Arizona republican., 1921-03-31
ALLEGED INSULTS
 ID ACTING CONSUL
 FIGURE IN HEARING

Acting on advices from Charles F. Hughes, secretary of state, Governor l Thomas F. Campbell conducted an in vestigation yesterday relative to al- ! legged insults and threats of arrest made by Pedro G. de la Lama, an American citizen, to Jose Llaguno, chancellor in charge of the Mexican consulate at Phoenix.
 Senor Llaguno was accompanied to the state house by fully half a hun dred Mexicans. That he feared for his life was one of the declarations made by the chancellor, who has re- ouested that a telegram be sent to Washington in which the request will be made for guard. The wire will be sent to the state. department by R. E. L. Shepherd. county attorney who represented the Mexican govern ment at the hearing.
 The alleged insults were said to have been made against the chancel- Tor in the consulate on March s, when De la Lama demanded the archives of another nation,'' which were refused him, the chancellor testified.
 MT. De la Lama, who is editor of La Justicia," and is called "the brains of the Latin Protective League" re- fused to testify or take any part in the proceedings. He questioned the governors right to act in the case, holding that it was a matter to be handled by the attorney general.
 'I have been directed to obtain the information which will be referred to the attorney general. It will then be directed to the United States attor- ney to bring such action as he may see fit" explained the chief execu- tive,
 If your attitude does not change I'll show you what authority I have, -, said the governor, who charged De Ia Lama with lack of respect for the office by his actions. Although he maintained a more respectful attitude during the remainder of the hearing, at it's conclusion he held to his orig inal claim by refusing to make any statement.
 This is not the proper place to make any statement" he said.
 On leaving the state house yester- day the chancellor said that the hear ing was The continuation of 20 years of warfare on the part of De la Lama. whom he charged with insulting the government he represents
 The archives of the consulate are said to contain clippings from the pa per PulIeu DN ltS iti ''itASiA ar is said to have condemned the gov ernment. At the present time, the chancellor asserted, De Ia Lama is ad- vocating the appointment of Adolfo Pecina as Mexican consul at Phoenix To his knowledge. he says, Pecina's S application has been filled in the waste basket of the secretary of the office of foreign relations" MT. Pecina appeared in the gover- nor's office to act as interpreter. but after the affair had progressed but l brief space of time he asked to be relieved
 T will excuse you in that it might | be embarrassing to you" said the | governor.
 | D A Fraser was sworn in as in- terpreter. and a stenographer from inc county attorneys office took down | the testimony.
 After the governor made the open | ing statement based on the request TOT an investigation by Secretary of State Hughes. Mir. De la Lama asked if the l United States recognized the govern ment of Mexico.
 Tn matters of the embassy we do, replied the governor.
 | Chancellor Llaguno was sworn. He testified that on March s De la Lama | came to the consulate and used in- Isulting and vulgar words" He charged Llaguno with making remarks about the Latin Protective League and | threatened him with arrest, the Wit
 ness said.
 He said he would not kill nor lay | his hands on me because I was just anybody. He then made insulting re-
 marks and asked for the archives. 1 told him I was prohibited from show | ing the archives belonging to another 1 nation, and all the time my attitude
 was peaceful"
 The witness testified that later hs
 left his official character behind hin
 and with MT. Pecina went to De ls
 Lama and assured him he had no
 made the remarks accredited hin
 relative to the league"
 ''Then I notified the Mexican gov
 ernment," said the witness. who iden'
 tified the wire sent to the office O
 foreign relations which was read into
 the evidence as follows:
 Phoenix, Ariz.. March 8. 1921.
 Relations, Mexico City, via Galveston Texas.
 I attentively communicate to vol [ that yesterday about the hour of l o'clock of the day of March Pedr
 c de la Lama introducing himsel . into this consulate, he being a
 American citizen, and the brains O
 the Latin Protective league. and in
 suited me vilely. without respectin | the office. on account of believin
 that had initiated opposition agains | his league. on account of the intens | propaganda it is making to have it | president Mexican consul in PhoeniI | accusing me of being a liar an threatening me with imprisonment. | respectfully ask you order me wha to do on account of not having take any steps. Awaiting the dispositio . of that superiority.
 t JOSE LLAGUNO, O Chancellor in Charge. e Ruis Mendez. who was preseT IT when De la Lama called at the cor
 sulate, corroborated the chancellor
 testimony Mendez, who is a citiZe n of Mexico. said that the editor cam d in and pounded the desk. q He said I have filled my pipe full s Then he went on to say that he Ina u heard that Llaguno had said certai e members of the league were so and s - LIaguno said, Sit down and taIi '- don't get angry T did not come
 talk but to put you in jail He calle
 the chancellor a snob and fool, ar L.