Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1914-06-11

department at Washington has trunk.
tul of reports from American eonsuls
in Mexico giving the details of the
butchery of American men and women
by the followers of Carranza and Villa,
which, if made public, would cause sucn
a wave of horror and indignation to
sweep over the country that no an-
ministration would have the hardihood
to look upon the constitutionalists as
allies"
This is the statement here today Of
Congressman W. d. B. Ainey, of Penl..
sylvania, member of the house commit
tee on foreign affairs, who is on his
way to Japan to attend meeting or
the ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS section of the
inter-parliamentary conference at To
kiO this month.
elf Secretary Bryan would maxi
public these reports the people of tho
United States would never permit the
government to assist Villa and Carral..
"a to get control of Mexico. Befor,
the Tampico incident | introduced u
resolution in the house calling upon the
state government to give to congress
those reports. The administration sup
porters will not let the resolution 20
through congress, and the state depar,-
ment, although other demands have
been made, fears tine effect of the truth
upon the public mind so much that the
reports are closely guarded.
After Mediation, What?
After we have mediated the Mexi-
can question, what then7 Villa, tho
soldier of the firing squad and tn,
stone wall2 Are We going to turn tho
government of Mexico over TO the brs-
gands and the butchers who are re-.
sponsible for practically every outrage
against American men and women com
mitted in Mexico since the Madero gov
ernment fell2
If the administration mas any Mex
lean policy, it has not been disclosed
beyond the apparent determination to
get rid Of General Huerta, because
there was no reason to believe that he
connved at the assassination of Ma.
dero. First, we put an embargo on
the expectation of arms to northern
Mexico. Then we take off the embar.
go. Then we put 1t on again. Then
we seize the custom house at Vera Cruz
to prevent the landing of munitions Of
war. Then we permit the Identical
cargo to land at another Mexican port.
Tnen we attempt to say that General
Huerta shall not interfere with the
landing of munitions for the rebels.
We have been backing and filling ana
yacillating until tho American people
have become convinced that our gov
ernment has no policy whatever ana
that it is floundering and laundering
in situation which needs a grea,
statesman.
Atrocities by Rebels.
=" In twenty-five states controlled By
Huerta there have been no Americans
murdered. Huerta may be a dictator
and tyrant, but he has governed. On
the other side, the march of the ui..
speakable Villa has been marked By
atrocities SO horrible that the country
will be aghast if ever Secretary Bryan
gives out the consular reports whica
now choke his office.
81 have letters from Mexico CITY
which say that the people are appalled
at the prospect Of Villa, and that they
want Huerta if they must choose be.
tween the two. They say that Huerta
has at least given government which
has made life and property of foreign
ers reasonably secure. With Huerta
eliminated, anarchy will reign in those
% states, that now have at least a
dictator Southern Mexico will never
submit to Villa and Carranza.
cit is apparent that the admins.
tration would put Villa at the head of
the government if public sentiment
would stand for it. If this is done
the United States must bolster up his
government with bayonets at a grea;
sacrifice of life and money.
Americans Furnish the Brains.
81 have trustworthy information
that group of Americans in New YorB
are furnishing the brains and the mon
ey to carry on the Carranza- Villa revo
luton. Their reward if the ccnstitu
tionalist win, will be paid in valuable
property concessions. L know one
Washington city attorney who received
$4,000 for a years service as counse
for Madero. That attorney is now EN-
ployed by Carranza. The letter pur