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whom / met in New York recently. II
shows that things have not changed
since was in Mexico with Villa my
self.
Villa is the thorn in the side Of Ger
many, because the kaiser's agents
know that SO long as Pancho holds the
northern states OF Mexico successful
raids on the border cannot be made
It may sound strange, but 1 want tc
say that Villa Is the best friend of the
United States in Mexico today.
So multifarious and complicated are
the German intrigues In Mexico and
80 far reaching are their results that
1t is difficult to maintain any con-
tinuity In describing them. Let us &C
back to the time of Porfirio Diaz. lie
was ousted from Mexico because the
United States learned of his negotia.
tons with Japan and these negotia-
lions were suggested in the most sub
tie way by Germany.
WHY TAFT MET DIAZ.
Americans will remember that in
1909, President Taft met Porfirio Diaz
then president of Mexico, in the Gus
toms house at Juarez, Mexico. The
meeting was attended by every token
of friendship and cordially, yet
through a mission was executing In
Paris, SO wide an area do these inside
political deals cover, happen to know
that President Taft met Diaz for the
express purpose of warning him
against making any foreign alliance
and dissuading him especially from
carrying on negotiations looking to-
ward a treaty with the Japanese gov
eminent,
Nevertheless, Diaz persisted in fur
thering Japanese treaty and a pro-
tocol of the negotiations carried on In
Paris was obtained by me under or
ders from Wilhelmstrasse. Germany
at once discovered the possibilities of
the situation. and discovery of possi-
bilities in Germany means an imme-
date attempt to develop them to the
utmost. The kaiser fostered this
feeling between Mexico and Japan.
Even in the face of President Taft's
urgent recommendations, Diaz, in 1910,
proposed new japanese treaty to
his ministers. Under it's provisions,
coaling stations, piers, dry docks and
other rights were to be given at Mag
dalena Bay and at Manzanillo, to the
Togo Kisen Kaisha, a Japanese steam
ship company, which is heavily sub
sidiZed by the government, which has
the right at any time, during peace or
war. to take over all the property of
the company at home, abroad or
afloat.
This was virtually cedirg these
these rights to the Japanese govern
ment In return for which the steam
ship company was to make frequent
calls at the ports named, although the
trade and traffic did not justify this.
In order to appease the Cientificos
who were politically very powerful
Diaz was to allow them to buy the
desert land surrounding
these ports and sell 1t to the Togo
Kisen Kaisha at handsome profit.
In addition to this so-called com
treaty, Diaz attempted to ne
gotiate another secret treaty with
Japan at the very time when he was
expressing the greatest friendship for
the United States. These facts know
because, as 1 have said, in the most
subtle manner imaginable, Germany
was furthering these negotiations, and
was one Of Germany's secret agents
at the time. saw the inside work.
lngs of the world intrigue which prac-
tically belted the globe.
The way having been paved by the
German minister in Mexico City, Linn
antour, the greatest fInancier Of Mex
leo, was sent to Paris by Diaz to ne
gotiate a loan of 100000, 900 pesos and
to negotiate the preliminaries OF
secret treaty with the Japanese envoy
In Paris.
To make matters brief, Limantour
arranged the loan with German,
French and British bankers. He also
arranged with the Japanese envoy the
broad grounds upon which the secret
treaty would be drawn. He at once
cabled this fact. in secret code, to
Dtaz in Mexico City.
What followed has always been
shrouded In mystery to the American
people. Tho part was playing en-
abled me to see behind the scenes, ana
and show Americans now
world politics have been centering
around them while they have believed
themselves to be aloof.
When Limantour left Paris, Feb. ~,
1911, the Dias regime in Mexico had
never seemed stronger. 1t was well
supplied with money and its troops in
the field were strong. There was no
to suppose that the American
would be hostile, at least
not actively so.
LlMANToUR oVERTHRoWs piAZ,
When Limantour arrived In New
York on March z, 1911, the American
army had been mobilized on the Mex
can border and the word "interven-
ton" was on all lips. Madero was in
the field as revolutionist Limantour
held series of confer
ences with Francisco Madero, the
father, and Gustavo Madero, the broth
or of the future Mexican president.
the representatives of the revolution
In New York.
From them and from other sources.
he learned that the United States gov
eminent knew all about the secret