The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-06-11
GIVES VIVID ACCOUNT
OF MEXICAN AFFAIRS
c. Il. n. Caracristi, Virginian, Is
Forced to Flee From
Country.
HE OPPOSES WILSON'S POLICY
Bitterly Assails New Diplomacy
Says Facts Laid Before, American
People ColOrcd und Censored to
Conceal Truth.


G. +. u. Caracrisu. Ph. r.. c. T.. for
merly OF Chesterfield County, who. I'M
Ill he was forced To flee Mexico CITY
to save his life. was the richest Amer
lean mine owner I'm Mexico. gave to a
reporter for The Times DISPATCH Mt
the Jefferson Hotel last night n vivid
account or conditions in the strifc-torn
country.
Perhaps moro than any other Amer
ican Mr. caracrisi knows FIRST hand
the dominant figures of the pictur-
eSuuc ana bloody revolutions of Bar
barous Mexico He is a personal friend
OF General Felix Diaz and Provisional
PRESIDENT liucrta. He was thrown into
Jail with tho American newspaper cor
respondent Dunn by President Madero
on tn charge of aiding the first plot
OF Felix DiaZ.
Mr.. caracristi is managing director
OF the campania M;ncra dc san Car
, los tho biggest mines In Mexico, in the
State Of Chihuahua. which have been
"cCnilsCatcd" by villa and Carrauz;:
lIo waH The partner OF Don Luis Ter
raiZa9. the richest man In the world
until his possessions were dcspoiIcI
by the Constitutionaiists. and of EN-
r!%Ic &. creel. prime minister OF for
mer President Porto Diaz.
BITTERLY OPPOSED TO
POLICY OF WILSON
In common with ali other American
refugees. Mr.. Caracris,i is bitterly op-
posed TO the Mexican policy of Prcsi-
dent Wilson, declaring II visionary and
utterly impracticablc President IIu-
erta, says he, Is not the little drunk
ard" he 81 painted by his enemies
and although he is blood thirsty and
heartlcss. he Is military engineer Of
genius and tho most capable OF the
persons dominating Mexican affairs to-
day.
The following intimate and striking
picture Of the Mexican situation from
the viewpoint OF Huerta's sympath.z-
ors ia the first public statement given
out By SIR. Caracristi since his arrival
from Mcxico Gig.
II Will be frank in stating" said he.
that jointly with all other American
property owners in Mexico. ! canno;
md words sufficiently elastic to prop
crly define my disapprovai OF TN.
course pursued by the Federal govern
mcrt in its dealing with III. Mexican
situation. 1t is quite impossible to
force a lasting peace In "a country In
which - per cent Of tho adults are
craxci by lust FOR human blood, loot
and cNc.Sscs that cannot b" described
In parliamentary language. without
the arms al :. utrong dominating force.
The Mexican poem and pelado is not
dominated by a sense OF reason, right
or ar appro citation of human Justice.
He must bc forced not coaN"d. into
wearing the outward varnish of civili-
cation. ana Villa. carrauza and the
rest OF the representatives OF MeXico's
understands can never succeed In "s-
tabiishug permanent government
without thu use of brutal force such
az We blame Eiuerta for using. and
which ourselves should have to
usc II we attempted 10 pacify Mexico
and establish a responsible govern
iN"nt.
III: SHARPLY sConEs
"NEW DIPLOMACY"
These being the facts, why should
we prefer the bandit Villa TO General
Hucrla, who is one Of the greatest mil
ltnrt cngiuccrs in Latin America HUI
crta may be the dictator Of Mexico.
bu, he :s not trying 10 dictate TO n
weaker foreign nation that Is bank
rupl ana !u the throes OF terrible
frNtricidal war as We arc doing from
Washington. People may call This act
me" diplomacy or whatever they viii
II call it an act OF hypocritic coward
ice. and so do all foreigners who have
interests in Mexico and know the in
wardncss Of the situation.
The facts have not been laid before
the American people. We have been
stuffed with colorcd press dispatches
that have either been prepared by tho
agents OF sinister interests or censored
to such ;.u extent that they lack every
element al thc original truths that they
We're intended 10 convey. Every art
and suhtcriurc of modern press aEcn-
the American public might be mis-
guided. For example. the story has
been widely circulated that the stand
ard oil interests were backing Car
rama. and that Lord CoWdray was
backing Hucrta. Neither of these
statements have the first element OF
fundamental truth.
The Carranza Villa and company
revolution was financed and is financed
to-day through the sale OF stolen cat
tie. connscatcd they call 1t. our gov
eminent. by granting consular in
voices to permit cattle to enter our
ports. becomes particcpt criminals be
fore and after the fact. The Mexican
cattle thieves and their American
friends OF the border who act as
fences. among them government of
hcials, have already passed cattle across
the frontier. which, in the markets OF
the United States, have brought SG5,-
100000. The consular invoices, how
ever. show them to be worth only
SCI 100000 because the average in
voice price has been from GO to 20
per cent below the selling prico I'm
Fort Worth. Kansas CITY, Chicago, ST.
Louis and other packing house centres.
Out of the vast total of $4,000, 900. the
American partners of the cattle thieves
received S25,00O.000 profit, while the
CarranZistaS have received $4,000
600
EAPLAISS INFLUENCE
FAVORABLE TO VILLA
This IS why the border influence is
favorable to the Villa cause. and the
propaganda in Washington and through
certain newspapers has been carried
oil by those who benefit through these
conditions.
Now. as regards the equal rights Of
suffrage for the vermin covered Mex
lean pcon and pelado. the only ele-
ment that Villa and Carranza repre-
sent. am a Vlrginian and remember
INC attempt of Grant and HAYES to
iorcc the South to allow the negro to
ruie. Die IL succeed? Not much. The
american negro is as far ahead OF the
MeXican masses rs the white man Is
ahcad Of the negro. Americans killed
The Indian, the Spaniards assimilated
MN, but there has been no evolution
except in the direction OF evil and vice