The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1920-01-30
BREAK UP UNION
WAS MEXICAN PLAN
Scheme to Take Six States
From United States
THE plan OE SAN DIEGO"
uprisines, Aided BY Negroes, Were
To Lead To Invasion OF Border
States And Establishment OF
Separate Government.

San Antonio, Texas. = President
lieutenants instigated and directed the
long series of raids on American prop
critics that began along the Rio Grande
early in 1915, according to documen-
tary evidence placed before the Sen
ate subcommittee investigating the
Mexican situation. This was supported
by testimony by John A. Walls, the
district attorney at Brownsville,
Texas; L. R. Barnes, in charge of the
United States Army intelligence work
Along the border during the war, and
Dther witnesses.
The committee obtained from Them
and from documentary evidence infor-
nation purporting to show that not
Dnly were the highest Mexican officials
sognizant of the program of the raid
ing parties, which was carried out un-
der the provisions of the plan of
San Diego" but that as late as June,
1915, they were still giving encourage
ment to and aiding those who partici-
pated in those raids in plans inimical
to the United States.
Incident to the taking of testimony
regarding Mexican Government off,
eials' connection with the plan of San
Diego" further information was OBJ
tanned as to the success encountered
by Germans il. bidding for the SYM
pathy and support of Mexico during
the war and the present alleged drift
towards Bolshevism. T. B. Altendorf,
Pole, who was in the intelligence
department Of the American Army
during the war, was placed on the
witness stand long enough to identify
Mario Mendez, the director of tele-
graphs in Mexico, as one of those
whom Minister Won Eckhardt kept on
his pay roll during the war; Alien.
dorf said Mendez's job was to see that
copies Of all messages from the United
States bearing on military affairs were
delivered to the German delegation.
A new note on the Bolshevik move
ment in Mexico came from copy of
letter written by Linn Gale to L.
G. A. X. Martens, self-styled Bolshevik
representative, at New York.
The character of the testimony de-
veloped three phases of the program,
the first, that which took the form of
border raids beginning in 1915; the
second, that held out as bait by the
Germans in the Zimmerman note when
they dangled before the Mexicans the
prospect of recovering the Border
States with the possible assistance of
Japan. The third is closely allied
with the impetus that has been given
the Bolshevik movement and in sup
port of that charge Chairman Fall an
n0unced there would be placed before
the committee evidence showing Car
rama is yet offering support to Au-
gustin Cara, mentioned in the plan
Of San Diego as the military leader,
and the minutes Of the meeting of
anarchistic organizations in Mexico
said to indicate the existence Of con-
spiracy to foment labor uprisings in
the United States.
What is taken as evidence that Car
rama was backing the plan in 1915
and 1916 is contained in report to
the State Department, which was
made part of the committees rec
ord. The report is the statement of
man used by the principals in working
out their organization and program.
He said he was sent to Jesus Acuna,
che Minister Of Gobernacion, by Eliseo
Arredondo, then Carranza's ambassa-
dor designate in Washington, for in
structions. Acuna sent him to General
Zuazua, who was maintaining an Office
in Mexico City in the same building
with Augustin Cara, alias Limo Ca
ballo. They discussed with him frank
~, he said, the execution of the plan
Of San Diego or "the Texas revolu-
tion," as it was also referred to by
them. He was asked by them to as
sist in raising funds for the work The
author of the statement said he asked
II Carranza knew Of this plan, and
was told "that part was all fixed," and
that any commission which they is
sued him in connection with the plan
Of San Diego presented anywhere
would secure him ample protection.