The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1919-12-11
CARRANZA LINKED
WITH PLOT
TO INSTIGATE REVOLUTION IN
UNITED STATES ACCORD
ING TO EVIDENCE

Evidence that radicals in Mexico,
with the knowledge and support of
President Carranza, plotted to insti-
gate revolution in the United States
and to seize the border States ac-
quired by the American Government
in 1848, is contained in the memoran-
dunn presented to President Wilson by
Senator Fall, of New Mexico, chair
man of the foreign relations subcom-
mittee investigating the Mexican sit
uation.
Plans for the proposed revolution
were obtained by the subcommittee
from the minutes of meeting last
October Is, in Mexico City of Lodge
%, an organization of extreme agi-
tators and members Of the Industrial
Workers of the World. The Mexican
President is linked most directly with
the plot through correspondence, in
which he recommends three men for
special consideration because of their
connections with "the plan they de-
sire to put into practice in the State
of Texas" These men, the committee
states, have been identified as active
agents of Lodge %.
The memorandum, which contains
an abstract of the evidence collected
by the committee, was delivered to
the President by Senator Fall Friday
night and made public late Monday
night.
The notes of the October Is, meet
ing of the radical lodge declare
"there appeared three delegates, two
Americans and one Mexican, who had
arrived from the United States, and
who claimed that "the society" would
be able at the beginning of
next November (that is, November,
1879 to call general strike of all
miners and metal workers in the
United States; that they have 3,000,-
600 adherents in that country, where
they will be able to seize one West
ern and two Atlantic ports; that a
large number of American soldiers
were preparing to take sides with
them, and that they proposed to es
tablish a capital of reformed gov
ernment of the United States in the
State of Colorado; that when such
revolution was successful, the Mexi-
cans rendering their assistance, the
border States which were acquired by
the United States under the treaty of
1848 would be returned to Mexico"
The three men referred to are the
same, the memorandum states, as
those mentioned by Carranza in let
ters, of which the committee has Sc
cured photastic copies. The first of
these letters, dater June 4, and adj
dressed to Manuel Aquirre Berlanga,
Mexican minister of Gobernacion.
says:
.enor Limo Caballo, bearer of this
letter, is the person who, in company
with two friends, will bring to you
the manifestos and the plan which
they desire to put into practice in the
State Of Texas.
This plan being very favorable
for Mexico, please aid them in every
way and give the necessary instruc-
tions in the frontier States.
81 remain your affectionate friend,
"V. Carranza."
The second letter, dated August 49,,
and addressed to the same govern
ment official, follows:
"The present letter will be deliver
cred to you by Mr.. Juan n. Gercla,
and the two friends who accompany
him, and, in accordance with our con-
versation, please give them the guar
antees they solicit, as we'll as the
pecuniary assistance they may de-
81 remain your friend, affectionate,
". "V. Carranza. I"