The Washington herald., 1920-12-20
Solons Will Inquire Into
McMilin's Work at
Legation.
STATE DEPT. DENIES
HIM XMAS VACATION
Ordered to Sail With
Message Bearing on
Cabrera Case.
By ROBERT BARRY.

Benton McMillin, the AmeIican
Minister TO Guatemala, lost two
weeks of his Christmas leave when
lie was scheduled to sail Saturday
from New Orleans, with special in
structions from the Department Of
State bearing upon the release Of
Cabrera from prison. where he has
been confined in spite of an agree
ment written on stationery of the
American Legation, guaranteeing
him protection.
The State Department has acted
promptly in the Guatemalan affair
since Senator George II. Moses, of
New Hampshire. took steps for
full inquiry into the loss of Ameri-
can prestige in Central America fol-
lowing Washington Herald's publi-
cation of official documents show
ing that Minister McMillin had ex-
ceeded his instructions in assisting
in the overthrow of the Cabrera
government which was decidedly
friendly to the United States for a
score of years.
COLBY AWARE OF EVENTS
IN AUGUST.
Correspondence now in the files
Of the State Department showing
that Secretary Colby was advised
last August of matters which the
department now is active upon, will
be brought to the attention of the
Senate Committee on Foreign Re
lations by Senator Moses. Witnesses
to events in Guatemala City in April
when "a hFnr-x nj f..Ia Ill
indicated a willingness to appear.
One letter to be offered in evidence
of the State Departments RESPONSE
bility in the affair, recited details Of
the agreement signed in the Ameri-
can Legation and witnessed by Nc
Nillin.
I'VE Central Americans have al
ways thought that any paper with
the United sStztes signature was as
good as Gods word" the writer told
Mr.. Colby. as your country now
adopting the German maxim a guar
antee is only a scrap OF paper% Or
did your Minister ON account of his
hatred towards President Ls,..u.
send you a lying report of the docu-
ment similar to the reports pub
ilshed in Guatemala papers?
Everyone in Guatemala. friends
or enemies, of tSe ex-President have
always known Nhat the revolution
was made successful only through
the help of your Minister who did
everything in his power to help the
Unionist party"
BIANCHrs RECALL
NOT ASKED FOR
The State Department. in an
nouncfng that a written statement
had been received from DR.. Julio
Bianchi. the Minister from Guate-
mala, in explanation of his trip to
the Senate to influence a legislative
matter pending before Congress.
added that there would be no de-
mand for Bianchi's recall. Or
Bianchi sought TO persuade Senator
Moses that the overthrow of Cab
rera had been accomplished by a
bloodless revolution" although the
Senator had in his desk photographs
showing mobs engaged in lynchinr
nineteen Cabrera followers.
1t Us the purpose of the Senators
TO inquire into the accuracy of
charges that Minister McMiIIin hao
used the influence of the American
Legation to obtain the release of
DR.. Bianchi and Emil Escamilla
Hegel, now minister of war. follow
ing their arrest on charges of at
tempting to defraud an American
widow. Mrs. Knight. Charges have
been made that instead of concern
ing himself with the interests of his
fellow-countrymen, Mr.. McMillin de-
manded of President Cabrera the re-
lease of two Unionist party leaders
There are indications that the
Senate hearings on the Moses res
olution will lead to an inquiry of
more far-reaching Importance. in
ternationally, than the imprison-
ment of Cabrera in Violation of a
pledge to the American government.
Stories are reaching Washington
relative to German intrigue
hatched at Potsdam contemplating
the organization of union of Gen.
trail American states on such terms
that German outpost of real sig
nificance would be established. The
plan. it is held. led to efforts to in
stall in office in several Central
American states, men known to be
very friendly to Germany IL not ac-
tually under control of the Berlin
foreign office. Salvador. Honduras
and Guatemala were selected, it is
stated, the enterprise failing in
Honduras through the activity of T.
Sambola Jones, former American
Minister at Tegucigalpa. The Ger
mans sought to shatter American
influence and prestige in Central
America.
Information bearing upon that
phase of Central American politics
Will be laid before the Senate Com
mittee.
Ir--x. ,aon