New-York tribune., 1919-07-30
Wilson Pied ged
TOCtlrb Mexico.
Canadians Say
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timony," said Mr., Gould to-day, "em-
phasizes strongly the wisdom of an
early investigation. Although Mr..
Fletcher was questioned by the commit
tee with every consideration for his
diplomatic position, it is impossible to
escape the conclusion that Mr. Fletcher
was not willing frankly to put the
cards on the table for the State De-
partment, or in fact to give the com
miutec any information which he could
avoid without a point blank refusal to
answer questions put to him.
"1n view of a number of errors of
facts in Mr.. Fletcher's testimony and
in view of the number of times in
which he was unable, through lack Of
information. to answer questions in
volving matters Of public record or
common knowledge, it is very clear
that Mr.. Fletcher himself has not been
secrecy with which the State Depart
ment has persistently clouded the Mex
lean problem, and that whether by ex-
press direction or not, Mr.. Fletcher
performed his duties in Mexico and
here with his eyes closed and his ears
stopped except to the official repre-
sentations of the existing government
of Mexico.
Gould's Conclusions
"The following conclusions are in
cscapable after a careful reading of
Mr.. Fletcher's testimony in the light
of generally known facts:
u. Mr., Carranza and his govern
mcnt were not placed in power by
the people of Mexico, but by less
than per cent of the people of
Mexico.
80. The so-called state govern
mcnts of Mexico are elected only
n such instances as the result Of an
election conforms to President Car
ran2a's ambitions.
"3. That the rule Of Carranza over
such portions of Mexico as are under
his control is the rule of smsll
=. armed force over an unarmed terri
. tory, that Mexico submits with a
gun at its head.
a. That the control of Carranza
in Mexico is confined to the various
ports OF entry and few Of the larger
I interior cities and the territory i'm
mediately adjacent to three of the
principal railroad lines; that whether
under control by forces or not in
the remainder of the country, Car
b rama forces are unable to maintain
order.
"5. That the Carranza regime
is directly the cause in the territory
where it admits responsibility for
/ hardships upon the people of Mexi-
co and foreigners alike, for the pa
{ ralysis of industry and for the organi-
zation of a government by loot.
/ &c. That the subdivision of large
I tracts of land, promised by the Car
ranza government as an important
part of the programme of the revolu-
tion, has been confined almost, if not
entirely, to the conhscation or en-
forced sale of large and valuable
ri n1 -,
ties to Carranza generals and civil
ian officials or the illegal apportion-
ing of estates among native squat
tcrs.
No Effort at Protection
/ ~. That the Carranza govern
ment makes no serious effort nor
seriously pretends to make one in
/ the direction either ol protecting the
I lives of foreigners or in avenging
4 them when murdered; that the Car
rama regime has been permitted
& and has in fact consistently and as
n matter Of policy, rcpudatcd all
= of its international obligations.
"8. That this attitude of indif-
ference to foreign rights has con-
sistentlv been encouraged by the
State Department in pursuance of
its Mexican policy.
30 That since the date of the
Carranza regime as the de facto gov
ernmcnt of Mexico there has Been
no material Improvement in condi-
tons in Mexico either as to the
treatment of foreigners or as to do
nestle affairs.
10 That in the treatment of for
oigners Americans are particularly
Disseminated against by the Car
rama governments; that German
residents are marked by the especial
favor Of the Carranza government.
al. That the attitude Of the Car
rama government toward the people
and the government OF the United
States generally has been both con-
temptuous and hostile.
"l2 That, while maintaining a
nomlnal neutrality during the late
war, the Carranza government re-
pcatedly and consistently permitted
itself to be used as the too! of Ger
man propaganda in Mexico; that the
Mexican wireless system was largely
manned and operated by Germans
and was entirely at the disposal Of