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Show MEXICAN SOCIALIST LEADER SCORES DIAZ WASHINGTON. Juno 10. A talc or forced flight from Mexico and of alleged persecution by American and Mexican officers In this country was related to tho rules committee of tho house today by L. Do Lara, a political refugoo. After recounting re-counting his experiences In Los Angolcs. Cab. where he said he was arrested five times on "trumped up" charges at the instance of the Mexican government and served more than 100 days In Jail, De Lara exclaimed: "I havo been In Jail live limes since I came to the United Slates and have been subjected to 'third degree' at tho bands or the of floors; I have been thrown Into a dungeon and kept for days with nothing to cat, but a rotton potato and neither mv attorneys nor frlouds allowed al-lowed to see me. I am liable to bo arrested ar-rested again any time and unless you gentlomen help me, they may get me arm hang me." , , , The committee was considering a resolution reso-lution offered by Representative Wilson (Democrat. Pennsylvania), who asked congress to name an investigating committee com-mittee lo Imiuirc into tho treatment of Mexican political refugees and of the alleged al-leged acceptance of money from the Diaz government by American customs and peaco officers along the bonlor to act as secret service agents for Mexico. Do Lara denounced President Dla7: as a "dlrtv despot" who had destroyed froo speech, free press and the right of ballot In that country. More than -10.000 peoplo have met violent vio-lent death for political reasons since Diaz took the reins of government In Mexico, said Do Lara. He nover was elected here, he never was chosen president by tho votes of tho people, but has maintained himself by force. The Mexican government govern-ment has caused thousands of persons to be killed because they resisted the existing exist-ing order of things In that country and sought to restore to tho poor people the rights taken from them by force." Do Lara was accompanied to the capitol bv his wife, an American woman, and two or three Mexicans. |