Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1917-03-31
], 5. BEGAN WAR,
SAYS zimmerman
Foreign Minister Says Ger
many Had No Chance to
Answer Chasge
CALLS JAPAN.MEXICO
AMERICAS ENEMIES

london, March 3l.-Reuters Am
sterdam correspondent sends the iol'
lowing concerning the addross Of DR.
Alfred zimmerman, minister of ior.
elrn affairs. with regafd TO Germany s
aftempt 10 embroil N sNic1 ana japan
with the United States;
"Hueo Haase. leader Of the Social
isl minorlty I'm the Rolchsiag, re
married. that the German ouer %. an
alliance with Mexico had aggravated
the situation with HE United states
and Doctor Zimmerman, replying
said c..,
5Carranza. was not so naive. ]
merely addressed by route that
appeared to me 70 be SAFE one
Instructions to our representative
i'm Mexico. d is being inve5ti-
gated how these instructions iell
INTO the hands of the American
authorities. .- 49,
instructed the Minister To-
kfexiro. I'm the event of war Win
fhe United States, to propose a
German alliance to Mexico, ana
simultaneously to suggest that
Japan ioln the alliance. de-
ciared expressly that despite
Tho submarine war, we hoped
America would maintain neutral
AsssiIs Behavior of United States.
Nv instructions were 10 be car
rgod ont only after the United
states declared war and a state
~ war supervoned ] believe tho
instructions we're absolutely loyal
90 reaards tho United Safes. Gen
eral Carranza would, up TO the
nresent. have heard nothing or IL
II the United states had not pun
iished the instructions, when
came into its hands I'm way
which was not unoolecllul,l'taILn,,r..
Our behavior contrasts cons'u an,
ably with the behavior "i inc
Washington Government
President Wilson aFer our n9 ,9
of January 81, 1917 when H,olu
cd all aggresstNeness IN lone
deemed Il prODer immediately u
hreak OF relations WIN eN
fraordinary rOughness. our Au
bassador no longer had the oppoI
t,,nitv TO explain or eluCluau
orallv our attitude. me ul'e'
states Government thus decline
~ negotiate with us. ON IN
other hand. a addressed itselt I'M
,,,odiatelv To all the neutr'
powers to induce them to ION IN
rn,tod states and break with III
irverv unpreiudicod person mus
80 i'm thie tho hostile attitude
~ Ar,er.can Government, Whl'
Iac,,od To consider 1t right, %
fore heinz at war with us 70
tbe entire world against US
- cannot deny us the right 10 SCI
s,,-, ,,,hon a has itself virtual
declared war on us.
TTorr Haase says 10 caused gre
,,dignation in America. or cour'
~ tho FIRST instance the ana
,rsa employed as an inciteme
against us. But mean" ny ,al
storm abated slowly ana wy - ~
and sensible politicians anu ~
the great mass Of the NInVilV
noople saw there was morning.
ebiect 10 in these Instructions
themselves. I refer especlally
tho statements Of Senator uno'
,xood Fven at times newspap'
felt obliged to admit regreuu
4hot so very much lad been ma
Of this affair.
Calls Japan United States Enel
was repreoached for thh
,,g inst of Mexico and Jap
MET ~ all Mexico was a mel
boring State to America
wanted allies against Alne'
Mexico would be the first 70 &,
into consideration. The rela',
between Mexico and CURSE
since the time OF Porhrlo 1
nave beeu extremely friendly
t,ustfui The Mexicans' m
over. are known as good anu
hcient soldiers.
n can hardly he said that
,..iations between the~ u
states and Mexico have
friendly and trustful. but
world knows that antagOnisn
ists between America ana "a
maintain that these antagOn
are stronger than those W
despite the war. exist pe'
Germany and Japan.
When / also wished to pers
Carranza that Japan should
the alliance there was notninl
traordinary in this. The rela
between Japan and Mexico
lorg existent. The MeXicans
Jananese are Of like race
good relations exist between
countries.
When further the Entente
sn1rms that il IS shameless to
away allies. such reproach