The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-09-10
THE CARRANzA RECORD.
From First TO Last the First Chief
Has Been an ObstructiOnlst.

To THE EpIroR OF THE SUN-Sir: In
the summer of 1913 DIR. william Bay
ard Hale. the first special agen sent
by the Department Of State to Mexico.
conferred with the chief of the revo-
luton, Carranza, at a point near the
international boundary In an endeavor
to obtain a rational revolutionary pro-
gramme that would justify the sup
port that the American Government
had decided to give to that movement.
DR.. Hale's efforts were in vain In the
face of the firm determination of Car
rama to wage a war of destruction
until he should annihilate the enemy
and all those social forces which he
alleged were sustaining Huerta. Car
rama refused to yield and later re-
ccived the support without conditions"
that Mr.. Bryan's policy gave him.
In the spring Of 1914 came the peace
conference at Niagara Falls. The good
offices of the mediators secured the
ender of Huerta's resignation and
would have resulted in the final paci-
~ication of Mexico, with the triumph OF
the revolutionary ideas, IL Carranza had
shown the conciliatory spirit that mod
crate patriotism dictated but this chief
tain insisted Of n triumph without
conditions" and refused to send dele
gates to the conference to treat OF the
terms OF peace, Notwithstanding the re-
peated invitations of the mediators and
the earnest reduests OF the United
States Carranza's refusal and his OBJ
stinacy in no way modified Mr.. Bryan's
policy Of aiding the revolution in the
most ~offlcacious manner.
In August, 1914, when the revolu-
tionary army was at ,ne gates OF Mexico
city, the ad interim. Government that
succeeded Huerta offered to deliver the
city to Carranza and to surrender the
entire Federal army upon the sole
condition that the lives of the officers
and soldiers be spared. The American
Government interceded with Carranza to
accept this arrangement. but the latter,
as usual. replied that he would accept
nothing but "A surrender without con-
ditions.' Washington capitulated and
continued to favor the revolution.
In November Of the same year. 1914,
being DESTROYS Of Withdrawing the
troops from Vera Cruz. the American
Government offered to deliver that port
to Carranza, an act which would insure
his triumph over Villa on account Of
It's commanding position on the Gulf or
Mexico. Washington named three con-
ditions for the delivery of the city,
conditions which were very simple and
merely tended to insure protection for
the lives of defenccless Mexican refu-
gees In Vera Cruz, Carranza fatty re-
fused the repeated requests OF the
American Government. and the Ameri-
can troops were finally withdrawn
without conditions"
Now. the American Government, fol-
lowing the programme set out in the
warning issued by President Wilson
on June 2, to which Carranza paid no
attention, obtains the cooperation OF the
diplomatic representatives of several
Latin American republics and invites
the factions In Mexico to compose their
differences. on receiving this appeal
the obstinate chief makes a preliminary
inquiry with regard to the character of
the signatories of the note, which in
dicates his intention to decline the In
vitation. All news items lead to the
belief that Carrenza will refuse TO send
representatives to the conference, and
Carranza himself several weeks ago
announced hat he would receive from
his advtrsar4es nothing but surrender
and from the United States nothing
but the recognition TO which he alleges
he IL entitled under international law,
which he interprets to suit his con-
venlence.
This time II is not mere liberation OF
the part of the Washington Government
that Carranza desires he demands a
positive act. express submission: rec
ognition without conditions"
The unconditional surrender that ap-
pears to be the slogan OF the First
Chief is now required of the American
Government, and II must he borne in
mind that this Government represents
the American people and that the sub
mission of the former signifies the hu
initiation of the latter. MEXICAN.
NEW YORK, September 9.