Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-10-29
R|sTOL MAN RETURNS
FROM TRIP TO mexico
IL. Dulancy One OF Committee OF
americans In Recent Confer
ence With CarranZa.
'PHOLDs HIS GOVERNMENT
Peciares German Influence Still Is
Being Welded in Effort to Fomcnt
strife Between That Country and
United States.

nHiSTOL. VA. October 2s.--R. T..
'uiancy. wealthy Bristolian. who
Maintains a residence both here and in
Washington. has just returned from q
isit to Mexico City. Mexico. He was
member Of n committee OF Americans
ailed TO Mexico for a conference with
resident Carranza and other members
the Mexican government Tho party
'ade the trip from the Mexican border
special train and under military
"cort Mr.. Dulaney was not at liberty
explain the purpose OF the visit Of
p's committee, but he was ready and
rank to talk in support OF the Car
ahza government. and in defense Of
no courage Of President Wilson in
Vithdrawing the American forces from
aexico and abandoning all idea of a
ar program against the Mexican re-
}olic Speaking of the Influences
u at sought TO foment strife with Mex
70. Mr.. Dulaney said:
ihe German influence is probably
ne worst, but good second are the
orefgn and American landowners In
fie1ico. who fancied they saw assured
nnexation OF Northern Mexico through
war with the Mcxicans. IL In for
innate that President Wilson played
he resolute hand he did in auelIinE
'isturoances which seemed destined to
Pring our nation into a wnr with Mex
co. and any patriotic citizen can now
zee and fully appreciate what that
course Is worth to us In the war we
Pre- Obliged to prosecute against more
Formidable foe-Germany. IT will be
emembered how loud In their abuse of
ne President some OF tho metropolitan
became. and Mt one time
looked as though we would be un-
fhle to avoid war.
HATRED For AMERICA
FELT IN SOME QUARTERS
Il find that the conditions which
threatened our friendly relations with
Mexico have had the effect TO enEendcr
1atred In aomc quarters In the border
FepublIc that Is slow to decline. blu,
spite of this we are now In n posi-
ZION where we can cooperate with the
fsarranza government to the end that
Pur purpose in the world war IL best
conserved. 1t Is indeed fortunate that
Pho administration used It's power and
authority TO curb the threatened war
with Mexico.
ut ia gratifying TO relate that tho
Cnrrnnza administration has employed
Phe same net OF economic c1Derts whom
Rhe washington administration sent to
fhe Philippines to install the most mod
|crn methods In all departments of the
government: and there are scores OF
Americans from Yale. Harvard and
|other American universities now en-
fployed in revising old methods and
new ones and In setting
up an entirely new system OF finance.
Ar. Carranza hns also sent hum
dredS OF school-teachers to Boston.
New York and to San Francisco for
the purpose Of learning all the best
and most modern methods OF teaching.
lie Is friend OF the common people.
and Is establishing thousands OF COM
mon schools among the pcons. where
schools never existed before
Il was Informed that more young
men and women from Mexico are now
in American schools and colleges than
ever before. In fact. two or three
members OF the Cabinet told me their
own children were In Boston or Wash
ington studying English.
The old regime in Mexico dis
couraged the study of English. and
was opposed to American methods gen
orally.
Il found the food supplies in Mexico
no higher than here. Corn, wheat and
bacon and sugar are scarce. but most
else Is plentiful"