Arizona republican., 1920-01-23

as late as June, lJl5, they were still lose who participated in those raids in
 Aided Huns, Now Aid Boisheviki
 Incident to the taking of testimony
 regarding Mexican government of-
 ffcial's connection with the plan of
 San Diego" further information was
 obtained as to the success encountered
 by Germans in bidding for the sym
 pathy and support of Mexico during
 the war and the reported present drift
 toward bolshevism. T. B. Altendorf
 a Pole who was in the intelligence
 service of the American army during
 the war and who was largely respon-
 sible for the arrest of the German spy,
 Witstka, now a prisoner at Fort sam
 Houston Texas, 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 von Eckhardt kept on
 his pay roll during the war. AIten- dorf said Mendez' job was to see that copies of all messages rom the
 United States bearing on military af- fairs were delivered to the German legation. A new note on the bolshevik movement in Mexico came from a copy L. c. A. K. Martens, the bolsheviI1 representative in New York.
 More Bolshevist Propaganda
 Knowing you are financial agent of the Russian soviet in New York" Gale wrote, T take the liberty 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 magazine devoted to the further ance of radicalism. He explained that he went to Mexico to evade the army draft and since then and added T have established very close relations with the Mexican government which | hnla lahn try, and which will, I believe do SD. | have been extended unusual help in various ways by President Carranza and his prime minister, Secretary Der langa."
 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 10 be invaded simultaneously with up- rlslngs or Mexican and negro citizens on the American side. Al separate government is to be established and re annexation to Mexico requested SIX other states contiguous to this ter rItory are to be carved out of the United States to be formed into a 1egro republic under the protection of nex1co. This is to be accomplished in ruthless manner. All male Ameri- ans more than Is years of age are to ,e killed"
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 The character of the testimony de- eioped three phases of the program. ne first, that which took the form sf order raids beginning in 1915; the econd that held out as bait by the -ermans in the Zimmerman note 'hich they dangled before the Mexi ans, the prospect of recovering tbe order states with the possible assist nee of Japan suggested, and the pres 1t, styled in the committees record me recrudescent plan" The third js oseiy allied with the impetus that as been given the bolshevik move ent and in support of that charge hartman Fall announced that there ouid be placed before the committee 'ioence showing Carranza is vet of ring support to Augustin Garza entioned in the plan of San Diego the military leader, and the minutes
 meeting of anarchistic organiza ons in Mexico that indicate the exist. ice of conspiracy to foment labor 'risings in the United States. Judge Walls was the attorney who osecuted the cases of q few of the exicans implicated in raids across e border near Brownsville. The, ere members of the raidinr parties at destroyed bridges near Webb sta ,n and raided San Ignace. Fout. of ese were convicted and sentenced 10 ath, but the lives were saved bv oI the court Of criminal ap- als of Texas, which held that thev uld not be punished since the evi- nee showed that Mexico and the ate of war" ."
 That State of War Theory AS military prisoners, therefore. the 'n were turned over to the miIitar, thorities, who in turn delivered sm to Mexico. Judge Walls Dlaced tore the committee documentary loence indicating that Mexican off is were cognizant of the raiders tn and that recruiting of the parties d been openly conducted at Mon ey. Nuevo, Leon and Victoria Ta Iulipas. He told the committee that 'utenant Kyle Rucker at one time ilerred With the Mexican con1rnan nL regarding report that bandits re moving toward the border. and ,. the Mexican officer promised 10 ld force to intercept them. Tba dence in court, the witness +agti ', showed that it was the same hmander who led the bandits thot ne night on their raid Niceforo nbrano of Monterey, then treasurer ierai or Mexico: Marce Mendez. df tor general of telegraphs: General lilio Narafete, General Fortunato ipua. and General Juan Barrsgan
 the names of men given by Walls those mentioned in the trial of the 1ers as those connected with the h. Aniceto Pizano and Luis de la 'a were named by him as the most we Of the leaders in the field. Vhat is taken as some evidence Carranza was backing the plan i8 and 1916 is contained in a report the state department, which was te part of the committees record
 report of the statement of a man by the principals in working out IT organization and program He he was sent to Jesus Acuna. the lister of Gobernacion, by Eliseo Ar ondo. then Carranza's ambassador gnate fin Washington for fnstruc IS. Acuna sent him to General