Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1919-02-08
ANE R|CAN EFFORT
To GET JUSTICE
Anglers MEXICO
Organization of Those Who
Have Suffered Losses Con-
Strued as Step Toward In
tervention by u, S,
BY Robert II. Murray.
Staff Correspondent of the Albu-
querque Journal and New York
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Mexico City Feb What the
reaction is here to the recent organt-
zation in New York OF the National
Association for the Defence of Amer
lean Rights in Mexico was adequately
expressed today by a member of the
government, who was asked his opin-
ion of the organization and its OBJ
iects
at may fairly be regarded as an
nterventionst movement, pure and
simple" he said, las well as an ov-
erly unfriendly act against the Mex
lean government.
This in in evidence regardless of
what the organizers may declare to
be their purpose or how diligently
they may seek to disguise it under
the preteXt of helping Mexico or
that they are not striving to cause
strained relations between the two
governments or TO emharrass this
government.
Work of "Encmics'
Some of the men who are foremost
in the organization are known to he
avowed enemies of this government
For yeays they have been working
through hired agents to d.scredit this
government before the people and
government of the United States.
Thanks to the refusal Of President
Wilson to heed their insinuations or
to respond to their demands for in
tervention their efforts thus far have
failed,
Now they are trying another plan.
With few exceptions all those con
nected with this organization are in
terventionists. Collectively they are
now merely doing or trying to do
what they have been plotting as in
dividuals, Unquestionably the forma-
ton of this organization means the
Inauguration of an intensive press
campaign in the United States in
favor of intervention and an endeav-
or to force President Wilson's hand.
II understand that huge sum has
been contributed for this work.
1T may be expected that your con-
gress will be sought TO assist the as
ISOLATION.
Evidences of the activities of the
orga nization already have been seen
in recent attacks made in Congress
by various senators and agitation of
the project to compel Mexico to sell
Lower California to the United States.
The close connection between
members of this association and q
group or representative ana senators
is notorious,
millions Back of IT,"
''All this Of course cannot but
spell peril to Mexico. for there is no
limit to the amount of influence that
can be brought to bear upon public
sentiment by a group of money
greedy men who are provided as these
arc with millions of dollars with
which to enlist the aid Of the yellow
press. Judging by its name this or
ganization apparently has ambitions
10 usurp the functions of your state
department. 1t always has been gen
orally understood that to the keep
ing of that department is committed
the defense of the interests of Ameri
cans in Mexico and elsewhere
throughout the world. Can it be
possible that the department has
delegated its duties to this new or
ganization? VI we could probe into
the secret transactions of this re-
markable association, I do not doubt
that it would prove to have affiliated
with it every reactionary and expat-
riate Mexican Of importance in the
United States and elsewhere. Proba-
bly, many of them are being support
cd nv it