The Greeneville daily sun. (Greeneville, Tenn.) 1918-1920, 1919-07-28
Fletcher Appeals to
Carranza Congress
To Aid Americans


WASHINGTON July 28.-0ut-
standing developments in the Mexi-
can situation cas- be summarized as
follows
Redoubling of efforts by the gov
ernment to prevent smuggling of
arms across the border and a warn
ing by the President to the citizens
that violation of the antismuggling
law would be vigorously prosecuted.
An address in the House of Repre-
santatives by Represen' 2t;ve Hu Is
peth, democrat, of Texas, urging with
drawal of the recognition of the Car
rama government and military occu-
patton of Mexico by American forces
until stable government has been
established.
American Boy Kidnapped.
The dispatch of messages to mem
bers of the Mexican senate and house
of representatives by Henry P. Flet-
cher, the American ambassador to
Mexico, asking their cooperation to-
ward securing more efficient and ade-
quate protection for American lives
in the southern republic.
Receipt of advices by the State De-
partment that Philip Thompson, IA
year-old son of an American citizen,
had been kidnapped by bandits from
his rather's ranch, 80 miles from Mex
leo City, and was being held for 1900
pesos ransom.
Reports of new outbreak of anti
American propaganda by Mexican
newspapers, especially those recog-
nized as Carranza organs in Mexico
City. Officials belieye the kidnap-
ping of young Thompson is direct
result of the inflammation of public
opinion by this propaganda.
Says Government Is Stable.
The issuing of a statement by the
Mexican embassy declaring that Mex
leo today has a stable government,
although bandits are at large in some
districts, and reminding the Amer
lean people that it was several years
lfter the civil war before order was
fully restored throughout the South
Henry P. Fletcher, the American
ambassador to Mexico, in kilograms
to the Mexican senate and house of
representatives, requested their "pa-
triotic cooperation toward securing
more efficient and adequate protec-
ton for the lives of Americans in
Mexico" so that "unhampered enjoy
ment by Americans of property rights
'awfully acquired in Mexico, which
is accorded them in other friendly
countries" might be obtained.
Replies to Legislators.
Mr.. Fletcher's kilograms were in
reply to messages he received from
members of the Mexican senate and
house thanking him for his fair and
impartial statement of conditions in
Mexico made recently before a com
mittee Of the American House of Rep
resentatives.
The message was practically iden-
sical. That to the house said:
81 beg to express my sincere appre-
;iation of the cordial sentiments ex-
pressed in the kind telegram of your
5elf and other members of the house
If representative and fervently share
your hopes and desires for more close
md friendly relations between oul
1wo countries and trust that l may
count on your patriotic cooperation
coward securing more efficient and
adequate protection for the lives ot
Americans in Mexico and that un
hampered enjoyment by Americans oi
property rights lawfully acquired ir
Mexico which is accorded them ir
other friendly countries, thus remov
ing the most serious causes of diff
Guilty and misunderstanding between
two great peoples, who, | am con
yinced, desire to live in neighborll
friendship, based upon justice anc
mutual respect"
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