Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-01-23
EVIDENCE SHOWING
HIS HAND OFFERED
Senate Subcommittee Is Given
Documents Connecting Mex
lean With Incursions.
GERMANS ASKED SYMPATHY
Soldier Identifies Mendcz as Man
Who Gave American Mill
tary Secrets.
GERMANS ASKED SYMPATHY

SAN ANTONIO. TEN, Jan. 2e.-
President Carrsnza and few OF his
principal licutenants instigatcd and
directed tho long series OF raids on
american properties that began along
nc Rio Grandc carly in 1915, accord
inS TO documentary evidence today
piaccd before the Senate subcomtnit-
zee snves,igating the Mexican situa-
tion.
This was supported by testimony b.
John \. Walls, the d!stric, attorney
~ Brownsville. Tex. aud l.. II. Barnes,
N. charge of The. United states Army
Intelligence work along the border
durias the war and other witnesses.
The. committee obtained from them
and from documentary evidence in
iornation purporting 10 show that not
only We're the highest Mexican onicia is
ne parties which was carried out un-
der the provisions OF tile plan OF san
Diego" but that as late as June. 1915.
,hey were still giving encouragement
70 and aiding those who participated
~ those IA ids IN plans ininica 70 the
Germans hid for support
Incident 10 the taking OF Testimony
r"SardinS Mexican government Of
hciaiI, composition with the plan Of
obtained az 10 tho success encountered
~ Germans in bidding for the sym
pathy and support OF Mexico during
d
towards Bolshcv.sm. T. Il. Altendorn.
4 Pole. who was IN the intelligencc
service Of the American army during
lie war, was placed on the witness
stand long enough TO identify Mario
Mendez. the director OF tclcgIaphs in
NeStco. rs one of those whom Minister
yon Eckhardt kept on his pay roll dur
ing the war.
.iltandorif said Mendez' Job was To
see that cop!csS of all messages from
.i)se United states bearing on :.?flitary
n,tatrs were delivered TO the German
saeS;s, movement in Mexico came from
"a isef9py o. letter @ wri.,en ,y by Linn Linn Gale
representative 1t New York.
Martens Brought Into Gaze.
Knowing YOU arc the financial
gent. OF the Russian society in New
I9rh." Gals Gal wrote, y take the !ib-
Moxico' lie addod tho "xnlanation
nra,G lna. I've mai sh th9 edhaor Of ~ masazne
ISM. He explained that he went to
Mexico 10 svadc the army draft, and
ishcd very close relations with tho
Mexican goyernment. which have
been extended unusual help in various
ways by. President Corranza and his
i'rime Minister. Secretary Ecrlanga."
Tells OF Threatened Invasion.
Summarized. the plan Of san Diego.
a cory OF, which was read into the
The States OF Texas. New Mexico.
Colorado. Arizona and California arc
risings OF Mexican and negro citizens
on the American side. 4 separate gov
srnment is = BE- estanlished ,nsid and re.
other States cont:suous TO this ter
ritory arc to be carved out OF the
negro republic under the protection OF
Mexico. This Is 10 be accomplished
in q ruthless manner. All male Amer
cans mere .han l6 years OF aec arc
The document itself IS about 1900
words long.
Promised Border State.
The character of the Testimony de-
yclopcd three phases Of the program,
tho first. that which took tho form Of
aordcr raids beginning In 1915: the sec
ond. that held out<as n bait by the Ger
mans in the zimmerman note, whcn
They danslcd before the Mc%.cans the
prospect OF recovering tile border
states. with the possible assistance OF
Japan The third is closely allied with
lioishevist movement, and in support
of that charge Chairman Fall an
nounced there would be placed before
the committee evidence showing Car
!anza Is yet Offering support TO .Au
Eustin Garza. mentioned in tho plan e.
san Diego as the military leader al
organizations in Mexico said to Indicate
ihe existence OF a conspiracy 10 foment
laoor uprlsinEs in tho United States.
Planned Texas Revolution.
What is taken as evidence that Car
ranza was backing the plan i'm 1915 and
1916 is contained in \ report to tho
state Department.. which was made a
part OF the committees record. The re-
by the principals in the working out
of their organization and program. Ue
said he was sent TO Jesus Acuna, the
rsdOndO. "a
designate to Washington for instruc
tion. Acunta sent him to General
Iuazna, who 5.,v was maintaining an office
with Augustin Garza. alias Limo "a
ballo They discussed with him froni.-
Y the carrying e:ro out of the nlan Of San
was also referred toby them. lie Vas
asked by them TO assist in r;isinS
funds for the work; The author Of
rama knew of this plan, aud wae .ni,
that part was all fixed" and that ann
commission which they issued him in
connection with the plan OF San Diego
presented anywhere would secure him
ample protection.
Asked Martens to Write.
An invitation to Ludwig C.. A. X
Martens, representing the Russian Boil
shevists, n,,ce TO contribute to the publica-
,ained in letter by Linn Gale, OF
Mesico City. introduced as evidence be-
iorc inc Senate committee inVcstigat-
ing the Mexican situation today Gale
asked $4,000, adding he had dono ali
lie could to induce the Mexican gov
crnment to "Bolshevizc' the country"
Mexicnn Prisoners Freed.
II was because a 'stato of war" OK
sted between the United States and
Mexico that Mexicans once convicted
of murder and bridge burning on the
American side OF tho border were re-
stored to their own country as FREQ
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