New-York tribune., 1919-09-09
:: newspaper refused to Join in his ad-
vocacY of President Carranza

;; newspaper refused to Join in his ad.
vocacy of President Carranza.
III know that the oil interests had
opened Offices in New York and Wash.
ington and that they were circular.
izing the people and Hlling the press
with certain character Of material
seeking intervention in Mexico DR.
!nman said.
Cannot Name interests
What were the oil interests shat had
these Offices IN Now York and Washing.
tom Senator Fall pressed.
II do not know" the witness re,
sponded. "But The fact is they are out
securing an organization all over the
country through the Association for the
Protection Of American Rights in Mex.
leo"
"Do you really believe now" asked
Senator Brandcgec, that any oil in
terest is contributing money to any
organization to influence Congress for
intervention in Mexico ?"
81 don't think they are trying to buy
any members vote and | never charged
that
THAT is not what | asked" Senator
Drandogec said. "Have you any direct
evidences .ha; they are spending money
- create public sentiment for inter
rention ?n
"No, have not
'i'o you believe they arc ?"
Not Able to State Belief
THAT is ditiicult to say, without the
ey.dence.'
"lf they arc" Senator Fall inter
jectcd, "they are doing exactly what
you are doing through the League of
Free Nations trying to
create public sentiment against inter
vcNtiOM.'
eyes, DR.. Inman acknowledged
Senator Fall turned to DR.. Inman'a
charge that raids across the border had
been "tiXed up" in this country, and
that more would be organized to inAame
public sentimcnt
"Wherc do you get that information 90
he asked
"f'ror, Mr. De Bckkcr,' said DR.. In
man. And, of course, it is common
talk"
But You have been in Mexico since
1905, and do not have to depend on Mr.
De Becker for your information"
IL have no evidence, but it was COM
mon talk in Mexico
Oppose International Policy
Prior to his cross-examination DR.
lnman and Bishop James Cannon, jr
in charge of the affairs of the Methodist
Episcopal Church, South, in Mexico
both defended the Carranza regime and
opposed any policy. of intervention.
Both said that conditions in Mexico
during the last year showed "a great i'm
provement." DR.. Cannon said the only
intervention he favored was the "inter-
vention of the school, the intervention
of the hospital, the intervention of the
gospel"
Dr lHman too the committee that
the whole pan-Amcrican question was
involved in the Mexican situation. He
declared that throughout Latin Amer
lean the feeling toward the United
States is improving. He ascribed this
Improvement to the "watchful wait
ing policy in Mexico, but when qucs.
toned by Senator Fall he said that the
successful operation of Americas in
tervcntion policy in Mexico had much
10 do with it.
Il am convinced" said Dr. Inman
"that if we should have armed inter
vontion in Mexico it would prejudice
all aof the Latin-American countries
against US and would hold back Latin
American friendship in way that
could not be described in a very large
way"
DcSCrlDeS i'reSlGent CarranZa
DR.. Inman bore testimony to the
qualifications of Carranza.
"Carranza is an honest and capable
man." he said. "Of course. he has his
faults. He is ul ra- nationalistic. He
is very sensitive and the attacks upon
him in the American press have made
him more sensitive. He has been
called a thief. a liar and a robbcr, and
this has made him very resentful.
knew him as a neighbor in Coahuila
several years ago and formed high
opinion of him as a man. He is not
anti American, but pro-Mexican. lie
is for Mexico for the Mexicans.' -.