Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1917-03-02

ton and Secretary Lansing's report
are as follows:
Presidents Reply
'T'o the senate:
"ln response 10 the resolution
adopted by the senate on March 1,
1917, requesting the president 10 FUR
nsh the senate, IL not Incompatible
with the public Interest, whatever IN
formation he has concerning the note
published In the press of this date
purporting to have been signed Janu-
ary 10. 1917, by the German secretary
for foreign affairs to the German min
ister to Mexico, / transmit herewith
II report by the secretary of state
which has my approval.
"WOODROW VII SON"
"To the President:
sin reply to the resolution adopted
by the senate on March /. 1917.
requesting that that body be furnish
ed. IL not Incompatible with the public
interest, whatever information YOU
have concerning the note published in
the press of this date purporting to
have been sent January 10, 1917, nv
the German secretary for foreign af-
fairs TO the German minister to Mex
leo. | have the honor 10 state that the
government is in Possession of evi-
dencc which establishes the fact that
the note referred Co is authentic, and
that IL Is in posse ion of the govern
ment of the United states and that the
evidence was procured by this govern
mcnt during tl,a present week; but
that II is, in my opinion, compatible
with the public interest to send to the
s'rhtc ut the present time any further
}ni"fmatton in possession of the gov
comment relative TO the note mention
cd IN the resolution Of the senate.
''Respcctfuily submitted,
"ROEE.LsT LANSING
Referred to Committee
The senate wIhout comment. or
dored the report and letter printed
and referred to the iorcgn relations
committee
Adoption of tn. asolution asking
for the information came at the close
of day of sol. mn debate which
reached a climaN III republican sen.
ators joining democrats in condemn
ing the attitudr vi Senator Stone.
chairman of the foreign relations
committee, who decla-eu The story of
the plot was given out by tne govern
ment TO affect public oprion, and iu-
sisted upon asking the president
whether the information was received
from the representative of any boIlig-
crcnt nation.
Ail-day Discussion.
The subject came up soon after the
senate assembled and engrossed at
tention nearly all day In spite of the
mass of legislation awaiting action.
Senators on both sides of the chamber
expressed amazement at the story ana
declared if it We're true the senate
should be informed
Senator Swanson, the fourth demo-
cratic member of the foreign relations
committee, announced that he had
been authorized by the president ts
say that the note from German For
cign Minister Zimmerman to the
German minister at Mexico City OF
dering and outlining the plot was sub
Stantially correct as published.
Senator Lodge at once moved that
the president be asked to inform the
senate whether the Zimmerman note
was authentic and to furnish any 9TH
er information about IT not incom-
pahble with the public interest. This
was referred to the foreign relations
committee. which soon reported it fa-
vorably with minor amendments.
Chairman Stone having been voted
down by his committee, carried to tue
floor the fight to learn how the note
came into the governments possess
sion. He insisted that, If any of the