The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1922-06-28
MEXICAN RAIDS
Seen mus. AS
POLITICAL PLOT
Wholesale Kidnapings
Held as Move to Dis
credit Obregon Rule.
VISIT OF GEN. DIAZ
ADDS TO MYSTERY
Holding of so American
Citizens for Ransom
Produces Crisis.

curious combination Of circuu,-
stances has thrown an atmosphere Of
mystery about the sudden outbreak
OF bandit kidnapings in Mexico, which
has awakened both interest and sus-
p;cion in official. diplomatic and Con-
gressional quarters
| This sequence Of events would in
! dicate that agencies are at work again
TO force American intervention In
Mexico, or at least throw further OBJ
stacles In the path OF recognizing the
ooregon government II Is further
significant that big oil companies
most vitality concerned in the Mexioan
situation are being used as a means
OF causing the trouble.
Generally speaking. the Mexican
situation has been dormant for some
time except for financial operations
In the New York money mart. These
operations have been OF two kinds
efforts by Mexican ofacials 10 float a
4 loan and the development OF sudden
buoyancy IN certain oils. notably
Mexican Petroleum.
Recalls Visit Of Dt.I.
ConcIrrently with this deveIopment.
Cen Felix Diaz. mentioned as pos
slbly leading a new revolution AGAINST
Obregon, has visited WASHINGTON.
has been dined in state together with
Representatives. Senators and admin
istration officials. and then has s,Ib-
merged from sight
During his visit here he unouestion-
ably learned Of the friendly attitude
OF the American government toward
the Obregon regime and the hope Of
an early adjustment Of pending oues-
tons which would permit OF formal
American recognition
With this background in the United
States, there suddenly breaks forth in
Mexico a series OF kidnapines - an
involving Americans. The curious
phase OF this outbreak lies in the fsct
mat both occurred on the same day
in widely separated districts. both in
yolved oil men, and. according to Mex
lean officials here. both apparently
were directed by the same msn-Gen.
/, Gorosabe.
Gen. Gorosabe is a lieutenant Of
Gen. Pelaez. who. IN turn. is an
agent Of Gen. Felix Diaz. according
to Mexican authorities.
Puzsled by Diax'. Trip.
Therefore. there is conjecture,
among interested parties here as to-
Just what Gen. Diaz came To the
IN ted states to accomplish. and
whether there is any connection bs-
tween what he learned in Washinr
ton and New York and the outbreak n
OF bandltry In Mexico. Government,
oficoals confess that the eNnent ~,
mystery in the whole proceedipEs
had given rise TO serious thourbt
Ihe last heard up TO Tuesday night
from American officials in Mexica,
by the State Department. a. regards
) either the Belaski kidnaping ry,r
the Cortez kldnaB were the s.
patches dated Monday-Rnother tL-
rious thing "a
And while government oc.als prSgT
Tess 10 Sc no connection between
the B.elaski and Cortez incidenfH
and declared there had been No in :
formation TO indicate that either
Inc dent might be part OF a feud
between oil companies or betwee,
OIL companies and the Mexican gov
eTnment il was stated that the
FULLEST reports would be asked q,
, both occurrences from the United
E states diplomatic representatives ir
Mexico.
: senate Awafts Informs r1on.
: Congress will take some acrion :,
I steps taken by the STATE Deparr-
. ment do not prove satisfactory. Il
I was learned. Senator's. however
: are unwilling TO act until some al
: ditional Information has been re-
: celved on the kidnapings. particu-
Iarly as TO the real reason" for
: them. IL was said
- While there is no open question
D Ing of the intent Of the kiananipgs
as being other than a desire for
ransom, several Senators closely ir
5 touch with the Mexican situation
dropped obvious hints that thev
{ would make Inquiries" to ascertat,
T additional information"
5 Meantime Senior Don Manuel q
Teller, acting charge d'araires az
the Mexican Embassy here. in an
= Interview, made some pointed OBJ
: servations on the situation.
1T occurs TO me-" he said. that
the circumstances OF the BielaSki
kidnapping. as well as the Cortez on
Company kidnspings are somewhat
coincidental.
The Cortez bandits are supposed
TO have been under the command of
General A. Gorossbe. ! suspect the
Bielaki bandits were under orders
From Gorosabe, too.
Sees Connection I'm Cases
Reasoning further along thI.
line, / would recall that official in
formation in my possession dis.
closes that Gorosabe is a Lieutenant
OF Gen. Pelaez. And Pelaez ts .,
agent OF the revolutionary Feli1
Diaz.
Therefore, IL would seem not
exactly foreign to these two kid.
napings to question whether or NOT
Felix Diaz was behind both AFFAIRS
The road leading TO Mexico
City where Bielaski was kidnapet
is the leading thoroughfare. and al
least fifty motor cars had passed &c
and fro on that road just before the
Bielaski car came along Accord
ing to the news dispatches the car
was not held up by the bandits. but
stopped for repairs. during which
pause the bandits came up and did
their kidnapping. II they were jusf
ordinary bandits, why did they lei
the women in the party get away
to a place of safety
Plot 60 Discredit obreronf