The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-09-23
CHRTER IN New York Evening Sun
GIVE HAD ENOUGH OF IT."

for Tampico. The other departments
were trying to discern the policy"
BY September the whole embargo
was lifted and for year and n month
the Washington administration made
no EFFORT TO restrict the carnage in
Mexico.
Carranza Recognized.
During the summer of 1915 the
United States and other American re-
pubics came to u realization that the
Mexican scandal could not continue
much longer or some European ma
tion, with the great war ended, would
take up the work which the United
States lodged. There was a confer
ence Of ambassadors from Argentina,
Brazil and Chile, and then those
from Bolivia. Uruguay and Guatema-
la. AS a result Carranza was recog-
nized and the United States was COM
mitted to aiding him. AT that time
and for months afterward the admin
istration hotly denied specific charges
against Carranza,
And yet at no time did any of Car
ranza's opponents present to Mr..
Wilson authenticated charges so
grave as those which Mr.. Wilson him
self preferred against Carranza last
June The extraordinary feature of
these charges is that they cite cpl
sodes in proof OF the general charges.
and these episodes took place in
September, 1915-the month before
recognition was extended. The strife
Is referred to as occupying three
years and yet for more than two
years Mr.. Wilson had raised the arms
embargo which made that strife pos
sible.
Excuse for Action.
Widespread conditions OF lawless-
ness and violence. particularly in the
last nine months, are specified-and
it was eight months since Carranza
had been recognized. although no one
knew why II was necessary to extend
recongnition at that time. Mr. Wilson
in public address a few months
before had referred to Liars about
Mexico" yet mis- own message to Car
rama confirmed all the lies" which
had been told.
However. Carranza was recog-
nlzed. despite the fact that at the
time Carranza had not vet succeeded
in establishing n capital and did not
dare to 20 to Mexico City for months
To come. Recognition presumed that
Carranza was able to maintain order.
The June 90 statement shows that
he was not able to do so. and had
not been able odo so. If the outside
world needed any evidence such evil
denCe was supplied on January H..
when eighteen Americans. bearing n
Carranza permit, were taken from
n Mexican train by villa bandits at
Santa Ysabel and shot down one by
one.
Murders Unpunished.
Washington stated that Carranza
would punish the murderers. and did
nothing. Neither did Carranza, so
far as there is proof.
On March Pancho Villa headed
another pack Of marauduers who
swarmed into Columbus. N NJ, at
night. BURNED and sacked the town,
and killed not only fourteen civilians,
including woman, but seven Ameri-
ca ncavalrymen from the nearby
camp.
1t will be recalled that on this oc-
caslon Carranza declared he would
punish the marauders, but this time
American feeling was so outraged
that President Wilson had no choice
put to order pursuit. Carranza
blocked It in all possible ways until
he vas forced to extend a nominal
assistance, with conditions which
Washington mutely and obediently
accepted, ignoring the ruin thus dealt
TO the American military expedition.
Let Expedition Far.
Two railway lines stretch into
the territory where American troops
had gone in pursuit Of villa. In any
military mnVRmant railroads are rec