The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-09-28

WdT Wltu us. OuE M1lllSl6t III IM01lCO City said to me that Hindenburg did fight us, and that Lundendorff said it would not matter, the war would be all over before they could strike a blow.
 But, if such an event took place, we
 offered the Mexicans the great and
 glorious opportunity of becoming our
 Allies. They could take what they
 wanted from the United States-Tex-
 as. California, and New Mexico. Also
 they could take from the British com
 panies the oil wells, which really be-
 longed to them, and were now being
 used to supply our enemies with fuel
 for their warships.
 We undertook to help the Mexicans
 in such a case. We would establish
 submarine bases on their coast and
 destroy the American shipping. The fuel for the submarines would come
 from the oil wells the Mexicans were
 to take from the hated neighbors.
 I had been told that my mission
 would be difficult and perhaps dan
 gerous one. Of how dangerous it was
 had already had some experience.
 But after meeting Carranza twice
 came to the conclusion that it was
 not only difficult, it was impossible. Everything was arranged by our minister in Mexico. I was to meet
 President Carranza and try to ar
 range things.
 met him; but it was after great
 difficulties Neither our Foreign Of
 fee, nor our Intelligence Bureau in
 Berlin, understood this man Carran-
 ga. But what angered me the most
 was that even our Minister, Admiral
 won Eckhardt, underestimated this
 Mexican president. This was a ter
 ribie blunder.
 Spanish about him. Although he was polite. he was gruff and to the point Looking at me through his thick eye glasses, he motioned me to a seat nearby, and after having read a per sonal letter from Herr Zimmerman, whose content did not know then,
 he said: ''It is of late date that Ber- lin has decided to employ women arn- bassadors ?" This was hurled at me when I was unprepared. I did not
 know how to answer nim; was com pletely taken by surprise. Yet I had | to make some sort of an answer. said: "ExceIlency, Germany is in an unfortunate position. England will not permit male German to travel to Mexico. The exigencies of this war compel our Fatherland to resort 1 to women ambassadors.''
 As rejoiner to my answer Presi- dent Carranza laughed in such fa- shion that 1t bordered on insult, not to me alone but rather to the Father
 land. He said: My dear Countess,
 how then, can Mexico expect assis- tance from your fatherland if your Foreign Office is not able to send a male ambassador through the Eng 1fc1n 5o1 Ay,S HA st. H,oxr | ed low, and nodded to one of his aides; and in another moment I was ushered out of his presence. For the first time in my life I was defeated; yes, ignominiously defeated.
 Nevertheless, I did not admit my defeat. I had a second meeting ar ranged for me. This time I intend i ed to play a bold game, in playing which would either come out victor l ious or perhaps be imprisoned by or der of President Carranza. But tagain this man Carranza took me unawares. l had just entered the large room where he was seated with half a doz- 1 en of his subordinates, when he rose bowed low, kissed my hands and said: Pretty women should busy them
 selves with pretty subjects, Interna- tional politics are too Ngly for beau
 tiful women" Thus I was completely
 disarmed without being given a chance to draw. I made cnrtsy and l left his presence without even utter I ing one word.
 l I returned to our Minister and re- 1 ported to him what had taken place. He is a stupid man--our Minister in Mexico City. Even then he had child l ish plans which he ordered me to at tempt to put into execution. I want | fa fo1I l; ,of 1,1 ef1v 5 asst. But he was my superior and I l was there to take orders from him.
 He proposed that I see Porfirio Mem deg, Carranza's private secretary, who was a young man and signed all Car tranza's correspondence. Several notes l from this young responsible secretary | of the Mexican president would an- swer our purpose. It would be enough ! to arouse American suspicion about Mexico and Japan, especially if I could induce this young Mexican to mention Japan in his communication
 with me. | a handsome young man with large black eyes and a long, silky nous tache.. He was all politeness and courtliness and great deal more ar dent.
 I told Don Porifrio what our Fora eign office proposals were. He listen ed intently When I had finished he bowed low to the ground. He was a true Spaniard. His eyes were full of affection and his manners were so demonstrative that felt that at any
 moment hes might eake me in his arms. The only thing that at that time bothered me just little waa that he was a little bit too polite. He seemed to agree to any proposal that wished to make. l "Be assured, oh. rarest of charm. CTS" he said, ''that when the right time comes, the United States of Mex l ico will sweep the accursed invader
 from it's fair bosom. I, Porfirio Men
 deg. swear to you.
 | sAnd the writing said. ''The signed promise that -aust take back
 to Berlin"
 1 He seized my two hands, and kiss ed them passionately. "Be assured
 lovely one, that you shall have it, if ever you find 1t necessary to return
 to Berlin. I, Porfirio Mendez,~ swear
 it to you. ;sva I did not like this last statement.
 Was he playing with me? Was 1t pos- sible that he meant -?
 That evening two Mexican Federal
 police came to my hotel and inform
 ed me that unless I left Mexico with