Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1916-01-14

or comfort in the protection OF Amer
lean riehts ana interests He for the
past several years. has SO conducted
and demeaned himself with reference
TO Americans approaching him for
help in such matters as to disgust all
Of his countrymen over having such
a representative.
"Not all of the people whose names
are signed below have been to him to
seek his official aid, but large num-
Der thereof have, and have such per-
sonal knowledge as 70 the way he con
ducts himself, and treats American
citizens. either on the Mexican or
American side Of the river, who APP
proach him for such aid, that we can
all certify to a degree of personal
knowledge, which enables us to accu-
rately certify to you, as American cit
liens, that the above statement Of his
inefficiency or indifference is true and
correct.
Influenced by villa.
During the several years last past,
in which the bandit leader, Villa, has
been ravaging the section of the coun-
try largely inhabited by, and whose in
dustries are developed by Americans,
over which Consul Edwards has juris-
dcton. many personal outrages have
been committed against the signers
hereto and other Americans. and much
of their property has been destroyed,
and many of them imprisoned and
many Of us have sought TO have Con-
sui Edwards take up such matters,
and. represent our interests and the
interests as may desire II, of such
others, either with Villa, or some one
else, but the stock phrase with which
he has always met us, Is; ] cannot
move in this matter until ! hear of
these outraEes through the Villa chan
ncls' ana sometimes when 1t was not
villa, but the CarraHza forces which
committed such outrages, the same
phrase was repeated. ! cannot take
up this matter until | hear through
the Carran2a channels, thus closing
to all hope, because. OF course, nei-
Their one Of the channels reported
such outrages to Consul Edwards
Consul Edwards has been for the
last several years, while villa was the
dominant power in his district, Civ
ing his Official advice and opinion
whenever he obtained an opportunity
that Villa was the Influence whom the
United States should uphold Villa,
the murderer and bandit, and known
for years in that country, by all Amer
leans and MeXican5 alike, TO be such
before the present troubles started.
We do not want TO have to continue
TO blush for shame, as American cit
liens, over such u representative as
Consul Edwards and We beg Of you
10 relieve ny of having such - one"
Edwards Not Concerned.
American Consul Edwards tonight
when Informed Of the petition for his
removed circulated here today. said
that if there were any charges against
him he would answer them before tho
state department
The incident in the hotel lobby
was started by q couple Of drunken
men he said, and | regard it asI
closed
Il have never yet. since the state
ordered Americans out Of
Mexico two years ago. granted u sin
gle passport to enter Mexico, and !
have discouraged people from going
into the country.
Whatever ! have done has been
done Under Instructions Of the state
department with the sole idea Of do
ing what the government wished.
The petition to Colonel Roosevelt
up tos late hour tonight, had failed
Of its initial purpose in that it was
not agned by the judiciary, the bank
ers. Nor the lawyers Of this city, the
declinstions being based upon state
ments that the petition bore too poll
tical a Complexion
Only the signatures OF mining men
interested ia Mexico were attached
when the text was wired to Colonel
Roosevelt tonight