Show IN CITI affidavits testifying TO THE ABUSE OF FOREIGN RESIDENTS REACH washington report made of misuse of foreign women and the robbing and beating of foreigners by followers of mexican chiefs washington all the embassies and legations in washington representing countries which have considerable interests in mexico eIco Nl have received from the international committee or of mexico city it was learned thursday affidavits testifying to the existence of conditions of anarchy in mexico and reciting specific cases of abuse of foreign residents lesi dents most of the affidavits are directed to the british french and spanish embassies examination disclosed the fact that in many cases the allegations have been confirmed by ad vices already received from mexico city consequently the diplomats deemed the affidavits worthy of immediate transmittal to their home governments secretary bryan stated some time ago that lie he had been informed by some americans in mexico city that these documents were in transit to washington therefore the embassies have bave been careful to make sure that such as were submitted to the state department i were vere fully cully corroborated by reports from froin their own diplomatic agents and consuls in mexico some of the affidavits relating to the misuse of foreign women and the robbing and beating of foreigners were made public recently at el paso texas upon the arrival at that place of the agent of the international committee the carranza agency here gave out a statement thursday night saying general herrera had telegraphed from nuevo laredo a denial of reports report ts that he had bad executed execute a a number of pilson prisoners ers and women camp followers after the recent battle at the only man executed the statement said was narciso romero who was condemned tor for having set fire to the town of candela |