El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-11-14

] Aeldrue SAID III we had been given
I "a months notice we would have been
J he impossible for the Mexican authori-
ties TO give those persons employed
. in FL Paso their passports by Thurs
J. day and Tor them TO have them COun-
. tersigned by the American consul ut
Juarez. as the new regulations
F M. Pesqueira presented the cham
Der OF commerce with q copy Of the
telegram he wired the Mexican am
hassador AT washington, which fol
lows
Pesqueira Explains Situation.
american passport law effective
November - viii prohibit all Ameri-
cans with business in the state of
Chihuahua from travelling between
the United States and Mexico. As q
result their business viii suffer
greatly and they viii be caused great
Inconvenience Law is so rigid that
IL VIII even stop street car service
connecting FL Paso and Juarez which
VIII harm Juarez immensely. Cham
her Of commerce Of FL PaSO at special
meeting took up matter and viii ask
Washington TO have the law modified.
Law was passed when conditions in
chihuahua were in state Of disorder.
but great deal better conditions in
Chihuahua now maintained. Request
that You do all possible TO relieve the
situation which viii be caused by new
law"
says Might Ruin Trade.
John ". Wyatt. president of the Eel
Paso chamber OF commerce said thac
the new passport law is so rigid and
Tar reaching that il may even com
pletely ruin the trade relations of
American business men in Fl Paso
with Mexico III the Mexican labor
erS cannot come TO FL Paso from
Juarez IL might even result in the
FL PasO smelter and other Industries
being forced to close"
Mr.. Wyatt said the American SmeIt-
ing and Refining company was unable
to get passports for its American en-
3Ir. Fields said shat he had wired
Z. J. Cobb. collector Of customs. now
in Washington. asking him TO asCer-
tain If il would be possible for mod
ificatiOn of the law. He said he
should send some one TO Washington
TO look after the interests OF FL Paso
in such affairs.
Kicks on immigration Officers.
business conditions in El paso are .
certainly being hurt by the attitude OF
the immigration officers on the Amer /
lean side. Mr., Fields said. .I have
been visiting Juarez for many years
and probably cross as many times as
any American here. And T want TO
say that If I had been treated by the F..
Mexican immigration men like have .
seen the American immigration Off F
GERS treat MeXicaus coming here from .
. uarez / would not have crossed. D.
These people come here to buy and 1 +
think they should be encouraged in
stead Of being insulted by q lot of F.
ignorant American immi grafton Off F.
Gals"
Quit Jobs; Are Afraid. T
Director Maurice Schwartz said that
many MeElcans residing I'm JuareZ T.
who are employed in FL pasO have
resigned their positions because they
are afraid they could not get proper
passports.
THIS passport law is Mr. Fields said. +
Il know number of American mining
corporations that have wired Washing {
ton for passports for their men 10 come .
out Of Mexico and have been refused. .
Its indeed a serious situation"
Secretary Clements was instructed
20 send a telegram 20 secretary of
state Lansing asking If IL were pos
sible 10 have the law modified.
Sugar Dealers Ask Cooperation.
The directors endorsed the motion
1f j. W LOrentzeu that the chamber
cooperate with the sugar brOkerssOf
FL PasO in trying to reduce the con
sumption Of this product so percent
over the consumption OF last year. a
meeting of the retail grOcers will be
held the latter part Of the week 10
-ormulate plans 70 urge the citizens
u FL PaSO to conserve sugar. he said. Z
Mr. LorentZen explained to the di-
-ectOrs that the wholesalers had a
meeting Tuesday afternoon when the
sugar question was discussed He said