The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-11-16


tons attitude toward Carranza be-
gan To soften. and after diligen,
propaganda through the press the
intention to recognize the revolu-
tionary element headed by him was
announced. That purpose has now
become an accomplished fact.
The American people may be and
! probably are deeply interested In
| the circumstance that the rccogni-
Ion OF Carranza is the policy Of the
conference by our government, and
that as an American policy II can
/ bee justified neither by single pre-
| ccfont nor by the interests Of the
/ American or the Mexican people.
! From the moment the latin-Ameri-
can representatives were called into
! conference and given voice In the
! determination OF our policy II might
have been understood that the rec
IGNITION of some one OF these illus
/ triOus bandits would follow. for the
! Latin-American. governments rear,
! Justly or unjustly. a further south
ward movement OF this republic, and
So believing they are honestly sery'
/ ing their own best interests In re-
moving all pretext for supposed
American aggression. When IL is
remembered that the Brazilian min
lster. who had charge OF our affairs
! for over a year in Mexico. and Paul
| Fuller. the presidents personal rep
te5cltatiye in Mexican affairs, ad'
vised against recognition OF Car
rama. what conclusion can be
/ reached?
insofar as the recognition OF Car
| rama relates TO the fortunes OF the
present administration, II may be
considered of doubtful value. Rec
/ ognition Of Carranza. following the
multItrde cf intrigues. intermeddling
and a blind. vicions and impotent
| rolicy vas not the wisest thing
which Coulu be done. but 1t Was the
only thing short of confession OF
absolute failure which could be
/ done II this new government can
/ be- hold together until the presden-
/ ial elections Democratic patriots
may point with pride to 1t as an evil
lence OF the craftsmanship which
/ has nres iced over the destinies OF
our foreign relations since 1912.
Can Carranza succeed? | no
| tlccd in the press the other day
Telegram Ia the Carranza agency IN
/ Washington describing the enthu'
.iaSm with which the recognition
/ had been received In Mexico.
doubt the enthusiasm, but al the
! same time | remember that all polit.
/ ical changes in Mexico began with
'yiyas' and ended with 'muertes.'
( have seen Diaz, the most beloved OF
all Mexicans, crowned with flowers
and greeted with salvos OF 'viyas.
and | have seen him driven into ex-
/ lie amid excavations and 'muertes.
/ Madero came in the same way and
went out the same way Huerta
came In the hero and was driven
/ into exile, and Villa, originally the
g. oscn friend Of the administration
at Washington and the idol OF the
Mexican people, now has none so
| poor as 10 do him reverence.
THE moral side OF the recogni.
I ton OF Carranza may well make the
administration apprehensive of the
I
| for II has enthroned the elements
which have been peculiarly and VIC
| lently anti-American. The element
which has destroyed American plan
tations. burned American factories
and houted the polite advances OF
our worthy president is the element
which when in power, witnessed
some 200 killings OF American citi-
zens and yet refused TO permit one
single Mexican TO be tried for these
crimes: the element which threw
some $50 Americans on frivolous
and trumped-up charges into rlthy
and unsanitary jails. and which
drove 900 American engineers and
conductors with families from their
employment with the American
owned railroads in Mexico.
Against this recognition memory
OF every slain American. or every
slain priest at the altar and the VIC.
lation OF every woman consecrated
TO the service OF God should rise up
in protest Against II the voices OF
$4,000. 900 Mexicans terrorized and
robbed by 100000 bandits will even
tually be heard in severe protest and
judgment
One or tae conspicuous results
growing out OF the recognition or
Carranza by this government has
been the permission granted to this
! factional chleftain 10 cross Ameri'
can soil for the purpose OF meeting
the forces OF villa Mt Aqua Prieta
| on the American border. The VIII
son administration In according this
PERMISSION. gave out statement
that It was following a precedent
established by the administration or
Mr.. Taft This Is a statement OF
halftruth and Is lacking In frank
ness which ought to characterize
any government In its dealings with
public opinion.
"Durinp Mr. Tnft's admins