New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-05-15
200 Americans There Wire
Membership in Non
Partisan League.
V.WOODBURY RECALLS
CANANEA INCIDENT
Writes Colonel of Contrast in
His Firm Handling of
Delicate Situation.
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OYSTER Bay, May 1.-two hundred
American citizens at Tampico have
ioined in the support OF the Roosevelt
Non-Partisan League. according 10 a
cable message to Guy Emerson, secre-
tarv Of the league, which was given out
here tonight. A letter from vincent
Woodbury.. district manager OF the
British Oil Company. chal-
longing the statements of Senator
Stone regarding the killing OF Amer-
cans at Cansnea. was also made public
Mr.. Woodbury., writing from Timmons'
Ontario, TO Colonel Roosevelt, said that
ne was present during the rioting at
Cananea. and that twenty-four hours
after the trouble started Mr.. Roosevelt
had the situation in hand.
"Your relations with President Diaz
were such" Mr.. Woodbury. wrote, that
he Immediately furnished protection 70
vour people-and it was protection"
Mr. Woodbury's letter follows;
Dear Mr.. Roosevelt: I respectfully
draw attention 10 news items on page
3 Of "The New York Herald" for May
s. 1916. which. under heading Demo
Gratis Put Mr.. Roosevelt in His Ansnias
Club" quote Senator Stone. OF mis-
souri,, as follows:
"T recollect very distinctly, for l
was a member Of the Committee on
Foreign Relations at the time, the
yiots nj Cananea. where several Amer
leans lost their lives. and President
Roosevelt sent no troops 70 intervene,
etc
The Cananea Riots.
Senator Stone was not in Cananea
when these riots took place. was,
and wish TO record myself as follows;
"The trouble started as a Mexican
strike for higher wages against the
Cananea Copper Company. The Mexi-
cans formed, dropped in at the mines,
concentration and blast furnaces and
called out the men. They were in good
humor. and l believe intended no mis-
chief. Colonel W. c. Green, owner Of
the Cananea Copper Company, 'phoned
and instructed the Metcalfs two broth
ers who ran the lumber yard not to
interfere with the Mexicsns, who were
at that time on their way TO the lum-
Der ward TO cali out the laborers work
ing there. The Metcalfs were defiant.
They disobeyed instructions and turned
the fire hose with a mighty force of
water upon the Moxicans.
"The Mexicans gave ground. They
were wet. hurt and angered. They
charged the Metcslfs and stabbed them
10 death with miners candlesticks. In
this fight the Metcalfs were killed. and
they had in turn succeeded in firing
upon and killing three Mexicans.
"This fight brought about promiscu
Gus fighting, and many shots were ex-
changed between Americans and MeXi-
cans. The Mexicans, who certainly
numbered over 5000, fed TO the town,
broke into the saloons and started
drinking. The women in the camp,
along with the authenticated men,
we're rushed out of Cananea by special
train. They were frightened, and upon
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wild tales of the Cananea trouble.
Had Situation in Hand in "a Hours.
"By that time, or in less than twenty
four hours after the trouble started,
you had the situation in hand.
"The serious breach of an armed
force crossing the line into Mexico
without sanction or permission Of
either the American or Mexican gov
eminent you healed by never allowing
them to leave the train in which this
force had arrived.
"You had already communicated with
President Diaz, who had a body of sol
diers rushing overland for Cananea
In the meantime you held the armed
force which had come from Bisbee In
Cananea until this Mexican force from
President Diaz arrived This took less
than twelve hours.
"The two Metcalfs and a Swede haC
been killed, and that totals the Ameri.
can casualties. A bridge fight had
taken place between some adventurou:
Americans and Mexicsns, but no par
ticular damage was done.
1.-THE entire affair was over in three
days. The Bisbee force returned, tn,
laborers got back on the job, and rels-
tons were restored between employer
and emplOye.
"These facts you know Of. Your re-
lations with President Diaz we're such
that he Immediately furnished protec.
ton TO your people-and it was pro-
lection.
Let Mr.. Stone contrast this with
the present situation and in humilia-
tion draw his belt a notch tighter"
The cable message telling of the
support of the Roosevelt Non Partisan
League by the 200 American residents
Of Tampico reads as follows:
1.-TWO hundred American citizens resi-.
dent Tampico cordially support senti.
ments Roosevelt Non-Partisan League
Names and funds to follow by mail"
II is signed by William Stubs and
Andrew Hughes.