Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-04-02

for our cause. Ven Papen and Boy-EG,
as well as Admiral Won Eckhardt, wore
not instructed properly as to what they
should do in that country. The rep
resentatives Of our Fathcrland In the
North American Continent were com
PEELED to fall back upon their own re-
sources. and. OF course, without proper
communications between the Foreign
Office and the outside world 1t was
humanity impossible for them to do
much on their own initiative.
Had MADE MISTAKE OF
LACKING WRONG FACTION
Won Papen and Boy-Ed, however, hae
already too much to do i'm our cause
in the United States Naturally, they
could not undertake anything in Mex
leo. And, besides. the Mexicans did not
like US. our former Foreign Minister
mad made several tactically wrong
moves He had supported the Huerta
element against both Carranza and VIII
la these two chiefs were. in those
days, lighting together). So, notwith-
standing the fact that they were now
hghtinG each other. the two mutually
distrustcd us. Won Papen had ma,s.
several secret visits TO Mexico during
his attache days in the American ca p
ital: he had interviewed many Next
can leaders. but he was told that tho
Mexicans had not yet forgotten the
Dresden affair.
Il notice that the countess is still
puzzled" said Baron Stcinhauer. In
a few words. this is what We are plan
ming: You must try to induce the
Mexican authorities to become a party
TO our treaty. II they do not refuse
point black. but listen favorably. you
viii keep these documents. At GER
tain time our correspondence with the
Mexican Foreign Office will be made
public. America will suspect Mexico.
The Japanese menace would stare
America in the face. America wou Id
hesitate before II makes up it's mind
10 send her unframed men to France.
Japan would be regarded with tense
suspicion. But countess. on the other
hand. should you be successful In per-
sUading either President Carranza or
General Villa or any one OF their
subordinatcs to sign the documents,
then YOU have done the greatest SER
vice yet to your Fatherland But. above
all. you mist be very careful that
these letters and messages and in
structions TO our cmbassiea abroad do
not fall into the hands OF the English
or Americans prematurcly.
HAD AN EXPERIENCE Of
DREAD on SUBMARINE
have been seasick before. but never
continuously for week at time.
In an atmosphere In which IL was
hardly possible to breathe. 1 lived in
constant dread by day and night. dread
induced BY the fear OF attack, by the
submerginrs and risings, the pitchin-s
and tossings OF that terrible little
boat.
port in the Gulf OF Mexico, / was more
dead than alive; l had no longer the
wish to live y representative OF our
ministry stan met me with two WON en-
servants, who were in his confidence.
These women took me to a hospital
~.
in two weeks. / was nursed back to
life again. No questions were ask ed
me. and when was fit 10 resume nv
travel was allowed to depart with
out demur. And SO 1 came by train
10 Mexico City.
bitterly happened when the COM
mander OF our cruiser Dresden. then
stationed in the Mexican waters
offered the hospitality Of his ship 10
President Huerta, who vas driven out
Of his country by the combined forces
of Carranza and Villa. Mexicans every
where were saying that they would
never forgive Germany for that insult
10 the ConaIitutionalists.
Our Foreign Office has already spent
several million" OF marks in Mexico.
but outside CT few Mexican busip ess
men ana n few officers in the Carranza
army. they could not make any I'M
preston on the people. Our foreign
secret service department had also
spent much money to enlist the sup
port OF Mexican newspapers on our
side. but there were very few papers
in that country, and these were per-
sonal organs and could not be con-
vcrted 10 us. And besides. aim ost
every one who knew how to read and
write in Mexico was friend Of France
The better classes knew French and
liked the French kultur better than
ours. So the situation seemed almost
hopeless.
DISLIKED GERMANS. BUT
HATED TIE AMERICANS
But there was one hope. Although
the MeXicans dislilied us. they hated
the Americans. and there were thou
sands OF Mexicans who would like TO
drive every Engl!shman out of Mexico
The Americans owned all the Mexican
mines and railroads. while the Engils
men owned their oil wells. Therefore,
II tactfuily handled. the Mexlcans
nEEeHTH IslasTN