GERMAN PLOTTING IN MEXICO

Evening Post, Volume XCIII, Issue 85, 10 April 1917, Page 8

GERMAN PLOTTING IN MEXICO

EVIDENCE FROM SPAIN.

:rT.hat'.,Germany,.;fias, fb'F.-.at.'.least. two .years,.; Jaeert', ;<sttry}n£" on d' propaganda antagonistic -'-to "the. interests'of the United States is the testimony of,. Dr. X.; C.vLeebrick, oL;the D.epartnient Jbf History;., of the ;.;Uriiversity of ■/)Californiay' who •;■ has 'recently.:*' ,<returned ;to. Oanada"froiti Spain/ where Tie.' did teSearch"work"for"the;"University; ■;■;■ -r Dr. -Leebrick says he received first-hand-'-information in Seville last- fall that,; as far back as- the "spring of 1915,, Genrs|n,-; agents ;were busy stirring up 'strife"'jim. IVlexico and inciting tfie-V Mexicans! -against the, United .States. ,;In:;a:,hotel;;.in:,jSe.Yillec;he was mtrpduced-'toS a-"German-'who'''showed him receipts and vouchers for money expended in Mexico in support of this propaganda, '. ._;, " Germany's activities in Mexico were universally, known in,. Spain,".. Dr. L'eebrick said.'" " When THvas going across I formed the acquaintance of' a man named Abraham Z. Ratner, who waa on his way from Vera Cruz to Madrid to meet agents of * the German Government and get money »nd.,instructions for the'propaganda. " * ■' "' ; " ■" "The German idea was that if the United States became involved, in a war,.with,. M.exipo...thjs,..,c9unt:-y would no longer be able to export arms and munitions to the; Entente -Allies, but would need them at home."

•. Dr.- Leebrick had an -exciting experience on his return voyage. A few days before he sailed from Gibraltar several CJerman" Isubmarines' were "seen in that vicinity, and five of them were captured The steamer"'sailed south "to the Azores .and then,noTtK,by,.a.zigzag.route to Halifax, thence to Boston, instead of New York, her original destination.