The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-03-01
WAR III Pc ACE
PADEII CITY
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the fact that. CarrauZa had called
in many III his diplomats for con
lrrenCrS. Some llnc before that,
Cabrera while still at Atlantic
City il the conferences Of the
Observation-Disclosures joint commits
sion. had suggested in 4 guarded
way 10 a member OF the American
section, that ne regretted that the
commission had rot succeeded
fully in settling the differences
between Mexico and The United
Stat"s. Tor. he said. he had hoped
Ii IAi-ht continue lis work and
Make Peace for the World.
When pressed for some details
how the commission COuld restore
world peace, Cabrera suggested
thai The American republics con
irollcd the dcstin; OF the war by
controlling large part Of its sup.
plies. Mexico. he intimatrd, might
do her part By cutting OFF exports
Of oil The American commissions
ers, however, dismissed his ideas
as visionary.
Almost coincident with Zu.
baran'S return from Germany,
Cabrera returned 10 Mexico City,
open in his expressions Of anti
Americanism. Xubaran, before
being sent abroad, had repre-.
+cnlcd General CarranZa here
while the Niagara mediation con-
'iercncrS were proceeding and WIS
M less &vOwcdly anti-AmCrican
than Cabrera.
No Explanation.
Meanwhile. Baron Won SChoen,
secretary Of the German embassy
here. was transferred 10 the l"Ea-
iion in Mexico City. No eNplrna-
ton could BE- obtained for the rcd
son OF his transfer. and such in
vestiCation as was possible failed
10 develop why Il secretary from
The United States should be sent
10 the German legation in NcX-
leo. Baron Won SChoenS aSsucia-
ton with the moves. ii any AZ all,
does noc appear. The only out
ward indication that he might
have been connected with them is
found in the fact thai he recently
had been detached from the Ger
man embassy in Toxic ana WAS
we'll acquainted with the japanese
minister in Mexico City.
Carranza' 3 Peace Proposal.
tarTanAaS r"ar" proposal WAS
openly pronounced m evidences OF
German Influence IN Mexico by. Of
ticialT hcr". who declared 1t was in
tHni"d only 10 cmharr;,Ss The United
States. Then apparently. some In
tlucnccs showed their effect ON the
course Of the Mexican government
and on February .S. Cabrera. the
minister Of finance. issued 4 state
fu"nt describing the "amn2eru"uI'
al til" Mexican government that tnn
American newspapers should have
interpreted GcnGr:Ii Cnrran&DS pro
poSal 20 cut Oft exports OF NUM-
lions rs q suggestion that hc might
cut off shipments OF British oil.
They were. Cabrera declared. on
t!rcly Srouu6i"ss," and that feature
OF I'll" situation ended.
There was an animation that Ger
many's astounding proposal thar
Japan turn traitor 10 her allies mad
been answered by Toxic.
Answered by Toxic.
'ouat Won E"rnS'"yf:s Conncc-
ton with the plot. further than
serving as Tho channel of C"uinuni-
cation. is Intensified By In" fact that
The Garmau embassy hero was not
merely L medium Of delivering Il
!H"SSaE" in this Instance. but was
really 4 sort of h Headquarters FOR all
In" Grrman missions in Central and
South America
Tie German naval attaChe. Cap
tain Eoy-r:A. and the military nj
tache. Captain Von Iap"n. whose
recall was forced by The "tato de-
parrment because Of their military
activities in this country. aisr wee"
accredited IA Mexico. and between
thH outbreak or the war And their
dapartur" from this country made
Il, lca&; ono visit there.
Mysterious Rasc.
For months many naval Officers
here have believed ;hai IN" myStrr-
;nus German sea raiders OF the
South Atlantic mast have FOUND II
baSa somewhere on the Mexican
coast and that Surh Il base could not
bc maintained withou, the knuwl-
edge and consent OF M"Nlran OIL
ctHi4. Last November til" British
charge at Mexico city rre>"nt'." |"
IN" rarranEa foreign office Il mott
flcat;ou that II !: was discovered
tina, Mexican neutrality thus had
been violated. tho Allies would TAX"
"das,ic measures" - prevent 4 con-
iinuancc OF thar. situation.
In L note almost inSnlrnt in tnna.
Foreign Minister AGuilHr r"pirG 10
the charge that. in effect. Il vas
tn. business Of the Allies to keep
German submarines out al western
waters. ard that II They w"r". not
kent ou;. Mexico would nIopI wh'e'-
evor course the circumstances might
command.
To German Influences
also have been attributed IN some
quarters tue vigorous steps taken
hy the de fHcto 0uanC" minister To
force loans from lie Rance Nacionai
and ,h, Bank Of London ana Mexico.
owned by French and British cap
itaL. The Institutions were closed
by the Mexican authorities and some
CT their officers imprisoned and held
for weeks despite repeated protests
bv France. Great Britain and tho
United States.
Rrports Of German machine guns
and Gnrrnan EMMmrrS In lEC l-nr-