Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-07-06
SENTIMENT FOR ENTENTE
IS GROWING IN MEXICO
Well Defined Movement for Open
Break With Germany Widespread
Throughout the Republic.
MAY ACT WITHIN THIRTY DAYS
Tampico Oil Fields Would Be Made
Safe for Allied Fleet, Properties of
Teutons Confiscated and Their
Boats Seized.
tRy Associated Press.l

Ell PASo, TEN, July 5.-Sinoe the
pro-ally campaign in Mexico was first
started by Ell Universal. in Mexico
City. the sentiment favoring the allies
has reached Northern Mexico, and, dur
ing the past thirty days, a well-deined
movement favorinE an open break with
Germany and the alignment of Mexico
on the side of the entente allies has
developed. This has been in spite OF
the pro-German sentiments published
daily in chihuahua City and in other
papers believed to be subsidized by the
Germans in the north
reflection OF this sentiment was
seen recently in the statement by Gem
eral Francisco Gonzales, acting COM
manderin-chief OF the northeastern
military zone, with headquarters at
Chihuahua. He was overcharEed by
the German firm OF Ketelsen & Dege-
teau for some padlocks. The manager
was arrested and placed in the peni-
Tertiary. The German consul made a
demand for his release "in the name
OF the imperial German government
and the Kaiser" according to an
American officer who was present at
the time.
Tell the German consul he, the I'M
perial government and the Kaiser may
all go to HI" General Gonzales an
swered.
Prominent Mexicans in close touch
with the capital predict Mexico will
declare war on Germany within thirty
days. According to these men. all Ger
man money in the Mexico City. Tor
NJ
Will be seized as soon as war is de-
| clared. the German boats in Tampico
and other ports will be seized, thereby
fleet, and all Germans Will either be
interned or deported at once. their
properties being confscated.
WOULD SAFEGUARD ALL
SUPPLIES FOR ALLIES
The Tampico of fields would be made
safe for the oil supplies for the al
lied feet by declaring a zone in which
traffic would be restricted and the
mines. smelters and mills reopened at
once. TO produce munition metals for
the allies.
I'VE can do nothing in a military
way in Europe" said one of them.
but we can make Mexico safe for the
allied nations, and for their properties.
We can show our sympathy with tho
same cause for which we have been
fighting for the past six weeks by aid
ing the allies in every way. even though
~e are unable to assist materially in
the war"
Tho anti-German movement is not
unopposed In the north, as the German
residents OF Chihuahua City, Torreon
and other places have been spending
money iavishiy entertaining officials,
army officers and influential citizens.
But with tho usual German method,
they SEEM to have overpIayed their
hand, and brought about a reaction by
causing tho naturally suspicious Mexi-
cans to suspect they had An uiterior
motive In thstp friendship.
Americans returning from Mexico
City say sixty days will not elapso be-
fore Mexico declares war against Cor
many They say the German uenti-
ment there Is exaggerated, and that
tho great mass OF Mexican citizens are
In sincere sympatiry with the allies
They say also tho part General Obro-
gen played In the pro-German agita-
ton was exaggerated, as they claim
his name was used by tho Germans to
lend dignity to- tho pre-GerTnan move
ment, and they say the former War
Minister Is friend OF Americans and
the aiItaa -f- 49,