Evening Star Newspaper, May 16, 1921, Page 5

~ - THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C, THIKS OBREGON S MAKING EOOD" Gen. Pelaez, Mexican Inde- pendent and Friend of U. S., Sees Unrest Abating. country will recover overnight from ind open wide the et : 4 the effects of ten years of wap: 5 e e et Wil Clore Peckages Sid — Ad Drugems 38+ BY HERBERT COREY. said he. 4 In addi- | ing and hard-working Mesic . ¢ XEW YORK CITY. May 16 | yen. Obregon, he said, is held in the 0 a sys- [ who rob and murder deserve only one |_ _ 2 - {patriotic Mexicans and (ien. Pelaez | practical That significance will be = s 15 portant man in the Republic of Mex- | believes that 1t 18 the dute of coie? Olragan anlto his vis M to show their —is at the Hotel Plaza with Mrs. | I'claes and a small staff. If President Obregon be not considered. he is to- the most important man in Mex- because of his position of in- ico, dependent strength. From 1914 to 1920 he was at war with the Carranza gov- became friendly ornment. _Since Obregon president he has been on terms with the one-armed leader. “You are still in command of the department of the Huastecas, how- 1 suggested. ‘ertainly.” said Gen. Pelaez. was_during his against Carranza i Gen. Pelaez not only the best friend the United States had in Mex- ico, but the best friend of the allies there. Every one now that the Carranza adminis n and the “first chief” hims penly pro-Ger- man and anti-ally and anti-United States. An anomalous condition had heen produced in Mexico by President Wilson's reore or less continuous sup- port of the Carranza regime. At the same time Carranza was doing every- thing possible against the United States and the allfes. Allies Demand OilL “We must have oil.” was the notice fhat the allies served on the United States. “Mexico is the only place where we can get it.” Gen. Pelaez is a part owner of some of the richest oil propertics i the Huas- tecas 1In 1914 Gen. Candido Aguilar. ater Carranza’s son-in-law and envoy to Zurope. burned some of Pelaez’s proper- ties. There was at this time no question of patriotism involved. for the Aguilar irregulars were as truly banditti as were the followers of Zapata or Villa. Manuel Pelaez, owner of a hacienda by in- heritance and country gentleman by preference, took the field with an army | of seventcen men. He was never able { to quit it until Carranza as dead and ; the Obregon revolutisn was successful. Almost with the outbreak of the Eu- ropean-war the Carranza administration began an attack upon the American and British oil interests in the Huastecas. | Pelaeg's success in defending his own properties gave an idea to the owners of the region. They asked Pelaez to en- large his field of operations and defend their properties likewise. In the end an armed guard of 5.000 men was created. No such army has ever operated in Mexico, so far as memory shows. It was on friendly terms with the inhabi- tants of the eountry. The discipline was absolute. A Pelaez man who burned or looted. might as well begin to write his good-bys to his ncarest and dearest. The general was merciless in punish- ment. Pelaes Troops Peaceful. “When a body of troops was sighted.” a friend once told me, “the Indiffns in the villages would run for the jungle. If the troops were Carranzistas they never came back. If they were Pelaezis- tas the Indians trooped back fuily at ease, carrying their scanty household Y 7 2 effects on their backs. were safe.” The American and British oil com- panies paid the cost of maintaining the Pelaez army, of course, but there never was any thought of “graft” in the minds | of those best informed. Pelaez is rathgr an extraordinary business man, accord- ing to Erby E. Swift, an attorney of Mexico City, wWho is accompanying him in the dual capacity of friend and liaison officer. between the visitor and the American people. “He kept books throughout the six years of war.” said he, “and a complete lstter file system. He can not only show every penny he received, but likewise every penny he spent.” i Nothing like that had ever been heard of in Mexico fighting. For the six years z lived in the jungle—and the Judges of the Huastecas are real ones— a to_operate an efficient business office. His men were as_well clothed as possible and well armed, by virtue of the fact that he used to defeat the Carranzista forces and take their guns, and were incredibly loyal. Jungle Warfare Methods. Once he was attacked by 15.000' Carranzistas. Pelaez followed the | tactics that had been successful dur- | ing his years of jungle fighting. He waved his hand and his troops melt- ed away by ones and twos. Then they killed the Carranzistas by ones and twos. They met again at the place and time appoimted. “How many of the Carranzistas es- caped?” “Not many,” said Pelaez, with a half smile. Throughout the war he maintained his attitude of opposition to the Car- ranza tactics. It was not merely that Carranza was preying upon the oil properties—in which he had a per- monal interest—but he felt that the| Carranza opposition to debt-paying | and the maintenance of order was irretrievably injuring Mexico in the! eyes of the world. Pelaez has al- ways been friendly to the United States and to Americans. He reminds one of a live American business man more than of a soldier, he is fo quiet, %0_completely master of himself and 50 democratic in manner. Never Negleets Engagement. “Two things he has always insisted on” said Mr. S . "One is the! keeping his word to the last hair. ; The other is that when he makes an i cngagement for a given i other fellow must be there himself always is” On_ this tour he has been notabls sul Robertson of Laredo pegsonally | escorted Gen. Pelacz and his party across the frontier line, and Robert- | son is something more than a mere | consul. By virtue of experience and | energy and tact Robertson may be-! classed as a diplomat, although he is ranked as a consul. Admiral Rodman of the Pacific fleet entertained Pelaez | and his party on board during target | practice. which is an unusual privi- | lege, and Gen. Hugh T. Dickman made ‘him his guest at Army headquar- | ters. He hus purchased a handsome | home at Los Angeles. by the way. | where Mrs. Pelaez and their four children will remain while Gen. Pelaez | visits the establishment of the Mayos | at Rochester. Minn. for a physical | . swift : They knew they H, N 7, 72z N 0 % of the United entertaine n- ASSOCIATION Pays 6 Per Cent on shares maturing in 45 or 83 months. It Pays 4 Per Cent on shares withdrawn be- fore maturity Assets More Thea ? $7,000,000 - lus Nearing e 700,000 2 Corner 11th ond E Sta. N.W, JAMES BERRY, Prestdeat | sosETA Ww. capm, \ %, 22 7 % W, 7 2 ditions in Mexico. however. that sensational stories of | h that sort are to be deprecated. He is a personal friend of Gen. Obregon and Says Obregon Is Making Good. “It is not to be expected that the also with him. ; : ; trom s " diag ‘of the border | rival of this unasteated and Rpparent- |to be questioned. But that Gien. Pelacz |Parts of Unpatented Machine Gur a: T mt‘::' flm\"v‘l";hi,:l:;:l‘m:h):u§[:::nr::?;:[r\':: ha makin{hgisfi: 1y undefeatable rebel from the Hua is n.l,\:ini! this in the character Among Ar‘icles Stolen. 2o ing the most alarming reports of con- | of B Eoes iaxlean s ‘:\::::":::::;1 Joseph F. Willette. ¥ L. Gen. Pelaez said, the Obregon J me in from t MONDAY, MAY 16, 1921 of Gen. Obregon i bl likewise. that he|bas reported to the poli friendly re known that s at all ti sort comn~" leaders’ Underatanding Definite. 3.0 Yded on by 1 ent for £1.000.000, but nd I think alike on matte 1 honor. 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