The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1917-04-13


washinstnn government Tor a friendly
settlement Of the Nicaraguan canal
dispute. Later, due to this same IN
nuencc. Gonzales vigorously attacked
the proposed American control OF the
Costa Rican oil fields ~ impartial
consmentinE ed%itoriaiiy ON this. de-
ciared that control Of these fields
means control OF the Caribbean sen
and hat there existed no reasen why
European interests should not he con-
sidered. regardless OF the Monroe
Doctrine or what 1t implies.
This German also was responsible
fer the enactment of n law ny dom
zales which placed the control of tho
wireless telegraph 81 Costa Rica in the
hands OF private individuals Recentl'
Lea has hccn clearly shown h a there
are numerous stations IN German
owned cpffee plantations in Costa Rica
u questioned the editor ~ vi I'm
parcial regarding these things and his
~strongiy pro-German tendencies Later
I went "a President Gonzales To pro-
test against tho attitude ~ his news
paper. lie admitted to me that ne
had inspired every editorial and ncw'
article and that h. meant every word
that VAS published In this connection.
AN OF this can be proved There is
no prominent American In Costa Riot
land no Costa Rican of importance who
will deny what say.
Gonzales and his intimate friend,
Castro Quesada. now are intriguing II
Washington. I hold H. letter from
Castro Quesada. dated two weeks ago.
in which he makes a voicd threa;
that they expect TO return 10 power
and thur presumes 10 caution me
agsinst any exposure which ] might
make
There should he complete lnNesti-
cation % these charge- by the authori-
ties in Washington ANY facilities
which I MAY have are az their calI
Men who are factors In Iatin-Ami
erican business and finance sad that
they expected "a break In diplomatic
relations between every central Am
erican country. except Colombia and
ri salvador. with Germany soon
"Ei salvador and Colombia are be
ing influenced entirely by their hatred
,,of the United states Snd .by Mexico
,lsaid u Of these men. German prop
uganda in LATHE America has foi
months been carried on from the Ctty
tof Mexico. II has lined up Mexico
II Salvador and Colombia on the
side ~ Germany. Carranzn even Of
he ante o.. could not stop a. The
IGermans have a large mentions man
ufacturiug plant in the city of MeNigo
powerful wireless stations In FL sal
vador and Colombia. The United
States government knows all about Il
"a month ago the attention Of the
state department. was called TO TIM
German plot. They were fully advised
las to the scheme to send armed Ger
man reservlsts from Mexico on an eN
= pedition against British Honduras. Thu
colony there Is a small ore and coul'
easily be reduced by o force Of one
si~thousand men. Germany has man.
times that number of rcservists ID
Mexico Whether the plot viii h
carried out depends upon the watch
fulness Of the United states iu tn
.lGulf Of Mexico and the Carihhen'
sea
He asserted hat Germany was 80
. direct communication with Mexico h'
wireless. and that from the city o
Mexico station dispatches were relayet
10 points in Central America and FRO"
There sent 70 the United Sat't
Ithrough the mails.
"In this way Germany IL able Il
Keep thoroughly posted ON events 70
tho Americas he said THE n"rlI
government is able 20 direct i'- sple
g 40 carry ON b.. propaganda unm"
lle-ted