Turbulent Mexico

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LVI, Issue 206, 28 February 1914, Page 5

Turbulent Mexico

BENTON'S REMAINS. ALLEGED TO BE CREMATED. DANGEROUS POLICY OF DRIFT. By Cable—Press Association—Copyright New York, February 20. The Government is sending a surgeon from El Paso to exhume and examine Benton's remains. Washington, February 20. According to reports received liy the State Department, Villa cremated lienton's .body, hence his reluctance to declare the place of burial or allow exhumation. Representative Kahn, in the Lowei House, said he hoped the Mexican policy would soon be changed as the United States was drifting- straight to intervention. It was a deadly, drifting, dangerous policy lifting the embargo on arms for rebels. -Mr. Kahn suggested asking the Argentine, Chili and Brazil to co-operate with the United States to settle the Mexi- ■ can. question. The trip of the British Consul (Mr. Percival) to Mexico has been postponed. AN AMERICAN DEMAND. VERGARA'S MURDERERS WANTED. Received 27, 10.55 p.m. New York, February 20. The Governor of Texas is demanding the surrender of Vergara's murderers, contending as citizens of a sovereign State the Texans are entitled to protection when they crossed the Mexican border.