Omaha daily bee., 1916-10-29
MEXICAN CHARGES
WILSON With LAX
BORDER METHODS
Chairman Cabrera of Mex
Mediators Attacks Admini,S1sS
tration for Playing Into =
Hands of Villa.
STATEMENT is A SURPRISE
American Officials Pronounce
1t Extraordinary and Say
State Bureau May Act.
PLOTTERs ON THIS SIDE

Nogales, Ariz., Oct. 2S. Tive
Americans, Charles England and Fritz
Schultz of Milwaukee. mining men
were executed in Chihuahua City by
direct orders of General Trevino, a
Carranza officer, on September l9
according to Richmond Won Dohlen
naturalized German-American citi.
zen, who arrived here today.
Washington, Oct. 2S.-ln state
ment issued today, Luis Cabrera
chairman of the Mexican section oi
the Mexican-American joint commits,
sion, assailed American officials for
alleged laxity in dealing with anti
Carranza propagandists along the
border. Officials pronounced it "ex.
traordinary" and gave some indica'
tions that it might be the subject OF
action by the State department.
Carranza Shifts Garrison.
Columbus, N. NJ, Oct. 2S.-The
Carranza garrison which has been sta
toned at El Vale, forty-five mile.
from American field headquarters al
Colonia Dublan, evacuated that town
late Thursday night and is riding to.
ward Chihuahua City, it was learned
here today from sources which have
been considered reliable in the past
This Carranza garrison has been
station at El Vale for several weeks
and has occupied position between
the American field headquarters al
the extreme southern outpost of the
American forces. 2 <
1t was reported here that the E.
Vale garrison commander received a
hurried order to report to General
Trevino in Chihuahua City to parti-
cipate in the enveloping movement
against Villa and started at once on a
ride of approximately $50 miles, a
greater part of which will be through
territory nominally in control of the
Villa forces.
Causes Surprise.
The statement, which caused off
cials much surprise as coming from
the head of a Mexican delegation
now attempting to adjust border
troubles, was issued by the Mexican
news bureau, which acts for the Mex
lean embassy. 1t follows:
"A broad Interpretation of the fed
eral laws of the United States dealing
with neutrality and regulating immi
grafton with a strict, consistent ant
efficient administration of these law:
by the executives to whom their ad
ministration is delegated, would go {
long ways toward correcting the Dor
der disturbances and allay much O.
the unrest which at present pervade!
that region.
"In the United States are many
Mexicans and groups Of Mexicans in
imical to the Carranza government
Plottings and schemings without enc
are engaged in, not alone by the ex
treme conservatives, who are striving
to bring on intervention with thu
hope that the constitutionalist gov
ernment shall be. restored by the ait
of American armies, but also ther'
are groups of extremely radical NAL
contents, whose hope is the destruc
ton of the Carranza government, tina
license, banditry and rapine may con
tinue and multiply until human right
and property rights all are destroyed
Promoted by Plotters.
"The conservatives and reactionarie'
are taking advantage of the situation
created by the ultra radicals. The i'm
portation of arms and munitions fol
the use of Villa, Zapata and the othel
bandits and brigands, is conducted
under the very eyes of supine Off
cials whose business it would be tt
hinder their transmission across thu
border.
THE propaganda of revolt agains
constituted order is being promoted
by scores of conspirators, knwon botl
to. the Mexican and the American Off
cials who, by even-tl1e most strictl,
Interpretation of Americas immigra
ton laws should be deported from thu
United States.
THAT the American government il
competent to restrict and restrain tn,
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