Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1919-09-07
Mexico Admitly Decline to Take
Responsibility for Their
Safety.
NO PASSPORTS FOR
THOSE WHO OBJECT
Possession of Cards from T.. S. State
Department Not Taken Into
Account-$59 ,060 in Gold
Stolen.

! Washington, Sept. 6.-Apparently,
convinced that the United States is
/ in earnest in demanding proper
treatment of Americans in Mexico,
the CarranZa government has adopted
a novel eXpedient is an attempt to
relieve itself of responsibility. Ameri-
cans going to the Tampico region
hereafter will be compelled to sign
a formal release of the Mexican gov
ernment's responsibility for what
may happen to them. If they refuse,
Mexican officials will refuse to wise
their passports.
The condition raises a peculiar sit
/ uation, for under international law a
government may refuse travel per-
mission to foreigners into region
where it may not be prepared to
guarantee their safety.
Americans going into the Tampico
oil region are being asked to make
oath to such an affidavit as follows:
"The undersigned, under OATH de-
poses and says that he has been
warned that the Tampico oil region
is dangerous district On account of
the activities of bandits operating in
said region; that deponent, by reason
of his business as employee is on his
way to that region, and travels at
his own risk. Knowing that accident
may happen to him he formally re
.nounces the right that he or his heirs
might have, to present claim to the
Mexican government, either directly
or through any other channel"
Three More Robberies.
This affidavit is not only required
of workmen who are American citi-
zens, but also of American citizens
in the United States holding pass
ports from the state department
authorizing them to visit the Tam
pico region.
Details of three robberies in g
week in the Tampico region have
been received at the offices of the
oil companies. The robbers secured
$4,000, Mexican gold, American
companies being the victims, and the
robberies all took place in the terri
tory where no one but Carranzf
troops are permitted to carry arms.
H. M. Krimbill, cashier Of the Penn
Mex camp, was forced by bandits t.
open the safe from which $4,000 was
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pany launch Twenty eight men If
all took part in the robbery all arme(
with rifles and revolvers.
Government Blamed.
Luis Gutierrez, paymaster of the
Agwi company. while taking a pay
roll of $4,000 to the Tepetate camp
was held up by three armed masked
men and robbed. Neither Gutierre;
nor his companion, Kenneth De Lacy
knew they were to make the trip un
til 10 minutes before they started
The company officials, however, hat
notified the Mexican authorities a
Tampico, of the amount of the pa,
roll and the time of departure anc
the route to be taken.
The robbers demanded the exac
amount, according to the report
which was not known to the two mel
carrying it. and it was counted be
fore the robbers would let their vic
tins go.
A Tampico bank made up $4,000
pay roll Of the Trans Continenta
Oil company, in an effort to thwar
the robbers. and placed it in a box t.
be sent to the camp at Mata Redon
da by launch. The Mexican authori
ties are said to have delayed the de
parture of the launch Unexpected
for one night and when it reached tn
, camp. box of old iron had bee
substituted for the original.