The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1920-01-18
EMMA THE QUEEN MEXICO OBJECTS
.OF REDS ISSUES TO HER CITIZENS
STATEMENT THAT .COM ING BEFORE
SHE WILL RETURN THE COMMITTEE
TO THE ]. 5. A. OF INVESTIGATION

san Antonio, Tex, Jan. l7.--MeNi'
co.'s objections to Mexicans testiGyinS
before the senate subcommittee in
vestigating affairs in that country
will result in an creased number OF
its executive sessions. The improb'
ability that any effort will be made
by the committee TO compel any Mex
lean to testify was made clear by
IN, committee today hut MeX,canS vii!
be asked to testify and in cases where
tile witnesses fear the results such
protection IS u secret hrccinS can be
afforded will be offered them. \ large
part of the testimony taken toda.' W"a
in executive session. and at least one
witness was q Mexican,
Mexican secret service agents have
in greater numbers since the
hearings began and there has not
been held one session at which the
Mexican government Was unrepresent'
ed although the representative vas
unannounccd and was present merely
as one of the spectators. 1t is known
the Mexican consul has couns"led his
nationals rot to appear before Tn"
committee.
Most Of the testimony taken in q
close session related to robbcries, out
RACES and oppression inflicted upon
Americans I'm Mexico, especially in the
southern and eastern part of the coun-
try. Those testifying asked the cloak
Of a secret hearing in order that they
might return to their holdings in Mex.
leo.
In the omen hearings additional tes-
timony regarding the harsh treatment.
ofte nrcprisals, accorded Americans.
and &. l.. Gardener, of Hot Springs.
Ark, gave the details of the worltiur
Of Gran Liga," radical railway
labor organization that was organic.
ed during the latter part of Diaz rule
and which attained greater strength
under that of Carranza. IT was large
~ to the influence of that organiza.
tion that he ascribcd the substitution
of Mexican railroad men for Ameri.
cans.
Gardener was one Of the few Am.
ericuns who continued to work on
the Mexican lines. He was n con.
ductor and for q time his run" was
in the country south of Mexico City.
where be witnessed atrocities by the
followers Of Iapata. He related to the
committee instances Of mounted Zapat.
istas overtaking young women and
throwing them up on their horses and
riding away with them into the hills.
He also told the committee Of the
popularity Of Jack johnson. OK.
heavy weight champion of the United
States, in Mexico City.
Tho incident OF the recent receip,
Of arms and ammunition by Mexico
also received some attention by the
committee. There was placed before
it Information contained in a Mexican
newspaper of January 1S. that lS
carloads of arms and ammunition had
reached Mexico from Pacific ports
where 1t was discmharked The shin
ment came from Japan and, the news.
paper added another that had been
contracted for by Candido Aguilar, was
coming from Spain The makeup OF
the shipment vas given "a 800 ma.
chine guns. 5000 Mauser rifles and a
million cartridges.
The Monitor quoted anonymously n
cabinet member as saying:
Now, in deed, / believe that ser
lous complications between our coun.
try and the United States are com.
ing, not so much because of the Jen.
hnS case and the closing of the oil
wells, but because there are now on
the way two ships loaded with cart.
ridges, one from Japan and the othe,
from Spain
The credited statement was made
the paper said prior TO the arrival
oi lhe japanese warship and the
munitions loaded mechantship at Man.
zanillo on Dec. q.
Senator IHll himself testified un.
der oath regarding his interests in
Mexico. He did il to refute an edi.
torial reference in n Texas newspaper
to his holdings there. The paper had
suggested the possibility that his in.
terests might prevent him from be.
ing disinterestcd investigator.
Senator Fall said his sole property
in the mines In Mexico was s75 900
worth of mining stock he had as his
share in settling the estate of a form.
er partner. many years ago. He de.
MED he ever had been the attorney
Ior Luis Terrazas or any member
OF his family except on one occas.
ion, when as a friendly act, he had
assisted In securing the realeasc from
Jail of General Tarrazas' son. The
son had been held by rebels at Chi.
huahua.
In making his statement the chair.
man Of the committee said he was
bbreakng n silence of years on
that subject, He explained that he
went to Mexico first in 1883, locating
In Zacatecas. He left the country In
1906. At that time he gave up n.
his interests in that country, return.
ing only to exercise the power OF at.
torney for the partner. who died in
financial straits
II was in the adjustment of that es.
tate that he found himself in pps.
session OF the $4,000 worth of min.