New-York tribune., 1915-08-13
U. 5. NOT NEEDED
BY MEXIC0,S
CARRANzA'S AID
Wilson Criticised and
A. B. c. Mediators Cen
sured by Col. RubiO.
VILLA INFLUENCES
SEEN IN PROCEDURE
Mexicans Warned to Resist Any
Attempt by Foreign Nations
TO Force Peace.

A statement Of the Mexican situation
from the viewpoint OF Carranza was
forwarded yesterday to each of the
Latin-American members of the Mexi-
can conference by Colonel Pasqual
Ortiz Rubio, who is in this city as
representative of General Carranza.
This statement criticises and takes ex-
cept;on to the attitude OF President
Wilson toward Mexico. =.
Colonel Rubio was formerly one OF
the Carranza commanders in the State
of Morelos. He is here now on a
mission from the Carranza government,
which he said yesterday includes the
technical supervision of the arms and
ammunition purchased here for MS
chief.
Colonel Rubio has an Office in the
Equitable Building adjoining the Mex
ican Consulate. He has completed an
historical work on the revolutionary
disturbances in Mexico, which he IN
tends TO publish. The written views
which he has sent to the representa-
tives of Chill, Argentina. Brazil
Guatemala, Uruguay and Bolivia con-
stitute the last pages of this booH'
These statements represent the atti-
tude of General Carranza.
ut is very surprising" says Co!onel
Rubio. that the White House did not
invite the nineteen representatives, OF
the South American governments. but
only one-third of them namely, Argen-
tina. Brazil, Chill, Bonvla, Uruguay
and Guatemala. Therefore any reso-
iutions that may be passed cannot
represent the feelings of the Latin
American peoples, but only that part
of them. 1t would seem that the Sc
lection was made at random.
Says Lansing Erred.
Secretary Lansing committed some
errors" continues the Mexican critic
due TO the misinformatlon which ne
received from the White House, either
through the travelling agent, Mr.. Car
others, who is highly interested IN the
success of Villa, or else through the
special agents who, no matter now
clever they may be, cannot understand
a strife which is rooted in social rea-
sons. They can only see the surface
such as a few executions. the burning
of some property, perhaps some ron
herv. and they conclude that ne VINO
steals. is only a bandit They do not
investigate the reasons for these acts
nor do they stop to consider that an
armed strife includes all this even
anon the most civilized countries OF
the earth.
Thus reasoning, Mr.. Lansing al
6rmed that the different factions IN
Mexico all fight for the same ideals,
but this affirmation is wrong, because
the Constitutionalisto pretend TO oulld
and set up a social reform under. or
with the following commandments
One plan, says Colonel Rublo, IS 70
cause wider distribution OF land IN
Nexico nd give it back to the people
Who we, despoled "by petty tyrants,
Mexican and foreign" in which task
thev were aided by Diaz and Huerta.
Another intended reform is to litt the
hrunt Of the taxes from the small land
owner and compel the large owner TO
nav a larger proportion. Home rule
for municipalities is also suggested
Electoral legislation to guarantee a
free ballot, reforms in Judicial proceed
ure and revision of the codes, including
the laws relating to matrlmony, are
some of the other commandments.
United States Censured.
"The desire of the United States"
Colonel Rubio continues, that the fac
tions compose their differences and ac-
cent the setting up of central gov
ernment. if it is only a desire, the
thought is noble and elevatiEg; but II
they want to use pressure or force 10
establish such GO ernment, and can
didate is suggested and the pressure IS
.arr;od 10 hostile demonstration
against one party md shameless as
sistance of the other, this would SIG
nifv the violation of the prlnclple thaC
every people or nation has the right
IN designate and choose their ruler, pc
cause the country is theirs according
to President Wilson'S own expressions.
And this violation will be unbearaoie'
and surely Latin America will not CO.
onerate in this outrage. But II II were
50 I protest with all the energy at my
command and invite all MeXlcans 10
second my protest.
"If the action of the United oIateS
is reduced to friendly note 1t VIII De
welcome. and we will try to terminate
and compose our differences;
The Carranza agent undertakes 70
rrove bv statistics that Secretary Ian
zinc is mistaken in the belief that villa
ronrosents the same strength in Mexico
as does Carrarza. He says that Villa
controls only one state-ChihuahuaI
while Oaxaca is for Felix Dlaz and
Cuernavaca is for Zapata, the Constl-
tutionalists controlling the rest OF the
country. C.,oo,
Rubio. docs not shamelessly and open
Iv help Villa to revive constitution
aIism will conquer irretrievably." ,.,
Mexicans in this city were not little
distnrbed Yesterday by the trend of af-
fairs. A banker in the Wall Street dis
trict who has many Mexican business
and social relations said that some OF
his friends from Mexico feared they
would be deported soon.
VILLAS power is broken ne de-
clared. His men are leaving him day
bv dav. Some of the ignorant Mexlcans
are bitter against the United. States
however. and believe that an invasion
has been begun. ,,-:.,
"The arrest of Huerta by the United
states and his detention in prison have
Greatly helped his prestige IN Mexico.
IL ;s raoarded as a martyr"