South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1919-10-10


same hunter. former United States
consul general 10 Mexico. who in "a
cable message 10 Washington last
Aug. 1 relinWished Greer cover
ms Z years in the consular service
90 devote his time 90 writing was
found here recently busily en-
gagged IN revising the final proofs OF
his forthcoming book "Not All the
King Horses" which, ne said. IS
fresco pOrtraying actual conditions
pm the country south Of the RIO
<Crande
AIR. Chamberlain served the Amer
lean government az Bahia. Rio Ja-
Metro, Pernambuco, Lourenco Mar
cues ard at Mexico City. going 70
the last named post in May. 1917.
His experiences i'm the Mexican cap
ital covering "a period Of two years,
be said. and what ne regarded as
an individual moral obligation 20
tell the American people the facts.
preciPitated his resignation. Since
that time ne has been In practical
aeculsion in New York. lie said ne
had no political or commercial af-
filauOns whatever. that ne wrote as
a mere American citizen and that
the state department was i'm nowise
implicated i'm his radical private
views
IntolcrabIc Conditions.
The former consul general de
clared that the Mexican problem re-
solves itself into two major divi-
sious: exposition and solution. At
present he was interested in turning
the light upon the shameful years
during which his government and
fellow countrymen had been sub
jected 10 indignity and outrage.
Every American citizen. Mr.. Cham
berlain asserted. is vitality concern
ed m the 'intolerable" conditions
which have existed i'm Mexico the
past eight years If ne does not wish
To see the American conception of
Justice allegiance and patriotism
made a laughing-sto TO the
world"
one other circumstance that
caused him TO resign. ne said was
Ambassador F1etCher's recent hal
ing before the senatorial committee"
which he characterized as both "un-
: fair and absurd" He said il was
Gike putting the ambassador TO Mex
leo ION a tight rope with a bucket
of water IN each hand" Mr.
Fletcher. he said. came through the
orueal well only because he is a
finished diplomat and because Of the
Indulgence of his questiOners."
One Friendly Act.
IF the first question: had been. -
said Mr. Chamberlain, "Can you
name one friendly act on the part
OF the Mexican government towards
ours during your two years in Mex
leo CITY? and had followed by: Can
YOU recall five gross breaches Of in
ternational courtesy in the same
period % the discrimination would
have come to a sudden close or
everybody would have had a bath"
The former consul general ex-
plain that by friendly and un-
friendly acts" on the part of the
~Mexican government. he did not
mean casual actions arising from
-acial antipathy but a systematic
policy OF estrangement. He charged
hat efforts were being made by the
-arranza administration to capital
re hatred against the United States
and that this included distortion of
friendly American motives, the sup
preston OF facts by news censor
ship. the expulsion of patriotic
Americans who had lived in Mexico
rs long as so years. and the extra
ordinary breach of international
courtesy in publishing an unan-
v-erad dfpIQu1afie DOfa with tho do
uoerate intention of counteracting
Pres't Wilson's friendly speech
made 20 visiting Mexican newspaper
men, The present regime, he said
was endeavoring 10 "counteract al
an costs any symptoms of goodwill
toward the United States"
Conditions Worse
Mr. Chamberlain insisted that
.onditions in Mexico were worse
than the news reports Indicate" He