Arizona republican., 1917-03-01

| proposal as 0ermany instructed neT
minister to make the last two years
of the operations of German agents
not alone in Mexico, but all through
Central America and the West Indies
are based on fact. There is now no
doubt whatever that the proposed al
lance with Mexico was known to
high Mexican officials who are dis
t,nguished for their anti Americanism.
Among them are Rafael Zubaran, Car
razas ministr 10 Germany and Luis
Cabrera, Carranza's minister of fl
nance.
1t is apparent that the proposal had
taken definite form when Zubaran re-
turned 10 Mexico City from Berlin re-
Gently. His return from his foreign
post was covered by the fact that Car
rama mad called in many of his dplo-
mats for conferences" Some time
before that, Cabrera while still at At
lantic City in the conferences Of the
American Mexican joint commission,
had suggested in a guarded way to a
member of the American section, that
ne regretted that the COMM son had
not succeeded fully in settling the diff
ferences between Mexico and the
United States, for he said, ne had hoped
il might continue it's work and make
peace for the world.
When pressed for some details Of
how the commission could restore
world peace, Cabrera suggested that
the American republics controlled the
destiny OF the war by controlling a
large part of its supplies. Mexico.
he minated might do her part by
cutting eff exports of oil. the Ameri-
can commissioners dismissed his ideas
as visionary.
Almost coincidendent with Zuhar-
returned to Mexico CITY. open in his
expressions of anti-Americanism.
Zubaran before being sent abroad.
had represented General Carranza
here while The Niagara mediation
conferences were proceeding and was
no less avowedly anti-American than
Cabrera
Meanwhile Baron Won Schoen. sec
rotary Of the German embassy here.
was transferred to the legation ia
Mexico City. No explanation could
be obtained OF the reason for his
transfer and such Investigation as
was possible failed to develop why a
secretary from the United States
should be sent TO The German lega =
ton in Mexico. Baron Won Schoen's
Z association with the moves If any at
all, does not appear The only out
.ard Indication that he might have
Z bfFti 'tlAlitAtfu Win lflFiU Is lOHEfl
in the fact that he recently had been
detached from the German embassy
; IN Toxic and was well acquainted with
the japanese minister in Mexico CITY
Carranzas p@ce proposal was
openly pronouneed as evidence OF
German influence in Mexico, by Of
ficials here, who declared 1t was in
tended only to embarrass the United
States. Then apparently, some influ
cnces showed their effect on the
course of the Mexican government and
on February -. Cabrera, the minister
Of finance. issued a statement describ-
Ing the "amazement" OF the Mexican
government that the American news
papers should have interpreted Car
ranza's proposal TO cut off exports of
munitions as a suggestion that he
, might cut off shipments of British
, oil. They were. Cabrera declared.
entirely groundless." and that feature
, of tho situation ended.
There was an intimation that Ger
many's astounding proposal that
japan turn traitor to her allies mad
been answered BY Toxic.
Count Won Bernstorffs connection
? with the plot, further than serving
as tfe channel Of communicat on. Is
Intensified by the fact that the Ger
man embassp here was not merely
the medium of delivering a message
! in this instance. but was really a sort
, Of headquarters for all the German
missions in Central and South Amer
: lea.
The German naval attache. Cap
, tain Boy Ed and the military .attache,
Captain Won Papen. whose recall was
> forced by the state department be-
cause OF their military activities ir
! this country also were accredited to
Mexico and between the outbreak of
TIE war and their departure from this
country. made at least one visit there
For months many naval officers
here have believed that the mysteri
: Gus German sea raiders of the south
: Atlantic must have found base
| somewhere on the Mexican coast and
that such a base could not be main
e tanned without the knowledge and the
: consent Of Mexican officials Last
, November the British charge at Mex
: leo City presented to the CarranZa
S foreign office notification that if il
was discovered that Mexican neu-
E trality lhus had been violated. the
! allies would take drastic measures
to prevent a continuance of that sit
) uation.
IN a note almost insolent in tone
$ Foreign Minister Aguilar replied tc
8 the charge that, in effect, It was the
business Of the allies to keep German
submarines out of western waters
- and that IL they were not kept out
= Mexico would adopt whatever course
the circumstances might commend.
To German Influences also have
3een attributed in some quarters the
vigorous steps taken nv the de factc
finance minister to force loans from
= the Banco Nacionai and the Bank ui
= London and Mexico owned by French
{ and British capital The institutions
o were closed by the Mexican authori
S tiee and some of their officers i'm
o prisoned and held for weeks despite
= repeated protests by France, Great
@ Britain and the United States.
: Reports of German machine guns ant
O German gunners in the Carranza army
$ also have been persistent. although the
relative importance of that to the pro.
:. posed alliance is not fully established
: 1t was recalled tonight too. that las
n November, when the Mexican meri.
{ can joint commission was making Il.
futile effort to adjust the difficultie.
between the two countries, the Austro
Hungarian ambassador at Mexico City
Count Kalman Kama Volkanya, made
trip to the United States on what h,
described a secret mission"
% A suggestion interpreted by some of
n ficials as indication that German,
n might have made approaches to Mexico
at that time was made by Cabrera il