The Washington times., 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 or
( 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
| S12.oc,ooo Germany is alleged to have
| furnished Hucrta with which to start
| another revolution i'm Mexico.
| New York papers recently published
what purported to he extracts from
| United States Secret Service agents re-
OF S7.OO,Wo OF German money for pro,
German propaganda In the United
| states. by Capt. Franz Won Rntelen.
| Twelve millions of this amount, the re-
| ports are said to have shown, were TO
be used by Huerta in fomentins the new
| revolution in the hope that the United
states might be so involved In Mexico
that II would have no time to heed Ger
| many.
The report contains affidavits showing
the efforts made by German agents to
| purchase arms and ship them to Mexico
as an armament for ueneraI huerta.
Rintelen Involved.
| The description OF. the expenditure Of
| the Sl2.0O.0O has to do with the activ-
ties in this country of Capt. Franz Won
| Rintelen and his associates. I 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-
tion OF details OF the plot In which
| Huerta was alleged to be implicated.
! Won Rintelcn was taken oA the Moor
| dam by the British and placed I'm the
| Tower OF London. where it has been re-
| ported that he was shot and later that
| he was still alive but soon to Ne shot.
| The report gives greater detail OF the
work of Captain Won Rintelen. ana con-
! tains evidence against the men who
represented him in buying ammunition
and seeking to smuggle it into Mexico.
The evidence comes from scores of wit
nesses, and many of them VIII 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 u
revolution and. after his arrest. to aid
| Felix Diaz. and later to aid villa. At
| FIRST 1t is said, the object was to involve
| the nited 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. it 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 tho allies. Tho con-
nection Of Captain Bowed and Of Cap
| tain Won Papen with tn" expenditure Of
| this money is said by men close 10 the
| Mexican consulate in New York to have
| caused tho request for their recall,
Pretty Women Spies.
| "If Captain Boy Ed and Captain Won
| Papen now think an "ttiCIal said.
that after leaving WASHINGTON they
can bc transferred 10 Mexico city 70
| continue their work thcrr they will iud
that they have mad" a great mis,ak, g."
captain Boy Ed. Franz Won R!nt"Ien.
and Captain Non i'Hucn. according to
the same source. employed great
number of MrAicans as spies. two uf
| whom were atlrartiN, MeXican won"n
frequently seen in somn of tho host
New York hotels. They wero employed.
1t was sand. TO win converts for FIerta
ard t. interest influential Amer cans in
his cause II was pnItly through these
| two women, according to witnesses thu [
the activities OF Won Rhtclcr and his
| associates leCamc knCwr to the | nitcd
| States Secret Scr"iCe. Among the re-
ports 10 tn" state Department regard
and Captain Won Fanou are accounts
"f their trips to Los Angeles. san An
| tonic. FL Paso. and Galveston. where
t,"y are alleged to hav" sought after
ne way had Teen preDH red for them
hN Ven RintiCn and MS confidential
| agent. Andrew MeloY. to enlist German
Americans. MeXtcans and som" Anori.
can citizens in their plan for 4 new
|
| vtntion ny ih" United States. Part "
the fT2 tno"o Il was said. Went for the
| purchase Of 8 'M.Uua rounds of ammuni-
tion in - l."ms and for orderin" T,oon
or rounds il, New York. One Of tt"
FIRST disclosures witch lel TO ;he m
"arthing or the CorsphaCy was made by
| = man WHO is said to have received
$50 DO1 NJ FL Paso f"r co,nnai2r work
70" the row r"Nolution. Later develop
m"nts. it Is alleged proved that Felix
| Diaz was getting money and alNmuni-
Arms For Diaz Halted.
A hirt Of the ,Hrt to he PLAYED Ivy
| Felix Diaz reached Rafael Znhardan,
the Carraniista agent in Washir stCn,
who disclosed the plan 70 United States
Consul Slliman. at Vera Cruz. with
the resalt that shir loads % arms and
! ammur ition destined for Dia7 was
attempt 70 stir III. rcro,ution in Mexico
Captain RoN-Ed Won Papon. and thcrs
! IN the conspiracy We're alleged 10 10
| aCtiV" III obtaining M"N'c passDort !
| from Germans and German SymNathiZ-
ers in that country 30 onahl" thom to
| r"t back I" Germany. Som" won't on
Mexican passports 10 b"oom" spies ~
Enslapl. Franco and RuesiH. With
Ncmacin RrCvo. Eduardo CaWs jose
DolGad1. FnriOuc tornsttcta anI j. :.
Ratr.er. chnrced Jointly with having
| nlott"d to Orranzc revolution in the
| NllF' N'dlFS bnu l'lN''lf N'NlCb ~lINul
| to""ouslv from s""Cral border points
! All this is accor'lin" TO the alleged Sc
! rect Enited States report
lIucrta vas arrested in wett TcNas
| PasCual OrCSCo. III" former 1ictator
viewed nre'iminnrv eva nination N RI
| Pnsn. july . ard on his refusal TO fur-
nish 81 900 bond. wns confined 1T Fort
| Riss. His health fAiled. ard few
wceks arn The Federal nuth"ritirs NJ.
| lowed him to go 10 his family. in RI
! DHeO. U"dNr s'rVei'l" nee of United
| States deputy marshnls. Oro7Cn for
fcltcd rte bond. hocarne leader OF 4
hnrdit Corg md IN Senton'her was
| killed in tho Rio Grandc county.
Deserved 1t.