South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1920-07-11
BY RALPII IL. TURNER

tNtebdIy o. the treasury, proceeded
10 tell Mexico and the rest OF the
world Of the great contribution Car
rama had made 20 Mexican national
life. Hidden away in a corner OF
Mexico city - for Cabrera was
wanted" by the new revolutionary
government-the former treasury
head began writing series OF ar
ucles entitled The Inheritance OF
Carra1za"
Five Of the articles appeared in
the newspaper Excelsior. Three
more had been announced for pub
lication, but at the conclusion OF the
fifth, when Cabrera began to wax
somewhat violent. the articles ceas-
ed 70 appear. Suppression? That
was the most common explanation.
Cabrera, at any rate, had the sat
lsidctiOn OF writing and publishing
his essay on Carran=a's Information
nj policy. 1t is this ar .iclc which
contains the most interest 10 the
United States and South America
Among other topics. Cabrera dis
cusses the Monroe Doctrine. Latin
Americas part in Mexican relations
with the United States. the petro-
leum question, Carranza's attitude
during the war. the Pershing cNpe-
di.iOn after Villa, and chc occupa-
ton OF Vera Cruz by American ma
rines IN 1914.
An Exaggerated Idea
The article is interesting. in the
main, because il uncOnsciouSly dis
closes Carranza's exaggerated idea
Of guarding Mexican sovereignty,
an idea carried 10 such extremes
that at no time was ne able 10 main
tain friendly relations with the
other great nations Of the world.
Before the time Of Carranza, ac-
cording &c Cabrera, Mexican soy
ereignty was practically unknown.
He declares that:
With respect 20 the part which
Mexico is supposed 10 have won for
herself IN the concert Of civilized
nations" she scarcely played the
cyn,bals to the accompaniment Of
the American base drum So far as
Europe and South America were
concerned. Mexico until 1910 was
what Cuba is now, a country which
geographically and economically
cannot at "a distance be distin guish-
ca from the United States"
Carranza changed all that
Vera Cruz was occupied, Cabrera
explains upon a very slight pre-
text" the United States believing II
eNpedicnt to provoke a conflict with
Huerta as n means Of gaining the
good will Of the revolutionists-
principally the Carranzistas. But
although Caranza could have prof
tied politically from the occupation,
Cabrera points out that nc made
firm protest against it. offering a
contrast to the intcTminable series
OF treasOns which beSmLirch the
record Of Mexico"
Villas Attack Deliberate
Beginning q lengthy discourse on
the Pershing expedition in 1916,
Cabrera declares that Villas as
sIult upon Columbus, y. NJ, was
deliberately designed TO provoke an
international complication, an act
of vengeance against the United
states for having recognized Car
rama Then Cabrera recounts how
Carranza. despite his military weak
ness, fought vehemcntly against the
invasion" demanding uncondition-
al withdrawal. He describes the
failure Of the conferences at FL
PasO, Texas. and New London,
Conn, representing them as tri-
umphs for CarranZa owing TO the
obstinacy Of Carranza, the $50, 900
men commanded By PerShing, who
had remained idle during the six
months of the conferences, could do
nothing except leave Mexico. And
they left, tacitly admitting the injus-
tice which had been committed
through their entry Cabrera con-
tinues:
1T is well known that Senator
Fall is now speaking Of a pacific
and friendly occupation without
the intention of warning upon tho
Mexican people. but only with the
intention of aiding them. We do
not distinguish between friendly
and unfriendly interventions. All
are outraCes against our national
sovereignty"
Niagara Falls Conference
Speaking Of the conference at Nj
agara Falls, promoted by Argentina.
Brazil and Chile. Cabrera says that
so far as Mexico was concerned, cit
had no other result than 10 Cstab-
fish more firmly the principle that
NteNico's domestic affairs could not
be brought before any information
al forum. even though composed OF
men of our blood and of our
tongue"
Cabrera then turns 10 another
similar incident" in August, 1915.
when Washington invited various
South American governments 10
take common action with respect 70
the affairs OF Mexico. IL being sug
Eested that all the rebel factions in
AIeNiCo join in q conference. Ca
brera says Carranza spurned the
proposal, explaining:
"Carranza response constituted
an emphatic rebuff for Washington.
which was the initiatOr of the pro-
icCt. although there Is reason 10 be-
licvc that some of the Latin-Amer-
lean governments sympathizcd with
II. Later the South American Coun-
tries better understood the prOpri-
ETY. OF Carranzas attitude and bore
him no I'll will for the lessons he
had read them"
Then Cabrera arrives at the time
when the American state depart
ncnt seemed to be converted into
a machine gun for bOmbardins
Mexico with diplomatic representa-
tons, demanding guarantees for
foreigners residing in the country.
With the precipitation characters
tic q Americans. and without wait
ing 10 be certain OF the facts, tho
state department daily cabled some
representation. These were caught
hy'American diplomatic agents. who
became pitchers and hurled them ~
our government. sometimes on &C
count Of a man killed in Chihua-
hua. who caue 10 life the third day:
again for a mule stolen in TabaScu.
TX was the same with the British.
French and Germans"
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