El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-11-13

Ger. there are hundreds Of thousands
Of hides which are needed by the
armies Of the United States and the
aliens These hides cannot be
brought over the line unless the
American owners are enabled 10 send
their men into the country To super
intend the collection and shipment /
have in mind an American firm Of
dealers i'm hides who has a number
Of men now in Mexico and who have
been there for several weeks collect
ing many carloads or hides. He has
appealed for passports for those men
not only that they mag prosecute
their work but return to the United
States in safety HIS request has
leen refused and he is worrying not
only for the result upon his invest
ment but for the safety OF the men.
He cannot get relief from the officers
Of the government stationed in Fl
Paso.
Live Here; Can't Get Rack.
On and after Thursday. November
Is, Americans who enter the state ol
Chihuahua. Mexico. viii not be per-
mitted 20 return to the United States
unless they have passports issued by
the United States state department
and endorsed by an American consular
officer Entering Mexico means go
ing from Fl PasO to Juarez- To Sc
cure these passports the applicant
OF herself and send them 20 the state
department at Washington through
the United States deputy district court
clerk. Samuel L Kelly, in the federal
building. and make a sworn state
meut. This statement and the pic
lures will be sent to the state depart
ment at Washington without recon-
mendatiOn by Mr.. Kelly II acted
upon favOrably the passports are sent
by mail 10 the applicant, but in the
meantime no receipL or temporary
passport is issued These instructions
were announced by United States au-
thorities Tuesday.
May Be No PassPOrtss
Unofficial reports received here are
10 the effect that there viii be no
passports issued TO Americans resid-
ing in the United States who desire TO
so 70 Mexico for q few days. But II
American citizens have been in Mex
leo for a period prior TO the issuance
Of this order they can reenter through
application for n passport 70 the
American consul nearest them
Aliens Have Way Ont.
Aliens who reside in the United
States can pass TO and from Juarez
and other ports in the state OF Chi
huahua II they apply to their con-
sular gents and secure passports and
the subsequent approval OF the Amer
FL
reside in Juarez or any other city or
town IN Mexico can secure a passport
TO the United States through Mexican
government officials and later have
&c cOuntersiEned by the American
consul Mezicans in JuareZ who are
employed in FL Faso as laborers. do
nestle servants or in any other ca
pacity can secure passports TO cross
10 and from El Paso by applying to
the mayor Of Juarez for a passport
and later have il countersiEned by the
American consul, Edward A. Dow But
unless these passports are counter
signed by the American consulate the
Mexicans cannot cross.
was not authorized 10 issue any tenn
porary passports TO American citizens
after THURSDAY
would Tie Up Electric System
If the embargo on Americans cross
ing 10 Juarez is not modified il viii
result IN demOralizing the street rail-
way traffic between the two cities:
the lighting OF JuareZ. the pumping
OF the sewerage system. was the
statement made TUESDAY by Harry 8.
Potter general manager OF the Fl
Paso Electric Railway company
No Americans: No TrOlleys-
Unless our American employees
would be permitted 10 pass TO and
from Juarez II would simply mean
that our company would not be able
to operate trolley cars across the
Rio Grande," Mr.. Potter said IF
there is not a mOdifica ton OF the new
order il viii mean that traffic be-
tween Juarez and FL Paso by the cleo