New-York tribune., 1920-01-20
Mexico Keeps
Natives From
U. S. Inquiry
Charges Purpose Is to Com
pei Intervention And Will
Treat Those Needing Call
of Committee as Traitors
Years of Terror Detailed
American Tells of Mob Using
Wilson's Picture as Me-
dunn to Express Hate
By Wilbur Forrest

by Wilbur r OrrcSt
SAN ANTONIO, Jan. 19.-The ex-
tremc disquietude with which the Car
rama government is watching disclo-
surcs regarding conditions in Mexico
before the Senate committee here was
again shown to-day, when the Mexican
Consul in San Antonio issued a volu-
mnous warning to Mexicans resident
in the United States to stay away from
the investigation. The Mexican Secre-
tary for Foreign Relations, Senor Me
dina, is the authority for the warning
document. De La Mata, the consul,
Journeyed to the Mexican side at La
redo on Sunday to receive it from a
special messenger.
The document holds that the SEN
ates investigation is illegal under in
ternational law and in violation of
Mexican sovereignty. 1t charges that
Senators Fall and Smith, conducting
the inquiry, are animated by desire
to force American intervention in Mex
leo. All Mexicans who testify, it was
announced, will be considered traitors
| w tuelI country.
How Mexicans at Manzanillo took
Pres dent Wilson's picture from its
frame at the American Consulate,
painted horns en- the Presidents like
ness and forced Americans to parade
behind in through the streets, while the
mob mviled Americans and the Ameri-
can flag with all the oaths in the Span
ish vocabulary, was told to-day before
the committee.
Former New Yorker Testif1es
Doctor John Hunter, formerly
practicing physician in New York and
Hawaii and at one time surgeon TOR
several mines in the vicinity Of
Guadalajara, Mexico, was the witness
Hunter now lives at McAllen, Tex.
He testified dramatically. II have
passed ten years in Mexico and know
the Mexcans we'll, including Ca.-
rama. and have yet to see the first
one whose oath l would accept"
Doctor Hunters recital was sensa-
tional. 1t dealt with a reign of terror
and bloodshed in the Jalisco mining
region following The Madero revolu-
Everything was serene" in Mexico
Since then chaos has reigned.
Il have never known of n man be-
ing punished for murder in Mexico
in my life" the witness testified. II
know of no such ranch or mine in the
district | speak of that has not seen
murder, robbery. pillage and attacks
on women. There was no security
for any one in Mexico when i left,
and there is none now. Mexican
prejudice against Americans has
n ko% ;ey>
can never be eradicated"
Percy Holmes, British Consul at
Guadala aiara. who assumed charge of
American interests in the third largest
city Of Mexico after American forces
took Vera Cruz, was largely instru-
mental in preventing a wholesale
slaughter of Amrcans by taking them
under prot. ction of the British nsy,
the witness testified. The Mexicans
had read posters and handbills which
we're scattered everywhere announcing
that Mexico had declared war on the
United States and that 100000 brave
Mexican soldiers were tramping over
American soil, before whom the cow
ardly American dogs were running like
chaff before the wind" All border
towns were reported captured, except
Ell Paso, the witness declared, and
this inaamed the Mexicans against
31iHSi iCduS uutli I'LL tHOSe AmeTlCdQH
who had come into Guadalajara from
the nils for protection were in danger
OF annhilation
American Flag Destroyed
The British Consul had promised
Americans in the city that he would
engage special train to take them to
Manzanillo, the west coast seaport. The
Mexicans wrecked the American Con-
sulate and destroyed the flag Amer-
cans on the street we're met with NUT
tered threats of death. When matters
became critical Holmes stepped in and
gathered all the Americans under his
protection Later, the witness added,
245 Americans, including women and
children, all practically penniless, we're
put aboard special train for Man.
| zanillo.
At one village en- route "the Mexi-
cans gathered about the train and
cursed u.s. DR.. Hunter said. "They
had a large American flag, which they
mutiated and then burned, throwing
the ashes through the car windows