LATIN AMERICA: Mexican Justice

An extradition treaty with Mexico is before the U. S. Senate. Last week U. S. Senator Moses arranged that action on the treaty be postponed. The reason for the postponement is only indirectly concerned with the treaty.

The reason is this: Recently Colonel Manuel Demetrio Torres, known as Chaparreras, was taken by U. S. officials in Laredo, Tex., and transferred across the Rio Grande to the Mexican authorities. He had fought with the Huertistas against Obregon and Calles. He was handed over to the Mexican...

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