The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1920-01-27
SAYS CARRANZAs CAUSED RAIDS
ON AMERICANS.

SAN ANTONIO; TEX, Jan. 26.-
President Carranza and a few of his
principal lieutenants instigated and
directed the long series of raids on
American properties that began
according to documentary evidence
placed before the Senate sub-com-
mittee investigating the Mexican
situation.
This was supported by testimony
b. John A. Walls, the District Attor-
ley at Brownsville, Tex; l.. r.
Barnes, in charge. of the United
States army intelligence work along
the border during the war, and
other witnesses.
The committee obtained from
them and from documentary evi.
6ence information purporting t.
show that not only were the highest
Mexican officials cognizant of the
program of the raiding parties
which was carried out under the pro-
visions of the plan of San Diego"
but that as late as June, 1915, they
were still giving encouragement to
and aiding those who participated
in those raids in plans inimical to
The United States.
Incident to the taking of testi-
mony regarding Mexican Govern
mental officials connected with the
plan of San Diego" further infor-
nation was obtained as to the sue
cess encountered by Germans in bid.
ding for the sympathy and support
of Mexico during the war and the
present alleged drift toward Bolshe-
viSm.
T. B. Altendorf, a Pole, who was
in the intelligence service of the
American army during the war, was
placed on the witness stand long
enough to identify Mario Mendez.
the Director of the Telegraphs in
Mexico, as one Of those whom Min
lister Won Eckhardt kept on his pay
roll during the war.
Altendorf said Mendez's job was to
see that copies of all messages from
the United States bearing on mill
tary affairs were delivered to the
German delegation.
A new note on the Bolshevik
II ovement in Mexico came from
copy of a letter written by Linn
Gale to L. c. A. X. Martens, the Boil
shevikis representative at New
York
knowing you are the financial
agent of the Russian society in New
York" Gale wrote, II take the lib
erty of asking you if you can give
me financial aid in my propaganda
in Mexico"
He added the explanation that he
was the editor of a magazine devot-
I'd TO the furtherance of radicalism.
He explained that he went to Mex
leo to evade the army draft, land
since then" he added. II have es-
tablished very close relations with
the Mexican Government, which ]
have urged to Bolshevise the coun-
try, and which will, / believe, do
so. have been extended unusual
help in various ways by President
Carranza and his prime minister,
Secretary Barlanga."
Summarized, the plan Of San
Diego, a copy of which was read
in the record, follows:
1.-The States of Texas, New Mex
lea, Colorado, Arizona and Cal1for~
mia, are to be invaded simultane-
ously with uprisings of Mexican and
regro citizens on the American side.
A separate government is to be es
tablished ard remuneration to Mex
leo requested. Six other States con-
tiguous to this territory are to be
carved out of the United States to
be formed into a negro republic,
under the protection Of Mexico.
This is to be accomplished in ruth
less manner. All male Americans
more than 16 years of age are to be
killed.
The document itself is about 1000
words long.