The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1915-12-23
HUERTA TO TELL OF
GERMAN PLOT FUND
Former Dictator to Face United
States Grand Jury Today in
Conspiracy Inquiry.

SAN ANTONIO, Tex, Dec. 23.-Aged
and broken since his arrest by the Gov
eminent last summer on the charge Of
/ violating American neutrality. Gen. Vic
toriano Huerta. one-time dictator OF
Mexico, is to be brought before the Fed
eral grand jury here today with FIVE OF
his generals to testify concerning. the
| Sl2. 100000 Germany Is alleged to have
| furnished Huerta with which to start
another revolution In Mexico.
New York papers recently published
what purported to be extracts from
United States Secret Service agents re-
ports telling of the alleged expenditure
OF 1,OOO,OOO OF German money for pro,
| German propaganda In the United
| States. by Capt. Franz Won Rintelen
Twelve millions of this amount the re-
ports are said to have shown, were 10
| be used by Huerta In fomenting the new
| revolution in the hope that the United
States might be so involved In Mexico
that It would have no time to heed Ger
/ many.
The report contains affldavits showing
the efforts made by German agents TO
purchase arms and ship them to Mexico
as an armament for GENERAL Huerta.
RinteIen Involved.
The description OF. the expenditure Of
the 3l2. OOO,OOO has to do with the activi-
|
Rintelen and his associates. 4 Captain
Won Rinteien arrived. from Europe at
| the same time General Huerta came
here from Spain. He left this country
after Huerta's arrest and the publica-
| ton of details of the plot in which
| Huerta was alleged to be implicated.
! Won Rintelen was taken OF the Moor
| dam by the British and placed In the
Tower OF London. where 1t has been re-
ported that he was shot and later that
he was still alive. but soon to be shot.
| The report gives greater detail or the
work of Captain Won Rintelen. ana con-
tains evidence against the men who
represented him in buying ammunition
and seeking to smu9gle 1t into Mexico.
The evidence comes from scores of wit
nesses, and many of them Will be called
before the Federal grand jury in this
| city. The Government has witnesses
ready to testify. it said. regarding a
conspiracy first to equip Huerta for r
revolution and, after his arrest. to aid
Felix Diaz. and later to aid villa. At
first. II is said, the object was to involve
the United States in a Mexican war in
order to put an end to the danger OF
trouble with Germany, but, after the
German crisis passed. the plan. 1t is
said. was TO force the United States to
commander for its own use the great
output OF arms and ammunition now
| being exported to the allies The con-
nection Of Captain BoY-ed and Of Cap
tain Won Papen with the expenditure Of
this money Is said by men close to the
Mexican consulate in New York to have
caused the request for their recall.
Pretty Women Spies.
'Tf Captain Boy Ed and CaptaiI Won
Papen now think" an official said.
that after leaving Washington they
can be transferred TO Mexico City To
continue their work there they will nud
that they have male great mistake, -
Captain BoS Ed. Franz Won R!ntelen.
and Captain Won panen. according to
the same source employed great
number of MeXicans az spies. two OF
whom were attractive IeXican women
frequently seen in some of the, best
New York hotels. They were employed.
II was SAID. to win converts for Fderta
and to interest influential Amer cans in
his cause, Ii was paTtly through these
two omen, according to witnesses that
the activities OF Won Rihtelcr and his
associates became knUwr to the United
States Secret Service Among the re
ports TO tho State Department regard
| Ing the activities Of ''aDtain- BON-Ed
and Captain Won Papen are accounts
Of their trips to Los Angeles, san An
tonic. FL Paso. and Galveston. where
Gl"y are alleged TO have sought. after
the way had tccn PREPARED for them
hv Ven Rintflen and his confidential
agent Andrew Meloy, to enlist German
Americans, MeXicans. and some Ameri,
can citizens in their plan for 4 new
vthtIon BY The United States. Part NJ
the SI2 oo0mo II was said. went for the
! purchase Of S.NC.OO0 rounds OF ammuni-
tiun In 81. Louis and for ordering S,0cI,-
first disclosures which led 10 the IN
earthing Of the conspiracy was made by
man who IL said to have received
$50 O00 at FL Paso for caInpaipr work
fo~ the new revolution. Later develop
ments. IL ~ alleged proved that Felix
Diaz was getting money and arnmuni-
Arms For Diaz Halted.
A hint Of the Part to be PLAYED Ivy
Felix Dlaz reached Rafael Znlhardan
the CarranSista agent in Washington
who disclosed the plan to United States
Consul Silliman. at Vera Cruz. with
the result that shiTlOads ~ arms and
ammur ition destined for DlaZ was
stopped at New Orleans. During tic
attempt to stir the revolution In Mexico
Captain BOyEd Won Papen. and cthers
| In the conspiracy were alleged TO bC
active IN obtaining Mexican passportl
from Germans and German SympathiZ.
ers in that country 10 enable thom II
get back "a Germany. Some went or
Mexican PASSPORTS 10 become spies "
EnelaPd. Franco and RRussiH. VIII
NCnaciO Bravo, Eduardo CauS jose
, Delgado, Enrique tor0stieta. and J. =
Rather. CHARGED Jointly with havlna
nlotted to orrHnizc revolution IN the
United States and invade Mexico stimuli
tsncnuslv from several border points
All this Is according IN the alleged Sc
rect United States report
Huerta WAS arrested in west TeXai
, last summer in company with Gen
Pascual OrCECo. Tho former 1iCtat0
waived preliminary examination N r.
Paso. July a. and on his refusal TO for
nish SIS 100 bond. was confined at For
Bliss. His health failed. and few
weeks ago the Federal authorities NJ
lowed him to 60 n his family. in r
Paso. u0dOr surveillance Of Unite,
states deputy marshals. OroZCO for
, fNIted his bond became leader OF
andit gang end IN Sentomber wal
killed in the Rio Grande country.
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