The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-03-01
PLOTTING AGAINST UNITED STATES
ED[D STAB AMER|CA N BACK
WHILE PROCESSING OLD TINE FRIENDSHIP

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club Of thrsstsnsd trouble asainst the
United states.
The admhnlstratien has shown only
mart oR In hand. zls1sz
The Msxican-Japansss menace has
loomed larger than ofhelaso oared TO
admit publicly.
The menace-bared In the prlms
faeie evidence OF German dsesit-re
calls stories Of enslssarIes who Went
back and forth from Mexico City te
Toxic.
It recalls stories Of German rsssrv-
ists gathering In Mexico City.
Il reellis wild storiso-aIwsays
branded % officlaily-of the prssenee
Of japanese In large num6srs u
Lower California.
lt recalls activities Of Captain boy.
Ed and Captain Won Papen, In Mexi
co, and In other countrlss south o.
the Rio orande.
Il u given frankly. but not ofssetai-
", - one Of the orsatest reasons the
admlnistratlon sent secretary ed
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German plot that might react upon
the very existence ,of this nation.
since then there have been German
spies OF, the Mexican border.
There have ben secret nlsslono BE-
tween Mexico City and Washington
on the part Of Teuton diplomats.
But the message intended for The
German envoy at Mexico City can1e
into American government hands op-
nortunelv and cave this nation suffi-
Client warning wherswith to combat
the Vaccinations.
Now the whole affair for the time
beIno I. uo to CONGRESS.
peeplte this menacinq turn In an
sen.sor la Toilette, when the senate
adjourned early today to meet again
In utid-fornoon, served notice that ne
had three days, material ready for a
fiiibuster. He 10 opposed 30 the ex-
tent Of the navy bill.
In eonpection with the revelation
Of the German Observation-Disclosures N sit
uation, Il was strongly limited today
the government already has informa-
tion or has lines out to get Il, con-
cernina the recent Cuban uprising,
quite generally interpreted ~ OF Ger
man origin.
Au&hor,ties here have watched that
e.se closely in view Of the dangerous
possibilities to the United States.
Back Of these international plot
tines may be q plet within the Unit
ed states 70 eneeuea0e food riots as
prepacanda support Of an embargo
on ,suppiies to the entente alice.
it 10 known secret service men are
engaged; not only on the cuban
Mexaean-Japanese sno,e GUY "No~'e
upon the domeet'e snusson.
It 10. htnted the oep. OF Jus-
tiee Wi0ne nave ssar."no COW
eernin0 the 1000 mssser s"ov.
P'oe was F'ust
[By Robert J. Bender. United Press
Staff Correspondent
WASHINGTON, March Ger
many's attempt to align Mexico and
the United States has been frustrated.