The Greeneville daily sun. (Greeneville, Tenn.) 1918-1920, 1919-12-27
Mexico Confident
She Is Now Free
From Intervention
BY sA MI. FRIEND

passed JnfOugN tIlE ldLeSt uiplOmaElC
crisis with the United States in o
state of apathy and today is conf
dent there is not the slightest danger
Of Intervention.
During the height Of the jenkins
Wallace-Fall crisis, Mexico officials
privately expressed themselves as
accustomed" to crises with the Unit
ed States The average Mexican
city was not interested even enough
to express any opinion. The public
was far more concerned with the
Sunday bull fights, the latest actress
from Spain, or the Obregon-G Comedies
presidential campaign than with
American diplomatic relations.
Possibility Of Intervention did not
frighten Mexican officialdom. This
does not mean they desired war. On
the contrary they would 60 to any
short Of sacrificing Mexico's
avoid hostilities. But
should war have come, the Carranza
government would have gone down
fighting to the last" This, it may be
stated ON the highest authority, was
the official attitude of the govern
ment.
The Carranzistas place Americans
IN two Observation-Disclosures and
non-interventionists. Under the lat
Ter heading are the Mexican equival
ent for "middle-of-the-roaders," 4
Americans whom the Carranzaistas
believe are trying to find peaceful
middle ground solution of the diff
,ulties between the two nations. Mex.
cans believe 80 per cent Of the people
If the United States are opposed to
and that only a very
small minority are responsible for
stirring up periodical disturbances.
rhe Carranza government, in its deal
ng with the United States, is placing
'eliance on this real or fancied fac
,ional division of sentiment, believ-
ne the United States will never make
var on Mexico in behalf of the Gin
erests." Nearly every official Mex
can statement is redolent Of propa.
sanda to the effect that certain In
erests" desire Intervention.
The Carranza government worked
,ut this theory in the Jenkins case
declaring the American consular
agent was an interventionist, and
hat his recent abduction was an in
plot. American diplo-
mats in closest touch with the Incl
lent are in position to prove the
'alseness of this.
Another phase of the Carranzista
attitude was the belief that with Ell
,ause unpopular to 80 per cent Of
he American people, Intervention
would never succeed. That belief
/ lps to explain the Mexican govern
nent's ''cockiness" in the recent cri-
us. Only when they feared they
lad perhaps carried matters too far
lid the Carranza government effect
Jenkins release through bail fur
1ished by j. Salter Hanson, an Amer
can citizen, who has failed not to
Grove connection, or at least an un-
ierstanding with the Mexican admin
stration.
Jenkins release and President Will
'on's stand against the senate resolu
ion providing severance of diplomat
s relations with Mexico filled the
Sarranzistas with JOY. The last
erse note from Mexico on the jenkins
.ase was the result. Persons who
Jnow Mexico declare that any future
,risis resulting from Mexico's right
o regulate her own internal affairs,
II endanger her national dignity win
,e rebuffed in similar cocksure fash
on.
Carranza himself would gladly dis
,ense with note writing and "war
cares" in the press Of both coun-
ries. But he is resolved to uphold |
dexico's dignity and sovereignty at
my cost. These are the Mexicans'
wo most precious prerogatives.
"0h, we are accustomed to these
rises" high Mexican officials told
he correspondent. 'We don't mind
hem any more"
They were asked how the United
itates should regard repeated muir
ers Of Americans and other foreign
rs in Mexico and how csntinued dip Z
omatic chickering's were to be avoid /
d. The invaTiable repsy was:
''Let Us alone. Let Us work out
ur own salvation. These murders
nd bandit activities &== tie result Of .