Arizona republican., 1919-09-12
O|L MAGNATE TELLS INTERESTING FACTS
 REGARDING MEXICO

WASHINGTON, Sept. 1.-The TO- | nance of the Mexican oil fields to- gether with the vissicitudes of the oil prospectors resulting frem bandit at tacks and obnoxious laws of the Car ranza government, vss described to day before the senata foreign relations sub committee Investigating the Mex : l ican situation by F. l.. Doheney, head ] of the Mexican Petroleum company, l limited
 Incidentally the committee was told that Dr. Henry Allea Tupper, now pastor of tie First Baptist church oi l Washington, but formerly active in ob- 1 taining recognition of the Carranza government by the United States. had l received draft for s3,466 from the treasurer general of Mexico. It was indicated that the committee would call Dr. Tupper to explain for what l the draft was in payment.
 l In the course of his description ol 1 the development of the Mexican oi l fields. largely by American capital MT. Doheney admitted his company had paid Manuel Paez the rebel leader foi protection but declared that the pay ment was made on tae advice of Elisec l Arrendondo and also that the course was in line with suggestions of Johr Lind and J. R. SillimHn, personal rep resentatiyes of President Wilson 1T Mexico.
 To the charge of finance minister Cabrera of the Mexican cabinet. fhai his company was fostering rebellion bs furnishing arms ane ammunition tt 1 Palaez, Doheney submitted memor. andum addressed to the American state department declaring Lind ant Silliman had advised payment of taxes to which ever faction happened to tt in control, but denied that munitions ] were ever furnished Palaez.
 I Doheney had comple.ed his testimony which had taken almost two days to give. when Chairman Fall asked if h. ever had krown of any Of those whC had been active in their work in behal of Carranza receiving any remuner ation. His answer was the presenta- ton of draft which had been mad' out by the Huasteca Petroleum com pany in favor of sl.e treasurer gen eral of Mexico and hy him made pay. able to the order CT Dr. Tupper fol | value received" Alter payment th' check found it's way back to thu Huasteca company
 Mir. Doheney did not pretend to know the nature of the indicated value o lDr. Tuppers work for Carranza and hi government but intiriated II was don' as an agent Of the 'International peac' forum
 The story of the company's trouble: 1 resulting from the payment of taxes to the controlling faction, was given al length by Doheney. who began witt the visits Of Candido Aguilar and his forces to the oil country while Car. ranza was fighting Huerta.
 Aguilar, who later married one oi Carranzas daughters, became a mem
 sent to this country last spring as 6 Der of the Carranza cabinet and wa: representative of the first chief, de. manded both money and rifles. ths witness said. and got both. One fac. tion after another, it was testified visited the oil properties and demanded money or "loans." and usually received it since the demands always were ac-
 companied by threats.
 It was asserted by Doheney tha' while money had been repeatedly paic since then 1t always had been with tn, knowledge of the American govern, l ment.
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 said MT. Doheney, i've are insisting that Csrranza keep sufficient force. l there to keep Pelaez out. He couldn't
 Principal difficulties of the company over the payment of taxes arose after
 Huerta seized the government. Re, fusal to pay Huerta's demands wa. made as soon as the United States in, dicated it's intention not to recognize
 his government, Doheney said On tn, advice of Lind Carranza's representa- tives were paid, however. and Huerts
 insisted that payment be made to hi. agents. threatening Harold Walker the oil company's representative il
 Mexico, with imprisonment if paymen l. was withheld.