The Taney County republican. (Forsyth, Mo.) 1895-1992, 1914-07-09
Senate TO PROBE
MEXICAN SCANDAL
Participation Of Big Interests
in Present War TO be
Investigated.
.FINANCIERS BACK BOTH SIDES
Correspondence Between New York
Men and Constitutional Agents In
Washington Causes Sensation
Oil Men involved.

Washington, June 29.-"Big busi-
ness is to be placed once more on the
grill by the United States senate for
the purpose Of establishing exactly the
part It has played in initiating and
supporting revolutions in Mexico. The
sensational correspondence between
New York financiers and their Wash
ington agents and General Carranza
and other constitutionalists confirms
in great detail the exposure of some
days ago.
Under the circumstances Senate
leaders feel there is but one thing to
do. that is to set at work new sub.
committee of the senate foreign rela,
tions committee, of which Senator
William Alden Smith is chairman, and
to give it full powers to probe to the
very bottom of one Of the greatest
international scandals Of the age,
Nothing that has occurred recently
has aroused such intense interest as
the publication of the private CORES
pondence between the Washington
junta OF the constitutonaiists, the
moving figure in which is Sherburne
G. Hopkins, a Washington attorney;
II. Clay Pierce, the oil man; Charles
r. Flint, who has large financial re-
lations with South and Central Amer
lea; General Carranza as supreme
chief" of the revolution, and other
constitutionalists
On the one hand, the Standard Oil
interests are backing Huerta and are
in control of the situation so far as
the Mexican railroads and oil inter-
ests are concerned. On the other,
the Pierce-Flint interests are support
ing Carran2a. In the opinion Of
everyone here until the differences
between the great interests are COM
posed the war in Mexico will continue.
1t is apparent that peace in Mexico
would be impossible until big busi-
ness" had been eliminated from the
situation.
Mediation at Niagara Falls was
doomed to failure, so far as the inter
national situation of Mexico is con
cerned. The Waters-Pierce interests
could not afford to permit Carranza
to participate in the negotiations and
to enter in agreement with Huerta.
The effect of such an agreement
would be to retain the Cowdry or
Standard Oil interests in control of
the railroads.
The expose this morning with the
promise Of further revelations acted
as bombshell in the headquarters Of
the constitutionalists here. The whole
matter is to be aired, probably tomor.
row, in the United States senate.
Fear Rebels Won't Mediate.
Niagara Falls, Ont, June 2G.--After
a day OF waiting with no word of the
plans OF the Consttutionalists on the
proposed informal conference with the
Huerta delegates over Mexico's inter-
nal affairs, the mediation colony is
showing signs of anxiety.
The constitutionalist victory at Ia
catecas, IL is recognized, may have
psychological influence on the situa-
tion. If il produces cohesion in the
Constitutionalist ranks and a lust for
military successes, close observers
think the Consttutionaists will be
less disposed to leave the question to
diplomatic discussion.
Interests Misled Villa.
FL Paso, Tex, June 2G.-Discussion
of the Carranza-Villa estrangement
was reopened by Roberto Pesqueira,
confidential agent for the constitution
alists here, who formerly was sta.
toned at Washington. In a series of
communications with General villa he
criticized the northern military zone
commander for denying the arrests by
his troops of national constitutionalist
officers at Juarez and the confsca-
tion of national treasury funds there.
Pesqueira told Villa in a recent tele-
gram that he considered 1t useless to
deny "the actual facts so well known
here at the border"
He also issued statement assert.
ing that Villa had been misled by fl.
nancial intriguers.
Sign the Protocol.
Niagara Falls, Ont, June 25-Terms
for composing all international differ.
ences between the United States and
Mexico have been concluded. The
conditions under which diplomatic re-
lations will be resumed have been en-
bodied in a protocol which was signed
| by the ambassador from Brazil, the
ministers OF Chill and Argentina and
the American and Huerta delegates.
Tie character of the settlement is
not expected to arouse opposition
from the constitutionalists who will
participate in, and to large degree
mold the adjustment of all internal
disputes.
II was decided by the mediators and
| uofObotOo " PoStPOhS Soh0iuSi ht'Oi
Of the exact date when American
forces shall be withdrawn from Vera
Cruz. This, as we'll as the constitu.
tion OF the provisional government in
Mexico, will be protocolzed after the
conferences between the constitution.
alists and the Huerta delegates ad.
iourn.