The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1919-07-24
DISSATISFIED OVER
MEXICAN AFFAIRS
Congress and the Country Ito~tics-
~ Innction ~ Present
Administrations.
EvARTS MESSAGE RECALLED
Red Hooded American Attitude ot
1878 Contrnsicd with Weak
ncs~ of TO-DAY,
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multiply lint ,pngrc'H ana The 'oun.
Try nrc becoming more and NOR"
profoundly dissatisfied with tho
Mexican policy Of the ndministra'
ton,
Large numbers " letters criticls-
ing ho inncuon Of the administra-
ton with reference TO Mexico arc
reaching members or congress and
this without-1cRard to party II is|
well known that before the United
States entered into war with Ger
many tho American people were
much aroused over the outragrs In
nicted upon Americans IN Mexico
and not checked by the government
OF tho United StAteB. The shadow
OF tho war with Germany Tor TIM"
obucurod and oclipsod Mexican ar
fairs 10 a large extent, even though
it WAS well known that Mexico waH
being used as u base of operations
by German spioH ana secret agents
and this with the knowlodRe and
conniyAnce Of tho CArranza govern.
ment Since the war with Germany
has ended Mexican matters have re-
ceiyed more notice on the part uf
tho American people the outragrs
below the border arc receiving more
attention In tho newspapers and IA"
disposition Of tho public, having
dealt with the German menace, iH 10
demand some sort Of composition
Of Mexican turmoil and turbulence /
May BE New Policy
Rumors have been frequent for |
some weeks that the Wilson admin |
istration. which has long bolhtcrcd |
up the CarranEa government Will |
set out on new course anda ftrmer !
and more American like policy with |
regard to Mexico. Stories are find. |
ing their way into print 90 the effect |
that the long period Of "watchful |
waiting" rs al an end aud that the /
United states will from now on re
quire the Mexican government TO |
take effective steps TO guard the |
livea and property OF persons OF !
other countries and especially Amer
leans within the boundaries or tho |
Mexican republic Along with such |
stories go others to- the effect that |
the British and French governments
are much dissatisfied with Mexican
conditions, Secretary OF state Lam
sing has taken occasion TO deny that !
there In any intention ON the part |
OF the United States to Intervene In |
Mexico.
General Dissatisfaction.
Although public dissatisfaction and |
dissatisfaction In congress With the
course OF this administration toward |
Mexico In view OF the continued |
procession OF murders and other |
outrages OF which Americans arc
Victims are such as TO make It quito
believabie that the administration
will be forced to undertake mora
vigorous methods In dealing with !
the Mexican government the infor'
nation which the state department
has given to the house committee on |
foreign affairs does not Indicate /
there has been any departure from /
the "watChful waiting policy In |
fact state department officials have /
led the committee to understand |
rather that there WIS likely to be /
another period OF "watchful walt
ing" The state department has nd
vlsed the foreign affairs committee |
that Carranza will not continue to |
head the government much longer |
and that while he II incapable OF
restoring order there Is reason TO !
believe he will be Huccceded by a |
stronger man who will be able Ca re- /
store order. In this connection Gen I
eral Gonzales has been mentioned TO |
the foreign affairs committee aA the |
man who Is likely 20 succeed Car
ranHa and who on the basis OF his I
past record might be expected TO |
conduct government sufficiently |
vigorous TO bring about order and |
put an end to the existing chaos. |
Members OF the house foreign AZ !
fairs committee infer that " Won |
D.. d
moral backing OF this government /
and that he viii set out TO quiet the /
turbulent conditions and suppress
banditary and pillaEe and the other /
crimes OF which Americans and other |
foreigners are complaining How |
ever. N events take this course. as /
members nf the foreign affairs /
committee or at least some OF them |
see II, the result will he simply an I
other period OF waiting during which /
this government will look on FOR "A .
while longer 70 find out whether the |
new government is In fact any more /
effective than tho one of which Car
rama is the head
CRrrnnm Wants Arms,
CarrauEa, 80 the foreign affairs |
committee is informed. has advised |
this government that II Il expects /
MN 10 bNAltI NllN NNllhN'A ANiNH ~ /
Mexico II should permit arms and |
munitions to be Hout n from this /
country. The state department has /
been fearful of permitting this lest ,
the arms and munitions he used for I
purposes other than those which /
would meet the sanction of THE T.
government and might eventually be- /
used to Americas detrimont
Almost every day iu congress sen /
ate or house, Is informed through !
private sources OF some ncw Mex.
can act OF wrong doinE ranging from
robbery TO murder one OF the ht-
est cases is the murder of John W
Correll, formerly Of Oklahoma, the
maltrentment OF Mrs. Corrcll aud
abuse OF their son by a band Of
Maxlcans Of the Correll farm at
Colonia near TampiCo. great
demonstration In protest against the
crimes has been made et Ada. Okla.
and citizens there have demanded an
investigR ton by congress and that
the murderers be appr"heuded and
given the extreme penalty as pro.
,tded by Mexican law. Not only in
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