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Show MEXICAN OUTBREAK is iflCfSEpro Secretary of Foreign Afl'airs Claims That Reports Have Been Exaggerated. MEXICO CIT". July 1. A statement made to the Associated Press today on behalf of the Mexican state department by Secretary of Foreign Affairs Frcdcrlco Gamboa. Is as follows: "In order that -the absurdly exaggerated exagger-ated reports regarding tho recent troublo In northern Mexico may be corrected and lu compliance with your request, I am giving you access to certain official cor-respopdence, cor-respopdence, which will prove that the contention of the, Mexican slate department depart-ment that the recent troubles had no present significance, are well grounded." A number of telegrams and official documents wero thereupon shown tho correspondent of tho Associated Press, which set forth tho following facts; Of Minor importance. "That the recent attacks upon the villages vil-lages of VIesca, Las Vacas and Pallo-mas Pallo-mas wero made by small bands of malcontents, mal-contents, who were driven to deeds of desporatlon by lack of work, consequent hunger, and an enmity toward the local officials. These men had been furnished literature of an anarchistic and Inflamma tory naturo by Mexicans In Los Angeles, San Autonlo, Tex.. Austin, Tox., and SL Louis. In no instance had a representative represen-tative man led the attacking parties, nor had tho largest group of raiders numbered num-bered more tha,n sixty men, and that the trouble was practically ovor." Continuing, Mr. Gamboa said: "As you have scon, these attacks havo all been mado on villages near tho boundary boun-dary line which soparates the United States and Mexico, by small groups of unemployed and ignorant men of tho lower class. "It seems that aomc of them came from "the United States and entered tho conspiracies. For that reason Mexico maintains that all of the raiders aro guilty of common crimes and thoso caught on Moxlcan soli will be tried for such, while of those apprehended In the United Slates, Mexico will ask their extradition as wo would of any criminal guilty of the crime of arson, murdor or robbery. Asked Aid of Uncle Sam. "Mexico, taken completely unawares by the attacks, asked the co-operation of tho I'nited Slates In preserving tho neutrality laws. The government and the peoplo feci deeply grateful for the manner In which the co-operation has been given, though the troublo Is of such minor significance. That is tho plain truth regarding tho revolutionary rev-olutionary inovemont." At tho department of llio Interior dispatches dis-patches wero received from Governor Cardcna State of Coahulla, saying that eight of the VIesca robbers had bceircap-tured bceircap-tured by rurales. Two of tho prisoners are lenders of the gang. The men will be tried for murder and robbery. Tho mounted police arc closely pressing the rest of the group, and they havo left their mounts and hidden in the haciendas, hoping thus to pass off as farm laborers. A number of tliu horses of the bandits have been taken. According to Vice-President Corral the attack on Palomaa yesterday morning was made by twelve men. who came from Douglas, Ariz., and their object was tho custom house. The custom house guards and the vlllagors repulsed the attack and captured tho leader of the raiders, Otlllo Madrid. Ono of tho villagers was killed during tho fighting. Dispatches say that , absolute quiet reigns In Coahulla. |