The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-09-09
CARRANZA UPHELD
BY N. Y. CHURCHMAN
DR.. Inman Tells Senators Mex
icO's President Is Honest
and Capable.
BISHOP CANNON AGREES
Committee Learns Relig-
ious Organizations Strongly
Oppose Intervention.
BISHOP CANNON AGREES
spscial Despatch to TIE suS


WARRINGTON, Sept. S.-That there is
powerful opposition TO American inter-
vention in Mexico among the church Or
ganizations of this country, was the dec
laration made before the Senate sub
committee of Foreign Relations to-day
by officers OF church organizations.
The Rev. Samuel Guy Inman of New
York. secretary of the committee on
church in Latin America, and Bishop
James b. Cannon, Jr., of the Methodist
Episcopal Church. with headquarters at
Ell Paso, appeared before the sub-com-
mittee, composed of Senators Fall On.
ny, Brandegee Comm, and Smith
(Ariz). They agreed that the Mexican
problem In the opinion of missionaries
working in that country, can be worked
out without war, and therefore the
church forces strongly oppose interview
ton.
what Is needed is not to squelcn
revolution but to guide evolution ana
democratic progress" said DR.. lnman'
His committee, he said. represents some
thirty American church boards which
have been investigating conditions, ana
they have turned to the conclusion that
Intervention would intensity the difncul-
ties. a,
II believe" ne said, that Carranza is
an honest and capable man. l formed
n high opinion of him as man. He is
pro- Mexican, but he Is not unfrienoly
] to America.
Carranxa MtsunderstOod. He says
ARMED intervention in Mexico would
| retard Latin American friendship, un-
Outstanding and solidarity. upon which
| increased friendly relations between the
4 limited States and South America must
! be carried forward.
cit is dificult for the American peo'
| pie to understand CarranZas attitude be-
cause some people distort everything h'
| says or does. True he recently brought
| in an unfortunate reference to the Mon
roe Doctrine in a message that wal
really Intended to be concillatory toward
the United States.
| "In some of the literature your league
| of free masons has sent out this commit
| tee has been described as being pre1u
diced, and its chairman especially re
| ferred to as being prejudiced agains
| Carranza," Senator Fall said. You sa!
some people distort everything Carranzi
says or does. Upon what do you bas
| that assertion? We are here to get a
the truth regarding the Mexican situa
ton and we propose to continue our In
vestigation without fear or favor.
conditions in Mexico are distorted b.
those of Interior motives we want t
know It"
DR.. Inman referred to the New Yor
Times as having distorted" the mean
ing of Carranza's recent message where
in he referred to the Monroe Doctrin
with a headline, "Carranza Retorts.
Another New York newspaper. he SAID
had used a headline "Carranza Defies.
Not Defiant to United States.
1 The message and its tone was con
ciliatory and in no way a retort or de
fiance to the United States. DR.. lima
asserted. He denied that the attltud
OF CarranZa toward American propert
rights in Mexico was "confiscatory.
The news dispatches, he said. purportin
to come from Mexico, appearing /
American newspapers, "often distorte
actual conditions in Mexico" The wi,
ness admitted. however, there are NOR
bandits in Mexico now than under tn
Diaz regime. But, on the whole.
said, business is better now than whe
Diaz instead of Carranza was at tn
head of the Mexican Government.
THE revenues of the Mexican GOV
eminent have increased $50. 000. 900 un
der Carranza," the witness said 9TH
necessity to maintain a large army take
so much of the increased revenues tha
the Government is not in a position I