The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1920-11-24
Legal Steps May
Be Taken to Prevent
Freeing of Raiders
Continued from page one.)

hNsN SANsN
on the 23rd day OF November. 1890. it
was
"%iscsolvcd, that the American Leg
'on feels the deepest humiliation and
chngrin that the governor of the state
Of New Mexico should have p~ardoned
sixteen bandits duly convicted In the
courts Of this state, after Il fair trial.
Of the murder of American citizens
committed IN u so-Called villa raid
on the town Of Columbia, n. NJ, on
the night OF the ninth of March, 1916,
and feels constrained to denounce this
misuse OF the pardoning power In
terms as strong as seem to be cou-
slstent with The sense Of dignity of
the organization.
COURAGE ON Public
Resolved, further, that In the Wow
br this post the outrage upon public
right committed by the governor Is
magnified by the reasons which he
assigns for his misuse OF the pardon
ing power In that he has seen fit to
intimate IA doubt both us to the juris-
dictiun OF the court which tried the
criminals and the Justice Of their
puniuhment u has thus unJustifia-
bly, asperscd the administration of the
criminal laws OF the state and in so
doing has offered indignity to our
own national government and insult
to the government OF the republic u
Mexico by declaring his belief that
! these bandits who We're outlaws in
their own country engaged In resist
ing constituted authority therein, were
entitled TO have their acts Judged by
the same standards as are apple
able u the action OF troops engaged
In actual warfare.
~ these bandits had been soldiers
Of "a recognized "belligcrcnt their act
was an act OF war and their govern
mcnt as such VAS responsible for their
acts under the laws of war. Indeed,
IN Is not too much to sy that II was
their intention and the intention of
their leaders by This sO-called raid to
involve our oVernmcn and the gov
eminent OF the republic OF Mexico In
war. The suggestion OF the governor
Is therefore at once an indtgnity 10
our own national government OF our
sister republic. II Is al. insult I'd every
soldier who ever wore honorahly n
uniform In organized warfare and II
especially insulting to American
troops who suffered untold hard
ships and some of whom aid down
their lives in protecting the honor
and dignity of this country, involved
rs a direct result Of this so-called
aid.
abuse Of Power
Resolved further, that 1t Is the
scnso OF this post That the time and
manner of the exercise and abuse OF
the pardonlng power by the COVER
nor Of New Mexico calls for tho ut
most apprehension by all law abiding
citizens.
"The act suggests. II 1t does not JUS
tify the conclusion, that the COVER
nor had more in mind his persona
ACKNOWLEDGMENT than an act OF justice
To mon undergoing wrongful and un-
lust punishment; that being about 20
visit the republic of Mexico as tht
guest OF tho prcsident-clect, the gov
ernor completely forgot his duty 70
the people OF the state who have :.
sIgnnlly honored him and also torEo'
tint "mercy to the guilty Is cruelty
to the innocent -
"Resolved further, that 1t Is tht
sense OF this post that the ~grantinp
OF this pardon Is in principle SUP,
yersive OF the authority OF ORGANIZED