The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1920-03-01
PITTSBURCHER IN
CHAMPIONSHIP
OF CARRANzA
BIZ DAVID LAWRENCE,
(copyrigat BY The Iutelligeneer)

y
:,.g wt;hou, friends IN III" United
<,ttcs bu, when an oil operator bots
N a. q defender OF President CarranZR
md the Mexican constitution and Sa%s
LalSc .dea has been conveyed about
n" petroleum controversy. natural:
vapi:sl sits up and takes notice.
Joseph +. Guffcy. Of Pittsburgh. IS
r.. champion OF Mexican nationalis,n
and his remarks Just issued in ;hc form
-t a statement after 4 seven weeks trip
through Mexico have provoked intcrcS'
not merely because Mr.. Guttey. is an
lntunatc friend OF Attorney General ~
Mitchell Palmer and one OF the boosters
tor The latters presidential candidarN
and IN persona grata at iNr VIM
House, but because hc Is himself pres
d~rl Of Tho Atlantic Gult Of corpora,
ion and thN head or several Other "''
.ompanics operating below the t|9
Grande.
w" have endcavored a. all un'"S.
saws Mr. Guffey. 70 work n harmony
with the Mexican SovSrnm"nt and have
had no difficulty in obtaining the nee
~ssary permits for drilling on our prop
critics TO indicate the extent and char-
aC:cr ct our company'S operations. |
may say We have a potential prouEtlon
wells. one of them rated the largest ~
the world. and arc now constructing
pipe lines 20 those wells.
But Mr.. Gutfcy starts right out win
tho tat statement that there Is "A
widespread miSapprehension in the
United States concerning conditions IN
MEXICO and there is a beNef. almost UNI
vrrsal. that Americans and American
investors, particularly oil companies
md their properties are being dtScrim-
mated against. prosecuted and th"iF
properties conscat"d noy the Mexican
government.
stories Exaggerated.
Nr C;ufSev SAYS most oc tho stories
about bandits and robo"ri"s ere eSaS-
Srrated and If traced 10 their source
would "undobutedly be found TO nave
cmanatcd from propSand sta tntHrHSt"u
iu rCrcins American intervention ~
Mexico. the chief offender IN this r7-
,pcr, arc ,o-callcd associations Tor tho
protection. Of American right SIN N'A-
This is all oCt-rcpcatcd charge on
,lc NM, az personS not interested in oil
yrlls but is something new from an Oh
,rors;cr and doubtless thc aioTal A>-
su.iation f.sr- the Protection OF Amcr'caa
Rights will hare some comment IN NJ
,;ufrS,'S observations in due tine
NJ Guftcy goes ON TO say INA ~"
N.\tcanz 'are no; attempting I" S6n-
Hsca'N all properties developed anc o.,
.rat".! hv american companies ioF
such were lis purpose. Z could raEi'E
aouri" or treble the export tax Of S'sFch
.Sri - barrel which was collected "a
nll oil exported from Mexico IN i't,'
IA" Mexican government received re.
aA.ur l6,On0. 900 pcsos-lcss than HFA
vcr cen, of thr total government taxes
Irun all sources.
NJ t;ursey claims that recognition ~
he Mexican constitution wruid NJ
-n,lnt he payment Of only sSHO.O'o las
l.nr ~ S.nll sum Whom the enormous
anrual MciNCan oil production iS cor
>.I~-rd" He says THAI all my con-
p1ri.s have 10 do TO conform 10 tHS
Nc\ican requirements is TO recognize
he constitution. dcnonUncc HlI tot''S-
ys.i.rS and loascs obtained prior 10 it'
qd"p'ion md take out now pcrmtlS. -"
dh~ that his own company a"d SuoSc
aries ar" prn,t tirally 'hc only AMERICAN
.,.r-rruS which hav" accepted IN" Men
IN constitution and because OF inns no
,l.'.rccr"uce has been experienced N
irving out development WORN.
Praise For carranEa.
President CarranIa. declares NJ
Gaifcy. Il regard as an into. S"n'. E.sa
r,De. constructive and honest siat"s'na'
, man wh" has q dhnite oej"''tN" an1
= making rapid and systcmatr r.'sI,'S'
,ry.yL ,iS attIirmcn'. He has dor"
,..r~o rur Mexico and tho M"N'can pe"p'"
nan any. o,h"r president in is history.
N~ Gucf"y says MeNI"o - nrop"roG".
= - safe and that order - h"!ns
- trrcd AS rapidly and "ttc't'NcIE a.
,.no could reasonably expect
In,r This IS limit ell Mc. Cutie. wHH
e. Observation-Disclosures N FenuSNlNanlA
.,oosr,'; step A. \ description OF MEXICAN
,.nrdit lnuS and y 'r'cu'N 10 iN'' N''A''"'
.,rrs. dent TIC ,akcs issue with recent
r....,, Of. ,;ove-uor Lovden who. i"
sa,.. = quoted IN press dispatches -
,sro-r,os % "oudI:icns in Mc>!"o -
',lrpicr@hlH.
.rrohnhlr an Investigation would
.,.nu" say. MY. Gufrey. that 'h'r"
,a,. been more holduPs. r"bbcr.es arc
,DY-dere in Illinois during Governoi
l,,.wdon'S torn as governor than III IN"
whole cr Mexico during a III" period
New Point OF View.
AZ this - new pom, OF Nc" 'Vol''
an oil operator and incidentally " RAD
;ra,jy different Wow from that express.
od ~ noros yOnt ~ our Department "f
STATE ,n Nfs.,tco In recent months wherh
- - claimed that conditions arc dHelor-
ahlc. 'ha' McN!co was trying to COZ
nsrato'' urcpcriicS of American oil COM
7aui>s and that protection wasn't being
FURNISHED americans operating ~
McNlr".
u, =, tine concludcs MI Ciuffev.
..'ha, -. people and business Interests
- rhc Iniicd states began "ulti, attn"
~ arpcr,Iatiun ot these lS.nn0.oho pe"-
u~ living south ~ tho T.'o f;rande.
There may or may not b. SixDlnCanCe
~. N-. 'ioffey's statement ISSUED OF hiT
~c,urn 20 Washington. With Mr.. Lam
ms departure aud tmba aSadoG fle"1-
rs resignation. President WILSON ma
NJ srttiug ready 20 rNpudiat" much 90
,,ha, has been said on the Mexican
.usStion BY state department officials.
Rr y MAY mean. as some oil meu say.
tlat Mr. t;utfCy's statement Is his some
,,,,r against other oil operators wh1
ave bitterly denounced him fos accept
- pcr:nitS from the NtNiCaDS lu drill
wells WHOM Others "ouldn'' get them
rlle next few days ought 10 tsll what's
Ill