The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1919-07-23
AMERICANS KILLED :.
MEXICANS co FRE:E|:
No Arrests, No Convictions, Fletcher
Tells Committee
RELATIONS ARE IMPROVING
Hearing on Gould Resolution PrOpos"
ing Congressional Investi-
CATION of Relations.

Washington, July 22.-Although
about fifty American citizens have
been killed or outraged in Mexico
since 1917, not a single arrest or con-
Viction is krown to have resulted
Henry p. Fletcher, United States am.
bassador to Mexico, today told the
House rules committee, in hearing
CT the Gould resolution proposing ap-
pointment Of a congressional commit
tee to investigate relations between
the two countries.
The Ambassador also laid before
the committee report compiled by
the State Department in response a.
Senate resolution showing that since
the close of the DiaZ regime, about
$50 attacks of serious nature hai
nccn made on American citizens IN
Mexico
Relations between the two countries
however, Mr.. Fletcher said, have i'm
proved during the last three wears.
He added that there was "wonderfuI
submission to the Carranza rule y,
all the sections which the government
controls.
Although declining to express al
opinion as to the policy either past "r
future, of his country towards MeX.ro
the ambassador in effect opposed sug-
gestions advanced by members of the
committee looking to withdrawal by
the United States of recognition OF,
the CarranZa government Such Il
step, he said, would only increase the
existing unfriendly feeling Of Nexi-
cans toward Americans and would nos
unless accompanied by other action,
IN the way of assistance, bring about
the establishment of more stable
government il Mexico but would add
to the difficulties of that country.
At present, Mr.. Fletcher, said. there
were no revolutionary leaders IN Mex
leo with sufficient following to over
throw the existing government and
set up stable one
"What would the permission of dis
government to all Mexrans to secure
arms and ammunition furnish these
anti-Carranza leaders 90 asked Chair
man Campbell. "That would havc the
effect of increasing the Turmoil in
Mexico" replied the ambass adnr,
whether it would ultimately result
i'm q pOVprnnopt ,,,orn e+,Ilo .La., 49,:
one, more able to discharge its na-
tional obligations, am not prepared
to say"
Ambassador Fletcher said h. had
noticed no special anti-Amcricnl sem
timcnt or discrimination agAinS- na-
tionals Of this country N favo, Of
those other nations. NcwsYG pers,
however, during the war hc sal. we're
very hostile toward the United = ltes.
The Mexican government, h, said.
have divided some land owned b. some
Americans among \ exican pc0a- -. but
he added that "those cases hAye not
been very frequent"
In reply to questions .e4ar lag. the
Mexican governments attitude toward
American oil men, tha ambassador
said CarranHa had n1i proh oited the
drilling OF wells, but only denied per
mlts Tor wells, unless certain pre-re-
qulsitcs were agreed upon. & other
hearing VIII I've held by the co nmittee
tomorrow at which Mrs. John W.
Corrcll, Of Oklahoma, whose hu ,band
was recently murdered near TaNp;co,
and number Of former American
residents of Mexico, will appear.
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