The Washington herald., 1914-06-29

n TnlllIhTy IOTCe lne ntlQ. ln6 TcdSDus
for victories and defeats of armies. and
the present military policy Of the coun'
try.
Testimonials from many prominent on
strange in a desire on the part Of the
Pierce OIL Corporation. in which II. c
Pierce Is the dominating figure, 10 re-
open its agencies in Northern Mexico
after having been forced out by Huerta
and to again commence business upor
the occupation OF those states by th'
constitutionalist forces. But the New
York Herald seeks to cast suspicion or
the motive. as IL my advice to Mr.. Pierce
to procure from the constitutionalist
government in Chihauhau a license &c
re-enter that state was some mysteriou:
and sinister intrigue.
Only Mid Surprise.
II notice also that mention is made
Of Messrs. Flint Company, Of New
York. as II that respectable firm. too
was engaged in questionable undertak'
ings in connection with the revolution
Messrs. Flint & Company have, fol-
some time. been the purchasing agents
in New York of the constitutionalist
government. and Charles r. Flint ha:
long been interested in industrial de-
velopment in Northern Mexico. II the
Herald considers II ethically correct tc
publish correspondence OF this charac-
ter. supposed by 1t to have been stolen,
can do no more than express mild
surprise"
Luis Cabrera, another Of Carranza'
representatives here, whose name u
mentioned in the correspondence, made
this statement:
7 have not now. and have never had
-oNa ~ ~ rfnr
with Mr. Pierce. In January last / re
ceived written instructions from Genera
Carranza TO investigate the local con
ditions Of the railroads. because OF re
ports which reached him that the Ma
tional Railways were to go into th'
hands OF a receiver. Mr.. r. " Pes
quiera. representative at that time o.
General Carranza in Washington. and
were introduced to Mr.. Pierce by hi.
attorney. Mr.. Hopkins. and the sole pur'
pose of our interview was TO make tht
investigations referred TO. The inter
view was not in the nature OF a con
ference-its purpose was not TO reach
any agreement-we had no offer 10 max,
nor any offer to listen to; all that We
sought was information as to actua
conditions, and we merely listened 4
what Mr.. Pierce had to say on tbs
subject
For PubIIc'H Interest.
The only interest which General Car.
rama had in ordering such an investiga-
ton was the legitimate public interest
arising from the fact that the Mexican
government owns a majority Of the stock
OF the National Railways Company.
Since the date referred to I have not
again discussed the subject with Mr..
Pierce. nor have I heard from him. nor
have / discussed the matter with his at
torney.
"Second-Except for the introduction
above referred to, have not availed my
self in any way of the services OF Mr..
Hopkins in the handling of political or
OF any other affairs; l have not employed
him in connection with any commissions
which l have received from Mr.. Carranza
nor in any other manner.
"Third-Since about the beginning OF
January the only American lawyer to
whom I have looked for legal advice In
matters pertaining to the revolution or
whom I have consulted with reference
thereto has been M. Charles A. DOuglLs.
of Washington. who began to lend his
valuable services TO our constitutional
cause through me and who has continued
to do so up to the present time.
II have never received. nor solicited.
nor placed myself in a position where
II would be possible for any one to offer
me any money or advantage Of any kind
from any concern or person. large or
small, in relation to my work as a mem
Der of the constitutionalist party. I
have received no salary from the con-
government nor compen-
sation of any kind for the work which
I have done and en- doing-such services
as l am rendering are purely from a
sense of patriotism. and I consider as
wholly improper any offer or suggestion
Of money from any source interested in
the result Of the revolution.
Fifth-"Mr. Carranza, as first chief and
sole representative of the revolution, has
never received nor solicited foreign as
sistance OF any kind from any financial
interests, large or small, whether rep
resenting oil. railroad, mining, or any
other business. neither has he authorized
any one. on his behalf, to solicite or re-
ceive such assistance.
Would Mean consideration"
Sixth-"In the revolutionary movement
there Is no intention of departing from
the policy thus laid down. as II is fully
that the acceptance of any
such financial suppost would almost neces-
sar.ly imply or suggest an understand
ing OF some Kind tnat the nnanclal IN
terests cooperating would later be en-
titled to special consideration. Our pur-
pose is to free our people from dictator
ship and from financial oppression and
We do not believe that this could be
simply by changing dicta-
tors or financial masters.
THE constitutionalists will welcome the
publication of letters or whatever docu-
ments the Herald may have in its pos
session. Such publication can work no
harm, as neither Gen. Carranza nor any
Of those who Loyalty follow him and act
under bis instructions have anything to
hide or be ashamed OF. On the contrary.
We welcome any broad discussion Of the
subject which shall enlighten public opin-
lon and We object only to vague and in
definite insinuations which II is difficult
TO meet and which afford us no oppor-
tunity to contradict"
Senator William Alden Smith, of Mich
igan, senior minority member of the
Committee on Foreign Relations, last
night said that he would take no action
In the Senate looking to the introduction
OF any resolutions OF investigation until
after opportunity had been afforded him
to obtain the views Of ALL of his ooun-