Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-11-29
MEXICAN SOLDIER
| Stays American
Murder of Oil Company EN-
ploye Is UnWarranted, State
Department Advised.

James Wallace. an American en-
ploye OF an ell company near TampiCo.
was muir erred by Il Mexican federal
soldier at Potrero del Llano Wcdncs-
day. The State Departments informa-
'l"h IS That the murder was unwar-
ranted.
The murderer has not been taken
| INTO custody. According to the de-
rartm"nts adviccs, the officer in
charge of III" troops camped in the
vicinity claimed that Wallace had
provoked the murder.
Inc department has been informed.
as the result OF Investigation. that a
muic, on which Wallace was riding
to his plac" of employment. SHE'D at
machine gun which it was passing,
ovcrturning the gun. The soldier I'M
mediately shot Wallace, the bullet
striking him in the neck and killing
him instantly
There We're no official pronounce
ments for the guidance of public opin-
ion as to what action. If any, the
American government ght he con-
templatinG, but administration OH
Gals. by indication, were willing to
show that the government is taking a
frm position, considering the even
Qualities and is prepared to deal with
them, once a course Is chosen.
Mexican Envoy sees sir. Lansing.
The Mexican ambassador. lgnacio
ROnillaS. called on Secretary LANSING
at the State Department lave yeSter-
day afternoon. and they not only went
over the Jenkins case. but Mr.. Lam
sing also laid before the Mexican en-
Hoy the report on the killing of Wal
lace. which has just been received.
Their conference was. of course. con-
fdential. but it is unders, God that the
Secretary conveyed TO President Car
I
fCrceful and direct than any yet
transmitted in any diplomatic note.
Mr.. Bonillas was informed that the
department placed no crcdence in the
charges on which Jenkins is held in
jail in Pueba. in which the MeXIcan
government declines to intervene, and
it is understood that Mr.. Lansing fur
Their outlined to the ambassador the
inevitable consequences of continued
murders and noleStationS of Amer
leans. probably more pointedly than
was done in the governments official
note Of last July
About the same time word came in
of the death of another American as
the result of brutal treatment of
bandits who held him for ransom. He
was Otto Lund, OF Swedish birth. a
naturaliZed American. who died of
blood poisoning. after being held for
ransom five months in the state of
Mayarit. His captors chopped off one
of his fingers with foul weapon and
wrapped it within their written de-
mand for ransom money. which they
sent to his friends in Topic. Blood
poisoning and gangrene killed the
man, while his wife. an American
woman. and their child are reported
in want in Topic.
Eighth Of Company to Lose Life.
If the Identification be correct
nf h.
Gulf Company to meet death at the
hands of Mexicans in the Tampicc
district and the eighth American to
be killed in Mexico since July %, when
the United States warned CarranZa
that further murders of Americans
would seriously affect the relations
between the two countries.
According to State Department rec
ords the eight murders have been:
July 31-R. A. Cunningham, at Mat
amoras
August 2S-Adam Schaefer, at Pinos
August 30-H. S. McGill. at Coapa
September "A. p. Hsnnessy. at La
Colorado.
September 21-Lieut. c. H. Connolly
U. S. A. at Bahia.
Lieut.. F. b. Waterhouse, at Bahia.
(These were the two Army aviators
who lost their way, were starved and
finally murdered by Mexican fisher
menu
November 14-E. K. Lack, at Mexi-
cali, said to have been killed by a
Mexican official.
November 26-James Wallace, at
Tampico.
In view of the climax which now
seems to have been reached by the
Wallace killing in the long list of
affronts, the best available opinion is
that the government will frame its
next step with great deliberation.
III, ft1 o.
details from Tampico. and if it de-
cides to act will accompany its de-
cision with a complete record framed
to make clear it's Justification.