The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1914-04-15
GIVEN High PRAISE.
CA;>RANZA SPEAKS HIGH OF WILL
son AND BRYAN.
Held In High ESTEEM
Constitutionalist Leader in Carefully
Worded Paper Explains the Atti-
tude Of His Party Towards Ameri-
can Statesm:n and Their Adopted
Policies.

A carefully worded communication
from Gen. Carranza dealing with the
rebel foreign policy was made public
Monday by Dr.. Henry Allen Tupper
of the International Peace Forum at
FL Paso, Texas. Doctor Tupper inter-
viewed Gen. Carranza at the request
of Senator Morris Sheppard Of Texas.
The letter says in part:
"I possess a deep admiration for
the American people and hold in
great personal esteem President
Woodrow Wilson and Secretary OF
State William J. Bryan. know they
are men Of the very highest mental
ity as we'll as moral and political
aims and for that reason think that
their friendship toward me, and the
sympathy evinced for the principles
of the Mexican Constitutionalists are
not only sincere but entirely disinter-
ested, and a-e the result Of the exist
ing harmony between the aims OF the
cause which I have the honor to rep
resent and the ideals Of the Ameri-
can democracy.
Gas long as I am at the head Of the
Constitutionalist army, or in any 9TH
er office my policy will be to strive IN
such way as to have our International
obligations with foreign governments
become more and more cordial, and
especially with such countries as have
their destiny linked with the politi-
cal economic and personal interests
of Mexico. .
"I sincerely regret that incidents
of an international character should
have given rise to an Interpretation
not entirely in accord with my real
attitude as the chief of the Constitu-
tionalists. I have striven to place
myself in the legitimate light deserv-
ed by the high aims of our party,
without overlooking the cordial sug-
gestions which were offered me with
in the attitude just expressed, Meth
er evading responsibility nor ignor-
ing diplomatic customs and usage.
"In surpuance of this attitude all
representations and matters called to
our attention by the United States in
an unofficial way have, in the past,
received our prompt attention and I
assure you that hereafter the same
attention will be given to all repre-
sentations and matters presented to
US through the United States in be-
half of other nations, in conformity
with international diplomatic usage
and custom Notwithstanding the fact
that we always have deemed it prefer
able to avoid responsibility being
thrust upon the United States by 9TH
er powers as a result of its attitude
toward the political conditions now
existing in the republic Of Mexico.
ct can conceive no better evidence
Of the spirit Of cordiality and friend
ship which we bear towards the Unit
ed States than our willingness to re-
reive unofficial representations and
claims made by the United States
government in regard to all matters
concerning its citizens within the re-
public of Mexico. I must, however,
call your attention to the fact that
we could not, without sacrificing our
hard-fought for prestige, consider
representations made through the
good offices of the United States in
behalf of foreigners, unless we be
previously informed that such media
ton has been requested of the United
States by the interested nation"