Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1915-current, 1917-03-05

the Niagara mediation conferences
were proceeding and was no less
avowedly anti-American than Cabrera
| Meanwhile Baron Won Schoen, Sec
rotary OF the German embassy here,
was transferred to the legation in
Mexico City. No explanation could be
obtained of the reason for his possible
failed to develop why a secretary from
the United States should be sent to
the German legation in Mexico. Baron
Won Schoen's association with the
moves. If any at all, does not appear
The only outward Indication that he
might have been connected with them
is found in the fact that he recently
had been detached from the German
embassy in Toxic and was well &C.
quainted with the Japanese minister
in Mexico City.
Influence in Peace Proposal
Carranza's peace proposal was open
ly pronounced an evidence of German
influence in Mexico. by officials here.
who declared it was intended only to
embarrass the United States. Then.
apparently. some influences showed
their effort on the course of the Mex.
lean government and on February 25
Cabrera, minister of finance issued a
statementdescribin gthe "amazement"
of the MeXicangovernment that the
American newspapers should have in.
terpreted Carranza's proposal to cut
OF exports of munitions as a sugges-
ton that he might cut off shipments
of British oil. They are, Cabrera de-
clared, entirely groundless," and that
feature of the situation ended
There was an intimation that Ger
many's astounding proposal that Jap
an turn traitor to her allies had been
answered by Toxic.
Count Won Bernstorffs connection
with the plot, further than serving as
the channel of communication, is in
tensified by the fact that the German
embassy here was not merely the me-
dunn 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 attahce, 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 the
country, also were accredited to Next
co and between the outbreak of the
war and their departure from this
country, made at least one visit there.
For months many naval officers
here have believed that the mysteri.
Gus German sea raiders of the South
Atlantic must have found a base some.
where on the Mexican coast, and that
such base could not be maintained
without the knowledge and consent of
Mexican officials. Last November the
British charge at Mexico City present.
ed to the CarranZa foreign office a
notification that If il was discovered
that Mexican neutrality thus had been
violated, the allies would take drastic
measures" to prevent continuation
of that situation.
In a note almost insolent in tone.
Foreign Minister Aguilar replied to
the charge that, in effect. ii was the
business of the allies to keep Ger
man submarines out of western wa.
tiers, and that If they were not kept
out. Mexico would adopt whatever
course the circumstances might com.
mand.
To German influence also have
been attributed in some quarters the
vigorous steps by the de facto finance
minister to force loans from the
Blanco National and the Bank of Lon
don and Mexico, owned by French and
British capital.
The institutions were closed by
the Mexican authorities and some of
their officers imprisoned and held for
weeks despite repeated protests by
France, Great Britain and the United
States.
Reports OF German machine guns
and German gunners in the Carranza
army also have been persistent. al.
though the relative importance OF that
to the proposed alliance is not fully
established. II was recalled tonight
too, that last November, when the
Mexican.American joint commission
was making It's futile effort to adjust
the difficulties between the two coun.
tries, the Austria. Hungarian ambassa.
dor at Mexico City, County Kaiman
Kama Volkama. made n trip 10 the
United States on what he described
as secret mission"
A suggestion interpreted by some of.
hcials as indicating that Germany
might have made approaches to Mexi. |
20 at that time was mad eby Cabrera
IN an address at Philadelphia on No.
10.
The foes Of the United States will
certainly assume TO be friends of Mex.
co.. said Mr.. Cabrera, land will try
o take advantage OF any sort OF re.
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