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would be thru Mexico, over the bor-
der and into the Mississippi valley to
split the country In two. p ~
WHY HE WAS RELUCTANT.
1t recalls that Count 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
authorities with being German INTEL
lisence agents.
Last OF all, II seems to show n con-
nection with General Carranga's re-
cent proposal to neutrals that exports
OF food and munitions to the entente
allies be cut off and intimation that
he might stop the supply of oil. 50
vital to the British navy. which Is
exported from the Tampico field.
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 reve-
lation of Germany's Vaccinations to
attack the United States is the SUBJ
ject tonight of keenest interest.
NEAR AN ACT OF WAR.
Such a proposal as Germany in
structed her minister to make to Mex
leo borders on an act of war, IL ac-
tually 1t 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
thru Central America and the West
Indies are based on fact. There is
now no doubt whatever that the pro-
posed alliance with Mexico was known
to high Mexican officials who are dis
tinguished for their anti American
ISM Among them are Rafael Zu-
baran. Carranzas minister TO Ger
many and Luis Cabrera, Carranza's
minister OF finance
1t is apparent that the proposal had
taken definite form when Zubaran
returned to Mexico city from Berlin
recently. His return from his former
post was covered by the fact that
Carranza had called in many of his
diplomats for conferences Some
time before that Cabrera, while still
at Atlantic City in the conferences
of the American Mexican Joint COM
mission had suggested in guarded
way to member OF the American
section that he regretted that the
commission had not succeeded fully
in settling the difficulties between
Mexico and the United States, for, no
said, he had hoped IL might continue
its work and make peace for the
world.
CABRERA 'IN."
When pressed for some details Of
how the commission could restore
world peace. Cabrera suggested that
the American republic controlled the
destiny OF the war by controlling 4
large part Of its supplies. Mexico, he
minated. might do her part by cut
ting off exports of oil. Tho American
commissioners dismissed his Ideas ~
visionary.
Almost eoincident with zubaran's
return from Germany, Cabrera re-
turned t. Mexico CITY. open in mis- ex.
lno ssions of anti -Americanism. Lu-
baran, before being sent abroad. had
represented General Carran2a here
while the Niagara mediation confer
cnces were proceeding ara vas no less
nvowedly anti-AInerican than Cabrera.
Won SCHOEN TRANSFERRED.
Meanwhile Baron Won Schoen sec.
retary ,f the German embassy here.
was transferred to the legation In
Mexico City. No explanation could lie
obtained OF the reason for his t-anH.
fer and sucn investigation as was pos
sille failed to develoR why n sccre-
tary from the United states should
be sent To tho German legation IN
Mexico. Baron Won Schoen's assocla-
tion with the moves II any at all, does
not appear. The only outward lndt-
>,rtNytrrt, f>y. N fss rtVr t0I.tN.