The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-01-18
CARRANZA is
RESPONSIBLE
His Officials Denied Ameri-
cans Protection on
Trip
TOLD PARTY NO
ESCORT NECESSARY
Carranza Governor Gave
Watson a Passport for
Self and Party

Washington, ID. e., JAM lS-EVldenct
collected at I'll Paso by state depart,
: ment agents indicates that Carranza au'
thorties at Chihuahua assured G. r
Watson, head of the party of Ameri-
cans killed near Santa Ysabel, that no
escort was necessary. In that opinion,
however, many of the Americans agreed,
although they had suggested to the au-
thorities the ACCESSIBILITY of sending
troops with the party.
The advice further stated that the
Carranza governor of chihuahua gave
Watson personal passport and that
the Carranza immigration authorities
in Juarez gave general passport for
the whole Watson party. These develop
ments are taken to point to responsible
| ty of the Carranza government for not
adequately protecting the Americans.
The state department gave out this
paraphrase of its official advices from
Ell Paso:
Holmes, the only survivor of the
ma ssacre has no knowledge as TO wheth-
err Watson and his companions request
ed a military escort or guard for their
trip from Chihuahua to Cusihuirachio.
He states that if they did so the author
tiles declined to furnish an escort or
guard. Holmes says that all the mem
bers of the party felt safe in making the
trip.
1T is reported by a person connected
with one of the companies operating IN
Chihuahua that on the day that Ameri-
cans were killed he started for the works,
had a conversation with Watson and
asked him ii Mexican escort was to
accompany his party. Watson replied
that such an escort would not accom-
pany them, as he had talked with the
authorities and they told him it was not
necessary.
"As to what assurances, il any, Wat
son and his companions had received |
from Mexican authorities, that it would |
be safe to resume operations at Cusihuir-
achio:
Knowing that the Cusi mines were
at Cusi and that the purpose |
of the return of Watson and compan-
ions to Mexico was to resume the oper-
atoms of these mines, the immigration
in Juarez, upon application
Of the FL Paso agent of the Cusi COM
pany, gave general passport to the
Watson party. The governor of Chi
huahua also gave personal passport to
Watson.
Watson went to Chihuahua and was
there on Jan. to ascertain if it would
be safe to resume operations. While
there he got the de facto authorities to
send garrison and maintain it at Cusi
On that day three trains of troops, of
,wenty cars each, supposed to carry a
total force of one thousand men in
,harge of General Jose Cavazos of the
lie facto government, left Chihuahua for
5usi at 8 a. M, and 80 and P. m, re-
pectively. The l:30 train also carried
he Mexican civilians. Lopez and Lo-
veree, employees of the Cusi Mining CO.,
eduardo Enriquez, employe of the Cusi
Iexican Co., and Pascual Alaigua, EN- I
loye of the Minas, San Juan Anexes /
o., another American owned company d
a the Gust camp Said Enriquez is a t
rother of the de facto governor of the :
tate of Chihuahua After being salts I:
ed that garrison was going TO the
amp and after the second military train
ad left Chihuahua, Watson left for FL
aso at p. m. q
"On January 6 the Chihuahua agent
f the Cusi company, with whom l have :
Ist talked in my office, telegraphed o
Watson at Ell Paso, in reference to the 9.
bove- mentioned civilian passengers on 81
lid second military train, information W
,ceived by him from Gust by telephone Ii
5 follows: Boys arrived in Cusi safe h,
last night. They found everything
net over there"