Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1915-01-09
RABB DEFENDED
AT WASHINGTON
BY SLATTERY

The following j. a staff special ina
,npearrd i'm The Dallas News 81 Ihur>
Jay undcr Washington date line:
Martin =. Slattcry. editor of the
Brownsville Texas Herald. who was
with United states customs Collector
Frank rabbi III the City ~ Mexico while
he latter Vas %cndcavorins L. bring
about Y better understanding between
Mexican leaders. a. explained IN Mr.
SL,ttcry t,.lav. reached here this morn
inu from New York. lie has been ia
consultation with publishers ~ the New
YORK World concerning statements nhiu'
hN that newspaper 40 4 dispatch if"lllh'
titv Nj MEXICO. dealing with hdhh>
wish. ~Iaftrrt ami senator Morris ~hrl'
parl III Texas probably viii confer Win
Off -ial~ 10 the Treasury Department
also respecting liahh'~ visit tu Mexico.
Mr.. Slater, said tonight hc NI> ahAl
nu> that The incident hr fully explained.
sine, ID WAS senator Sheppard VII" hAd
secured tyr Rabbi hi> two leaves NJ az
>rutt.
According GO Mr.. Slattcry. Collector
Euhb went a. the convention at Agut>
Galleries. and tu th- Ciiy uf MrNIru. PA
he rlracitt Of Il private citizen. ahd ~
he latter place Vas the guest. - Wa
Mr.. SlHttcrt. ut General Hlancn. whom
Hahh mas known tar wears. The rhirl
purpu~c uf Collector Rabbi. Mr.. SlattcrN
saws. was 90 properly acquaint MeNlrah
leaders NJ the attitude uf THIS country
toward Mexico. m was generally To-
Iic,rd down there. a. says. that TIA"
United States Wal, merely waiting for dn
unuuriUnr Time tu 49, over thr border
ami attempt ~ take thr country.
There was a general mi>conocpti"n
uf This uuntrl'> attitude. a> we'll En- The
official attitude NV President Wilson
ami ~rrrrtar, w state BRYAN. said Mr..
Slattcr,. and Mr.. l;alh. la hi~ private
capacity. sought M di~llH~. thr belief
w thr headers thar vr arr unfairly di-
posed"
Mr.. Rabbi even took q number IT por.
traits WI h.th The President aud thr
Secretary ~ state. which hr presented
Z" M,Airau>. While Rabbi Was making
clear This couutr1> disposition. Slattrr'
SAWS. hr also worked tu harmonic thc
differences between tlr leaders. Hud MAS
with Rlau-. villa. Carrauza. Ohrreou
and others. aud. a-cur,liu. 10 thc
Brownsville editor. I'm Was understood
WI them ivy acted in thr capacity NJ y
. citizen and mot au official 81 the Govern.
mrnt. ln tact. neither the Executive
Oftirr mur thr State Department iH
Washington knew WE thr purpose "i
Rabbi, lriNc> uf ah>cncr. ur where a.
was going
Mr. >Iattrr1 >rt~ thIt hr and Iilhl
were guests ~ General Elaucu Iu th,
house ~ %lnauin 'a~a>u~ boz Mckee city
hUt that hr doses unf know whrth n tht
host paid rent fur it WY ;hr condition WI
~uccupauct. SlaticrN Saws thai The Blanc,
people wanted him tu become pres ecu
~ur at thr outgoing Wir-~. hUt hr ir
cliurl
.All ~ The sensational features 40 ia,
visits u~ printed iu This country ar
flatlt denied w, Mr. >iattrrt there was
~ niird States syndicate W. mIk,
l;lauco President. uo ouc working t"l
improper reward. and. hr said thr visit
rf Rabbi had mat hrru made with u|ijrriuT
purposes a> charged. Ilr saws hr by JuNi
uu> that the Administration hc az
puliutrd with the truth.
llr pr~>r>1 copies nt two lrtrr~
written Et the American club aud tht
American COLONY iu McNiro ~ Rabbi
thanking him tar efforts in their hrhlll
with MrNirlu leaders while hc was there.
>lattcry saws Eahh was ID the Agua>
talicntr> convention uui, 4 dan anil 4
half HHd that hr went there i> Y news
paper correspondent.