Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1917-03-31
Foreign Minister zimmerman
Explains in Reichstag Pur-
pose in Sending Famous
Note to Carranza.
CONDEMNS PRESIDENT
FOR COURSE PURSUED
Dismissal Of BernStorff and
Accompanying Statement of
Wilson Harsh; Teuton Sub
marine Note Mild in Tone.
rsv MORNING JOURNAL SPECIAL .G.sso wa.

London, March 80 60 p. m.) .--Reu-
ters Amsterdam correspondent sends
the following concerning the address
OF DR.. Alfred Zimmerman, minister of
foreign affairs, with regard TO Ger
many's attempt to embroil Mexico and
Japan with the United States;
Hugo Hasse, leader OF the social
ist minority in the reichstag, remarked
that the German offer of an alliance
with Mexico had aggravated the situ-
alton with the United states, and DR..
Zimmerman, replying, said:
"'I wrote no letter to General Car
rama. I was not so naive. / merely
addressed by route that appeared to
me to be safe enc instructions to
our minister in Mexico. 1t Is being
investigated how the instructions fell
into the hands of the American au-
thorities.
Hoped for Neutrality.
"I instructed the minister to
Mexico, in the event of war with the
United States, TO propose a German
alliance iS-Mcxac9 ana simultaneously
to suggest that Japan join the alli-
ance, | declared expressly that, der
spite the submarine war. we hoped
my instructions were to be car
ried out only after the United States
declared war and state OF war SUI
pervened. l believe the instructions
were absolutely loyal as regards the
United States. General Carranza
would UP to the present have heard
nothing of it If the United States had
not published the instructions, which
ly i,N NrY1t nj
was not unobjectionable. Our be-
havior contrasts considerably with the
behavior of the Washington govern
ment. ....
Criticizes President.
" President Wilson, after our note
of January 81, 1917 which avoided
all aggressiveness in tone. deemed it
proper to break off relations with eK-
traordinary roughness. Our ambas-
sador no longer had the opportunity
TO explain or elucidate or allay our at
titude. The United States government
thus declined to negotiate with us. On
the other hand, it addressed itself i'm
mediately to all the neutral powers
to induce them to join the United
States and break with US,
Every unprejqdiced person must
American government, which seemed
to consider it right before being at
war with us to set the entire world
against us. 1t cannot deny US the
right to seek allies when it has itself
practically declared war on us.
Mexico Germany's Ally.
DR. zimmerman, justlfying the
procedure of seeking to mako Mexico
hn, all hot
Mexico obviously was an ally and that
the antagonism between America and
Japan was stronger than between
Germany and Japan. despite the fact
that state of war existed between
them.
The statement by DR.. Zimmermanh.
German foreign secretary, is remark
able in three particulars:
/. He justifies the effort of Ger
many to have Japan and Mexico make
war on this country, because the
United states sought TO line up neu-
rails against Germany. The appeal
f the United States was made after
Eernstorff was sent home and the
German note to Mexico was sent six
weeks before the break of diplomatic
relations.
2. Herr Zimmerman says Mexico
obviously is an ally of Germany. This
is official confirmation of what the
people of this country has believed for
Il long time. What it imports to New
Mexico, Texas and Arizona, in case
active hostilities commence between
the United States and Germany, is
easy to surmise.
3. Herr Zimmerman states that.
the fact that Japan
is now at war with the kaiser, antag-
onism between Japan and the United
states is stronger than 1t is between
Japan and Germany. In this state
lnent he spoke the truth, as every one
knows who understands how the in
terests of Japan and America conflict
in the Pacific.
Washington understands perfectly
well that the United States has ono
powerful enemy across the Atlantic
and another within few hours of the
Philippines and within eighteen days
of our Pacific coast. 1t also under
stands that just south of our border
are 100000 Mexicans who hate this
country and would welcome both Ger
many and Japan to her shores as a
base of operations against the United
States.
For these reasons, the United