El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-11-15
GET MORE TINE
ORPAS5PORTS
Mexican Aliens Have Till
Dec. l; Americans Must
Get Theirs at Once.


The passport regulations which
went into effect Thursday morning
at the international bridges between
FL Paso and Juarez, have been modi-
fled by the state department, accord
ing TO instructions received from
Washington by +. ". Berkshire, su-
pervisug inspector Several thou
sand Mexicans and Americans on both
sides Of the Rio Grande will have
more time to become adjusted 10 the
new law. NIexicaus residing in Juarez
and who are employed in FL Paso. or
who desire TO pass to and from this
city, can do so by securing q passport
signed by mayor AIelchor Herrara, Of
Juarez, or consul general G.. N Sc
gum in this city. These passports do
not have to be vised by American
consul =. A DOW at Juarez until the
first OF December But Mexican
aliens cannot come through the port
into Fl Paso unless they have pass
ports
other aliens can obtain their pass
ports from their nearest consular
agents and do not have to have them
countersigned until December /.
Couldn't Handle by Thursday.
from Washington, when consul Dow
wired that it would be impossible for
him 10 COuntersiEn all the necessary
alien passports by Thursday morn
ing Between now and December
he viii urge all NeZlcans and aliens
whose passports he has not counter
signed TO call at the consulate in
Juarez and have them signed.
With the exception Of a few Ameri-
cans who had special permission by
aH-.- T. ~
Berkshire. TO cross 10 and from
JuareI that city was deserted by
Americans THURSDAY. Only five men
crossed during the morning and they
all had special passports
street Cars Get Permission.
Special permission was granted by
lhe state department through the i'm
migration office 20 the FL Paso Elec- I
tric Railway company TO operate its
ears on the Juarez loop. The crews
were not permitted TO leave their
cars while in JuareZ-
Americans in the interior OF Chihua- Z
hua- or who have been in Mexico since /
Prior to November 10 when the pass Z
port regulation law was published I
can return 10 the United states. &C I
cording TO AIr. Berkshire by securing ]
special permission TO cross 10 Fl PasO I
from Mr.. Dow.
Americans Fleeing Again
There are a large number OF Amer I
leans in the state OF Chihuahua VINO ]
have been employed in mining opera ]
lions, en- route 10 FL Paso, according I
to information received by American D
mining corporations here because OF Z
the ViIlista activities in that state. 4
Several mining corporations have or
dered their men to the border until ]
conditions in Chihuahua become more I
settled, IL was reported
Both Mr.. Dow and Stephen E. |
Aguirre, his assistant, have been I
working from early morning until late I
at night TO cOuntersIgn passports, I
but IL is believed IL viii require about
ten days before they can complete
their work
Few MexIeans Come over.
There We're no disorders at the
bridges Thursday, but there was less
than 80 percent Of the average num-
Der Of AIeXicans who cross from
Juarez TO FL PasO who passed through
the port in the morning street cars
were halted at the United States inn
office and the passengers
were taken off while their Mexican
were stamped Those walk
ing across the bridge also mad lnelE
passports stamped.
One Of the reasons why there was
such a small number Is ATTRIBUTED
to the fact that nearly 1000 MeNlcans
living IN Juarez ana eIlpioyeu m =
PasO remained here Wednesday night. /
They did this at the request OF their
EMPLOYERS until they could secure I
their proper passports. is was said.
Applicants Crowd offices.
At the office Of mayor Herrera N
Juarez and at the Mexican consulate
in FL PasO an extra force OF clerks IS .
employed in issuing passports 10 /
Mexican aliens. Both offices were /
crowded Thursday with Mexican men,
women and children
American employers in FL Paso /
have notified their Mexican employees Z
that they viii hold open their posi-
tons until they secure passports This +.
information has been conveyed TO the
Aiexicans by mayor Herrera and con-
sui Seguin-
As a result Of the slowness in issu-
ing the passports there was a scarcity
Of labor in many FL PasO industries
Many FL Paso housewives
missed their servant girls
Photographers in FL Paso and
Juarez did q rushing business we'd
nesday and Thursday Each Next
can passport must contain the photo
graph Of the applicant.
Americans Must Fix Themselves.
Mr.. Berkshire said Thursday there
mas been no modification in the pass
port regulations affecting Americans
Before they can enter Mexico and re-
turn TO FL PasO they must have pass
ports signed by the secretary Of state
Unless they have such passports they
will be denied entrance to the United
States II they cross to Juarez or any
other point in Mexico he said.
Asks Employer Assistance.
Consul Dow said this afternoon
that he would be glad II employers
Of Mexican aliens taking passports
would be more careful in assisting
them to fill out the first six questions
in the declaration. as many had been
held UP on that couSI He also
wanted employers to give each apph- /
cant certificate Of employment. .
which is Indispensable
There was only a small crowd .
around the American consulate in
Juarez this afternoon, Mr.. Dow said, /
seeking passports
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