Evening star., 1926-12-14
PROOF OF MEXICAN
RAD|CALISM ASKED
La Guardia Resolution Calls
on State Department to
Explain News Reports.

Congress will ask the State Depart.
ment some pointed questions about
the Associated Press dispatch of No
vember II, recounting governmental
concern that coinmunistic tendencies
In Mexico might interfere with the
existing pleasant Latin American re-
lations. il a resolution introduced in
the House yesterday by Representa-
tive La Guardia, Republican, of New
York, is adopted.
The dispatch already has reused
controversy III several quarters. Now
Mr.. La Guardia, 'if not incompatible
with public interests" would like to
have the State Department explain
the origin Of the storys. He asks
whether department officials asked
press associations to send out a story
concerning Mexican conditions. wheth-
er the sources Of information We're to
be held secret, and whether the depart
ment had accurate information about
Bolshevist activities in Mexico.
Questions i'm Detail.
The La Guardia questions in detail
follow:
did the State Department,
AHIOuSn any VI It's OlllCSTS, OL VI dOOul
the 10th day of November, 1926, re-
quest or suggest to the representa-
tives of the Associated Press, United
Press and the International News
Service TO send a statement or news
item to their respective members
concerning internal conditions in
Mexico and alleged relations between
Mexico and Russia?
I'D the Department Of State,
through any of it's officials. on or
about the 18th day of November.
make any statement to the represen-
tatives Of the Associated Press. United
Press and International News Service
concerning Mexico and request said
news associations not to reveal the
source of information?
''Did the State Department have in
its possession on or about the 18th
day Of November any authentic, ac-
curate or = reliable information con-
cerning bclshevistic activities in the
republic Of Mexico?
Asks If Data Were at Hand.
ibid the State Department have in
It's possession on or about the 18th
day of November, 1925, any authentic.
accurate or reliable information rela-
tive to Mexico's att tude toward
Nicaragua and Mexican activities in
Central America detrimental to the
interest of the United States?"
If the first and second questions are
answered in the affirmative, Mr.. Kel-
logg is asked to furnish the name
and official title of the person who
made such statements
Speaking in New York last Thurs
day before the convention Of the AS
sociation of Life Insurance Presidents.
Kent Cooper. general manager Of The
Associated Press, said
"On November IL the Associated
Press distributed a news dispatch re-
porting the deep concern with which
responsible officials of the State De-
partment regard the specter of a
Mexica bolshevist hegemony
interven ng between the United States
and the Panama Canal.
AT the same time, it transmitted a
statement by Secretary kellogg In
which he characterized the situation
in Nicaragua as one which has In.
vited further interference from out
side sources The same dispatch re-
counted the State Departments ad.
vices respecting the shipment of arms
and ammunition from Mexico to Mic.
aragua~
Charge OF Propaganda.
with the publication Of the dis.
patch referred to-. the State Depart
ment was publicly attacked as having
inspired propasanda directed against
the present government In Mexico.
Various accounts Of confidential con-
ference between Assistant Secretary
Olds and newspaper rnen. were pub
iished in support of the attack. Co.
incidentally. the Associated Press was
attacked on charge of having lent
itself to the dissemination Of inspired
propaganda, and the various ac-
counts OF Mr., Oids' conversation with
the Newspaper correspondents were
submitted In proof OF this charge.
1T lis worthy Of attention that the
Associated Press dispatch in question
did not contain the various state.
fnents attributed to Mr.. Olds. 1t only
reported that Government officials
charged with the conduct Of foreign
relations were concerned over their
reports that eommunisuc tendencies
were being thrust into Americana Mex.
lean relations.
This came to the Associated Press
in the usual course Of news gathering
in Washington from sources which 1t
has right TO expect are well In
Termed and correctly represent the
views of the Government. There was
no reason to question the truth OF the
information transmitted and investi'
CATION has developed none"
y,..~gr~ slaA iack IN xroopc the r-,ttaa.