El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-10-08
INTRIGUE Of THE
KAISER IS Barred
Expose of Methods of Ger
man Diplomacy Which
Failed in Mexico.
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upon their support Of US The MeXl-
cans were good fighters. II We could
I induce them to becUme our allies
they would make it impossible for
I the Americans to bother US much
with their idiOtic protests against
our submarine warfare.
Counted on Japan
The Nexicans would give them
something TO think about And once
We had secured Mexico's support OF
our cause we could easily obtain ia
pans assistance. We would persuade
MeXico's president to act as mediator
between US and japan. We would
sign a separate peace treaty with
Japan and support her claim 10 two
other American provinces, oregon
and Washington II We could get
Mexico and Japan 20 fight with US II
would change the whole war strategy
Of tOCly- The japanese armleS-but
this belongs TO another place
How to Do II.
Vow. how can we do all these
things" Herr Zimmerman has pre-
pared u message from our foreign
office, which IS addressed to presl-
dent Carranza through our minister
at Mexico city. Our minister there,
Admiral Won EckhardL is Instructed
in this letter TO communicate this
message to president CarranZa, and
IL received favorably, obtain his sig
nature to this instrument, said baron
SteinhaEer.
] admit that at that time I did not
understand the significance Of such
a message What was bOtherinE my
mind was. Would CarranZa listen 10
such a proposition" Would he listen
to such q scheme nut to him by our
minister in Mexico city, Just then, I
as though my thoughts had been Wis I
ible on my face and read by these 7
men. Won Holstein addressed me- ]
Ha-s HaHHs "a n IA
even il the treaty We offer to Car /
rama IS refused his signature we 7
would accomplish something for the 4
fatherland by the attempt"
Commended rs TO Tact.
However. this did not make things I
any palmer to me ] must have ap-
peared terribly stupid. Zimmerman .
and Won Holstein exchanged glances
and for a moment there was an awk-
ward silence Won Paqen seemed i'm
patient, while the other four men IN
the room, whose names never
learned. seemed eager TO make sus-
gestiOns. Then baron Steinhauer
saved The situation with these words;
our gracious countess must be pa
TENT with us II we suggest that the
situation in Mexico requires the TX
most skill from her NO doubt you
viii understand what we mean II 7
suggest that your grace and tact
Will secure TO the treaty which we
propose the signatures of both presi-
cent Carranza and general Villa
l'Iain rs Daylight.
Now everything became plain as
daylight TO me. The signing OF al
important document by the Mexican
chiefs mostly depended upon my
grace and tact" Addressing Zim-
herman. I said. "ExceIency, 7 shall
To whatever my superiors demand Of
me, II IL is for the good OF the father
and ] will attempt 10 have this in
strument signed either by president
JarranZa or general Villa"
"Or any one OF their subordinares
baron Steinhauer. to which
everyone in the room assented
Then Zimmerman again took me In
land and said: The countess must
ESQ understand that even if she IS
Tot able TO have this instrument
igned by either one OF the Mexican
'hiefs. IL is sufficient that we hold
n our possession several documents (
EowinS that they have been con-
.tderinE or proposition favorably.
Then you NAV consider your mission
success. The United States and
leNico Will soon be at war"
Tomorrow the countess viii tell OF
Ter submarine trip to Mexico and her
reception by CarrunEn. a
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