The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-09-23
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. sEprE1fBE g. 1915
MEXICO WANTS
WILSON AGAIN.
ENJOYS ADMIT

Carranza. The finale was afforded by
Mr. Wilson's preclpitate retreat from
his second experiment in armed in
Prevention in Mexico after the maBsa-
ere at Carrizal.
! Although Information from Mexico
and the border has been so rIgldly
censored by the administration that
} inc American people have been kept
IN ignorance OF facts well known to
the Mexicans. the lgnominy Of the
surrenderer is beginning to dawn up
on the public.
Pcrshing's Rctrcnt.
/ General Trcyino. acting on in
situations from CarranZa. issued a
mandate to General Pershing not to
move his troops east. south or west.
i Persh!ng. with the approval of the
administration. ignored the order and
sent Captain Boyd east with a scout
ing party. Boyd carried out his in
structions and gave battle to an OBJ
structing force Of Carranza troops.
with disastrous results to the Ameri-
cans Boyd followed out the policy
OF the administration at the cost OF
his life
Then President Wilson repudiated
his policy OF ignoring the Carranza
mandate, refused TO back up Per-
shinE, and ordered a withdrawal to
INC north and a cessation OF scouting
IN any other direction. as decreed By
Carranza. In the Democratic cam
paiGn text book tho administration
seeks TO blame dead and defenseless
Boyd for the Carrizal massacre, as It
seeks to blame Admiral Mayo for de-
manding that Huerta salute the flag.
Puts Blame ON Dead MINI.
The Mexican soldiers have stead
ily charged that Boyd provoked the
iight through dlsobedlence In his in
structions." says the text book, and,
though Boyd gave his life to carry
out an administration policy, this is
all the defense he is youchsafed.
The American government has never
conceded the justification of this
charge"
Then, descending to outright per-
version Of the facts. the Democratic
campaign document says:
Delaying only long enough to get
Official information as to what had
occurred, the president sent an ulti-
matum to Carranza. demanding the
release of the American soldiers cap
tured at Carrizal and the return of al
their equipment and the property or
the United States taken with them.
AT the same time he ordered the ma
uonal guard to the Mexican border
and prepared to enforce his demands
uhless Carranza assented to them
vountarlly."
or course the fact is that the ma
uonal guard was ordered out not aC-
ter but four days before the Carrl-
zal fight and before lloyd was dis
patched on his fatal mission. The
guard was ordered out because Fun
ston reported that Carranza was plan
ming to invade Arizona, and the presl-
dent became frightened by a sItua-
ton which Funston could have han
died had he been given the $4,000
guardsmen ho was clamoring for
three months before.
Promise to Hucrta.
Immediately after Mr., Wilson'S
SEIZURE or Vera Cruz. with resultant
loss OF life, the ambassadors of Ar
gentina. Brazil and Chile offered
their services as mediators. Their Of
Ter was accepted and the United
states pledged that during the media
ton period no arms or ammunition
would be shipped TO Mexico.
On May 10 the United States kent
It's pledge by turning back with ey-
tensive ceremony a shipment destined
Tor Huerta. On May II the rebels
seized Tamplco. their first port cap
tured. On May Is. ignoring the sol
emn pedge to Huerta, 10 the Latin
American ambassadors. and the
world. the United States govern
ment, through formal statement
from the navy department. opened
Tampico to all commerce. Less than
three weeks later 1000. 900 rounds
OF ammunition and two aeroplanes
were on their way 10 Carranza at
Tamplco.
Working in Disunison.
Thus at one time the treasury do
partment was enforcing the pledged
embargo along the border. The war
department was cooperating. The
navy department was advertising
that arms, although they could not
go across the Rio Grande could
be shipped through Tampico.
The state department was sobblng
about the violation OF national honor
and national pledges. The commerce
department was issuing clearance
papers to arms carrying ships bound