The Washington times., 1922-01-25
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Friend OF Administration Steer
Cd U. 8. Bankers Plot to Over
throw obregon, Data Shows.

Universal serviee.
A vast amount Of additional data
bearing on a conspiracy TO over
throw the government 0f President
Aware Obreyon was "a closed to-
-day This sniszing dcvei0pment
comes on the eve Of steps being
taken 10 begin . Congressional In
vestigation Of efforts Of American
money interests to block recognition
Of the Obregon government by the
United States.
Powerful Groups I'm Plot.
The information shows that not only
one powerful group OF American fnan.
ciers, but two. and possibly three. In.
nuential coteries have consistently con.
nived to start a revolution against
President Obregon. Documentary In.
formation in the form of letters and
kilograms win be turned over to Con.
gress disclosing that Americans who
stood In back Of the latest revolution
ary movement claimed to be speaking
for representatives Of the Administers
ton In Washington.
These letters and kilograms show
that while representatives Of the big
i've" oil group were urging Gen. Pablo
Gonzalez to take the field. the known
second group was intriguing with Gen.
Manuel Pelaez and Estaban Cantu.
General Peiaez was at that time mill.
tary governor of the Tampico district.
cantu was former governor OF Lower
California, .
This latter group was represented
by q wealthy American widely known
both in the United States and In
Mexico. He has frequently represent.
ed oil interests as well as other large
moneyed groups at Washington. He
is now recognized "a an intimate OF
q man closely associated with the pres
ent Administration.
Plot Was Far Reaching.
The American interests alleged to
have backed the Pelaez movement
had ramifications extending from
New York City, to Los Angeles. A
tslegraphic exchange of July 10. 1921,
between q point in New York State
and the California city, written partly
in code, deals directly with the pro-
posed Pelaez movement.
Names Of the sender and recipient
OF the telegram are withheld for the
time being. An excerpt from this
message makes this declaration:
II HAVE BEEN ADVISED DEF.
INITELY THAT THE UNITED
STATES GOVERNMENT WILL GIVE
IMMEDIATE RECOGNITION TO
rELAEZ IF HE WILL TAKE
TANIPICO. HAVE so ADVISED
HIM. ALSO THINK THAT THE
UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT
WOULD GIVE RECOGNITION TO
ANYONE WHO MAKES CREDITA.
BIE SHOWING"
The genuineness OF the telegram, II
demonstrated in no other manner, In
established by the fact that the sender
expressed belief that Pelaez would
be arrested by Obregon forces and
charged with conspiracy as soon as
he crossed the border which Is pre-
cisely what did happen.
Had Another Scheme.
The Americans furthering this move
ment were prepared with an alternate
plan In the event Pelaez was unable
to carry through his part of the
scheme in q military manner. This pro-
vided that Esteban Cantu would be
put In the field, as the telegram shows.
Another excerpt from this tele.
IAN OF THE OPINION THAT IF
PELAEZ DOES NOT IMMEDI.
ATELY TAKE TAMPICO, CANTU
SHOULD TAKE LOWER CALIFOR-
MA WITHOUT WAITING ANY
LONGER AND THAT WE CAN I'M.
MEDIATELY, THEREFORE,, SE-
CURE FROM THE UNITED STATES
GOVERNMENT ALL MATTER OF
FACILITIES AT BOUNDARY AND
SOON THEREAFTER SECURE
RECOGNITION"
II is understood that the ''facili-