The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1918-03-27

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out any mission that is entrusted to
my care" 1 said humbfy.
What They Told Her
Then started the real lecture course.
Zimmerman and Won Papen did most
of the instructing. In fact, thinner
man and Won Papen did most of the
instructing. In fact, Zimmerman was
the principle speaker. Occasionally
Won Papen would, however, interrupt
the Foreign Minister and put in a
few sentences to which every one of
| those present agreed.
Mexico has been an unfortunate
place for our cause. Won Papen and
Boyd-Ed, as well as Admiral Won Eek
hardt, were not instructed properly as
to what they should do in that coun-
try. The representatives of our
Father1and in the North American
continent were compelled to fall back
upon their own resources, and, of
course, without proper communica-
tons between the Foreign Office and
the outside world it was humanity i'm
possible for them to do much on
their own initiative.
| Won Papen and Boy-Ed, however,
already too much to do in 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 had made several tactically
wrong moves. He had supported the
Huerta element against both Carran-
"a and Villa (these two chiefs were
in those days fighting together.) So
notwithstanding the fact that they
were now fighting each other, the
two mutually distrusted us. Won Pa
pen had made several secret visits to
Mexico during his attache days in the
American capital; he had interviewed
many Mexican leaders; but he was
told that the Mexicans had not yet
forgotten the Dresden affair.
This affair that they speak OF so
bitterly happened when the comman-
der of our cruiser Dresden, then sta
toned in the Mexican waters, offer
ed the hospitality of his ship to Pres
lident Huerta, who was driven out of
his country by the combined forces
of Carranza and Villa. Mexicans ev-
srvwhere were saying that they would
never forgive Germany for that in
Isult to the Constituencies.
Our Foreign Office had already
spent several millions of marks in
Mexico, but outside of a few Mexican
business men and few officers in
the Carranza army, they could not
make any impression on the people.
Our Foreign Secret Service depart
ment had also spent much money to
enlist the support of Mexican news
papers on our side, but there were
very few papers in that country, and
these were personal organs and could
not be converted to US. And besides
almost everyone who knew how to
read and write in Mexico was a friend
French and liked the French kultul
better than ours. So the situation
seemed almost hopeless.
? Still There Is Hope
! But there was one hope. Although
, the Mexicans disliked US, they hated
t the Americans, and there were thou
sands of Mexicans who would like
to drive every Englishmen out of Mex
leo. The Americans owned all thu
= Mexican mines and railroads while
e the Englishmen owned their oil wells
0 Therefore, if tactfully handled, tn
4 Mexicans might be induced to join u
r against their ancient oppressor. TIL
t United States had stolen from tn
/. Mexicans the provinces of Texas
h California and New Mexico. If W
: could offer these American province
: back to Mexico we could count upo1
n their support of US. The Mexican
were good fighters. If we could in
g duce them to become our allies the
n would make it impossible for tn
IS Americans to bother us much wit
: their idiotic protests against our sub
e marine warfare. The Mexicans woul
- give them something to think abou
G And once we had secured Mexico
l. support of our cause we could easil
1t obtain Japana's assistance. W
would persuade Mexico's president
If iact as mediator between US and ia