The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1920-05-03
SAYS AMERICAN AID
IN MEXICO WOULD
Be WELCOMED
BIZ DAVID LAWRENCE,
(copyright By The IntelltSeneer.)

WASHINGTON. May l.-SenhtSr
Fall. of New Mexico. head "f the sun
committee of the Senate which has tSr
several months been investigating 'h'
Mexican situation. iS back III WaShthS-
ton with his report virtually complete
He has Just spent many weeks on IN"
border and briggs back with him an IN
teresting picture of conditions across
the Rio Grandc rs obtained from MtNI-
cans and Americans, some OF whcm tcs-
titled publicly and others privately.
II am not surprised" said senator
Fail. at the outbreak IN Mexico. dlu
not however expect tho revolt I" come
so soon. or course. I never believed
there would BE- an election this year.
even In the Mexican sense. The various
leaders in the different stats which nave
at no time recognized the Carranza gov.
crnmenr. are quick 20 take adrantag" OF
the outbreak In Sonora and the result
is thlt throughout the republic WITH
few exceptions. the country is IN reVo-
luton. ..,
NV resolution and had our government
withdrawn recognition from thc Gar,
rama government as I proposed seHeraI
months ago we would be now IN n't-
ter position TO deal fairly with all rae,
tions The CarranZa government wouid
not stay in power twenty-Iour hours II
We withdrew recognition.
The senator was asked It be hao
any preferences among the Mexican
leaders.
would welcome o. S. Aid
IT have none" was his Teply. III
General ObregOn or even Carran%a hin-
self were TO enter into an agreemsht
with our government guaraht"r'hS 'he
Obligations which We have long seen
unfulfilled. personally would not "p>
ject TO our government helping Mexico
through either one. EUt We must NOT
extend recognition again without beng
sure that American interests Will ne
fully protected.
are so sick and tired of revolution tnat
they would welcome American ana Ana
, "a between loans and hnanCiai AID oE
American private concerns ana Il gov
ernment loan, I would rather sre our
government extend the aid itself 50
that there would be no misunderstand-
ing or miScCnstruinG our motives. IN"
peopcl themselves are w"r1 out hy rev
olution and many OF the Mexican VIII
neysrs tell US that the Mexican people
would welcome American heip-they
would prefer American assistance 10
the CarranZS regime.
The New Mexico senator pointed "u''
Eoyeyer that his committe" had not
yet formulated It's recommendations.
hut would surely have some concrete
proposals 10 lay before the senate. lhe
report probably will be presented before
tina frst OF June. 1t will include list
OF tho Americans killed or injured dur
ing the entire period of revolutionary
disturbance. q list OF American claims
an estimate OF damages done American
-sxossSs: eSmprenensiySe S bsn 1S, Satn cayses
OF the periodic revolutions and what
would appear to be IN" remedy. Sug-
Sextions for tho american gnLernmenl y
policy i'm the rrar future will BE- IN"
main feature Of tho report. though
much OF the data will har" boon as
sembled for tn" first time for tn" use
OF the government and public.
Sonora's Advantage
Senator Fall Ia inclined 10 think the
Carrcnza government is mp againSt a
hopeless task In Sonora whCsr the Mex
. leans Seem determined 10 MAINTAIN an
independent state government unless
they can fore" the Carranza adminiStra-
,ion out fpowcr. II" says tho people
OF Sonora have prospered and are DONG
a GOOD busin ss with tho outside world:
sh(ppinR millions Cf dollars worth OF
freight northward daily. They nave
plenty Of Coastlino for shipping. 100,
and are In a position TO isolate them
selves from the rest Of the republic on
account of the mountain Businesses I"
the south. 49,,
LEFT Washington for tho border shortly
aftar his conference with President Will
son in the sick room OF III" White
House. and just after his conferences
with Secretary Lansing. Indeed. these
conferences between Senator Fail ana
Mr. Lansing are generally believed 20
have had a good deal 10 do with tn"
Presidents diSpleasure with his sccre-
tary OF state From tn" White House
Viewpoint they constituted "coiluSlon
between the Department ot state anu
the senate Foreign Relations Committee
but from tho congressional viewpoint
thny a,rnarrd - b" the best cvidenc"
OF cooperation between tho two branch
es OF government that had manifested
itself during ;hc Wilson adminlSirt-
ton.
49, To mako Tho Facts Public
Just what was the plan Of the l@-
partmc I Of state AZ the time has never
been disclosed. though many observers
have supposed that Secretary lansing
believed the Senate Committee could d"
a great deal toward impressing the
Mexican government with the serious
moss OF its attitude toward the Mexican
ouoeStion something that diplomatic
exchanges through Ambassador Fletch-
or had not been able 70 accomplish
either because Of the Indifference ot the
NcSicanS or tho failur" Of the Wilson
admlni ST ration 70 deal draStirally with
tho government below III" Rio Grand".
The President himself took tho Who'll"
business out @; Mr.. l.anSingS hands
and at the same tim" warned tho SEN
ate committee that II Srcsolutlon about
Withdrawing recognition was entirely
outside OF congressional jurisdiction.
The SenatS committee has gone ahead,
however with its invest cation. and now
proposes to lay all the facts b"t"r" N"
Nmerican people so that 'hH rcSponSt~
hylIt,. for violations "f American rights
MAJ he FULLY determined by publicity.