The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-10-11
G. A. Chamberlain, Former
Consul General, Prepar-
ing a Book on Subject
CONDITIONS WORSE
THAN PAPERS SAY
Carranza Trying to Capitalize Hatred
Against United States-Thinks Con-
dition Is Chaotic But Not Hopeless
Would Not Resort to Arms.

NEW YORK, Oct. 11.-George Agnew
Chamberlain, novelist and big game hunt
er, former United States consul general
10 Mexico, who in cable message to
Washington last August / relinquished a.
career covering II years in the consular
service to devote his time to writing,
was found by a representative Of The As
ISOLATED Press here today busily engaged
IN revising the final proofs of his forth
coming book, Not All the Kings Horses,
which, he said, is a fresco portraying ac-
tual conditions in the country south of
the Rio Grande.
Mr.. Chamberlain served the American
government at Bahia, Rio Janeiro, Per-
nambuco, Loureneo Marques and at Mexi-
co City, going to the last named post in
May 1917 His experiences in the Mexican
capital, covering a period of two years, he
said, and what he regarded as an ''indvid-
nal moral obligation" to tell the Ameri-
can people the facts, precipitated his res
lgnatlon. Since that time he has been
in practical secluson in New York He
said he had no political or commercial
affiliations whatever, that he wrote as
mere American citizen and that the state
department was III nowise implicated in
his radical private views"
The former consul general declared that
the Mexican problem resolves itself into
two major divisions; exposition and sou-
ton At present he was interested in
turning the light upon the shameful
years during which his government and
fellow countrymen had been subjected to
indignity and outrage. Every American
citizen, Mr. Chamberlain asserted is vi
tally concerned in the 'intoerable" con-
ditions which have existed in Mexico the
past eight years if he does not wish to
see "the American conception of Justice,
allegiance and patriotism made laughing
stock to the world"
One other circumstance that caused him
to resign, he said, was Ambassador Flet.
cher's recent haling before the senator's
al committee" which he characterized as
both unfair and absurd" He said it was
like putting the Ambassador to Mexico
ION tight rope with bucket of water
in each hand Mr.. Fletcher. he said
came through the ordeal well only because
he is finished diplomat and because oil
the Indulgence of his questioners"
IF the first question: had been" said
Mr.. Chamberlain, "tCan you name one
friendly act on the part of the Mexican
government toward ours during your two
years in Mexico City, and had followed
by: Can you recall FIVE gross breaches
OF international courtesy in the same pc
Rod" the cross-examination would have
come to a sudden close or everybody
would have had a BATH
The former consul general explained
that by friendly and unfriendly acts.
on the part of the Mexican government
he did not mean casual actions arising
from racial antipathy but systematic
policy of estrangement He charged that
efforts were being made by, the Carranza
administration to capitalize hatred against
the United States and that this included
distortion of friendly American motives
the suppression of facts by news censor
ship, thehexpulsion of patriotic Americans
who had lived in Mexico as long as 81
years, and the extraordinary breach OF
international courtesy in publishing an
unanswered diplomatic note with the de
liberate intention of counteracting Pres
dent Wilson's friendly speech made tC
visiting Mexican newspaper men. The
present regime, he said, was endeavorinq
to 'counteract at all costs any symptoms
OF good will toward the United States"
Nh. Chamberlain insisted that condi
tons in Mexico were worse than the
news reports. indicate" He cited the case
of a train carrying so leading citizens OF
Mexico being held M by bandits in the
suburbs Of Puebla, the industrial capital
4of the country, of the coaches being
burned and the ousted occupants, men
women and children. driven like cattle
for 40 miles by the robbers and then
turned loose to wander in delrium to
their homes. He told of another holdur
on the outskirts Of Mexico City where
prominent men with their wives in an
automobile party. were robbed and THEN
chaufenrs sent into town to bring back