Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1917-03-09

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1t recalls that Count Won BernstOrff
when handed his passports was very
reluctant to return to Germany, but
expressed a preference for asylum in
Cuba.
1t gives a new explanation to the
repeated arrests on the border of men
charged by American military authori-
ties with being German intelligence
agents.
Last of all, 1t seems to show a con-
nection with General Carranza's re-
cent proposal to neutrals that exports
of food and munitions to the entente
allies be cut off, and an intimation
that he might stop the supply of oil,
so vital to the British navy, which is
exported from the Tampico fields.
What Will Congress Do7
What congress will do, and how
members of congress who openly have
sympathized with Germany in their
opposition to clothing the president
with full authority to protect, Ameri-
can rights will regard the revelation
of Germanys Vaccinations to attack
the United States is the subject of the
keenest interest.
Such proposal as Germany in
structed her minister to make to Mexi-
co borders on an act of war, if, actu-
ally, 1t is not one.
No doubt exists here now that the
persistent reports during the last two
years of the operations of German
agents not alone in Mexico but all
through Central America and the West
Indies are based on fact.
There is now no doubt whatever
that the proposed alliance with Mex
leo was known to high Mexican Off
cials who are distinguished for their
anti-Americanism. Among them are
Rafael Zubaran, Carranza's minister
to Germany, and Luis Cabrera, Car
ranza's minister of finance.
The Hand of Mexico.
1t is apparent that the proposal had
taken definite form when Zubaran re-
turned to Mexico City from Berlin re
Gently. His return from his foreign
post was covered by the fact that Car.
rama had called in many of his diplO-
mats for conferences"
Denied at Japanese Embassy.
1t was declared by high japanese
authority on Wednesday night that il
the German proposal of an alliance
ever reached Tokyo it was regarded as
merely a new ebullition of German
"kultur" and that it was thrown in the
wastebasket where it belonged.
He asserted no such proposal had
been made to the embassy here and
that If it had been no attention would
have been paid to it.
He said: "The whole idea was abso
lutely preposterous."
In order to make an alliance with
Germany, he added, it would be neces
sary for Japan to break from the allies
and negotiate a separate peace with
the Teutonic powers. But above al
that, he said, the japanese sincerely
desired friendly relations with the
United States.
Did Not Receive Proposal.
Washington.-It was declared by s
high japanese authority that if the
German proposal of an alliance evel
reached Tokyo it was regarded al
merely a new ebullition of German
"kultur" and that it was thrown il
the wastebasket where it belonged.
He asserted no such proposal hat
been made to the embassy here ant
that If it had been no attention would
have been paid to 1t.
He said: 'The whole idea was alb
solutely preposterous."
In order to make an alliance witt
Germany, he added it would be neces
sary for Japan to break from the allie
and negotiate separate peace witt
the Teutonic powers. But above al
that, he said, the Japanese sincerel,
desired friendly relations with tn
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