Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1920-01-16
BOLSHE Ev|SN NOW
RAMPANT THROUGH
WHOLE Of MEXICO
Falls Senate Committee Hears
Stories From Men Who
Travel in CarranzaIand; Re-
Voting Crimes Occur.
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san Antonio. Tex. Jan. PROP.
agandists OF Bolshey Su nave smeaC
their doctrine of radicaism from So.
nora TO the Isthmus Of TrhuantepeC
within year, the senate suh-yonmit.
tee investigating the Mexican situa.
ton was told today by an American
| travelling salesman. The witness was
| heard in executive session in order
that he might be guarded to that ex.
tent against possible reprisals 10y
! MeXicans. lie begged that his name
not be used because he expects TO re.
turn 20 Mexico.
! CarranZa, when forced to choose he
tween two small armies in the south
one led by the federal commander and
| the other known as the Bolsheyik
force, declared in favor of the latter,
| he assured the committee Striking la
boring men in other districts, he said,
We're frank in their adherence to the
radical cause and almost everywhere
he went he found undisguised evil
dence of the success of the extremist
agitators.
Emitted States Supports CaiIanza
Il have told the American consuls
in Mexico about the conditions" he
testified, but | could always note
that they were avefse to hearing the
facts, and especially where it reflected
unfavorably upon the Mexican gov
ernment They would rather converse
with some fellow who knew nothing
about Mexican conditions
After commenting that Mr.. "Wilson
seemed to be hypnotized by Mr.. car
rama" he added.
IF the American government
should cease to support Carranza he
would not last thirty days. The mer-
chants and business men of Mexico
want law and order but they cannot
hope for such white the Bolshevik
gang is upheld by the American gov
ernment.
Matthew Warner, a veteran OF the
civil war, of Sar ttonio, save the
history OF the Atascador colony which
he founded during the rule of Por-
firio Diaz near Tampico. 1t was peo-
pied by farmers from Nebraska, Ili-
nois, Iowa and Texas. A German and
one American family remain on the
property. His account included refer
ence to the murder of A. Burt and
llle StllOuS INJURY VI HIS Idllltl, ny
Mexcans. 1t was on that property
that the daughters of Matthew Gourd
were attacked by MeAicans, who first
roped their father in such a position
he might witness their acts.
BoIshevism Taught.
AS an indication of the openness
with which Bolshevism is taught in
Mexico, the witness told of q method
employed in Guaymas, Sonora, when
he was there just year ago. A man
was making speech in one of the
public parks.
THE man got upon a bench and
sang to attract the crowd" the wit
ness said. 1T was the hymn of the
Bolsheviki. When the crowd became
larger, he continued his speech and
then he repeated the song. He had
copies of the song printed in a PAM
phlet which he distributed. Return
ing to the bench he again sang, this
time the crowd joining in the song.
The next evening the same man spoke
in the theater, on The Doctrine OF
Bolshevism.
Three months ago, according to his
testimony, he was in OriZaba, south
of Mexico City at the time strike
was in effect. He attended meetings
of the strikers and listened TO speeches
by radical agitators and to the crowds
crying "Vivas" for the Bolsheviki and
for Russia.
1t was in August of 1919, he said,
that Carranza upheld the militant
radicals in Tabasco. A Mr.. Green
who, the witness said, was a descend
ant of an American, had declared him
self elected governor. He asserted
Green was not the choice of the peo-
pie, but Green had the local army
and retained his power until the ap-
pearance of federal force command
ed by General Bertanl, who, after lis
tening to the complaints of merchants
and land owners who alleged repr-
sails by Green, oyerpowered the local
army
Green's troops were called the
Reds and the 'BoIsheyiki by the
people in that state said the wit
ness. 1T seems Bertani made a mis-
take in disarming these troops" he
added, because Carranza called him
to account for it and brought him to
Mexico City, lectured him and restored
Green to power with an army to sup
port him against the will of the peo-
pie, Ever since that time, however,
Tabasco has had two governors--one
the people want and one that Carran-
"a wants"
Women Finally Escape.
Dramatic accounts of their expert |
ences were given the committee by
Mrs. Mary Wright Mrs. James A. |
Willis and Mrs. Joseph C. Bailey. The
husband of Mrs. Willis disappeared |
while trying to get her out of the |
country. 1t is assumed by her he is |
dead. The husband of Mrs. Wright !
died as a result of hardships endured |
IN Mexico. Mrs. Wright told the COM |
mittee how she and her daughters |
hid for weeks in a cane brake to |
escape the revolutonists, described |
heir efforts to cling to their farm in
IAN Luis Fotosi and finally Il cir flight
o the United states VIXEN wore |
reached them that the state depart.
nent had advised Americans to leave
Mexico.
The testimony of Mrs. Bailey and1
Mrs. Willis was of their failure to
ave their farms in the state of
Aguas Calientes and their subsequent
,scape into the United States.
p. F. Poorbaugh, Kansas City. who
old Of the devastation OF the Fortuna
in the state OF Vera Cruz,
luoted Francisco De La Barra. presi-
lent I'D interim at the time be he-l