The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1916-01-13
URGE ACTION IN
MEXICAN KILLINGS
Lansing Calls on CarFaaza to
Protect Foreigners,
CONGRESS FOR INTERVENTION
A Resolution in the Senate Demands
Action in Place Of "WatchfuI Wait
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Washington, Jan. 13.-DevelOpments
followed quickly upon the news thai
sixteen or more Americans and two
other persons were killed by bandits
reputed to be former soldiers OF Gen
eral Villa, near Can Ysabel, in Chi
huahua, Mexico, Monday.
AS soon as assured by official des
patches that the news reports were
correct, Secretary OF State Lansing
sent a telegram to General Carlalza
as head Of the de facto government
in Mexico, demanding prompt punish
ment of the men who dragged their
victims from train and shot them.
The despatch said the murdered
men were travelling under safe con-
ducts issued by military commanders
of the Carranza government, and that
they apparently were slain solely be-
cause they were Americans. 1t went
by telegraph to American Consul Sill,
Iman at Queretaro. A paraphase OF
the text of the despatch follows:
&c. R. Watson, chairman OF the mine
and smelter operators committee, OF
Chichuahua, and manager OF the Ccsi
huirachic Mining company, with fiji
teen companions, taken from a train
forty miles west OF Chihuahua, strip
ped and shot because they were Amer
leans, apparently in pursuit Of the re
ported policy of Villa.
sarboco p,o, li1lod pnar Chihna hIlS
were in a zone said to be domina e |
by the de facto government. The
forces Of the de facto government a;
Chihuahua are said to sbe inert and
not capable Of taking care of the stu
alton. Urge on General Carranza the
necessity of the immediate issuance
of instructions for adequate forces fCr
the pursuit, capture and punishment OF
the bandits responsible for this das-
tardly outrage.
After Chihuahua was taken posses
sion of by General Obregon's forces,
many Americans returned to that dis
trict and were furnished with safe
conducts by the military commanders
Of the defacto government. 1t is un
derstood that the murdered men held
such salvo conducts. Request ade
Quate forces be sent to the difsrea..
mining districts to protect life and
property"
Later the secretary issued state
ment declaring it was to be deplored
that the Americans had not followed
the state departments warning against
exposing their lives in the guerilla
warfare region.
When the senate convened, Senator
Sherman, Republican, of Illinois, in
troduced a resolution proposing inter
vention in Mexico by the United
States and the six Pan-American ma
lions which have acted with it in Mex
lean affairs, unless General Carran7a
complies with the demand to protect
the lives and property of foreigners
in the republic.
Senator Gallinger, of New Hamp-
shire, the Republican leader, declared
the United States should demand full
and quick reparation.
In the house, Representative Dyer,
Republican, introduced similar reso-
luton, calling on the president to in
form congress If he did not believe
the time had come to abandon the
"watchful waiting" policy. Other mem
bers gave notice Of their intenti5n to
make speeches. The administration
was not without its defenders, who
ave notice they also would speak.