The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1919-03-09
list OF 0UTRAGES IN
MEXICAN OIL FIELDS
s,,,e Dcpartment Publishes List
Detailed In Chronological
order.
TROOPS AIDED THE BANDITS
nfn,t,Is Seek TO Dis'rcdit ana
MiEcprc-cnt Forcign
Investors.

NYH.l. W NAaN'HktoH i'N'N-'
l.H Vuliding
v.,su1SGTON, March There
,.p,raI belief here today thht
,., r"ycrnmcut is preparing to urge
Indemnity claims against
,,.,'.n Cor outragcs against Amcri-
''rs and their property In the Tam
.. IN fields. incidentally. II !s re-
,4,l here as quite possible that
N.,r,ll,. the International bankers
,,...,,. nov considering claims agalnS:
n.''ro VIII have tn sink further
,,',rry 10 get out what they are
.,..l and that this might involve "A
ruiir extensive loan.
This opinion is based partly on
o.. chronoIugical statement Just
,,,,5r nubIic by the state department.
~ bandit outragcs in the TampEo
nn f,,ds. as compiled from Official
.n,,r,1 The statement deals with
,hc rcriud from August, 1917, 10 the
rr,srnt. aud records the killing OF
10 men. including eight American
r,,tzrrs. the wounding or otherwise
seriously inurlng OF 81 persons. in
rfrtirg nine women. some Of thcm
Americans the theft OF more than
IS0 OOO I'm cash. American gold,
rrnnrrfy destroyed valued at $4,000
and the theft OF much live stock.
In ALL Il5 raids. attacks. holdups
o,d hatflcs are listed In the record
whlch Includes the depredations per
nctra'ed upOn the properties ard
cmployos OF IA different oil com
panics
Chronology VI Offcnse9.
The record of the killings as
given in the statement. follows:
February 81, l9lS--PayTnster
House American citizen. three
Americans and one Mexican wcro
wounded at the same time.
March i5 l9lS-Two McNlran
foremcn hanged by bandits
June %. lglS-Altrcd Espnrola, i.
Il Milard, l. A Dunn ana IT, NJ.
Cooper, all American citizens, aud a
Mexican foreman
July -. l9lS-PQrto Richl' fore.
man Killed and an American clifton
wounded.
July 81, l9lS-L w, Stevenson.
American citizen, shot IN tn" hnck.
December II. l9lS-U. NJ Frank-
lin and W. Il. Rose, American citi-
Eens, killed.
MEXICAN Regulars Involved.
Officials here in Washington said
today that with few exceptions these
depredlNaHN occurred In territory
occupied aud controlled by The luvll
Mexican forces sent 20 the oil fields
in an effort to dislodge the bandit
Pe.aez, and that in many cases the
the regular Mexican troops Were in
yolved BY Il local law. foreigners
are not allowed to carry arms, 80
that little or no resistance could ba
made when the bandits attacked,
The paymasters OF the various
companies It is said here, are com
PEELED 10 notify Mexican officials at
Tamp'cO of the time when they pro-
pose 10 go to the outlying districts
10 pay employees and the amount OF
money they will take In several in
stances. 1t is said the bandits were
not satisfied with the amount Of
money offered them when they held
up the paymastcrs and their escorts
and demanded the exact sum pre-
Npnfly declared by the company TO
the Tamplco officials. This has led
10 charges of cOllusion being form
ally filed with the Carranza govern
ment
The statement Of joaquin Santella
of the Mexican government. that the
liuastecn Petroleum company alone
OF me principal oil producing com
panics In Mexico refused to Justify
rs rights in complying with the new
Mexican oil DEGREES, was denied hero
this week by Mr. Norman Bridges.
vice president OF the company. This
concern Is an American one and its
president. Edward l. RQheny. ls now
IN faris with the announced pur-
pose, as told in the oil page OF The
Morld several weeks ago, OF laying
me Mexican demands OF the oil COM
pdhies before the peace conference.
. Acted Under Agreement.
49,, The fact is" said Mr.. bridges
that in accordance with an agree
"l common with all but two compa-
7 u!d Teiuse TO register It's title
,H'' or Its government the company
1' common with all but two compan-
qua lttuse 10 register It's title
"''1S as the first step toward the
:, n.''s,hion of it's properties in 1918.
"ut mat there Is any mystery in
,1"N'' "" ~ negatived by the fact that
as, h'' l.7 ul.es were reported for regis
nsF ana mat It's deeds and leases are
u.l spread in fun In the Mexican
,sss.HiTy offices and have been since
'helr execution.
ne land taxes paid on its prop
.HttN are IN no case less-than those
tt,t'u ny It's ne!ghbors. In addition to
,i, oitS IL pays the only taxes levied on
properties as such in the form OF
..,,Hp"r' TAX on its product.
"' aHcgauon that Mr. Doheny