Evening journal., 1919-12-22
U.S.. INSISTS
MEXIXCO BEHAVE
ContInued from FIrst Psge.

short OF sacrificing MeXicos dignity
10 avoid hoetiities. But should war
have come, the Carranzo government
would have gone down lighting TO the
last" This, II may be stated on the
highest authority, was the Official att
tltude Of the government.
The Carranzistas place Americans in
two s-interventionists and non
intervent!phists. Under the latter head
ing are The Mexican equivalent for
middle of-the readers" Americans
whom tie Carranzistss believe are try
ing to and a peaceful, middle ground
solution Of the difficulties between The
two nations. Mexican officials believe
20 per cent Of the people OF the United
States are opposed TO intervention and
that only a very small minority are
responsible for stirring up periodical
disturbances. The CaTTanZa govern
ment, in its dealings with the United
States, is placing reliance on this real
or fancied division Of sentiment, be-
lieving the United states will never
make war on Mexico in behalf Of the
interests" Nesrly every official Mex
lean statement is redolent or propa
ganda to the effect that certain inter
tsts" desire Intervention
The Carranza government worked out
this theory in the jenkins case, declar-
ing the American consular agent was
an interventionist, and that his recent
abduction was an interventiOnist plot.
American diplomats is closest touch
with, the incident are in a position to
prove the falseness OF this.
Another prase OF the Csrranzista at
tude was the belief that with a cause
unpopular to 90 per cent OF the Amer
lean people. intervention would never
succeed. This belief helps 30 explain
the Mexican governments "cockiness'
in the recent crisis only when they
feared they had perhaps carried mat
te-s too far did Carranze government
effect jenkins release through bail fur
nished by J. .Salter Hansen, an Amer
lean native, who has failed not TO prove
a connection, or at least an under
standing with the Mexican admins
tratiOn.
jenkins release and President VIII |
sons stand against the Senate resolu- |
lion providing Severance of diplomatic !
relations with Mexico filled the Car |
with joy. The last terse note I
from Mexico on the jenkins case was |
The result Persons who know Mexico \
ieclsre that any future crisis resulting |
from MeXicO's right 10 regulate her !
own internal affairs. or endangering her |
national dignity will be rebuffed in /
similar cocksure fashion.
Carranza himself would gladly dis /
nil linz nd
,cares" I'm a. press Of both countries I
But he is resolved to uphold MeXico's /
iignily and sovereignty at any cost. /
These are the Mexicans two most
precious prerogatiyes.
"Oh. we're accustomed to these
,rimes," high Mexican officials told the I
correspondent we don't mind them
any more
They were asked how the United T.
States should regard repeated murders /
Of Americans and other foreigners in |
Mexico, and how continued diplomatic |
were to be avoided. The in !
variable reply was:
leave US alone. Let US work out |
our own salvation. These murders and 1
bandit activities are the result OF the |
evolution and nine years, more or less, |
u social disorganizal'On. But condi- /
ions are steadily improving. If the I
United States was not constantly heck |
ing and irritating US. We could put our
in order so much sooner. Don't /
put obstacles in our way. Help Us
on fair terms"
The high Mexican officials who made !
such replies denied they wanted TO keep !
lut foreign capital; denied they hated 1
ridiculed Senator Falls as
,erton that the Mexican Government /
VAS spreading Bolshevik propaganda in |
he United States declared that only Al /
Mexican element was pro-
German during the war and asserted !
Iarranza was slowly but steadily bet /
ering conditions.
Questions put to MeXicans OF an de- /
Tees, from high officials down TO the /
owliest poems brought varying Obser- !
declarations that matters F.
we're on the mend to dlstrust OF the |
1arranza government and charges OF /
graft Similar views were /
expressed by Americans Of long resi-
ience in Mexico, who are still among /
Is leaders in commerce and industry. In
quiet. perfOrce-
we're found among both Mexicans and /
americans in Mexico, but they form a
iast minority.