Show HUN PLOT I IN MEXICO ADMITTED Candidate for Election to Reichstag Tells Tens of His Attempt to Embroil U. U S. S Wi With l Southern Neighbor nr Py s- s sA A Ar Pre Press B BERLIN DERLIN May 14 Herr Herr von Yon Kemnitz Kemnitz Kem- Kem nitz nit who is a n. candidate of tho the I German peoples people's party for election to the admits in the Oder of Frankfort that he drafted tho the final dispatch to lo Mexico in which Germany endeavored to enlist that country's armed aid in the event e of ofU war U with the United States At that time he was ad- ad adviser iser at the tho foreign office office of of- fice Lice on far cast eastern ern and Central American American Amerlean Amer Amer- ican lean affairs affairs' Herr von on Kemnitz declares that h he should not be blamed for tho the United States government obtaining obtaining- po possession possession posses posses- ses- ses sion slon of the th document which If It had been kept secret ho says l could only I have bao done Coo good I OIl foresaw two to possibilities explained explained explained ex ex- ex- ex the former a advisor first th that t I Mexico would decline because she was I afraid of the United States which would nevertheless nc have strengthened the sentiment In Mexico or or second that Mexico would accept in which caso case considerable American forces would have havo been tied up on tho the Mexican horde horde- nn an and Germany would not have Incurred nn special obligations Ve Vo would only have been ready reach to un undertake undertake undertake un- un o obligations lIbations If It Mexico had bad been able to induce Japan to join us Herr Herron von on who also claims cre credit lt for tor originating tho the Idea ot enlisting enI en- en I listing Mexico's texico's aid continues I did not have much hope of success suc sue I cess as conversations with Japan at Stockholm carly In 1916 had hall boen been fruit fruit- less But I felt that t nothing should be left to remedy the error then committed and as my continued efforts to obtain direct contact with Japan failed I suggested the plan to use Mexico as a medium as the latter for a decade had hud been friendly with Japan In February 1917 It was vas revealed at Washington that Germany in planning her unrestricted submarine camp campaign and count counting In Its consequences proposed proposed proposed pro pro- posed an alliance with Mexico and Japan to make mako war on the United States If It the tho latter should not remain neutral Japan through Mexican mediation mediation mediation medi medi- was to be urged to abandon her allies and Join in the attack on the United States State Mexico for fOI or her reward was to re receive receive re- re e general g financial support from Germany German Texas New eW Mexico MexIco Mexico Mex Mex- ico and Arizona and share sharo In the victorious victorious vic vie peace terms torms Germany contemplated plated Details were left to German Minister on von in Mexico CIt City who b by Instructions signed b by G German Foreign Minister Zimmermann at Berun Berlin Ber Ber- Un lin on January It 10 1917 was directed to propose the alliance with Mexico l to General Carranza and suggest that Mexico seek sel to bring Japan Into the plot I These instructions were transmitted to Von to-Von Von Eckhardt through Count Counton von on the tho then German ambassador dor at Washington 1 |