The Clinton chronicle. (Clinton, S.C.) 1901-current, December 11, 1919, Image 6
MEXICANS rm
Radicals in Mexico with Knowledge
and Support of I’arrania Plotted to
Instigate RooluUon, Charges Sen.
Fall.
• Washington, Dec. Evidence that
"^Rfatwas^MHX'rcop wiiii im umfwiwjp'
and support of President Carranza
plotted to instigate a revolution in the
United States and to seize the border
states acquired by the American gov
ernment in 1848 is contained in the
memorandum presented to President
Wilson by Senator Fall of 'New Mexi
co, chairman of the foreign lelations
sub-committee investigating the Mexi
can situation.
Plans for the proposed revolutiron
were obtained by the sub-committee
from the minutes of a meeting last
October 15 in iMexiqo, City of Lodge
13 Workers of the World. The Mexi
can president is linked most direct
ly, with the plot through correspon
dence in which he recommends three
men for special consideration be
cause of their connection with the
“plan they desire to put imo prac
tice in the siate of Texas.” These
men, the committee sates, have
been identified as active agents of
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tice in the state of Texas.
“This plan being very favorable for
Mexico, please aid them in every way
and* give the necessary instructions
in the frontier states. -
“I remain your affectionate friend,
V. Carranza.’,’
The second letter dated -August 19
and addressed to the same govern
ment official, follows:
“The- present letter will he deliv
ered to you by Mr. Juan N. Garcia
and the two friends from Texas who
accompany him, and in accordance
with put "cen^tfsat'isw. plcaao- giaa
them the guarantees they sciicit as
well as the pecuniary assistance they
may desire.
“I refhain your f'rieud affectionate
ly, “V. Carranza.”
Other information secured by the
committee and which it regards as
reliable, indicated treaty negotiations
between Mexico and Japan. The doc
ument in possession of the committee
states that one high oficial of Mexico
would communicate to another high
official that “the treaty with Japan is
coming along” and that the writer is
convinced of the “great advantages it
would bring Mexico for its national
integrity.” Reference is contained in
another document to tue support the
Mexican government proposes to givfli
LEADING FIGURES
' AWAITING MEETING
Republicans Ready for National Com
mittee Session.
Washington. ‘Doc. 7.---The leading
figures of the Republican party will
be in Washington most of this week
for the meeting of the national Repub-
licap committee which convenes Wed
nesday.
Although selection of a place and
date for the 1920 national convention
jg tha only business.lmmaU»
the committee, the gathering of party
leaders is expected.to bring out a great
deal of discussion of candidates and
policies with preliminary jockeying
which may have an important bearing
on the campaign.
Several members of the committee
and many others prominent in Repub
lican circles in the various states &1-.
ready had arrived tonight, and St
Louis has b r oken the ice of the fight
for the convention by opening head
quarters. *,
Chicago is also making a determined
effort for selection as the convention
city, is expected to be lepresented to
morrow by a special train of boosters.
, Py Wednesday at least four candi
dates’ headquarters are expected to
German commercial initiative in Mex-| be at work. The managers for Maj.
i Gen. Leonard Wood are to reach
Washington tomorrow and the Illnois
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The memorandum which con tains jj> r0in | nen t Men of MIehTiran Plead
an abstract of the evidence collect
ed by the committee, was delivered
to the president by Snator Fall on
Friday night and made public late
today.
The notes of the October meeting
of the radical lodge deciare “there
appeared three delegates, tw'o Ameri
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delegation trying to get the convention
for Chicago, is expected to organize
also a campaign for the nomination
of Gov. Frank O. Lowden. Friends of
Indictments for* Election Fraud., 8 ^ ^ be planning to take advan
Some Deny (’barge and Others ^ ^ meeting and headquarters
Plead Guilty.
