Arizona republican., 1919-09-07
GAY S|NUCGLERS HOLD WHIP HAND
 ON MEX BORDER
Goods Valued at Nearly $20, ,000, ,000 Annually Are Taken Across Boundary Line Declare Investigators Hold American Muni- ton Makers Largely Re sponsible

NEW YORK. Sept. ~ Between s17.000,o0 and s20,000,00o worth Of goods are sinuggled annually across the Mexican border, more than one fourth of which are arms G4id am rnunition, according to 8 statement is sued here today by the National as sociation for the protection of Ameri- can rights in Mexico. quoting Dr. P. B. Altendorf. former member of the United States military intelligence de- partment as authority.
 Responsibility for the devil tries cf Villa and other bandits was placed hy Altendorf at the door of American manufacturers of arms and ammuni ton who work hand in hand with the smugglers." Incidentally. he declared that a renegade American was respon- sible for the attack on American troops at Carrizal in June 1916 when two American officers and 30 men were killed and g wounded.
 SmuegIers Aid Bandits
 Dr. Altsndorf said that the Mexicans who made the attack were short of ammunition at the time but obtained supplies through the renegade who. he claimed, smuggled s165s000 worth across the border prior to the attack
 Villa smuggles over 50 per cent of his munitions, Dr. Altendorf said.
 If that part of his supplies were cut off ne would be forced out of business for he could hardly keep go- ing on the 40 per cent he buys from Carranzist;ls. Doesn't it look as if responsibility for Villas deviltries came pretty close to the American manu- facturers and dealers who supply the SO per celL; and as the Cara nzistas gre worse If that be possible than the Villistas, and the uncommon with other bandits down there must now also de- pend entirely upon smuggling for sup plies, does not tho whole Mexican sit uation create a somewhat embarrass- ing question of ethics for these same manufacturers and dealers"
 The renegade American mentioned by | Dr. Altendorf, was said by him to be an agent Of Mexican consul Garza at 1 Brownsville, Texas, and also to be a confidential envoy of Carranza while at one time he acted for Won Eckhardt tie German ambassador to Mexico City who was involved in the scheme for an attack on the United States by Mex l ico and Japan. This man is declared to have bought $36,000 worth of nicke in August, 1917, to prevent it falling into the hands of the Americans.
 Dr. Altedorf said that there was one big drug store, in Brownsville which received shipments of ammunition 1T boxes marked drugs and that another dodge resorted to by the smugglers | was to conceal ammunition in water melons so as to get it past the GUS toms officials. Usually" he said, "i- dosn't seem worth while to take SC much trouble for there are such ione stretches of unguarded territory thai Lothing bls laziness need drive { smuggler to take such risks
 4 As an evidence that at present Villa is rather hard pressed, Dr. Altendori declared thar in March of the preseni year, the bandits wife pawned hel jewelry in San Antonio, for $4.S00 anC used the money to pick up a bargain 1T ammunition.
 The smuggling is far from being { one-sided 1ffair. however. according tt Dr. Altendorf. He said that one thirt or more of the total amount represent. | goods smuggled from Mexico into tho United StaTes and this includes greai quantities of opium. The drug, ac, cording 10 the former government agent, comes to the west coast O Mexico in Jspanese vessels and thenc. finds it way across country to the bor- der. One smuggler reported by Dr Altendorf was captured outside No gaels with 4,500 pounds of opium il an automobile truck.
 Morphine and cocaine" he contin ued 'are also smuggled extensively The Germans paid special attention {, smuggling drugs into Kelly Field, th' aviation field near San Antonio, dur ing the war. the idea being to breal down the American flying force. bu tit-didn'tF works