The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-01-14
MEXICO RESIDENTS SAY
u. s. POLICY is
Two, Who Dare Not Give Their Names, Tell National
Special Aid Society Carranza Is as
Bad as Villa.

A Boer General who fought the Brit
ish In South Africa until his cause was
hopeless and who then settled In Chlhua-
hua. Mexico. at the head OF a colony OF
his people fourteen years ago, arose be-
fore the National Special Aid society at
597 Fifth avenue yesterday afternoon
with the intention. as he said. Of Saying
just "A few words about conditions as
they are to-day I'm Mexico
suddenly his eyes burned with wrath.
His tall and massive figure seemed TO
dominate the room. Bitter words poured
from his lips
Forgive me- he said. his voice tren-
bling with emotion. III | tell YOU that
my wife and children are now living
within three miles of the spot where
seventeen of the finest kline OF American
citizens were murdered the other day by
Mexican patriots
Bear with me II | tell you that three
weeks ago to-day | talked IN r. Paso
with those very men who Rave been sac
rifced by the stupidity Of your Govern
ment at Washington! These are hard
words. They will make enemies for me.
What does II natter what does
anything matter to us who have seen
our friends slaughtered. who have been
robbed by the sum OF the earth, who
have lived In hell and always hoping.
hoping. hoping hat your old Glory still
meant something. that some time. some
day. your great Government would look
At things as they are and not as they
ought to he?
81 read that telegram that Mr. Lansing
sent To Carrau2a requesting him Ia
catch the murdercrs of those friends or
mine. No man knows better than Ian
sing that CarranZa cannot arrest them
Lansing Is trying to blind the eyes Of
the American people to the fact that the
C~arranzis,as are as frightened as the
Nillistas.
'Oh. you American citizens. Can't
YOU demand that justice prevail and that
your flag means real protection to the
weak and miserable" why do you cit
here and allow these things to go on in
Mexico" In God name, what does
America mean" Are you at peace only
because you have lost your national
honor. because you have turned your
backs on honor and decency and justice?
That cannot be.
a.. -. to Blame.
Accept my sincerity when | tell YOU
that few men know more accurately
what is going on in Mexico to-day thar
|. after fourteen years Of residence
there. after watching one revolution after
another. And ! tell YOU that the policy
Of your Government is responsible foi
the bloodshed nat shocks the world.
M. Atl1aa an.Fa k- " 81. l.
country II chance to evolve its true
democratic principles. Nothing could h,
more untrue. There are II, 900. 000 per,
sons in Mexico and only l5O. 900 men ar,
interested in the fighting, They are tn,
convicts. the thieves. the scum OF tn,
country. They are as evil under Car
rama az they are under Zapata o.
villa. They do not know what liberty OF
patriotism means
Ma less stirring was the address de
livcred by one OF the most promin-n
, business men In Tampico, hut he toe
did not dare to speak under his owl
name. which Is known to THE SUN, he
cause of the dread that his bushes
would he coniisCated by the Carranz,
Government and his family and friend
killed.
"Why doesn't President Wilson r.
: the truth he demanded. we sen
. one delegation from Tampico. hut the,
were not permitted to Sc the president
They did see Bryan, and when they toll
I him, naturally, that they had interest
> In Mexico he said that of course the
y werr not able to give AN honest opir
I ion! We heard that when Duval Yves
: one OF the special Investigators in Mex
leo, was leaving CarranZa's presenc
"a check was slipped into his hands h
= one of carranza's officers and that NJ
West pinnpu the check to the report h
q transmitted to Wilson.
. I'VE heard that the President sal
then that he would never fecogniz