Norwich bulletin., 1917-03-01

their officers imprisoned and held for weeks despite repeated protests by France, Great Britain and the United States.
 German Gunners in Carranza Army.
 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 eSta bliShed. It is recalled tonight, too, that last November. when the Mexican American joint commission was mak- ing it's futile effort to adjust the diff faculties between the two countries, the Austro- Hungarian ambassador at Mexico City, Count Kalman Kama Votkanya, made a trip to the United secret mission
 A suggestion interpreted by some of- f1cials as an indication that Germany might have made approaches to Mex ico at that time was made by Cabrera in an address at Philadelphia on Nov. 10.
 Foes of United States, Friends of
 Mexico.
 "The foes of the United States will certainly assume to be friends of Mex ico,'' said Mir. Cabrera, "and will try to take advantage of any sort of re- sentiment Mexico may have against the United States Mexico, nevertheless, understands that in case of a conflict between the United States and any other nation outside America her at titude must be one of continental sol- idarity.
 Trails of German Secret Service.
 It has been an open secret that de- partment of justice agents ill their in- vestigation of plots to violate Ameri- can neutrality by setting on foot arm ed expeditions in Mexico more than once have uncovered what appeared f n 10 iIC of 0n vice. A few days ago Fred Raiser, suspected of being a German agent, was arrested at Nogales on charges brought under the neutrality statutes, department of justice agents declaring he had attempted to obtain military information on the American side of the border and had cultivated the so- ciety of American army officers with an apparent intention of promoting those efforts.
 Last July, when W. H. Schwebz, who claimed to be former German army officer, escaped into Mexico at No- gales after arrest on similar charges, the deputy marshal who tried to fol- low him was stopped by Mexican au- thorities.
 Other Evidence of German Plots.
 The full extent of the evidence of Germany'S plotting against the United States, gathered by the American se- cret service, may become known only
 
 relations between the two countries. 1t is known that much evidence of tho operations of the German embassy and persons who were responsible to it never has been permitted to come out, because officials preferred to guard against inhaming the public mind in the tense situation with Ger many. The public amazement which a full exposition of the evidence in the hands of the government would cause cannot be overestimated.
 Only today the council of national defense, created by act of congress, issued an appeal to all Americans to show every consideration for aliens in this country.
 We call upon all citizens" said the appeal, If untoward events should come upon us, to present to these aliens, many of whom tomorrow will be Americans, an attitude of neither suspicion nor aggressiveness. We urge upon all Americans to meet these mill lions of foreign born with unchanged manner and with unpre5udiced mind"