South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1919-07-29
SAYS CARRANZA
UNFIT AS RULER
Archaeological Gates Tells
Congress That Band of
Outlaws Control.

WASHINGTON. July %. - Car
ranza's rule Of Mc,.co Is mot a gov
eminent. but a band of outlaws
both technically and practically"
and TODAY &c .s utterly impossible.
ana enemy n its own people first and
america second" William Gates OF
Baltimore. an archae0logIst. told the
house roles committee today i'm It's
hearing on the Gould resolution pro
posing a congressional inquiry into
Mexican affairs.
Althou-h asserting that Pres't
Wilson was misled IN MAXIM his de
Cision 90 recognize Carranza. believ-
ing the Mexican 90 be "a people -
champion" Gates declared i'm favor
Of leaving IA, solution OF che Next
can problem with the president.
The president he said. had not been
fully informed OF conditions In the
southern republic
studies MEXICAN Situation.
Gates and his opinions were based
ON a first hand study OF Mexican
: conditions for about "a year BEGIN
ming in July. 1917. during which
time he visited parts OF the country
usually not seen uy traveller ir-
Guiding the states of Yucatan. Vera
Cruz, Pueblo Morales ana OaNaca.
For 20 years, he explained. ne had
been building up a library Of Mexi-
can autiquities and literature. and
his trip was 20 find out what was
going on behind The veil of our cen
sorship and the Carrauza censor
ship"
Carranza's control includes the
main ports and the railroads. with
adjoining territory for a mile on
either size the transportation lines
Gates ,.sserted. This control nc
said. was that of a body of soldiers
who are ready H. shoot at a mo
mcnts notice i'm a country where no
body else has any suns"
MaiutsiEins that d genuine politi-
cal revolution is on in Mexico Gates
declared tho socalled bandits are the
county people, who when the Car
ranzistas come i'm TO make a raid.
take up their guns and become ban
dts in the eyes Of the government"
I'm answer 10 an inquiry whether
tie United States government now H.
fully ard fairly advised OF Mexican
conditions. Gates answered:
Bciray " wilson.
II ann satisfied that Pres't Wilson
was betrayed By Carrauza. just as
Cdrranza betrayed The Mexican pec-
pie. ] imagine that Pres't Wilson,
like many others. " i'll try 20 stick to
his friends for a long time We have
iceu running alous that diplomatic
track that there was no Mexico, but
Carrauza. except mere bandits with
out any political purpose, and THAI
Carranza ought 10 nave our help TO
suppress those bandits. There must
have been some private interests be
ing served in the background There
always are in all parties That tho
real facts could reach as far as
Tres't Wilson would take a good
deal and / doubt very much if they
did"
Obregon Anti American.
GEN Obreycn who has been men
toned as a presidential candidate 10
succeed Carranza was declared by
Gates 10 be most bitter i'm his anti
american feeling. Gates also as
serted that ne saw "a letter written
from the secretary OF the socialist
party in this country. to ObregOn,
asking him what ne thought-this
was ABOUT last April-would be
propittous time to take unified action
between radical element OF Mexico,
Canada, cuba and the United
States
Gates told the committee that dur
"a
wireless station near Mexico City
connecting with a station in spain,
which relayed MESSAGES TO Nauen.
lie also asserted second station
WA smaiutained by the Germans III
one Of the states south OF Mexico
Cit. Svcy Baker was informed by
Gates of these stations an the mid
Gle of the war" i'm 1918. Gates said.
Association Makes Report.
The National Association for Pro
lection of American Rights in MeNi-
co which announced recently that
its incomplete records showed 391
Americans had been murdered IN
Mexico since 1910. today made pub
lic names OF nNe more murder VIC
TINS. concerning whose deaths the
organization said it had just received
Information.
The FIRST OF the victims. Allen Nc
Coy. ST.. was murdered as far back
as september. 1913. according 20 the
association. Ee was attacked at
Ayutla, JalisCo. by bandits callins
themselves "Carrauzistas. the assoc
Nation said. and later died i'm the
United states from mis- wounds after
LOSING his mind His wife son and
daurhter-in-law also were said TO
have been severely injured In the
attack