The Washington herald., 1914-06-29


mittee colleagues. But Senator Smith
was perfectly willing TO discuss the sit
| uation here and In Mexico. in 50 far as
the meddling of big business with the
internal affairs Of the Mexican republic
was concerned. On this point Senator
Smith said:
Encouraged I'm United states.
THE Mexican revolutions, dating from
that OF the late President Francisco l.
| Madero, have. in my opinion, been en-
! couraged and planned in the United
States. think the ONCE of Sherburne
G. Hopkins has been the principal head
| quarters OF all these revolutions, incip-
lent and otherwise am led TO believe
this because Of the very painstaking in
vestigation which I assisted in conduct
ing under the direction of the Senate a
year and a half ago.
Il became convinced then and my judg-
ment has been confirmed since that time,
that at bottom these revolutions were
brought about by the rivalries existing
between the interest represented by Lord
Cowdray and the ambitions Of Henry
Clay Pierce. Hopkins served both Madero
and Henry Clay Pierce. as he has since
served Carranza and Villa. The COM
mercial and industrial fruit OF this war
fare seemed to be the control of the oil
interests OF Mexico. which are very rich,
and the railroads OF Mexico. the stock OF
which Is owned by the Mexican govern
ment in the main. but the securities OF
which are owned largely In the United
States. The government Of Mexico names
the officers and directors and dislike to
say II, yet Il is my firm belief that both
these revolutions have been brought on,
NAl h,- NW3Nn
ests on one side or the other.
"ShRme," Says senator smith.
1T is a shame to think that the Mex
lean people have suffered so much
through business rivalries. but II is a still
greater shame 10 think that the prestige
of the United States throughout the
world and particularly throughout the
Western Hemisphere. should have been
so seriously jeopardiZed through such
means. the loss OF life OF Americans. non
combatants and soldiers, are horrible to
contemplate.
IF Mr.. Hopkins and his group of pro-
fessional revolutionists could have been
suppressed when they first fiadnted their
inhurian principles here. all the suffering,
loss OF life and needless sacrifice OF prop
erty could have been avoided. I do not
believe that the President has ever real
lied the diabolIcal aspect OF this Mexican
situation. and now that our worst sus-
picions have been realized. and the whole
sad story is to be told. the course of the
United States government ought to be
very plain
Struggle for Control
The New York Herald yesterday. in a
sensational four-page story, makes the
charge, and attempts 10 support il with
documentary proofs of a private nature,
that the whole Mexican revolution is
simply a mighty struggle between great
financial interests for the control of the
country's railroad and oil resources.
Substsntiating its charges II prints let
tiers and kilograms from Pierce and Hop
kins to and from Gen. Carranza and his
representatives.
II also brings in Charles r. Flint. of
New York. as one of those behind the
titanic struggle to control the country's
wealth. and declares openly that Messrs.
Elguero. Rodriguez and Rabasa, three
delegates to the Niagara Falls peace con-
ference, are in reality representatives of
the Cowdray interests
II makes the charge that these warning
interests have thwarted the President in
his efforts to bring about peace.
1t purports to show Capt Hopkins in
what may be termed intimate touch with
Charles r. Flint, and there is not lacking
indication that Charles R. Flint has been.
and is, in close touch with Henry Clay
Pierce.
1t shows that Henry Clay Pierce has
been brought in close touch with such
well-known revolutionary leaders as Luis
Cabrera, Rafael Zubaran and Jose Vas
concelos, and that at least one of these
gentlemen has received money from
Henry Clay Pierce. These three lieuten-
ants OF Gen. Venustiano Carranza have
had particularly to do with the railway
situation in Northern Mexico. Henry
Clay Pierce, as the correspondence shows,
Is deeply interested in the railway situa-
ton in that same territory.
Act for Two Factions.
1T may be mere coincidence" it says.
'rbut 1t is highly interesting that th,.
three men who have had closest direct
touch with Henry Clay Pierce iV the
consideration OF the problem of Mexican
railways are the same three supposed
to have been designated by Gen. Venus
tiano Carranza as his representatives to
confer with the representatives Of the
Mexico City government now at Niagara
Falls. Ontario.
Despite all the efforts that have been
made to bring about a peaceful solution
of the Mexican situation, there can be
no lodging the fact that the United
States IS on the verge of war with Mex
ico- There may be temporary settlement.
but what assurance can there be that
the condition which has been produced
in Mexico through American instrumer-
talities will not at some time in the
near future force upon the government
of the United States the unwelccme duty
of sending its military forces to Mex
tco?"
Involved John LiPd.
It makes the assertion that at the time
when an embargo against the shipment
of arms to Mexico was supposed to he
in force, and when American feeling ran
high at the thought OF American arms
going into Mexico with the possibility
almost certainty-of thess armI being
turned against Americans. Mr.. Lind was
advising the constitutionalist agents how
to get arms into Mexico without infrtng-