The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1920-04-17
MEXICO REQUEST -
GOES TO BAKER
State Department Passes
Buck to Secretary of
War

WASHINGTON, April i7.--Mexico'a
request for permission 10 send troops
through American territory 50 as 10
attack sonora from the north has been
referred 10 the war department hy the
state department.
State department officials today said
the request had not come officially
FROM the Mexican government as they
stated yesterday, but from high OFF,
Gers Of the Mexican army.
While the war department was con-
Hldering the request, Henry Lane VIII
son, former ambassador to Mexico.
continued his testimony regarding
McN team Affairs before q senate inyes-
uBating committee.
All Powerful.
The peculiar motives which induce
ed President Wilson TO adopt the poll
Icy or rather lack OF policy toward
Mexico during the last seven years" :"
he said. arise evidently from the
montnl obsession that all knowledge
and an power rests in the executive
believe that he came to office with
the idea that he had "a mandate from
tho American people 20 reverse all the
foreign policies of HIS predecessors" {"
Besides affecting Mexico this had
worked great harm in bringing about
the domination Of Japan over China"
Mr.. Wilson said.
Discussing the peace treaty contrO-
versy. the former ambassador said
the president wrote article ten OF the
treaty himself ana though there are
many more important sections than it.
he has caused widespread disaster hy
insisting that the whole treaty be re-
icctcd rather than let the senate mod %
iiy that one section.
Plank on Mexico.
AS to Mexico. I am Informed that
he has already written n plank on the
s1blrct fog the next national platform
OF the democratic party, indorsing and
demanding continuance OF this
course" the witness continued. "He
cannot be changed.
Anybody who supports tho Mexican
policy Of President Wilson h unpa
triotic and American. Eighty per
cent Of MeNico'a population u Hitter
ate and Indian, with "a distinct dt-
vision between the Indian of the north
and the southern Maya, They have
no concept Of hne-spun polite or al
truistic theory. but do comprehend
Justice II Il is accompanied by arm.
ness"
The witness said that BY constant
Interference" In itH bohalf President
Wilson kent On power the Carranza
government. which he described as an
I aggregation uf fcudal hrlFands."
Dinicuit Problem Now.
AS an illustration OF how far he
goes" former Ambassador Wilson
continued. ~ expect 10 see permits
sion given Carranza TO move his
/ troops across American soil 10 fight
I the Obregon forces in sonora. as has
been done before. Thls constitutes
an Interference in Mexico, the more
Z objectionable since II II given TO n
group which has shown the deepest
hostility toward the United States and
| huH constantly refused Americans pro.
I tccti0n within is bordera.''
Mr.. Wilson conceded that Il would
/ be very diuicult 30 bring about order
] in Mexico. but he thought the moral
and financial support OF the Amer
lean government might be given 90 a
now group which would have a chance
/ % rccstablshinE order Failing In
that straight Intervention. or inter-
vontion in northern Mexico, might ac.
complizh good.