Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-10-30

New Ork, Oct. oU. - An ar
raignment of the Mexican policy of
Carranza and his leading supporters
is expressed in interviews with
Gregory Mason, published in the
current issue of The outlook.
The correspondent received from
the four men south of the. Rio
Grande whose influence is greater
than any other a startling broadside
against the attitude of 1.-The United
State since the exit of Porfirio Diaz.
Mexico would prefer open war to
false friendship is the statement to
which First Chief Carranza. Secre-
tary of State Aguilar, Minister of War
Obregon and General Gonzales sub
scribe.
Nenustiano Carranza. asked for his
opinion of the American policy, said
in part:
Among the finest things that any
American President has ever DONE"
the First Chief went on to say, was
Wilson's refusal to tolerate the tyrant
Huerta. 1t was such a noble act as
one would expect from an emanci-
pated and democratic people, and it
was an inspiration to all Latin-Am-
erican republics
But after he had thus actively dis
couraged the reactionaries we revol-
utionists expected he would actively
us. ct lOf Il year aIUeT
the beginning of the revolution the
embargo prevented our getting much
needed aid from the United States
This set back the revolution at least
a year and a half.
"Still, that was only nonaction And
we are not asking for material inter-
vention from the United States in our
favor. All we want is a sympathetic
attitude from the American people.
I'VE consider the invasion of our
country by the forces of General
Pershing very wrong and very unfair
We would not have complained much
if the American army had made a
quick dash across the border and then
withdrawn. But maintaining the ex-
pedition in Mexico, like a thorn in our
side, is very unjust and has hurt our
Government ~. r~"'
I'VE cannot make such acts of your
President accord with his words of
sympathy for us. 1t seems to us that
your President has not kept faith with
Mexico.
I'VE would prefer a firm, frank,
consistent policy from the United
States to such a policy as Wilson'S
Candido Aguilar, Secretario de Re-
laciones Can office corresponding to
Secretary of State), says:
WILSON'S policy has made Mexico
feel like man at whom is pointed
q ioouSu etud COCh0u ana VINO is
Kept in this uncomfortable and un-
certain position for a long and nerve
racking period. If the trigger is to be
pulled, the man would prefer to have
| IT done at once, so that the worst
would be over quickly. But, naturally.
| he would prefer to have his enemy
put away the gun and become an hon
est friend.
General Alvaro Obregon, the Mexi-
can Minister of War; who captured
Mexico City from Huefta, says
Wilson made grave mistake
when he sent General Pershing's ex-
pedition across the border. He should
have held back his force long enough
to have permitted us to arrange to
greatest falling of President Wilson
is that his acts so seldom coincide
with his words. Wilson makes too
many declarations which have no
facts behind them.'
| General Pablo Gonzales, the man
who is expeced to succeed Carranza as
First Chief when Carranza resigns to
run for the presidency, is fully as
caustie in his criticism. When asked
/ If in general he approved the Presi
dents policy toward Mexico, and. if
not, why not, General Gonzales said
Il do not approve Wilson's policy in
general, for reason which is funda-
mental with me, as l believe it is with
every honest man, namely, because
Wilson's policy is not clear, 1t is not
frank, it is not clean. l wish that
| President Wilson would be our friend
and give proof of his friendship with
deeds, or that he would be our enemy
and declare open war on us. But he
ought not to exasperate us with his
policy of double dealing, overwhelm-
ing us, ,on the one hand, with honey
ed words and protestations of SYM
pathy. and, on the other hand, pro-
tecting our enemies and obstructing
the consolidation of our Government