New-York tribune., 1919-07-29
Wilson Misled
On Mexico,Says
House Witness
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life and property within reach Of the
Carranza soldiers.
Germans Given U. S. Property
10. That Carranza seized American
property and turned it over to Ger
mans, who have had Specific protec-
ton"
II. That reports on Mexico similar
to Mr.. Gates's findings, made by Paul
Fuller and General Duval West, never
have been published.
IL. That CarranZa intends to make
commercial alliance with Germany.
II imagine that President Wilson, like
many another faithful man, will try to
stick to his friends for long time ~
said DR.. Gates. owe have been run
ming along the diplomatic tack that
there was no Mexico but Carranza, ex
cept mere bandits without any political
purpose and that Carranza ought to
have our help to suppress those ban
dts"
According to Mr.. Gates much Amer
ican property confiscated by Carranzs
Carranza is trying to make a CONNER
cial alliance with Germany.
Every official in the Carranza gov
ernment," he said, "is there because he
/ has freedom to loot I am absolutely
safe in saying that there is no immunity
to life and property anywhere within
reach of the Carranza soldiers. Condi-
tions in Mexico have been steadily
growing worse, and the Carranza gov
ernment lacks all morals and stability"
Carranza Curse to Mexico
"The Carranza regime had been a
worse curse to Mexico than she has
suffered at the hands of all the for
egners put together" he said. II can
o1ve vO11 +vpicu1 ovay,op1o
"A Carranzistas colonel had q quar-
rel with small town council over
something personal. He went back to
the town with his soldiers, found the
members of the council in session, took
them out and shot the last one of
them. He was not even arrested for
the offence.
There is no antipathy for the
French and there is very general
respect for the English. There has
been specific protection for the Ger
mans within Carranza lines only. Tow
ard Chinese they have neither antip-
athy nor otherwise, except as to Chi
nese storekeepers. The Japanese are
not definite enough to speak Of
"Carranzo soldiers wear the Kaiser's
button, and | have had to shake hands
with them and congratulate them upon
it on certain difficult occasions. Gov
ernor Alvarado at social dinner one
evening said: You Latin Americans
must be regenerated by the Germans
before you will be fit for anything.
You are retrograding.'
When asked for evidence showing re-
lations between Germany and Car
rama, Mr.. Gates declared he was in
vited to look at two large wireless sta
tions, and that he had told Secretary
Baker about them.
Wireless Relayed in Spain
Zone wireless station" he said, top
Grated in connection with a relay in
Spain. I was told that they had in
erably in advance of the ordinary
news. There is no doubt the Germans
have wireless in Mexico. and Mr.. Baker
undoubtedly was correct when he said
he knew they had"
"You told Mr.. Baker about it? he
was asked.
"Yes"
Asked if there were any large firms
trying to get sisal out of Yucutan, he
declared the sisal business is in q
peculiar condition at present.
Everybody is trying to get into the
game, and is playing international pol
itics, starting with the War Board,
he said.
"Do you know Of any Americans who
have been there in the last year, with
a special concession from this govern
ment?"
II know Of a man who went owe,
there"
who was he?"
"a man named Parish, Of the P. &
NJ. Importing Company Of New Jersey
The "M" is for Secretary of State Mar
/ tin, of New Jersey. Parish and Martir
formed an importing concern to try t.
get control of the hemp and were pre-
| pared to go into it with Pablo Coma
they have not had it,"
| Queer Error Pointed Out
Answering questions as to whethe
this firm had been shown any specia
favor in Yucatan, Mr.. Gates said:
"Mr. Parish went down there, he to!t
me himself, and was very much ia
vored by mistake which somehow
happened. Consul Marsh received
letter. think it was from the Depart
ment of Commerce, at all events from
some government department, speak
ing of this Mr.. Parish. 1t was at tn
time that Yucatan was very anxiou
to sell hemp to the War Trade Boarc
| and Parish told me that an emissar
Of the Harvester people was lying O.
the bottom of the gulf with q ston
around his neck.
"He said, 4 would be there, too, If
had not been that the Yucatan
thought, which was not true, that
represented the government He sal
this letter that went to Consul Mars
somehow gave them that idea.
You might say that all had to d
was to sit in the Grand Hotel and avo
being asked questions, and by the tim
anybody realized / was not q govern
ment official | had my matter fixe,
up he said"
Speaking Of conditions before tn
war, Mr.. Gates said the United State
did not understand then the Bolshevi
influences that were at work, nor tn
work of W. B. Hale, nor the work c
Lincoln Steffens, and it is true ths
Mr.. Wilson did not realize it's scope"
Mr.. Gates made various reference
to Cocialist and Boshevik condition
between Mexico and the United State
he said he had not met General Obrt
gon, mentioned as Carranza's probabl
successor
Obregon Radical Leader
But | saw letter written from tn
secretary Of the Socialist party in th
country to him AS the head of the Bo
sheyM in Mexico" said Mr.. Gate
asking him-this was about last Apr
when he thought would be prop
nous time TO take unified action b. ~
radical element of Mexico, Canad
| Cuba and the United Statos 0brnuo,