The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1917-03-10
War on America by Alliance of
Mexico and Japan With leu
tons Proposed.
WILSON HAS The EVIDENCE
PRESIDENT Has Copy of Official Instruc-
tons Outlining Details of Conspir-
acy Against Our Government
Carranza Told to Recon-
Quer Texas, Arizona
and New Mexico.

Washington, March 3.-On Friday
morning the Western Newspaper
| Union was enabled To reveal that Ger
many in planning unrestricted Subma-
rine warfare and counting its cOnsr-
quences, proposed an alliance with
Mexico and Japan to make war on the
United States if this country should
not remain neutral.
Japan, through Mexican mediation,
was to be urged to abandon her allies
and join in the attack on the United
States.
Mexico, for her reward, was to re
Ceive general financial support from
Germany, recOnquer Texas, New Mex
leo and ArizOna-lOst provinceS-and
share in the victorious peace terms
Germany contemplated.
Detafs of the Plot.
Details We're left to German Min
lister Won Eckhardt in Mexico City,
who by instructions signed by Ger
man Foreign Minister Zimmerman
at Berlin January 10. 1917, was direct
ed TO propose the alliance with Mex
leo to General CarranEa and suggest
that Mexico seek to bring Japan into
the plot.
These instructions were transmitted
TO Won Eckhardt through Count Won
BernstOrff, former German ambas-
sadOr here, now on his way home to
Germany under safe conduct OBJ
tanned from his enemies by the coun-
try against which he was plotting
war.
Pictures World Dominion.
Germany pictured To Mexico by
broad intimatiOn England and the, en-
tente allies defeated; Germany and
her allies triumphant and in world
domination by the instrument of un-
restricted warfare.
A copy of Secretary Zimmermann's
instructions to Won Eckhardt, sent
through Won Bernstorff, is in posses
sion of the United States government.
Duplicity Is Exposed.
The document has been in the hands
of the government since President VIII
son broke off diplomatic relations with
Germany. 1t has been kept secret
while the president has been asking
for full authority to deal with
Germany, and while congress has been
heSitating. 1t was in the presidents
hands while Chancellor Won Bethmann-
HOllweg was declaring that the United
States had placed an Interpretation on
the submarine declaration never in
tended by Germany" and that Ger
many had promoted and honored |
friendly relations with the United |
States las an heirloom from Frederick |
the Great"
OF itself, If there We're no other. IL |
Is considered sufficient answer TO the |
German chancellOr's plant that the
United States "brusqueIy" broke off re-
ations without giving authentic" TEA
sons for its action.
Supplies Missing Link.
The document supplies the missing
ink to many separate chains of cir
which until now have
seemed to lead TO no definite point.
1t sheds new light upon the frequent
y reported but indefinable movements
IF the Mexican government to couple
rs situation with the friction between
he United States and Japan.
1t adds another chapter to the ceIe-
Irated report of Jules Cambon, French
ambassador in Berlin before the war.
If Germany's worldwide plans for stir
ing strife on every continent where
hey might aid her in the struggle for
world domination which she dreamed
vas close at hand.
1t adds a climax to the operations of
COUNT Won BernstOrff and the German
in this country, which have
'een colored with passport frauds,
harges of dynamite plots and intrigue.
he full extent Of which never has been
ublished.
Emphasizes Our PeriIs.
Ii gives new credence to persistent
epOrts of submarine bases on Mexi-
an territory in the Gulf of Mexico:
takes cOgnizance Of a fact long rec
gnized by American army chiefs,
hat If Japan ever undertook to in
ade the United States it probably
'ould be through Mexico, over the
order and into the Mississippi valley
D split the country in two.
lEADY FOR WAR WITH u. S. +