REPORT CO TER ADVISORY BOARD OP CEP' OLD 3PATISE TRAIL *&' S/CK iOTVOIi 10 OCTOBER 17, 192S BY CEE EiATAGBTG DIRECTOR
There lias Loon 'so rmoh joiner, apreud abroad in recent months", and co many demoralising influences that are merely doiacgogic preter.so at good for teo Old Spanish 'frail that cm a personal matt-or I would ho willing to give all tho facta to the members' and the newspapers and let the tribunal oi’ public opinion aei* Intr.bran and misrepresentation would than soon stop, ar.'d the interest of the people ir. this project* would react and" give it nor life,. v had not" been hack in tan Antonio from the ©astern samSr and Sasm the 'Washington work two recks before I had all the evidence needed for this policy of publicity.
But there wore many ir v.r Antonio who have supported this work since Headquarters tas Toeon here, ayuV as bar- Antonians and as Tajsans they preferred to work out the situation c or structivcly and prove that ban Antonio could be trusted in the leadership of this big, rational undertaking.
I shared this iie±±s£ fociirp;, c:,ne waived ny reasons for reporting nronsptl-v to the ■’embers, eird tier to trost me pcopxu i>u	wu’v	t,--° wsextaunuee
tJjat had op orated no recklessly in. my sever months absence.
j-T tilreTiorc u'x.t: — i..-.--.,^-1,..^lioy jv. s-.iu.ib-to" dtStiOAUinO the facts free from all personal e no idorations, no i appointed a committeo of five substantial and successful business men of dan Antonio to investigate ar.d report* Ml Khes-Q men have boor? members of the Association from the beginning ard four of them arc members' of rohe Advisory Board.
Their business standing assures their independence. To insure a there and impartial investigation the public auditors previously employed by the .resident, and also the attorneys, of the Association, wore placed at the command of this Committee. ' Tho resident accepted this committee as satisfactory and agreed to abide by its conclusions.
This" Oonraittoe, n-k the auditors, and the attorneys, spent a month inquiring into all' activities.	gioro	audit of books doesn’t necessarily
Show reckless or injudicious diahursonontu, wasteful policies, stupid methods, illegal conduct or false representation.
* This Committee has beer ready to report sir.ee September 18th. By one essjuQO and another the meeting of the Advisory Board to receive that report has boon delayed. meanwhile in hooping with ny douire to allow the Committee absolute freedom I liave refrained from assuming" control of affairs. It scorns however that th.o resident lias taken advantage of this attitude, and instead of awaiting the report and rccomondations of the Oommlttco and of this Advisory Board, ho has gone on more recklessly than before.
This Committee now unanimouslv* rocon.sondo the resignation of the treoidont. The ronortSshow that tho policies in force before the period of usurpation v/era good and the auditors recommend they be made the fixed policies * of tho Association, and this Committee accepts’as proper for the businesslike conduct of tho work.
The President now refuses to resign despite tho fact he pledged himself before this Beard to abide by tho judgment of this Committee. This final act of discredit, coupled with his continued efforts to contuse tho issues with demagogic pretenses maker. .It" necessary to give the whole story to tho public, for as reputable non we carrot continue to keep