The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1920-01-27
MEXICAN PLOT
WIDE IN SCOPE
Senate Committee Hearing Develops
Charges Against Carranza and
His Principal Lieutenants.

principal 1ieuteuiNto AIoIISaIeo oii|
directed the long series Of raids or
: American properties that began along
I; the Rio Grande early in 1915, accord
ing to documentary evidence today
placed before the senate subcommit.
tee investigating the Mexican situa-
ton. This was supported by testi'
mony by John A. Walls, the district
attorney at Brownsville, Texas; L. K
Barnes, in charge of the United
States army intelligence work along
the border during the war, and other
illnesses.
The committee obtained from them
and from documentary evidence in
formation purporting to show that not
only were the highest Mexican Off
cials cognizant of the 1'ogram of
the raiding parties which Sas carried
out under the provisions of the "plan
of San Diego" but that as late as
June, 1915, they were still giving en-
couragement to and aiding those who
participated in those raids in plans
inimicaI to the United States.
''Plans of San Diego"
Summarized the plan of San
Diego, copy of which was read into
the record. follows:
''The states Of Texas, New Mexico,
Colorado, Arizona and California are
to be invaded simultaneously with up
risings of Mexican and negro citizens
on the American side.
"a separate government is to be
esta blished and remuneration to MeNi-
co requested. Six other states con-
tiguous to this territory are to be
carved out of the United States to be
formed into republic under the pro-
lection of Mexico. This is to be ac-
complished in a ruthless manner. All
male Americans more than 16 years
of age are to be killed.
The document itself is about 1900
words long.
The character of the testimony de-
veloped three phases of the program,
first that which took the form Of bor-
der raids beginning in 1915, the Sec
ond that held out as bait by the
Germans in the Zimmerman note
when they dangled before the Mexl-
cans the prospect of recovering the
border states with the possible assist
ance of Japan. The third is closely
allied with the impetus that has been
given the Bolshevist movement and in
support of that charge Chairman Fall
announced there would be placed be-
fore the committee evidence showing
Carranza is yet offering support to
Augustin Cara, mentioned in the
plan of San Diego as the military
leader, and the minutes of meeting
Of anarchistic organizations in Mexi-
20 said to indicate the existence of
to foment labor uprlslngs
in the United States.
Testimony of Attorney.
Mr.. Walls was the attorney who
prosecuted the cases Of a few of the
Mexicans captured in raids across the
border near Brownsville. Four Of
these were convicted and sentenced to
death, but their lives were saved by a
decision of the Texas court of crimi-
nal appeals which held that they could
not be punished since the evidence
showed Mexico and the United
States were at that time Sin state
of war;
What is taken as evidence that
Carranza was backing the plan IN
1915 and 1916 is contained in re-
port to the state department which
was made part of the committees
record. The report is the statement
of man used by the principals in
the working out the organization and
program. He said he was sent to
Jesus Acuna, minister of gobernacion,
by Eliseo Arrendondo, Carranza's S
ambassador designate in Washington,
for instructions. Acuna sent him to
General Zuazus who was maintaining
an office in Mexico city in the same
building with Augustin Cara, alias
Lima Caballo. They dined with him
frequently, he said, discussing the
carrying out of the plan Of San Diego
or 'the Texas revolution" as it was
also referred to by them. He was
asked by them to assist in raising
funds for the work. The author Of
the statement said he asked if Car
rama knew of this plan and was tolt
''that part was all fixed" and that an!
commission which they issued him il