The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-03-27
WILSON IS HIDING TRUTH
ABOUT MEXICO, SAYS FALL
senator Demands That President Reveal Names of
"Conspirators' and That Duval Vests Report Be
Made Public-E Paso Mayor Criticises President.

Ut PAso. March c6.-United states
Senator Albert Il. Fall of New Mexico.
VINO was in III Iaso tonight, read a
copy OF President Wilson'S statement
warning tho American people against
SINISTER influences ON the border working
10 provoke intervention with Mexico.
Inc Senator voiced the opinion tina
me president should he prepared to give
the sources Of his Information and to
name the people he accuses of attempt
ing Tor their own sinister purposes TO
ioment war with Mexico. Senator Fail
said:
when the President says il il his
nuty to warn the people OF the United
states that there are persons along the
nnrder who are active in originating and
giving as wide publicity as they can to
runlors OF the most sensational and dis
turoing sort. which are wholly unjusti-
Ned by the facts, then. in my Judgment,
after being for thirty-hve years along
the border and knowing the people and
OFFICIALLY! as Il United States Senator, 1t
Is The Presidents duty to the people Of
IN" United States to make known the
names Of these traitors who are giving
ptlpilcity TO these ruinors for the purpose
of bringing about war.
u think the President should have
been forced by public opinion ON his re-
cent tour OF the middle West to give
facts to the people OF the United states
instead OF uttering hysterical and mys-
FERROUS statements about the imn!nence
OF war FOR political effcc, and to ally
himself with one faction or another in
the European war.
Just such utterances would have, in
my judgment, rendered the severance OF
relations with one or more If 4, had not
been for the much discussed McLcmore
resolution.
Il believe the McLemore resolution
through the discussion II caused in Con-
gross prevented a war which the Pres!-
dent. in my judgment, was ready TO enter
upon.
AS to his Mexican statement, he IL
evidently obtaining his information from
the same class to whom he referred to in
his New York speech. stamping them as
liars.
"if In making the statement contained
IN the New York speech he had excluded
puvall West OF San Antonio. his special
representative, and Cardinal Gibbons. I
would have agreed with him.
Must Give Encta.
"He will not be allowed So far as am
concerned to m~isrepresent the people of
the border by hysterical and other un-
founded statements unless he is presared
TO Sive the source OF his information and
the names OF those he accuses. lie re-
Gently refused to give the United states
Senate information IS 10 why he tecog-
nized C~arranza.
He refused TO give. publicity 20 IN.
report OF Duvall West. possibly because
West is honest and possibly because the
report did not bear out previous state
rents maze by the President.
He refused to give publicity to the re-
Cott II the Brazilian Minister. He has
il fact refused to give to the Senate any
reformation whatever as TO why he recoG-
nized Carranza. except 10 give certain
documents prepared by Arredondo over
;ne signature Of Arredondo or Carranza.
II make the statement that. had the
reports OF Duvall West. the Red Cross
and the Brazilian Minister been given
publicity. the people of the United States.
not any more than !. would have been
able to understand what private or secret
interest BROUGHT abou; the recognition OF
Carranza.
The .,eople of the border arc just rs
honest ana sane a. these temporarily
conducting the affairs Of the Government.
MIR. Wilson caurot insult them because