The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-11-11

that GermauY's tbreataliHS prepa-
daganda i'm tho Uni'ra states and
Germany plots against American
property were not succeeding ia
frightering the United States ARRAY
from wsr he began to iaoE forward
. to The event Of war he saw, as mest
Germans did. that IL waa'a 30 IONS
time before the UaHod states e.li4
get forces 70 EureHn sa sufficient
number to have decisive eEeef upon
the war. He beTeu 60 p'as wrth zine
general star ana the NAVY az lea- ~
Mexico against America for two pur-
poses One Germany fsurad that
war with Mexico ~ ould keep tae
United states army aHd navy busy
over here Further Hiw#orraaa ef#'u
said To callers that il fbe Cuiied states
went to war with Mexico ii would not
be possible for American factories 10
send so much ANN upifiau sud So many
supplies t. the allies.
German eyes tByWed ia HHNirn Aa
eoon as President Wilson recognized
C1rranga aF President Germans fe}-
lowed with formal reeaSHitf3n Hubas
ran Capmarp. he -hl# baga NJ {Han
representative "a Washington. was
sent to Berlin as Carfausss minister
linn ediatelv Urcr Lie gr-I& - Z.+.-l4-@+-
mann began ue9l cations with b.tu.
Reports Of the % r9tlat ieae were sent
70 Washington TIE stale department
was warned that unless the United
states solved the Mexican problem
Immediately Germany would prepare
to attack US through Mexico German
reservists were TIPPED OF 70 be ready
TO go to Mexico upon a moments mo-
ttce. Count Won Bernstorn aad the
German conxuls IN the United States
were instructed and BernstorT who
was acting as TIE general director of
German INTEREST," ia North and South
America. was told 10 inform the Ger
mar officials In the Latin American
Upuutriae A. tie same time tiarmHu
financial interests began ~ rurchass
Anks. farms and nineg "a Mexico
Won JHxn1v AZ Heart a PaCIust.
After the sfnktus Of fhe Arabic Size
o<rmzn forefgn of9ce intfmated 10 fhe
xfys ttsss gta+av ge4.a7t ys}..r5t Synd -f0 1hel
American correspondents that methods
~ submarine warfare would be az
tarea Ard that ehipH would be warned
before thev were forpedotd plt when
The navy hen~a That tie for%iEr Office
vas Inclined to listen 10 MIR Wilson's
rrotests II made no atttfupt 10 conceal
its opposition GeftIieb Won Jagesy, the
-~~re,arx ~ atate. although he WIS an
Animate friend of ths kaiser and M
e1scer In the Gersnn army, was al
hart n pactast Every time an OPP
nortpnItv presented itself he tried to
xnobiltrs the peace forces of The world
"a mara rsare r.rorn time 10 time the
f5~ruasn hnarcferg and propa zanda
1n.dern Z, the I-ujea6 states. ae wen as
snf,uenttaI Germans IN the neutral In
rvpean oount~les, sent out pcace feel
ars.r Won Jagou- realized that the
nnonar peacn was made the batter Il
you'd be FOR Germany and She easter
n wouis be for the fore!vu Office To ae-
Feat the military party at home He
saw-tsa HE r-rrr--e vt---rr+rs r1ge army
had and the more victories it could
announce 10 the n4rp,e t}.e more lust
fu1 the general stan would h. for
var Of exhaustion.
Army leaders have ALWAYS hnd
mare confidence In their ability 10
defeat the world than the foreign
~me~. The nru,x looked at the
man of Europe and Savy 40 many
nurar~d Thousand .auere miles of
tsrr4torx under accupn,top The
foreign Office saw Ger1nany In it,
relatfo. 10 the world. Won Jnxnyv
knew ,hnt every new square mile
Of TERRITORY gained was hclnu maid
for. mot cntv nv The cost Of Ger
man blood. but ny the more ter
vth,r .ort of rubItc opininn and
German influence abroad. BOT Ger
m.rr VS.. under martial law. md
~. foreign ofnee had nothine. TO
.ay about military plans.
The foreign gn3ce also mad little To-
~.v about naval warfare The navy
wss builafnv submarines as fast as 81
could and ths number Of ehire lost
encourage. the re5ule to 9,e5teve TIA
me NOR snteneia4e the s1hYgsrlra war
hecayu. .bn c,,{eter ire 49, o.rrf4 erF
sanktnv ebfps and re1vir- erou the
1crr,rn o@ra - rnka evc,ses ana
keep America out ~ the war
THE reported vfo1xrtons az til