Meade County news., 1917-03-08

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cumstances which, until nov, have
seemed to lead to no definite point.
1t sheds new light upon the frequent
ly re Jorted, but indefinite movements
of the Mexican government to couple
its situation with the S-iction between
the United States and Japan. 1t adds
another chapter to the celebrated re-
port of Jules Csmbon, French ambas-
sador in Berlin before the war, OF
Germany's worldwide plans for stirr-
ing up strife on every continent where
they might aid her in the struggle
for world domination, which she
dreamed was so close at hand.
1t adds climax to the operations of
Count Won BernStorff and the German
embassy in this country, which have
been colored with passport frauds,
charges Of dynamite plots and intri-
que, the full extent of which never
has been published.
Reveals Mexican Plans.
1t gives new credence to persistent
reports of submarine bases on Mexi.
can territory in the Gulf OF Mexico; it
takes cognizance of the fact long
recognized by American army chiefs
that If Japan ever undertook to invade
the United States it PROBABLY would
be through Mexico, over the border
and into the Mississippi Valley to split
the country in two.
1t recalls that Count Won Bernstorff,
when handed his passports, was very
reluctant to return to Germany, but
expressed preference for asylum in
Cuba. 1t gives a new explanation to
the repeated arrests on the border of
men charged by American military au.
thorities with being German intelli.
gence agents.
Shows up carranza.
Last of all, it seems to show con.
nection with General Carranza's re.
cent proposal to neutrals that exports
of food and munitions to the Entente
Allies be cut off, and an intimation
that he might stop the supply of oil
so vital to the British navy, which is
exported from the Tampico fields.
What Congress Will do, and how
members of Congress, who openly
have sympathized with Germany in.
their opposition to clothing the Presi.
dent with full authority to protect
American rights, will regard the revel-
alton of Germany's Vaccinations to
attack the United States, is the sub
ject tonight Of the keenest interest.
Is It an Act of War?
Such proposal as Germany in
her minister to make to
Mexico borders on an act of war, If,
actually, it is not one.
No doubt exists here now that the
persistent reports during 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 pro-
posed alliance with MeXica was known
to high Mexican officials who are dis
for their anti-Americanism.
Among them are Rafael Zubaran, Car
ranza's minister to Germany, and Luis
Cabrera, Carranza's minister of
finance
Bernstorff a Rlngleader.
Count Won Bernstorffs connection
with the plot, further than serving as
a channel Of communication is intensi-
fled by the fact that the German en-
bassy here was not merely the med
ium of delivering a message in this
instance, but was really sort of head
quarters for all the German missions
in Central and South America.
The German naval attache, Captain
Boy-Ed and the military attache, Cap
tain Won Papen, whose recall was
forced by the State Department be-
cause of their military activities in
this country, also were accredited t
Mexico, and between the outbreak of
the war and their departure from this
country made at least one visit there.
All Details Would lnflame America.
The full extent of the evidence o t
Germany's plotting against the United
States, gathered by the American
secret service. may become known
only according to the course of the
future relations between the two coun-
tries. 1t is known that much evidence
OF the operations of the German en-
bassy and persons who were. respon-
sible to it never has been permitted
to come out, because officials prefer
red IN guard against in1aming the