Evening star., 1927-11-17
NICARAGUA LIBERAL
DENIES GALES AID.
DR.. Zepeda Holds Letters Be-
ing Published in United
States Are Fakes.
By the Associated Press.

MEXICO CITY, November IL
Unnamed interests are attempting
through publication of false docu-
mGnts in some United States news
papers to foment ill-feeling, not only
between Mexico and the United
States. but between all the Latin
American countries and the North
American republic. in the opinion OF
Or. 1edro J. Zepeda. representative in
Mexico Of the Niuaraguan Liberal
party.
pr Zepeda denied cAtegorically that
he or any other of the NicaraEuan
Liberals headed 10y luana b. Sacasa
ever received any money directly or
indirectly from President Gales or
the Mexican government as alleged
hv the Hearst newspapers. lie de-
clared that any documents intended 10
prove this were pure fabrications.
II believe that publication OF such
false documents" Or. Zepeda told the
Associated Press yesterday. "is not
only intended to prevent Mexico and
the United States from adjusting their
differences, and to continue the fric-
ton that has existed between the two
countries. but is intended to make
the approaching Pan-American con
ference a Havana al occasion for
jtl.Wiil instead Of goodwill toward the
United states and Ia defeat reaiiza.
ton of President Coolidge's seemingly
altered Latin .AmcliC7 II policy and his
apparent hope for creating better feel
ing toward the United States through
ne Havana conference.
Questions Motive.
II DO net know the details Of these
falsehoOds being published in the
United States. and | only express my
personal opinion. but il is clear from
what is known here that the docu-
mentS are false. The question then
arises. What is the motive?
1T seems to me the only purposes
could he for forsers to get money
through selling their fake documents,
and, on the part of the buyers. to con.
tinue the friction that has existed be-
tween Mexico and the United States
and any illfeeing against the United
States in Latin America.
However. ] am glad the false docu-
ments are being published, because
they have again brought the entire
Latin American question into public
attention and have again interested
the people of the United States in
Nicaragua. thereby giving US an op-
port unity to tell the truth about the
Nicarasuan situation.
Revolution in Progress.
"The Nicaraguan revolution still is
under way The Nicaraguan revolu-
tionists are only fighting for liberty.
Vet American Marines are being Killed
by Nicaraguans and Nicaraguans are
being killed hy Marines. without the
people Of either country wanting war
or having any quurrels. The people
Of the United States have not known
much about this or been Interested
and for anything that directs their at
tention to Nicaragua ] am glad"
The Mexican foreign office yester-
flay issued a statement in regard TO
the Hearst documents, which says
publication Of the pretended docn.
ments in regard to the activity Of
Mexico in the recent Nicaraguan case,
has scandalous and opportunistic as.
poets.
1T is scandalous because the docu-
nients were manufactured some time
ago and were used to bIackmail the
Mexican government into paying
money for them. These papers were
offered to ii Mexican consulate at
Los Angeles through the medium Of
Dr. Cutberto Hidalgo. August "a. for
$4,000. Our consul was instructed
even before knowing the contents of
the pretended documents. 10 refuse
the offer. saying we We're certain they
were false and that the Mexican gov
ernncnt was indifferent whether they
were published.
Their publication has an aspect of
because it is an effort to
obstruct any understanding at which
the Mexican and the United States
governments can arrive in their pend
ing questions