Grand Rapids, Dec. 3.—Twenty de
fendants, many of them prominent in
the official life of Michigan, appeared
before Judge C. W. Sessions in federal
court today to plead to indictments
cans and one Mexican, who had arriv- c h a rglng conniption, fraud and con
ed from the United States, and who
claimed that the society’ would be able,
at beginning of next November (that
is November 1919), to call a general
strike of all miners and metal workers
in the United States: that they had
three million adherents in that coun
try where they will be able to seize
one western and two Atlantic ports;
that a large number of American sol
diers were preparing to take sides
with them, and they proposed to estab
lish a capital of a reformed govern
ment of the United States in the ata*e
of Colorado: :hat when such a revolt
tion was successful, the Mexicans
rendering their assistance, the bor»
der states which were acquired by the
United States in thd treaty of 1848,
would be returned to Mexico.”
The ftrree men referred to are the
&ame, the memorandum states, as
those mentioned by Carranza in let
ters of which the committee has se
cured photo-statistic copies these
ppiracy in connection with the nom
ination and electirm of Truman H.
Newberry, United States senator from
Michigan.
With one exception, the defendants,
who include a prominent clergyman,
either stood mute or pleaded not guil
ty and were released on $1,000 bond.
Willie V. Capron, of Frankfort,
Mich., pleaded guilty to three of six
counts dealing with activities in the
primary campaign. Others of state
wide prominence who appeared for
arraignment included:
State Senators Charles J. Deland,
of Jackson, and William M. Connelly,
Spring Lake; Thos. Bigger, a former
state senator, now boxing commis
sioner; John W. Dunn, of Standish,
for twenty years judge of the Arenac
county probate court; Earl J. Davis,
a leading atorney of Saginaw; Al
bert H. Berger, a' Benton Harbor
manufacturer; Rev. John B. Hewlet,
for Senator Poindexter of Washington
have been active here for some weeks.
Some members of the committee
thought tonight that in addition to
fixing the time and place of the con
vention the committee w'oilld pass
resolution indorsing the work of the
Republican congress. It was not
thought likely, however, that steps
would be taken formally to go very
far toward outlining the issues of the
campaign. • *
Will H. Hays, the national chair
man and a number of other officials
of the committee are expected to ar
rive tomorrow.
letters, dated June 4, and addressed 1°* Flint; ^ eev ^’ Antr I ,n coun-
to Manuel Aquirre Berlanga, Mexi
can minister of Gobernacion, says:
“Senidr Lino Cabelio, bearer of
this letter, is the person, who in com
pany with two friends, will bring to
you the manifestos and the plan
which they desire to put into prac-
ty clerk; Timothy Ryan, prominent
Jackson business man, and William
B. Wilson, an officer of the Grand
Rapids Typographical Union.
Mr. O’Dell, who is "a former statfc
treasurer, requested an early, trial and
issued a statement denying charges
that he had anything to do with the
Newberry, campaign. It is under-
rtood O’Dell was charged with urging
James W. Helme, former dairy and
food commissioner, to enter the pri
mary race against Henry Ford, pre
sumably for the purpose of splitting
the Democatic ranks. In his state
ment O'Dell declares he did suggest
that Helme seek the nomination but
without intention of aiding the New
berry campaign. Helme has also de
clared in a statement that his candi
dacy was not for the purpose of aid
ing Newberry, but to give the people
a choice of candidates as between
the money barons and a real.repre
sentative of the people."
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Dolls Dolls Dolls
We have dolls ranging in price form 25 cents
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Some dressed others not dressed. Some large, some
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Doll Carriages and Doll Beds
Why should you carry that little doll when we';
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you know that every little doll is like its little mis
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Mechanical Toys for Real Boys
Boys here is where you want to put Santa
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Fireworks! Yes Fireworks!
For the past two years we have been some
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Accordeans, Tea sets, Doll Furniture, Picture *
books, ABC Books, Wheelbarrows, See-Saws,
Coasters, Automobiles, Trains and numerows
other items.