The Washington times., 1922-02-01
EN|NVOLVED
I'm NEX|C0PL0I
HUNTFORC0vER
Hearst Newspapers Exposures
Cause Hasty Meeting Of
I lntriguers at Laredo, Tex.

Universal Service today makes the
amazing disclosure of a conferences
between American Oil interests and
Gen. Pablo Gonzales a week ago.
It Is shown that a high official OK
the National Association for the Pro-
lection OF American Rights.in Mexico
arrived ut Laredo, Tex. on January
"a, this. year., to confer with Con
zales. 1t was at Laredo, the home
Gonzales, that the national associa-
zales was plotting to. overthrow the
government of President Aware OBJ
RECON of Mexico last July.
Accompanying the national asso-
citation official, the report cites, was
Francisco Murguia. The report OF
the conference reads In this connec-
ton: },.Ei ~
while IL issnot known in detail
what was said I'm the conference
held by these people, IL has been
learned that they were related IN
what the Hearst newspapers have
been publishing lately In regard 10 !,
Mexico" ~
Lively Scurrying. ,k
With oil spokesman becoming de-
fensively active along the Mexican
border, there has been a noticeable
scurrying of similar representatives
in channels that lead TO WashiRgton. I,
Visits of men whose connections
with moneyed interests and. with ne.
gotiations to overthrow Oregon, are
known. They have had conferences
with prominent persons here. lE
The report adds:
Recently Mr.. Buckley (Willi On
Z. Buckley arrived In this a ~
Uared0), having conferred with
Judge j. Walls. IL Is known fhat
Buckley came with the object OF
getting directly In communicable
with his associate, Mr.. KearfIu
(Francis KearfuD who is ut prs.
ent In Mexico. Buckley had infer
est to receive certain documents cf
secret character which were ssens
to him by Fearful, and upon, the
receipt Of same he returned 90
Washington"
William f. Buckley was formerly
prominent member of the natienEl
association. A. year ago today ne.
together with two other men. Is
sued a circular letter in which ne
association had had with the ma
tional association. Buckley and his
colleagues formed the American As
sociation Of Mexico. In codes pre-
scented to Universal Service, the
national association was known
sometimes as the big Bakery, and
the American Association as the
Little Bakery"
Judge Francis Kearful was at
torney for the Fall committee in
its Investigations on Mexico. II is
t-eaid in a report alleged to fiavs
been given to the Department of
Justice that Judge Kearful was
recommended by Buckley for that
position. The American Associa-
ton, at the time of the issuaucs
OF the Buckley letter, had offices
at 112 Park avenue, New York city.
q. Secrecy, mystery and intrigue are
charged by the signers of the Buck.
ley letter as having been practised
by the national association. The
document was signed by w. F. Buck
ley, Paul Hudson and Sydney A.
Smith, These men formed The PRO
visional executive committee" Of the
American Association.
Secret Codes Used.
1t was during July and part Of
August, when Thomas r, Lee, ex-
ecutive director of the national as
ISOLATION in 1921, was dealing with
Gonzalistas in their plan to over
throw Oregon, that correspondence
was exchanged between certain par
ties in code. It was in this code
connection that the terms t.big bak-
cry" and little bakery We're used
A platform containing eight points
was enclosed In the Buckley Hudson
Smith letter. 1t was termed PRO
gram adopted by the American As
socistiori or Mexico" II stated its
Mexico be accorled recognition by
the Amefican Goyssnynent until i
This latest eviasnce win be tu-ssd
over fully TO the. CynnAliy t1rs