South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1919-12-25
MEX. INTERESTED
IN j. s. POLITICS
Believe That Next General
Elections Will Affect Re-
Iati0nS Between Nations.

Copyright 1919. by United Press
LAREDO. Texas Dec. 24.-Mex-
leo is fully as interested in the ma
tional politics OF the United states
as are The Americans themselves.
This is due 20 the general belief ia
that country that the next general
Elections here VIII have an import
amt effect in the relations between
cations.
I'm its recent diplomatic Intercourse
with the Uniteh States the Carranza
s0vernment has been assured that
le republican congress would NOT
help Prest Wilson ans too freely.
md az the same time that wilson
Guld not play into tho ropu5-
.aus hands" on ans phase Of
he Mexican situation For this re1-
con the complexion OF The nest
american congress and the result of
residential booms aye absorbing
.he interest OF Mexican leaders. They
a-e eager TO obtain the opinion OF
Americans i'm Mexico as to who will
De- the next president They show
particular interest in Cen. wood It
may be taken for granted that the
ttitude OF every presidential cam
a.date toward Mexico IS being care
fully investigated by Prest Car
rama.
AS for the average American ia
HeNicO-he is quite frank iu has
elief that the worm Will turn nm
.aer the next administration i'm Wash
mston.
Noticeable Lack OF Faith.
At present there Is a very notice
able lack of faith in each others
attitude on matters affecting the
two countries, according 10 we'll in
formed persons. It is pointed Out
that the notes on the Jenkins AMI
Wallace cases failed 10 develop a
common basis upon which a settle
ment could be reached. Neither
country. IL is contended accords full
faith in the others evidence.
For instance in the Wallace case
Mexican officials are satisfied with
the testimony of their own citizens
that the American provoked the
fatal attack upon him by riding mis-
mule over a machine gun squad. The
american Investigation however, de-
veloped that "a Carran zista soldier
kicked Wallace's mule. causing the
animal TO shy into the squad. After
shooting Wallace. the Mexican SOL
diers poured liquor over his body 10
make il appear that ne was drunk.
American friends of Wallace testi-
fled that ne never drank
Latest developments ina the Jen-
kins ease similarly illustrated the
conflict which apparently influences
every diplomatic interchange of the
Two countries. The American con
sular agent reported To his embassy
in Mexico city that he personally
heard poems retract the original tes-
timony against him and state they
were coached To say at first that he
WAS i'm collision with mis- abductors
Although repeatedly promised q
transcript of these retractions tho
pucbla court finally refused 10 give
Jenkins copy and later even denied
the poems made retractions.
Depend ON Their Version.
In dozens of instances OF Ameri-
cams murdered i'm Mexico. the Car
rama government has shown the
same inclination Ca depend wholly
upon their own version of Circum-
stances which were later entirely re-
fJted by investigation of the Ameri-
can state department The escape
without punishment of Mexican
llurderers has created a situation i'm
he Tampico oil region which. Amer
lcans say has resulted in Americans
being treated like DOGS b. Mexican
soldiers Patrol robberies there are
increasing.
American diplomats i'm Mexico are
10 Q -loss as 10 how To- improve the
Curranza governments viewpoint to-
ward American protests against
murders and other matters requir-