Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-07-31
attention OF MEXICO
WILL Be CALLED TO SPIES
Their Activities and Propaganda
Have Become FIagrant Violation
OF Country's Neutrality.
CARRANZA GREATLY DISTURBED
Integrity OF His Government Not
Questioned, and 1t Is Believed
Kaiser's Representatives May Be
Officially Asked About Their Acts.
CARRANzA GREATLY DISTURBED
IBy Associated Press.1

WASHINGTON, July $3.50 rumer-
Gus have become the reports of Ger
man spy activities and propaganda in
Mexico that Ambassador Fletcher Is
prepared. upon his arrival at Mexi
co City. to call tho attention Of the
Mexican government To the links in
that country between Berlin and Ger
man agents in tho United States.
Officials OF the State Department do
not call into question the integrity Of
the Mexican government. but the re-
ports have left no room to doubt tho
existence Of German orga nization In
Mexico. whose machinations may be
defined as a violation OF Alexico's neu-
traltty. . The CapranIa government is
believed to: !: ha afdist.Aehsda hxssthe abuse
of safospItailty, and itflkfa is feels
ing here that the time Us not far dis
tant when certain Representatives in
Mexico of the, German Foreign Office
may be officially questioned as to their
activities.
PLENTY OF EVIDENCE
OF TIRELESs ACTIVITY
How extensive the work of the Ger
man agents has been In forwarding
information to Germany by mail or
other means has not been ascertained
by American agents. but evidence of
their tireless activity in propaganda
has been produced. When Carl Hey
nen was arrested a few weeks ago on
the charge of spy activities in the Unit
ed States, It was not known that his
work extended to Mexico. but since
then evidence has been produced to in
dicate that he was very intimately con-
nected with the German spy system
there, and that the men who formerly
reported to him are continuing their
efforts.
One man whom agents OF the United
States are watching is Richard Evers-
busch. the German consul at Tampico.
Mr.. Eversbusch was the partner in
business of MIR. Heynen, the firm name
for many yearn being Heynen & Evers-
busch.
While almost every other govern
ment has decreased the number OF It's
consular representatives In Mexico,
Germany has kept there a full list
and Minister Won Eckhardt has been
at the capital since the overthrow of
Huerta.
1t will be pointed out tc thc Mexi.
N.'' SS thdt lHc event Oh
reasonable proof of undue activities by
any German consul or diplomat, pro-
cedent for expulsion from the country
may be found in the cases of Dun,ba,
Won Papen and Boy Ed.
GERMAN PROPAGANDA
SEEMS UNINTERRUPTED
The American government is not con-
cerncd so greatly at the suggestion that
Mexico Is used as relay point for mill
itary information as it is over the con-
stant and apparently uninterrupted
German propaganda emanatinE from
Mexico. and over the possibility OF cur.
tailment of the Mexican oil supply.
The recent oil strikes in the Tampico
region have caused some anxiety and
1t hss beer freely charged that they
were caused by German agents work.
ing In some cases through The Indus.
trial Workers OF the World
Recently increased taxes on crude
petroleum and it's derivatives already
have resulted In voluminous CORE
spondence between the State Depart
ments of the two governments, but
danger OF any, curtailment of the sup
ply by reason Of that has passed, most
OF the operators paying the tax either
with or without protest.