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Show Orozco Sajrs That All 1 Foreigners Are Not to be Murdered Juarez. Moxico, July 31. General Pascual Orozco, commander-in-chief of Uie Mexican rebels, late yesterday gave an answer to the demands made on him by Secrotary Knox regarding tho attacks on American property and tho ensuing Mormon colony situation. The rebel leader's remarks were not directed at the United States official's message, they came as an answer to points convoyed in the message from Washington Orozco yesterday had given out a strong announcement that he had sanctioned tho disarmament of the American settlers In tho Casus Grandes district. "We Intend to disarm every foreigner for-eigner living in the zones dominated by the revolutionary party if it will enable us to gain the means to unseat un-seat Francisco I Madoro." General Orozco declared today. "But at tho same time we will afford foreigners every protection, .regardless of their sympathies or affiliations for thoir homes and families. We do not contemplate con-template killing any ono except in open warfare. We are not savages." "Reports are current to the effoct that our soldiers entered the homos of foreigners living In Colonia Dublan and Colonia Juarez and heaped indignities in-dignities upon women and children These charges I deny In the strongest strong-est manner possiblo General Sala-zar Sala-zar requested representatives of the Mormons In these places to meet him, which was done, and General Salazar said demandB for all arms and ammunitions In tho colonies wore acceded ac-ceded to without resistance There was no violenco, no Indignities offered offer-ed any one nor will there be any unless un-less the foreigners bring It upon themselves " |
