Las Vegas optic. (East Las Vegas, N.M.) 1908-1921, 1912-09-28
HELPED MADEUO GREATLY
THERE is LITTLE CAUSE TO BE-
LIEvE oRozco REcEWEn
FUNDS, HOWEVER
INVESTIGATION NEARLY DONE
SHORT INQUIRY AT EL PAso
WILL BRING 1T TO A COM
cLUsloN.

Los Angeles, Sept. 2S.-The United
States subcommittee appointed to in
vestigate relations with Mexico con
cluded its work in this city today
and, while its members are non-com
initial as to the subject matter Of the
report they will submit to the senate
committee on foreign relations, Sen
ator Smith says that II will 'embody
evidence showing that since the begin.
ming Of the Madero revolution large
quantities Of munitions of war have
been shipped into Mexico across the
American border.
The report, it is believed, will hold
that the evidence adduced points to
the necessity for the United States to
intervene in Mexico in order that
Americans and American interests
may receive proper protection. The
committee has Deen in continuous
session since September at which
time the senators left Washington,
The investigators spent ten days in
III Paso gathering facts, and ter lays
in Los Angeles. The remainder Of
the time has been taken up in travel
ing.
The investigators have interrogated
500 Witnesses and taken thf testimony
Of rs witnesses. The testsimdNv COW
ers more than 500 typewribtten eges.
The transcribed notes wifi be aNch-
ed to the committees reSnort To- We
senate. Speaking Of the tEestimom r.
day. Senator Smith said: e
THE testimony of every mexican
whom we interrogated agrees upon
this one point: that if arms, ammu-
nition and supplies needed in warfare
were permitted to enter the country
during the Orozco rebellion the same
as they were during the Madero revo-
luton, Orozco would have been in
Mexico City long ago. The rigid en-
forcement of the law against the adj
mission into Mexico of firearms and
ammunition has been Orozco's great
est hadicap. eAnalyzed, the evidence
shows that during the past two years
100000 rounds Of ammunition went
into Mexico from El Paso and $4,000
rounds from Los Angeles. It also
shows that from El Paso 10000 rifles
have been sent across the border It
was further shown that more than
500 tons Of dynamite has been ship
ped. into Mexico during the revoln-
tionary periods. the dynamite has
been used for mining as weH as for
the blowing up Of bridges No dyna7
mite is permitted to so into Mexico
at the present time.
"A large percentage Of the total
amount Of firearms, ammunition and
dynamite" said Senator Fall, went
into the republic during the Madero
revolution
It Il said the evidence proves con
clusively that no American money
was used in financing the Orozco rebel
lion, but tends to establish the claim
that American funds were used to
finance the Madero revolution.
Senator F'all will leave tomorrow
with Secretary Fred ireland and It is
possible that while in Ell Paso enroue
east additional evidence tending to
prove that American money was usea
in the Madero revolution win be OBJ
tained. Senator Smith, the chairman,
will spend few days more IN the
southland and win join Senator Fail
either in El Paso or in washington
when the preparation Of the report
and its recommendation viii be
forthwith commenced The commit
tee has until January 4 to file its re.
port. but the findings will be trans
mitted to the foreign relations com
mittee with as little delay al possible.
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