The Washington times., 1922-02-06
OIL RING PULLS
WIRES To BLOCK
INVESTIGATORS
connaIIy Has Mass Of Evidence
on Mexican Intrigue Ready
for Congress.

for Congress.
Congress will he officially inform
ed this week Of the several methods
employed by American oil interests
to overthrow the government Of
President Alvaro Obregon of Mexico.
This official information will he
based largely by revelations Of Uni
yersal Service. The four principal
lines followed by the interests In
this procedure are revealed as:
I. Unauthorized use of names of
high officials Of Washington by
representatives Of the oil and bank
ing interests in connection with
! glowing promises of governmental
support and recognition for sue
cessful revolutionists.
Widespread propaganda against
President Aware Obregon Of Mexico
to prejudice the American public
mind.
8. Deliberate transformation Of
American officials to block recogni-
ton of the Obregon government. Gull
tivation OF friendships Of prominent
men in Washington by representa-
tives of the interests as a strategic
basis for disseminating misinforma-
ton in official circles.
4. Stimulation pr specific revolu-
tionary movements by representa-.
tives Of American oil interests.
Evidence Documentary.
Universal Service has placed a
vast array Of evidence In documen.
tary form in support Of the above
outlined system Of intrigue at the
disposal of Congressional investiga-
nxnrnaQad
today that this week will determine
the form in which such an investiga-
ton may be guided.
Congressman Tom Connally. who
introduced a resolution in the House
requesting a Congressional investi.
CATION Of the scandal. IL understood
to be ready to present the facts. The
resolution was referred to the State
Department by Chairman Campbell
of the House Rules Committee.
General reports from various
sources here seem to Indicate that
the oil interests are determined that
no such investigation shall be made
1t Is further reported that represen
tatives of oil are beginning to arrive
on the ground to obstruct in any
way possible the furtherance Of the
effect of the Connally resolution.
What attitude the State Depart
ment has assumed toward the use
by oil representatives Of the names
OF Administration officials In com
municating with revolutionary lead
ers last summer Is not defined Off
a probable thing that the State De
partment does not desire an investi
cation by Congress at this time.
Oil Men Nervous.
One representative Of oil interests
is said to have left Washington with
the remark that an investigation
will not take place. Assurances &c
that effect. are said to have beer
passed down the oily line by thai
man. Nevertheless, the wavelets Of
oil are beginning to ripple plaintive
ly along the curbing of Pennsylvania
8 avenue as the oil-annointed emissar
, les forgeather.
Congressman Connally, II Is un
derstood. is not alone by any mean.
= in his desire to know why the oil
interests were so smugly bold IN
Z promising to Esteban Cantu- anC
r Manuel Pelaez, among others, th'
, support of the American Govern
, ment in revolutionary projects.
Aside from the mass of document
I and other evidence offered by in
. vestigators for the Hearst news
papers to Congressional prober
Connally himself has received a vas
amount OF information in CONNECTION
I with his personal investigation
r What Connally's evidence consists o
is not known to Universal Service
but 1t is understood that 1t involve
! many Of the factors exposed by tn
e Hearst newspapers in connection
!. with plots against Obregon.
That the oil propaganda has fail
ed, except to obstruCt recognition
SO far, is shown in the report o
n one association which bewails tn
-, fact that chambers of commerce
!, and disinterested investigators hav
found the Obregon government 1
f. making good.
Hence the scurrying about Of tn
\ interests to stir up active arme,
= movements against Obregon, all o
= which failed. and now the sam
/, type of scurrying to prevent a Con
n gressional investigation which Wi
n throw true light on many falls
g moves.