The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1914-07-02
Kahn Resolution Aimed
At Broad Investigation

luton by Congressman kann OF CaIfor-
mia. calling on the Secretary Of State to
send to the House correspondence with
John Lind. the personal representative
Of the President for some months In
Mexico, and especially any documents re-
lating to advice given by Lind to con-
stitutionalist representatives AZ to how
to evade the arms embargo. is looked
on as the opening gun In the demond
for an Investigation into the situation
disclosed by publication Of q mass Of
correspondence Of the rev9lufionary tunta
This 10 the Correspondence Of Capt.
Sherburne @. Hopkins. OF this city, legal
Clay Pierce, Of the Wasers-Pierce on
Company, and related correspondence,
from and to Captain Hopkins from nu-
mervus sources. It has lately been pub,
elsewhere. In a statement q few. days
ago. Captain Hopkins charged 1t had been
stolen from his Office.
Mr. Kahn's resolution Ia expected to be
Ss up ~ Il sSs senate for an
vestigation.
Congressmen Analyze Correspondence.
The situation Is sufficiently interesting
to cause activity on the part Of Admins
tration supporters In Congress to- head
II will become much more interesting
before the talk and furore caused by pub
LEGATION Of the correspondence blows
over.
owing to the large volume of the
correspondence involved, the bearing
of II on the Mexican situation and the
nature Of the disclosures 1t makes are
not widely understood. A number OF
Senators and House members are
known to be analyzing 1t with care
with a view to its discussion and ex-
position of its meaning.
In part the correspondence Of Cap
tain Hopkins and others indicates:
That Captain Hopkins, while legal
adviser of the constitutionalists, and
especially Of Carranza, was also coun-
sci for H. Clay Pierce. of New York.
power In the waters-Pferce Oil Com
pany and one of the largest holders In
the Mexican national railways. Cap
tain Hopkins made IL his business to
keep Carranza fully informed Of WASH
ington Developments. At the same
time. he kept Mr.. Pierce fully abreast
Of Developments here. writing frequent
letters TO Mr.. Pierce. and Mr. Pierce
on various occasions writing him.
Carransa Believed Friendly.
It apepars that Mr.. Pierce was
anxious to rehabilitate his oil proper
ties and so organize the Mexican ma
tfonal railways al to conserve his in
terests. And Mr.. Pierce was anxious
to have the railways In the north of
Mexico organized into separate sys-
friendly to this enterprise. tho object
of which was to restore the railway
properties and shut the old scientifico
influences out from domination OF the
national railways as far as possible,
The interest of Mr.. Pierce In the
revolution in Mexico. the correspond
ence indicates, springs from his oil
railway possessions.
The charge il made. as the result OF
the disclosures. that big bushes in this
revolution. and that, just as the Cow
dray interests have backed Huerta. the
revolution Is backed by big American
financial interests. However, the cor
respondence thus far revealed does not
business to the support of the revolu-
ton, and this Is Slatly denied by Cap
tain Hopkins and the revolutionary
junta- In this connection. those fully
familiar with MEXICAN matters nave
Mexican revolutionary troubles repre-
sent aswar of clashing financial inter-
ests.
Resolution Aimed at Lind.
One of the most striking phases of the
relate to the activities
of John Lind. He IL represented by
Captain Hopkins as informing the con-
stitutionalists, at time when war De-
tween this country and Carranza was
threatened, after Vera Cruz had been
taken. and when this country was os.
tensibly seeking to keep arms out OF
Mexico. how to get arms by the indi-
rect method of shipping them to
West Indian port and then clearing
them for Mexico.
This course of Lind. while conhden-
tial adviser Of the President. threatens
to stir bitter criticism In Congress The
KARIN esolution Is directed toward II.
Lind's course will be assailed as want
ing In good faith toward the mediatng
powers. toward Huerta, and az
strange disregard of the use 70 which
arms for Carran.a at that particular
Juncture were likely to be put In killing !
off American soldiers. He also VIII be
assailed for opposing mediation, to
which the correspondence indicates he
was opposed. so far as the constitution |
alists were concerned.
The question raised obviously by the |
Is how far Lind. In TAX |
ing the course he took. represented the |
wishes Of the President. Captain Hop |
kins In his letters represents Mr.. Lind
dent and In his confidence.
That Captain Hopkins himself as le-
gal adviser OF Carranza, repeatedly |
counseled the First Chief to keep out |
of mediation Is shown by the eorre- |
spondence
Secretary Bryan y pictured In the