Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1917-03-15
GERMANS SHAPE
MEXICAN POLICY
TO THELnMl
ported L ifecting FL
nancial Diplomatic
Affairs Completely.
BACK OF PEACE" NOTE
Representative of Neutral Gov
ernment in Carranza Cap
ital Gives Information.
WRITE THE CONSTITUTION

Washington, March l4.-Diplo-
matte reports from the representa-
tives of a neutral government in
Mexico passing through here on their
way to Europe say the German bank
in Mexico City and the German lega-
ton there are guiding virtually the
entire financial and diplomatic affairs
of Mexico.
According to these reports the ac-
ton of Mexico in sending recently to
the American republics note on the
subject of peace in Europe was di-
rected by officials of the German
legation. while the German bank is
said to have come into control of the
Mexican financial situation.
Resources Unlimited.
1t is declared that the German
bank has accepted quantities of the
paper issued by the Mexican govern
mient and that the institution appears
to have at its disposal unlimited re-
sources. From the tenor Of the re-
ports it appears that large quantity
Of German money has reached the
Mexican government. The German
legation is said in the reports virtu-
ally to be directing every move of the
Mexican government, both internally
and externally.
Considerable attention is given i'll
the reports to the new Mexican con-
stitution, which goes into effect May
/, it being declared that several of its
provisions apparently were devised
as means of assisting the cause of
Germany in Mexico at the expense
of the interests of the entente allies
and the United States.
Dangerous to Allies.
Article xvii of the new constitu-
ton, which provided for the conhsca.
ton of concessions or property of
foreigners, is regarded as especially
dangerous to the entente allies and
neutrals in general, Developments in
the near future, the reports Indicated,
will be diTeeted at ousting from con-
troll of the oil fields American, British,
Dutch and other interests. \
tSAlthough IT is not specifically stated
in the reports that such is the fact,
the diplomat forwarding them has
reason for believing that in return for
the favors done for the Mexican gov
ernment certain promises and condi-
tions have been imposed which will
serve to bring about close alliance
which obviously could be used
against the United States in event
of war between the United States and
Germany.
The reports omit all mention of the
celebrated Zimmerman letter to the
German minister in Mexico. The ar
rival in Mexico of American Ambas-
sador Fletcher is mentioned, the re-
port, which was written for the con-
fdential information of the diplomats
government, adding that the writer
does not believe in view Of the situa-
ton that the presence OF the Ameri-
can representative will bring about
any change in the conditions.
Germans Would Serve.
El Paso, Tex, March l4-Govern-
ment officials here have received in
formation from confidential sources
in Chihuahua City, Mexico, that the
German residents in that city offered
to raise German regiment in north
ern Mexico to fight with the Mexican
troops in the event that the United
Staets declared war on Germany and
Mexico became involved. German re-
servists from the United States and
German residents OF Mexico were to
make up this regiment, it was said.
A soldier of the Seventeenth United
States cavalry is confined in the guard
house at Fort Bliss, pending an in
vestigation OF connection with Ger
man activity on the border. The SOL
dier, who is said to be of German
birth, is being held on a technical
charge, but it was reported here that
important papers were found in his
possession.