The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1917-03-10


break OF war with the United States,
and suggest that the president Of Mex
leo, on his own initiative, should COM
munieate with Japan, suggesting ad-
herenee at once to this plan; at the
same time offer to mediate between
Germany and Japan.
Please call to the attention Of the
president Of Mexico that the employ
ment Of ruthless submarine warfare
now promises to COMPEL England to
make peace in a few months.
(sioned) ZlMMERMANN.
II recalls that Count Won Bernstorff
when handed his passports was very
reluctant to return 10 Germany, but
expressed preference for asylum In
Cuba.
Ii 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, IL seems to show con-
nection with General Carranza's re-
cent proposal 10 neutrals that exports
of food and munitions to the entente
allies be cut Off aHd an intimation
that he might stop the supply Of oil.
so vital to the British navy, which is
exported from the Tampico fields.
What viii Congress Do?
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 10 attack
the United States is the subject OF the
keenest interest.
Such proposal as Germany in
structed her minister 10 make to Next
co borders on an act of war, if, nctu-
ally. IL 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
leo was known 10 high Mexican Off
Gals 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.
Ii is apparent that the proposal had
taken definite form when Zubaran re-
turned 70 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.
II was declared by high japanese
authority on Wednesday night that If
the German proposal Of I'm alliance
ever reached Tokyo 1t was regarded as
merely new ebullition of German
"kultur" and that il was thrown In the
wastebasket where it belonged.
lie asserted no such proposal had
been made to the embassy here and
that IL il had been no attention would
have been paid to It.
He said: "The whole idea was abso-
mtely preposterous."
In order TO make an alliance with
Germany. he added, 1t would be neces-
sary for japan to break from the allies
and negotiate a separate peace with
the Teutonic powers. But above all
that, he said, the japanese sincerely
desired friendly relations with the
United States.
Did Not Receive Proposal.
washington.-It was declared by a
high japanese authority that IL the
German proposal of an alliance ever
reached Tokyo IL was regarded as
merely a new ebullition of German
"kultur" and that 1t was thrown in
the wastebasket where 1t belonged.
He asserted no such proposal had
been made to the embassy here and
that If IL had been no attention would
have been paid to 1t.
lie said: 1.-THE whole idea was alb
solutely 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 n separate peace with
the Teutonic powers. But above all
that, he said. the Japanese sincerely
desired friendly relations with the
United States.