New-York tribune., 1920-01-22
Mexico Facing
4 Revolution.
Senators Hear
Witness Before Fall Investi.
eating Committee Sees
Uprising il ''Carranza
Crowd Wins Elections
By Wilbur Forrest

San ANIONlO, lex. Jan. I'll
Hinting that another revolution
is imminen. in Mexico and de-
claring that Pablo Gonzales and
lSnaclo Eonillas are both Carranza
candidates in the coming Mexican cleo
tons. Henry For-es, a witness before
the Fail Senate Investigating Commit
tee here to-day. said there was little
hope for betterment Of conditions in
Mexico unless the United States gov
"Carranza crowd" Forres, who is an
Independent oil land agent, returned
from Mexico City two days ago.
"If either Bonillas or Gonzales is
elected President of Mexico it will be
the same old crowd and the same
thing" he said "Obregon has Launched
an independent campaign, and the only
him is that he is affiliated with the
rebels. He was responsible for putting
Carrenza in office and now Carranza
has kicked him out"
Those familiar with Mexican affairs
VINO heard this phase Of the testimony
interpreted the information to mean
that Obregon has gone on the war path
against Carranza and soon may bring
about more unsettled conditions in
suppression oy the government of
newspapers in Mexico City supporting
Obregor lent support to this theory.
Law Declared Confiscatory
Forres testified he wen. from Mata-
moras, Tex, to Mexico City to inter
vene with the Carranza government for
landholders whose subsol oil and coal
rights had been taken from them. He
refused to pay the tribute demanded
by government officials and thus
failed in his mission, he testified.
"No American has any chance what
soeyer to hold oil or mineral lands in
Mexico the witness said. "Article
XVII Of the Cueretaro constitution
Mexican government was framed By
Luis Cabrera, Minister OF Finance, and
i one Of the most ingenious pieces of
legislstlon TO steal the rights of Amer
cans ever conceived by man. 1t is ab-
solutely confiscatory, and there is no
recourse n the Mexican courts. The
Mexican government sends its othc g
TO the United States to tell US how
much they love US and that all Difficult
ties soon will be adjusted" the witness
said, "but in Mexico they take the
opposite attitude"
The witn,As also attacked American
rniss;onaric. and preachers in Mexico
who tell you what wonderful man
Carranza is. They are given railroad
passes 10 do so.' he testified.
Forres declared that the director
general Of Mexican railroads, Senor
Fontes, recently gave Carranza S7O,-
900 house in Mexico City. In this
house, he charged, Carranza and hi.
generals corral girls between fifteen
and sixteen years Of age.
Forres had just stated that Car
ranza and Gonzales were reported tc
have been on the verge of duel ovel
Maria Concsa, a Spanish actress, Wher
Senator Smith suppressed further tes
timony along this line. The testimony
relative TO the morals Of Carranza anc
Gonzales was later .expunged from the
official record.
Murder Main Object Of Raids
". g. Hincklcy, Texas border bank
cashier and manufacturer, testified M
was forced TO abandon his business 81
San Benito. near Brownsville, because
Of border raids carried on by Mexlcans
Hundreds Of American families were
driven from American soil, ne asserted
There vas very little effort TO rot
Americans" Hinckley said. "Thes'
raids were made for the purpose Of
killing. They continued for about {
year, and conditions have improved
only since 10000 American soldiers
have come into An area of sixty miles
along the border TO guard the terri