The Washington times., 1922-06-29
SIX OTHERS
IN
NEW RAID.
Report Of Activities Of Mexican
General Reach State
Department.
BY international News Service.

The forty Americans and the
quarter Of a million dollars
worth Of American property be-
longing to the Cortez Oil Com
pany, seized near Tampico by
General Gorozabe, a Mexican
bandit, have been released, ac-
cording to official advices reach
ing the State Department today.
The rebel chieftain, however,
left the American camp and pro-
ceeded with his men to the camp
Of the Lacorona Oil Company,
near Tecero,, where he seized the
property and eighty.fiye workers.
The property Is owned by Dutch
British interests, and included
among the eighty-fve men cap
tured were six Americans.
Consul Reports Releases.
The State Departments adviccs
came from Consul Shaw at Tam.
pico. Shaw's first telegram. dated
yesterday. said that the bandit gen.
ersl had left the American camp at
10 o'clock Monday morning. threat
ening to return.
His second message, dated last
night, said Gorozabe had returned
yesterday and seized the Ttero
camp, in the same vicinity, and had
demanded 5000 pesos about $4,000
ransom money. In the case Of the
Cortes company he had demanded
Is 900 pesos.
The property Of the Cortes COM
pany was not damaged. so far ss is
known, and there was nothing in
Consul Shaw's advices to indicate
the Americans had been mistreat cd
in any way.
No Ransom Believed Paid.
Consul Shaw also did not state
whether the $4,000 pesos ransom
demanded Of the Americans had
been paid. but the opinion prevailed
here that It had not.
Consul Shaw Is in close touch
with George s. Summerlin, the
American charge at Mexico City,
who has made vigorous representa-
tions to the Mexican foreign office
concerning the episodes.
In reply, Foreign Minister Pant
has assured Summerlin. today's ad-
vices said, that every effort will be
made by both military and civil
authorities in Mexico to bring
Gorozabe and his bandits to jus
tice.
Two boatloads OF Mexican federal
troops have left Vera Cruz for the
Tampico district to take up the
pursuit and chastisement OF the
rebel chieftain, who apparently is
running wild with a small bunch
Of men throughout the oil region.
In the light OF today's advices.
administration officials were not in.
over Gorozabe's activities. They
rather than serious.
Emulating Palaez.
Apparently, 1t was said. Gorozabe
Is trying to emulate the example
Of General Pelaez, his old chief,
who for years was undisputed mill
tary dictator of the Tampico oil
district and regularly exacted trib-
ute from the oil companies in re-
turn for protection. Gorozabe was
a lieutenant Of Palaez.
The State Department today an
nounced II had not requested the
Navy Department to send any war.
ships to Mexican waters, and It 10
regarded as wholly unlikely any
such action will be taken. Goro-
zabe has only a handful of men,
and he Is regarded as more or less
a flash in the pam"
Immediately upon receipt of the
news of the bandits latest es-
capade, instructions were tele-
graphed to Summerlin to urge the
Mexican government to quick ac-
ton in protecting the six Americans
seized in the Lacorona camp. The
Lacarona concern is subsidiary
of the Royal Dutch Shell Company.
Regarded Lightly.
A telegram was received at the
Mexican embassy this morning from
General Sanchez. commandant of
the Mexican Federal troops in the
Tampico district, stating he had Wis.
tied the Cortes camp and that
there had been no trouble at all. +"
Advices to the embassy indicated
the whole matter was regarded
lightly.