New-York tribune., 1920-01-23
Senators Hear
Carranza Plan
For Waron
Mexican, Army and Cabinet
Officials Helped Plots to
Kill American Soldiers
in Past, Says Witness
Negro Uprising Urged
Ex-,judge Walls Describes
How Germans Sought
to Foster Big Revolt
By Wilbur Forrest

SAN ANTONIO, Jan. 22.-That Pres
ident Carranza still has in mind plan
which amounts to war against the
la!ted States and has lent his army
and cabinet -ofiicials in q plot which
has dealt death to American soldiers
IN the past was shown in testimony de-
vetoped to-day before the Fall Senate
Investigating Committee.
Showing how the "plan Of San Diego"
details of which have already been dl-
vulged by the Fall committee, was fos-
rered and organized by Carrenza Of
icials with the knowledge of the Mex
lcan President himself presumably un-
der strong German influence, John A.
Walls, former Federal judge and now
District Attorney for 49th District Of
Texas, was the star witness who aided
the committee to fire its greatest bomb
IN disclosing conditions in Mexico. Il
vas Walls who prosecuted Mexicans,
sprrehended after border raids at
Webb Springs and San Ignacio, Tex,
IN June, 1916, where the first two inva-
sions of long series Of raids oc-
CURED.
The witness testified that she Mex
ic2ns plotted with Carranza's consent
to rouse American negroes to rebellion
and give to them several Southern
etates as well as Texas, Arizona, New
Maxito and even California; to carry
on organized warfare against the United
States, burning bridges. cutting tele-
graph wires and killing Americans
without mercy.
Other Officials Implicated
s. The witness not only connected Car
ranza with all this, but he developed
facts which implicated General Pablo
EonZales, candidate for President Of
Mexico; General Juan Barragan, Car
ranza's chief of staff; Senior Mendez.
Mexican Director Of Telegraphs: Al
fred Zimmerman, former German For
elgn Minister, number of Japanese
army officers and others both high and
low within the Carranza goyernment
ard army
Exhibits before the committee were
German cartridges used By the "San
Diego army" and their battle flag. which
was prescribed in the plan Of San
Dlego,' which document was read into
the committees official records.
Judge Walls testified that he convict
ed four of the raiders who crossed the
border to Webb Springs and sent them
to the penitentiary. Evidence brought
out in their trial, Judge Wallis said.
proved that Mexicana named Zambrano
and Rodriguez recruited the raiders in
Mexico City Zambrino is to- day Gov
ernor of the State of Nuevo Leon. They
were brought to Monterey in q special
CO r on the Mexican Railroad and were
feted by the officials and people Of
Monterey when they left on the raiding
mission. They We're led across the bor-
der by lieutenant colonel Of the Car
rama army, who was killed when the
raid was repulsed by civilian posse.
Carranza Forces Helped
Judge Wallis attested that thew car
ried the Flag of San Diego" and some
wore Carranza army uniforms. -Four
were captured and held for trial.
On June 10, 1916, another raidins
party of seventy-fve men crossed the
American border at San Ignacio and
attacked American soldiers encamned
there" the witness said. Some of the
American soldiers were killed in their
tents. The fight was brief and the
Me*icans recrossed the border. Four
aesirana known to have been impli-
Gated IN the raid were later caught on