The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1920-03-25
WILSON RENE VS..
FAITH in MEXICO
Appointment Of MOrgenthau
as Ambassador Ends Talk
of Intervention.
CLOSES DOOR OF PAST
tBY DAVID LAWRENcE1

Washington, March 25.-(Copy-
righted for The Chattanooga News.
Nomination of Henry Morgenthau
to be American ambassador to Mexico
constitutes the final assurance that
unless some untoward act. not now
friendly relations between the United
States and Mexico, there win be no
military Intervention under the Will
son administration In the affairs OF
the southern republic, nor withdrawal
OF recognition of the Carranza gov
eminent based upon the record OF
what has happened thus far
The presidents appointment OF a
successor TO Ambassador Fletcher is
his answer to the activities OF the
senate subcommittee investigating
Mexican affairs which has been pre-
sided over by Senator Fall, of New
Mexico. II is, moreover, his reply to
the campaign which had obtained
sympathetic consideration inside the
department of state to withdraw rec
ognition from the Carranza govern
ment by resolution OF congress.
IT is true that Secretary Lansing,
although, the original proponent OF
recognition Of Carranza, had gotten
more or less out OF patience with the
actions OF the Mexican government
In various disputes pending with the
United States and that Ambassador
Fletcher, too, felt that all that could
be done with dignity and honor had
been attempted by tho American
embassy at Mexico City to no avail
Fletoher's Able Work.
Mr.. Fletcher had been ambassador
to Chile and brought with him to
Mexico city not only a fluent COM
mand OF the Mexican language, but
a knowledge OF Latln-American af-
fairs that made it possible for him
to get firm grasp on the situation
In short time. He had many per-
sonal conferences with President
Carranza and performed n delicate
task In the period Of Americas par
ticipation in the European war when
II was particularly desirable to keep
the Germans from using Mexico as
"A base for intrigue or pernicious ac-
tivity In Mexican affairs that might
bring on war between the United
States and divert the flow OF men
and supplies to Europe.
When the war was ended. the presi-
dent was either in Parts or too alb
sorbed while in Washington in the
larger affairs OF the league OF ma
ions 10 bother about Mexico AS a
consequence matters drifted on until
the sennte subcommittee took an ac-
tive interest in the situation, seeking
by publicity not exactly to bring about
Intervention as so many people have
supposed but to obtain n withdrawal OF
the recognition tho United States had
extended TO the Carranza government,
Object OF ManeuVer.
Even " tho plan failed, II was
thought the moral influence OF the in
vestigation would promote henthier
regard for the lives and properties Of
American citizens, especially in the
veNatious oil controversy.
There Ia some reason to believe that
both Secretary Lansing and Ambassa-
dor Fletcher were 80 ready to cooper
lto with the senate committee as to
give the impression that they believed
their own hand In diplomacy would he
thereby In dealing direct
ly with tho Carranza government,
President Wilson simply closes the
book OF the past, ignores the talk about
Withdrawing recognition and senda TO