The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1922-01-26
NOTE
PLOT
HADO,k,0F
PRESIDENT
Hughes and Daugherty Also
observation-disclosures of Con-
spirators to Be Barred.
BY Universal Service.

BY Universal Service.
Rich American plotters conniving
to overthrow the government Of
President Alvaro Obregon Of Mexico
used the names Of Washington Ad-
ministration heads in their secret
deals with revolutionists. Code letters
and kilograms revealed today by Uni
versal Service show specifically that
American representatives Of moneyed
interests sold and delivered some Of
the nations highest officials to
Mexican intriguers apparently; with
out the slightest justification for such
Misrepresentation.
Harding Named I'm Code.
The messages and letters carry the
code equivalents of President Harding,
Secretary of State Hughes, Attorney
General Daugherty, Secretary OF the
Interior Fail. and others in high off,
cial position. Nowhere In the corre-
spondence disclosed today does 1t ap-
pear that there was the most remote
excuse for the use Of any OF these
names by the representatives OF the
moneyed interests who sought to de-
stroy the Obregon government.
It is not the purpose in this con-
nection to reflect on the high Off
cials whose names have been so fla
grantly and repeatedly used to per-
suade revolutionists that the United
States Government was eager to find
a man who would undertake and ac-
complish the destruction of the Obre-
gon government and that recognition
was promised by these officials to
the successful parties. The revelations
demonstrate that these officials were
grossly imposed on and were given
false information to the extent that
recognition of the Obregon govern
ment has been obstructed.
In a telegram sent by the chief rep
resentative of the moneyed group that
had drawn away from the National
Association for the Protection Of
American Rights in Mexico, on &C.
count of q dispute as to whom should
be chosen to lead the proposed revo.
luton against Obregen, the operations
Of the insurgent group Of moneyed
men to get either General Pelaez or
General Estaban Cantu into the field
before General Pablo Gongalez could
function is indicated.
Shipping Board official Implicated.
This telegram was sent on July 26,
1921, and was received in Los Angeles
by prominent American who formerly
was an important official of the
United States Shipping Board. The
latter acted as personal intermediary
between the American plotter and
General Cantu. The code employed
identified President Harding as
Haynes" for Secretary Of State
Hughes the code name Hays" wus
used; for Attorney General Daugh-
erty Dover was written; for Secre-
tary Of the Interior Fall Thomas"
was utilized. The telegram, with the
right names printed instead of the
code terms, follows:
"Your wire received, Had two
long conferences with Fred Dad0
(brother.in-law Of Cantu.) Is true that
Calero has Of late seen g good deal
Of Secretary Of State Hughes and
and Garcia Cueilar have also seen
Secretary Fall. Latter apparently
well impressed with Cuellar. CueIlar
has apparently made deal with
Huasteca. Pablo Gonzales Is working
hard and In looked on favorably by
Attorney General Daugherty and
othe. friends Of President Harding.
Several oil companies working with
him. There seems TO be division be-
tween oil companies, some favoring
Gonzales and some Cuellar. 1 leave
today for Texas via Washington.
VIII have conference there with Sec
retary Fall tonight and will wire
you or Cantu direct about this to-
morrow. Regards 70 both"
The above telegram was signed
''E. q. Langford." That name was
assumed, by the sender. whose cor
rect name is signed in correspon.
dence yet to be disclosed.