The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1918-05-13
German Gold Backs Mexican Disorder IN
Effort 10 Force American Intervention
sneeial ataff .6iapatelt.

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Special Staff Dispatch.
Ell Paso, Tex; May l3.--Hell is about
to pop In Mexico.
German agents are fomenting dis
order there, IN an attempt to raise a
demand in the United States, for
American intervention.
You may expect three things:
ehR91a more border RAIDS BY
organized or vNoroanixed bandits.
SECOND, attacks on Ameri-
cans and American property in
Mexico. IS
THIRD, attempts 70 contiseats
American property by high taxes
or exebitan& license fees, and re-
pudiation Of existing concessions
10 American firms.
Germans are backing all three
movements.
h Disorder, never ended since U. S.
troops marched into Mexico two years
ago, Is becoming more frequent.
German-0wned newspapers In Mex
leo City are openly advocating war
against the; United States by Mexico.
Chief OF these. German sheets is
German minister. N, ~
Another .is called "La il Boletin de
Guerra. N and confines itself to wa
news. or rather. war lies. Its editor
Is q Spaniard, Manuel Sanchez.
3 They play both ends against the
middle.
Sci Democratic tells about Ameri,
can ''plots,' against Mexico, alleged
.sa ae ny esJ ,,ans = - IanI troons
from y. s. transports at Iampico,
American, embargoes againss importa'
ton Of Cuban and Argentine sugar in
~ Mexico, and similar anu-gringo
: pipe dreams.
liz Boletin plays up reports Of
fictitious German victories, received
by wireless direct from Berlin; alter
mating these with abuses OF the Unit.
cd States and the allies. iaudatlons OF
German kultur and military AFFINITY,
and descriptions OF the beautiful
home life. and sweet sympathy OF the
HohanzOllerns.
These papers strengthen the Ger
man propaganda that supporting
q new constitution for Mexico. under
which rental taxes would virtually
confiscate- American oil and mtnedal
properties in. Mexico.
This new constitution has the back,
ing Of Venustian0 Carranza, as well
as. of Germany.
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MeAlso, = ons 81 ..xo w.
aesoaI!y RUE o'Here"s 'ee''o"s u
sne ,rePu0''s' (.
Ho L. not ordinarily regarded as
,,,rnnselv nroIserman Ss
psnchn VIVA American.hatihe bano.
Il ieadar rules largo sections Of north
a., Wextco Ha Il the handit whose
ettacr IN f6lmmhns. New Mexico.
csmsad General .Pershinx's expedition
tntn Me~ico. in 1915 His 0utbreaks
~ ,helieyad to he financed mostly By
Ga,man gold "a
sEn,iI 4. "a .Zanata r,les several states
II, aoutharn Nexico. at the very gates
~ Waxicn CITY. His il Il workers
ranuhiicS, "a which money has been
ahsliahsd. and eyerybody works two
hoairn 4 day. When Zapata,s people
49, abort az anything they need, "a
rafa aftacka s0me rieiRhporing state
~. .fahea, what he wants. II 1t cans
5noi ia obtained this way. he buys it
With stata fnnda IA Guatemala. VA
SalYador. Alvaralo organized So
cialiat government in Yucatan, easter
most nart az Mexico. and ruled that
sactinn With little bossing from Mex
inn Cifv Alyarado has been reported
aaaa sainatad But this report has
navnr hAnn confirmed. an dmany think
IL T. ina tas nuch alive as villa. B :
Estehan Cantn. who ia friendly to
Amaricans has another government,
e lis nwn n Lower California. west
ernmost mart OF Mexis0. These out
ivinr state governments are cut off
from Mexico city BY the .banditin-
tested regions where Villa and Zapata
r 1I
rarranza has the largest territory
nndey. ma SWAY. but his rule is the
veakest If the five.
The state az Tamaulipas, contain.
ing the ali fields that supply much Of
the allied nayies, are In Carranza's
territory nuL are ksps na arnv !, w. w.
S 1essness which which carransa cannot con.
troll: Germans Keep tnls aisoluel so'
ing, lol , :. rn'o anS pr;+o,a n RIO n,
aa1.i.S ,,ara. Noon danrivef, nf arms and
su Ste, M datansa1ess - s.. '7-si a
az : yva,es " $3.50, rorranza SPOONS
"a os s;sa,,ootad reha,s ara frennent