The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-08-02
DECLARES CARRANzA
TO Be IMPOSSIBLE"
Ambassador Fletcher
Aware Of This, Asser-
ton of Baltimore Man.
NOT ON HIS JOB
Whitlock or Morganthau
Would Have Influenced
Mexican Participation
in War ON Side of u. S.

Washington. Aug. 1.-Charging that
Henry p. Fletcher, American ambas-
.sador to Mexico. knows that Carranza
is impossible. William Gates, Of Baltt-
more. a~rchaeologist writer and travel
err, today told the house rules commit
tee that Mr.. Fletcher had failed to
measure up to the opportunities pre-
sented him.
1T has been al open secret among
Mr.. F1etcher's friends during the past
five months that he recognizes that
Carranza is impossible" Mr.. Gates de-
clared. He added hat a Whitlock or
II Morgenthau would have changed
Mexican-American relations to such an
extent that Mexico you'd have Joined
America in the war. that Americans
would he respected today throughout
the southern republic. and that the
present chaotic conditions would not
exist,
II hesitate" continued Mr.. Gates,
10 say anything in criticism OF our
ambassador. but his Interpretation of
his duties has not worked out to III
advantage. He has considered himself
merely AN intermediary of the old
school and has not gone among the
people to study conditions.
When Ambassador Mo-genthau
dS III turkey, oSNtTltllE QiDiUIitdtlC
red tape. he did everything he could
to save the Armenians. although we
were technically at peace with Turkey
at the time. He saw that the Arucn-
ian side was presented before the
American people. In Belgium. we had
Brand Whitlock, who stood up in the
same way for the people of that our
try. although We were technically at
peace with Germany.
WOULD HAVE COME IN.
IF We had a M~orSenthau or a
WhItlock in Mexico. Minister Won Ech-
kardt would have had to leave Mexico
in 1917 and Mexico would have had
come into the war on the side OF. the
allies. and we would not have had
: balkans on our hands and a Boil.
shevist sentiment to combat.
'-ff there had beer any real pro-
German sentiment arnong the Next
cans. 7 would have found ii during the
1900 mile ride through the country.
: IF we had had that kind of a man.
doing nothing more than Whitiock or
Morgenthau and studying conditions.
he would rave accomplished some
thing"
rs It too late to renedy condi-
~tionso" asked Representative Camp
bell. Republican. Of Kansas. chairman
of the committee.
"No." said AIR. Gates. not In tn,
next six weeks" Mr.. Gates said he
thought the removal Of Carranza
would he n great step toward the paci-
fcation OF Mexico. He did not know.
however. in what manner the United
States could take action in the Next
can muddle without e~ndangerirg the
lives OF American citizens In the oun
try and the property Of Americans.
IT the Mexican people received as
s%urances that We would helm them A.
l~ranciatiy ana restore their industries.
how would they receive it," asked
Mr.. Campbell. after explaining that
he had asked Ambassador Fletcher a
similar auction,
FRIENDLY TO Z. S.
II think arm more fitted to answer
that question than Mr.. Fletcher" re-
piled the witness. because he has aat
studied the people. The peonle would
accept gu raid If we went about II in
the right. way. sympathetically. like
Hoovcf did In Belgium. and not in a
~ratronizing way. They would say:
I Thank God. YOU have redeemed ~.
Ninety-eight per cent OF the Mexic IN
people are friendly to the United
States.
wouldn't the Mexican people mis-
construe our motivesH" Mr.. Campbell
! questioned.
"A way coulu ne found to do It,
said NJ. Gates. ~ have been writing:
! Secretary Baker for the past seven