New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-08-02
American at Vera Cruz
Gets Quick Reply to
Vivid Criticism.
SUFFERING NATION
LOUD IN COMPLAINT
English Engineers Wife and
Baby Killed by Volley That
Riddled Home.

Because he called General Carranza
a darn fool" or words to that effect,
Harry Beriiner, general manager for
W. A. Parker, typewriter magnate at
Vera Cruz, Mexico. was deported wi h
out notice or a hearing, and arrived
on the Moro Castle from Havana yes
terday.
Mr. Berliner has been in Mexico sell
ing typewriters and adding machines
for many years. July % he received
notice from one De Lamadrid, an off
cial with n long Mexican title. which
means something like Guardian of 'he
Port, ordering him to appear before
him. Berliner became suspicious, and
consulted William W. Canada, the
American consul, who assured him
there would be no trouble. His friend,
John r. Silliman, counsel of Salti!lo,
took him TO General Pesquera, who
also assured him of his good standing.
But just as the ship for Cuba was
leaving. Berliner was unceremoniously
hustled aboard. The next notice he
got of his deportation was at Havana,
where the Carranza consul gave out
the information TO the Associated
Press that Berliner had been depOrted
from Vera Cruz by order of General
Carranza for having used impoli.e
language about the general and his
army, and for having sent out false
information about the general at :hc
request of Huerta.
81 never dabbled in Mexican poll
tics" declared Mr.. Berlner at the
Hotel Prince George yesterday after
noon. Like all business men down
there, | am for peace. If Carranza is
going to deport every man who eusses
his administration he'll have to depOrt
nine-tenths of the population of
Mexico.
Mr.. Berliner will shortly go to
Washington, where he will take up his
case with Secretary Lansing.
In regard TO conditions in Mexico,
and particularly Vera Cruz, Mr.. Ber-
liner said that they were deplorable.
when the American sailors left
Vera Cruz" he said, there were tears
in the eyes of all the peaceful popuIa-
ton, including Mexicans, for they are
heartily sick Of this anarchy. Why,
safety for person and property are un-
known in Mexico to-day. What we
ought to do is to 60 down there and
forget to come home. Ninety per cent
of the people are praying for American
Intervention, they are so sick OF this
revolution business"
Also arrived on the MORO Castle
was Thomas Mallard, an Englishman,
on his way home to Sussex. He was
an engineer employed by the Mexican
Eagle Oil Company at Tuxpam. In a
recent fight between Carranza and
Villa, the house in which Mr.. Mallard
lived was riddled with bullets. One
shot killed mis- wife and her baby,
which she was nursing at the time.
He himself received a severe wound in
the hip. His -year-old daughter,
Joyce, who accompanied him, was the
only one who went unscathed.
Luis Cabrera, ex-Minister Of Finance
and Public Credit, also arrived, visit
ing this country, according to report, 20
arrange for the printing of a new
issue of currency to the value of $780,
600 900 pesos recently authorized by
the Carranza government. 1t was also
said that he would 90 TO Washington
20 confer with Secretary Lansing
Arnold Shanklin, Consul-General of
the United States to Mexico City, re-
Gently recalled by Secretary Lansing,
was another passenger of the MORO
Castle.