The Topeka state journal., 1919-12-16
LEST WE FORGET.

President Wilson apparently has
placed a silencer on congress in rela-
ton to the Mexican situation. His
course probably rests on the present
status of the Jenkins case. But what
about the hundreds of other outrages
against American citizens charged
against Mexico? Are they to be for
gotten or ignored?
Mexicos reign of terror, which fol-
lowed the Madero revolution in 1910.
and which has continued to date, has
cost $50 American lives, according to
an indexed map showing Americans
murdered in Mexico and along the in
ternational border submitted to the
state department and the senate for
eign relations subcommittee investi-
eating the Mexican situation. The
map showed the location and the ap-
proximate date of each Of the killings.
The most complete list so far made
public by the state department show
ing Americans killed in Mexican dis
turbances gives only PSI murders.
From the killing of James w. Reid.
who was shot down in the streets of
Mexico City by a Mexican policeman.
on November 20. 1910. to the murder
of Lieuts Frederick B. Waterhouse
and Cecil H. Connolly, who lost their
way while on air patrol and were muir
dered by Mexicans in Lower Califor-
MIA in September, 1919, the map
listed the murder of 427 American
civilians. and 123 members of the mil
To- 90 Sfaf
the civilians, 365 were killed in Mex
leo and 62 by Mexicans in the United
States; SO of the soldiers and sailors
were killed in Mexico and "a in the
United States.
During the forty-one months from
November. 1910. to April. 1914. when
the forces of Madero or Huerta were
in control in Mexico. 165 civilians and
two sailors met death. Since April,
1914. when the faction of Venustiano
Carranza became the dominant factor
in Mexico, 262 civilians and 121 SOL
diers and sailors have been killed.
Bandits" were responsible for 1873
of the murders listed on the map, ac-
cording to the authorities cited. The
term bandits. however, is applied very
loosely in Mexico. and at one time or
another practically all of the various
revolving factions have been charac-
terized as bandits. Officials, officers,
soldiers or followers OF Carranza were
charged with 76 of the murders, ac-
cording to the map. Villa and his band
killed 81 of the Americans listed.
Huertistas accounted for Al, Ma
deristas for 13, and Zapatistas for 5.
Miscellaneous outlaws listed by the
authorities cited as rebels" "revolu-
tionists,' cattle thieves" and "smug-
glers.' and similar marauders, wer1
responsible for 20 murders and 23
Americans were killed by bullets
which crossed the border. Yaqui and
Mayo Indians killed S Americans dur
ing the period covered by the map. and
casual robbers murdered 6. In 25 of
the cases listed the authorities were
unable to determine who did the kill
ing.
The map showed two attacks by
CarranZa forces on American troops of
the Pershing expedition which were
supposedly cooperating with the Car
rama authorities in their efforts to
run down Villa. Capt. Charles T.
Boyd. Lieut. Henry r. Adair. and
thirteen troopers of the 10th cavalry
were listed as killed at Carrizal, Chi
huahua, when an overwhelming force
of Carranza troops ma ssa cred scout
ing party of the Pershing expedition.
Three troopers were listed as killed
when the Carranza garrison and
townspeople of Parra1 attacked a
squadron of cavalry attached to the
Pershing expedition which was on a
peaceful visit to the town.