The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1920-01-28
CARRANZA,S SAN
DIEGO PLOT
Senate Committee Investigating
Plot Staged in 1915

San Antonio, Texas, Jan. 22.-Pres-
ident Carranza and a few OF his prln-
cipal lieutenants instigated> and dl-
recred the long series of raids on
American properties that began along
the Rio Grande early in 1915, accord
ing to documentary evidence TO-DAY
placed before the senate subcommlt-
tee investigating the Mexican situa-
ton. This was supported by test1-
mony by John A. Walls, the district
attorney at Brownsville, Texas; L. II.
Barnes, in charge of the United States
army intelligence work along the bor-
der during the war, and other wit
nesses..
The committee obtained from them
and from documentary evidence in
formation purporting to show that not
only were the highest Mexican OFF,.
Gals cognizant of The program of the
raiding parties wfich was carried
out under the provisions Of the, plan
Of San aDiego,' bat that as. late as
June: 1915, they We're still giving en-.
couragement to ana aiding those who
participated in. those raids in plans
inimical to the United States.
Summarized, the plan Of San Diego,
a copy OF which was read into the
record, fellews::
1.-The states of Texas. New Mexico,
Colorado, Arizona and California are
to- be invaded simultaneously with
.uprisingse Of Mexican and negro citl-
x1 A npfo
"A separate government is to be
established and remuneration to Mex
leo requested. Six other States con-
tigueus. to this territory are to pe
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 1000.
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 Me1i-
cans the prospect Of recovering the
border states with rhe 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 Garrza, mentioned in the
plan of San Diego as the military lead
er, and the minutes Of a meeting of
anarchistie organizations in Mexico
said to indicate the existence of a
conspiracy to foment labor uprisings
in the United States.
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
decision Of the Texas court Of crini-
nal appeals which held that they
could not be punished since the. evil
dence showed Mexico and the United
States were at that time lin state Of
war"
What is taken IS evidence that
Carranza was backing the plan in
1915 and 1915 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 ArrendoI.do Carranza's am
bassador designate in Washington. for
Instructions Acuaa sent him to Gen.
Zuabus. who was maintaining an Of
f1ce in Mexico City in the same build
ing with Augustin Cara, alias Limo
Caballo. They dined with him fre-
ouently, he said, discussing the car
rying out Of the plan Of San Diego or
," ,"the lTexas Yevolution,"" as it was
also referred to by them. He was
asked by II III 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 told
that part was all fixed" and that any
commission which they issued him in
connection with The plan of San
Diego, presented anywhere, would Sc
cure him ample protection.