The Washington times., 1927-12-20

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nootleggers.
Dealers in this kind or junk were
always trying to take advantage Of
some feeling that existed between
different factions 10 our country and
these document dope dealers had q
remedy for every condition They
could supply the Ku Klux Khan with
documents showing that the Catho-
lies had arms and munitions hidden
in cellars, ready to be brought out
to exterminate the Protestants.
They were likewise able to supply
the Catholics with documents show
ing various activities of the Ku Klux
Klan in gathering together arms
and munitions to be carried into
Mexico and there used In a contel1-
plated revolution.
To charge you with ignorance Of
this condition IS 70 ascribe to you a
stupidity that would be eQuaied only,
by your heartless malice in trying
to wreck the good names Of officials
both in Mexico and in America in
order to carry out some scheme Of
your own.
Your own newspapers, about two
years ago, exposed the fact that our
State Department had been offered
and had accepted forged Mexican
documents. You knew that II your
alleged documents were genuine our
Department of State would have
made q thorough Investigation and
that they would not have been re-
jected by the President of the United
States when they wers submitted to
him, as you say IN your testimony
they were.
Attempted Deceit Seen
On the 14th day OF November,
1927, the Hearst papers, among
other things, contained the follow
ing reference to the alleged docu.
mepts:
The documents which will be
published in The American were
therefore brought to this country
by these officials intimately con.
nected with the Mexican Cover.
ment, and were delivered to the
Hearst publications merely be-
cause these officials realized that
in this manner they would secure
the widest publication of the
facts contained in these govern.
ment files.
There is no question of
the authenticity of these docu.
ments as records Of the govern.
ment of Mexico.
You were attempting then to de.
ceive the people Of the United
States.
This statement, as shown by your
own testimony before the commit
tee, Is an absolute falsehood.
You knew when this statement
was published that instead Of these
Mexican officials being moved by
some patriotic motive of their own,
with a desire to get publication for
this alleged corruption in the Mexi-
can government, that they were. in
fact, only influenced by cold cash
which you were willing to contribute
and which you say in your own tes-
timony you did contribute. Instead
of the documents being brought to
this country by patriotic Mexican
officials, they were sold for cash to
your agents.
You knew it when this article was
published.
You have admitted it on the wit.
ness stand. The only object these
alleged officials OF Mexico had was
to make money out Of the trans.
action and you confess that you
paid them between $4,000 and $16..
600 for their treachery to their own
country.
Denies Authenticity
And when the Hearst papers pub.
lished, in this same article, that
there was no question about the
authenticity of these documents,
every man connected. with your pub
lIcation. including yourself, knew
that the statement was false. You
knew that there was q question as
to their authenticity and that II you
had pursued the ordinary course
that any honest man would take lie.
fore he blackens the fair names Of