New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1920-04-10
news to the government in Washing

news to the government in Washing
ton.
President Carranza's anti-American-
Ism, or, more properly, antipathv
toward the United States, has been a
matter of official record for several
years The policy of the United States
government has, however, apparently
sought to ignore this attitude, hoping
that Mexican affairs would settle down
to normal and that Carranza would
cool otf The report from Salvador in
dlcates that Carranza' attitude and
consequent propaganda has triumphed
at least in Salvador, and that the law
makers of that little country have swal-
lowed 1t, hook, line and sinker.
Good Feeling Shaken
Their decree would not only defy the
Monroe Doctrine, but would DESTROY
every agency set up by the United
States. in a feeling of brotherhood. 20
develop and cement relations between
this country and Latino american ma
lions: The people of Salvador seek to
90 what Mexican propaganda has urged
tsem to do for many months-tell the
onlted States to mind her own bust.
ness and allow Latin America. espe-
cia.ly the smaller nations, to fight
among themselves to their hearts con-
sent and treat foreigners and thej,
property as caprice dictates.
The Monroe Doctrine, viewed in the
broadcast sense. places upon the United
State government the responsibility
Tor peace and order on the Western
hemisphere and the protection of the
lives and property of rot only Ameri-
can citizens but citizens of foreign
.2untrles residing in nations of the
" oSrern fIeuisphere
Cara nza's hatred for the United
States dates from the inception of the
ts0eretaro constitution of 1917. which
DEGREES among other things that Mex
100 owns the subsoil minerals in Mex
GO irrespective of previous titles she Id
oy individuals and that lands in Mex
ico must be divided into almost micro
SCOPE tracts-as compared with for
erly-each tract TO be owned by q
different person. Thus American and
h-itlsh property owners in Mexico
nave appealed to their governments to
protest against such laws.
Repeated protests made by the Amer
lean State Department in this con-
nectlon, but never backed by more than
words, have created in the mind of
earranza contempt for the United
Sta ees which mas found an outlet in
propaganda holding up himself As
the champion OF Latin American coun-
tries against the great bully of the
North
Carranza tropagand. Plans
hVen before the framing o. the 1917
constitution Carranza used effective
propaganda against the United states
as result OF the withdraw. Of General
Mexico
Sudden orders from Washington
caused General Pershing to cease his
dead or alive hunt or Villa lust as
the American cavalry began 10 brush
up against Carranzista forces who were
sprel.d & 5 screen against further pen
etration southwark by Americans. One
these brushes was the massacre of
q troop of The United States 10th Cav
airy at Carrizal.
Troops sent BY General Pe~shing to
inquire INTO" this massacre received
Its orders TO return after the Ameri-
cans had reached within few miles of
the scene OF the massacre. In accord
ance with orders, the entire expedition
started its return to the border. Stores
which had been piled along the lines
OF communication were burned-by
oroer.
Shortly after General Pershing had
completely evacuated Mexico propa-
gai.da was circulated by the Carrarza
government throughout Latin America
announcing, in effect, that the brave
Mexican troops had met the invading
"grlngo" forces, fought decisive bat
tie with them at Carrizal, defeated
them and forced them 10 flee the coun-
try IN undignified haste, burning their
stores as they went.
Possibly the Mexican President be-
lieved this story himself, because in
l9l8-two years later-he told Ambas-
saCor Fletcher in personal interview
that the United States would have to
keep hands Off Mexico and not inter
fere IN Mexican affairs, because ''if it
means war or intervention, we are
sorry, but we are prepared for such
eventualities."
No Change in Policy
That President Carranza has not
changed his policy, nor has he ceased
TO advise Latin American nations with
regard to the Monroe Doctrine. is
shown By an interview granted by him
TO a special correspondent of LA
Prensa,' OF Buenos Ayres, which ar
rived in New York simultaneously with
the news that Salvador has decreed to
disregard the Monroe Doctrine, wipe
out the Central American Court Of Jus
tice, the international court on arbitra-
tion-all institutions organized through
the initiative of the Cn,ced States-and