Jasper County Democrat, Volume 15, Number 33, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 27 July 1912 — U. S. FLAYED BY SENATOR [ARTICLE]

U. S. FLAYED BY SENATOR

Fall of New Mexico Declares American Citizens Suffer Intolerable Conditions Under Madero. Washington, July 23. —In a strong arraignment of the United States government for its failure to secure redress for injuries to American citizens and property resulting from the Mexican insurrection anijreyplution, Senator Albert B. Fall of Ne'w Mexico declared in the senate that this country would not regain its prestige in Mexico in fifty years. He declared that China, Germany and other countries had forced Mexico to restitution for the damages inflicted on their citizens. Thus far, he said, the United States had done nothing. He added that because of the course of thex state department the people of Mexico believe that this country is behind the Madero government and that it was responsible for the overthrow- of President Diaz in the interest of Madero. Senator Fall urged the adoption of the resolution instructing the war department to ascertain the extent of the damage caused by Mexican bullets fired across the American line during the engagements last year at Douglas, Arlz., and El Paso, Tex.