El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-12-01

but was a fundamental part OF
the German scheme for the con-s
quest OF the world, all carefully
thought out and provided for
ron the beginning. Let Us put
two and two together end note
what the product a..
sailing vessels could most easily
be spared for a season at the outset
Of war that was to be world wide.
Consequently a large quantity OF mu-
nitions OF war could be placed on
board these IA large vessels and sent
10 Mexico IN 1914. before the world
war began. and LETT there until their
cargOes were needed
When this point was reached I be-
ban 20 realize that II Won Eckhardt
had told the late president Roosevelt
that he had originated the scheme
for the Invasion Of the United States
have applied the shorter and uglier
word All the evidence tended TO
show that the plan had been evolved
oy the German great general staff
prior 10 1914
Munitions CarEoes Ready.
Let Won Eczharlr say what he
liked d would help cover up the
true origin OF the German purpose
possibly he had been instructed to
claim credit Tor the Inspiration Let
schwiertz and Jahnke and other
small fry Germans buy arms and mu-
nltions IN the thieves market Of
Mexico city; let them play al max
ing war encourage Gales and the
rest 20 think they were helping. so
long as they performed the funda-
mental task Of collecting enough
Germans 10 leaven the lump OF Mex
lean cannon fodder; when the time
came there were those II cargoes Of
munitions ready at hand, which would
pc quite sufficient until the revolving
Germans IN the northern part OF the
UnlLeu states had captured the mu-
milton plants OF America the Ger
man scheme must have run
But what about Carranznf And
what about the United statesf
Here were Il shlplOada OF NUM-
ti0uH safely interned ut the most
convenient place for the invasion
Of the United States from Mex
teo-iuterned, mark you, In 1914.
CarrunEu'g administration rrna
recognized as the de faeto gov
eminent OF Mexico October 10.
1915 more than a year after the
The United States took such a pro-
found interest in what was going on
in Carranza's land that at one time
II had as many as y special agents
on duty there. Here was a fleet OF
American war vessels, obviously
watching those interned German
ships, showing that the American
government knew about the German
Mexican conspiracy. Yet why was
solicitous OF Carranza that his
countrymen were permitted 70 take
american property and kill American
impunity2
Puzzle Too Difficult.
This conundrum was altogether
too much for the ingenuity OF an
oVerWorked agent TO solve. I gave
Il up and set 10 work to dig un some
more Information.
For one thing. at least one other I
= american secret agent my faithful I
friend Jones, who. though engaged I
IN the lowly occupation OF junk dealer !
nad developed into almost as great 3
q traveller as ex president Taft. found !
Put all about the cargoes OF those /
IA German sailing ships lndepend-l
entity OF me Also, there was Fred I
7rtck simpich, the American consul ]
Il Guaymas at that time. though he I
e not there now, who knew all about t
-hemi and there was at least one
other American consul who knew
about these cargoes-
ana yet nothing happened What I
did Il an mean 2-Copyrigh 1919.
Mcclure Newspaper Syndicate.
Tomorrow DR.. Aifendorf Will
relate n story Of the presence in
Mexico OF German secret AGENTS
en- route TO Japan on a uropn-
Ennun mission and with them n
party OF japanese, planning. with
lne assistance Of CurrumEu. er-
tensire colonization in Mexico.
He also viii tell OF having
learned. in Mexico. Of the DEPART
ure Of German submarines for the
United States.