10 the Mexican peo-
pie or American prestige, but they feel
that thus far the very opposite has
been the result They consider that
AmericaB~ civilization is on trial and
that 1t has a duty TO perform 60 hu-
manity which no longer should be
postponed.
Mexico Drifts Toward Destruction.
Mexico is drifting toward total de-
structiou. from which a mistaken al
truism is powerless to save it, The
present struggle does not represent the
efforts Of a people to secure the liberty
and equal rights so much as a class OF
personal ambition and revenge.
Americans in Mexico look TO the ad-
miuistratiOn for the protection which
they believe it their due to receive.
and the administrations desire and IN
questionable duty TO afford; and they
further respectfully express the hope
that their views may be given such pub
location as may effectively. assist the
American people in forming a sound
opinion Of the Mexican situation"