The Sentinel=record., 1917-03-01

latlOn of Csermany $ machinatiOns 10 attack the United States, is the sub ject tonight of ,keenest interest.
 Such a proposal as Germany in. suucted her minister to make to Mex jeo borders on an act of war. if actual ly 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 Amei-ca and tho West Indies, are based on fact There b now no doubt whatever that the proposed alliance with Mexico was known to high Mexican officials Who are distinguished for their anti-Amer. icanism. Among them are Rafael Zubaran, Carranza's minister to Ger. many and Luis Cabrera, Carranza's $ minister of finance
 IL is apparent that the proposal had taken definite form when Zdbaran re turned to Mexico City from Berlin ~e gently. His return from his foreign post was covered by the fact that Carrdnza hal 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 commis. sion, had suggested in a guarded way 10 a 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, he said. he had hoped il might continue it's work and make peace for the world.
 When pressed for some details of how the commission could restore world peace Cabrera suggested that the American republics controlled the destiny of war by controlling a large part Of it's supplies Mexico. he inai mated might do her part by cutting off exports of oil The American com missioners dismissed his ideas as wis. ionary.
 Almost coincident with Zubaran's return from Germany. Cabrera return ed to Mexico City. open in his ex. pressions of anti-Americanism. Zu- haran, before being sent abroad had represented General Carranza here while the Niagara mediation confer. ences were proceeding and was no less avowedly anti-American than Cabrera.
 Meanwhile Baron von Sehoen, sec. retary of the German embassy here. was transferred to the legation in Mexico City No explanation could be obtained of the reason for his trans. fer and such investigation as was pos. s'5le failed to develop why a secre. tary from the United States should he sent to the German legation in Mexico. Baron von Schoens associa. ton 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 detach- ed from the German embassy in Tokio and was we'll acquainted with the Japanese minister in Mexico City.
 Caranza's peace proposal was openly pronounced as evidence of German influence in Mexico by off. clals here who declared it was intend. ed only to embarrass the United States. Then apparently some influences showed their effect on the course of the Mexican government and on February %. apparently some influences showed their effect on the course of the Mex ican government and on February 25, Cabrera, the minister of finance, is. sued a statement describing the ''amalement of the Mexican govern ment that the American newspapers should have interpreted General Car ranza's proposal to cut off exports of munitions as a suggestion that he might cut off shipments of British oil. They were, Cabrera declared. entire. ly eroundless," and that feature of the situation ended. There was an inti. nation that Germanys astoundina Nt t1iVNtA AAAt'i HHDdil AAA II tluliOI tU her allies had been answered by Tokio
 Count yon Bernstorffs connection with the plot further than serving as the channel of communication, is intensified by the fact that the Ger man embassy here was not merely the medium of delivering a message in this instance, but was really a sort of Headquarters for all the German mis- sions in Central and South America
 The German naval attache, Captain Boy-Ed. andst the military atfacne. CaD tain von Eapen, whose recall was forced by the state department he. cause of tlieir military activities in this countr% also were accredited to ] CONTINUED ON PAGE THREE.