Arizona republican., 1916-10-01
WILSON EDITED
 PROCLAMATION
 FOR CARRANZA
Special to The Republican,


 LOS ANGELES, Sept. SO.-The ramiffcations of the campaign that brought about the recognition by President Wilson of General CarranZa as the de facto eXecutlve of the MeXi can government and which reached into high places in Washington; the fact that the proclamation of policies that was issued by Carranza was framed up in Washington without his knowledge, was edited" by President Wilson, passed through various hands, and finally was sent down to CarranZa, and issued by him; the fact that Sec retary Bryan his Man Friday, Richard l.. Metcalf; former Governor Folk and i, John Lind, Wilson's special agent in l Mexico, were prominent figures in the 1 campaign that brought a change of view to President Wilson which narra- i tive has been set forth as related by ! Richard H. Cole of Pasadena, who en- f gineered the entire campaign are now ! disclosed These facts continue to be l matters of special interest in the dis 1 cussiOn of national issues. It appears they are especially distasteful to demo- | cratic leaders and that they would gladly ignore them.
 There is a strong disinclination to talk on the part of the men mentioned ! in the narrative of Mir Cole.
 An Associated Press dispatch from 1 St. Paul in telling of an interview on | the subject with John Lind, former governor of Minnesota and representa- tive of President Wilson in Mexico during the Huerta regime, says: John Lind said tonight he knew of no one named Cole during his Mexican work. He was emphatic and angry about it." When NIT. Coles attention was di- rected to this statement yesterday he expressed himself as much abused over the situation and MT. Lind's lack of remembrance.
 T first met MT. Lind in Washington in April said Mir. Cole He was in troduced to me as a friend of General Carranza's and he spoke in highest praise of CarranZa. While he had never met him. he was a strong champion of the Mexican general.
 q met MT Lind from time to time up to the time of the presidents recogni- tion of CarranZa. John Lind was one of the men who helped draft the proc lamation. afterwards issued by Car ranZa. He worked on this draft for several days. The men who framed this draft were Mir Lind, Richard l.. | Jennings Bryan; former Governor Folk who was Wilson's special agent in Mexico, Charles Douglass chief coun- sel for Carranza in Washington; Henry , Allen Tupper of the peace forum and myself
 q was in every conference in Wash lngton for year that pertained to the campaign for the recognition of Car ranZa. and 1 know just what was go ing on.
 Well the recognition was accom- plished, I went to Pedras Negras after the recognition, for the purpose of meeting General Carranza I reached the border before he did. and stopped in Eagle Pass, on the American side of the international line. I was a guest of the Eagle hotel and when I arrived there l found John Lind was already there also a guest at this hotel
 John Lind and I spent three days
 there waiting for Carranza to arrive
 Lind and l went over into Mexico and hunted and fished. After General Car ranza arrived, MT Lind spent two days visiting with him, and then returned
 north. l rather think that MT. Lind can remember me if he puts forth some little effort.
 I've heard that John Lind has an oil concession at Tampico and that his son is now down there.
 While we were at Piedras Negras last November for the purpose of see ing General Carranza, we had a grouI picture taken. It speaks for itself IT this group were John Lind, President Wilson's personal representative ir Mexico; John Sillimann, the represent ative of the United States with Car ' ranZa; Jesus Acuna. minister of for. ! eign relations in the CarranZa cabinet J. w. Belt, secretary to MT. Sillimann
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