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Show MEXICANS RECEIVE J WARNING FROM U. S. Secretary of State Bryan Advises the Huerta Rebel Commanders at La Boquilla That the Til United States Will Hold Them Responsible for 1P5 Any Violence Against Americans lif WILSON WILL READ MESSAGE TO CONGRESS 185 President Will Personally Present His Views on the Mexican Situation Next Monday Huerta Will Welcome Further Parleys Mexi- co City Newspapers Refer to the Penrose Resolution as Only His Personal Opinion and wkr as Not Reflecting the Sentiment of the United f States i! v a-shington. J uc 22 - ('iin warn-5 warn-5 ngVn both th ita and Constltu- pw tionalist commandci at La Boquilla 5? I Chihuahua. Mex , that the United SI States will hold them pci smally re-' re-' 6ponplblp Tor any violence aga'nsr Americans by "any one claiming civ il or military authority, was sent to- 1 I da ly Scietan Hran through i American Consul Letcher at Chihua- hua ( "i i : .Mr. Bryan instructed Mr. lt'her to dispatch his message to I lift Boquilla b courier and secure an Sj answer His answer was in response P to a request by Senator Penrose for taction to protect S C. Hulse, Chief Engineer Fuller, and other Americans In the plant of the Mexican Northern Power & Irrigation company, -f Secretary Bryan's telegram foist foi-st lows: 'Information having been received I br this government that threats of (i and death have been made Fuller Hulse and others at ullla, this government deems y to say that. If any violence - d on any American citizen f elsewhere by am one claiming claim-ing civil or military authority, the t nited States will hold personally responsible re-sponsible the perpetrators thereof "Courier Bhould ascertain eondi- H tion of all foreigners at la Boquilla m and report with reply the officer In lM barge makes to this government's mAT message." ft The reference to the protection of. American citizens "elsewhere" was taken as indicative of the attitude of f the I nited State in the protecion of Americans wherever their safetv is S- threatened. President Will Read Message Washington, Aug 21!. President ! "Wilson will personally read his message mes-sage on Mexico to both houses of congress Monday, on what ha6 leen done b the United States to bring B about peace. He worked practically ; all day on it Except for a short fl conference with Secretary Bryan, the 2 president denied himself to all visit-! visit-! or6 and worked alone In hie stud) In the White House The message will summarize the principal points made In the note presented pre-sented by .lohn Llnd and the conten-J conten-J tlons of the Huerta government in J reply. The full text of both commun- icatlons will be presented to congress No recommendations for action will b made but the president s statement It expected to reitorato the attlude of his governmen and Indicate that only on the baiB therein outlined can negotiation with the Huerta government govern-ment be continued. White House officials feel that the reading of the message will itself be a factor in the situation, serving per haps further to emphasize that the United States will under no circumstances circum-stances recognize anv but constitutional constitu-tional government in Mexico The ef feet of the unyielding attitude of the United States 1b said to be already apparent Dispatches toda from John Llnd Indicate In-dicate that the Mexican administra-r administra-r tion would welcome further parleys. The Huerta government, If Is said, is casting alout for new ground on which to renew the negotiations. Another factor which contributes j to the optimism of administration officials of-ficials is a reported disposition in 1 1 Europe to deny the Huerta govern ment any further loans pending the I outcome of the efforts of the United States 'to bring about peace. L - Postmaster General Burleson and Secretary Daniels wore at the White House earl conferring with Secretary Secre-tary Tumulty and offering their advice ad-vice on the message. Comment of Mexican Papers. Mexico City, Aug. 22. All the news I- papers of Mexico Clt) today print without editorial comment Washing-ton Washing-ton dispatches telling of the Introduction Introduc-tion in the United States senate by Senator Penrose- of a resolution n-questing n-questing President Wilson to take ihe necessary steps to place United States troops in Mexico for the protection of American lives? and property El lndependionte follows its article with an editor's note assuring Its readers read-ers that the action of Senator PennJ expresses only hlB personal opinion, and doeB not reflect the sentiment of the United States nor the attitude ot I the American people Ifls. S Therefore." the writer adds. "H I. BfcuM mi wound uur patriotism ,t .eavrs for Washington a'- Hbsjeleo, Cal., Aug 22.- -BMo". j-, B'l' i an situation so SCUtd m-' Bould he In his seat at Wash m Bnator Works left Los Ange- les today He said he should remain in Washington until the end of the j special session of congress, although when he returned to lxis Angeles ten days ago. he had planned to remain here until the beginning of the regular session. Senator Works favors President Wilson's policy and declared that In terveatfan should be the last resort of the United States Killed an American. El Paso, Texas, Aug 20. Edward Hayes, of Buffalo N V timekeeper for the Madera Lumber company was murdered by Mexican federals under Francisco Cordova in Madera when they took the town from Pancho Vil la's rebels last week according to Americans arriving here today. The federals also killed an American negro, ne-gro, because he tried to prevent them taking the company horses from the corral |