Grand Forks herald., 1917-03-01
RESOLUTION ASKING
FOR MORE DETAILS
PRESENTED IN SENATE
Republicans Declare They Will
Stand Behind President :,
Just Want Proof.
JAPANESE EMBASSY
ISSUES A STATEMENT
Says Such Proposal Would Not
be Entertained in Toxic
Friendly to America.

Washington. March Full official
confirmation of Germany's intrigue to
ally Mexico and Japan with her to
make war on the United States, as re-
vealed last night by the Associated
Press. was given today at. the White
the senate.
On the floor of the senate 1t was
announced that democratic senators
had been authorized to state that the
revelations, including the text Of the
instruction from German Minister
Zimmerman, to German Minister Won
Eckhardt at Mexico City were cor
rect.
On, motion Of Senator Lodge the
senate at once took up a proposal TO
ask the president to communicate the
facts to. congress officially.
After considerable discussion Sena-
s>tor Hardwick insisted upon an objec-s
! ton to immediate consideration of the
,, Lodge resolution in order that there
might be time for deliberations by the
foreign relations committee.
Ask President for Information.
Senator Stones request to have the
Lodge resolution referred to the for
eign relations committee without any
instructions as to when it should re-
port was adopted by unanimous con-
relations committee to meet today to
consider it.
THAT the president be requested to
inform the senate whether the note
signed Zimmerman published in the
neWSpa aperS of the morning Of March
|. inviting Mexico to unite with Ger
many and japan i'll war against the
United States, is authentic and in pos
session of the government of the Unit
al Ct1H0 =
the senate. if not incompatible with
the public interest, any further infor-
nation in possession of the United
States government relative to the ac-
tivities of the imperial German gov
ernment in Mexico"
Declares Japan is Friendly.
The japanese embassy made the
following comment:
with regard to the alleged Gcr-
man attempt to induce Japan and
Mexico TO make war upon the Unit
cd States. made public in the press
this morning. the Japanese clnb;lS-
sy. while lacking information as to
whether such invitations ever
reached Toxic. desires to state most
cmphatically that any invitation OF
this sort would under 10 circllnl-
stances be entertained by the Jap
ancsc government. which is in cn-
tho other powers. on account of
formal agreements and our common
cause. and moreover our good
friendship with the United States,
which is every day growing. in sin.
ccrity and cortliality.'
Republicans Fall in Line.
The effect Of the situation in con.
sress was almost instantaneous. Re-
publican senators, who had been fill
clustering against the proposal to en-
power the president to arm ships and
use other instrumentalities to deal
with Germany. began abandoning
their opposition and assured demo-
cratic leaders they would stand be-
hind the president FL
In the house, without roll call, a
special rule was adopted for immedi-
ate consideration Of the Flood bill to
clothe the president with authority
and to authorize a bond issue of $780,
100000.
Lodge Brings in Resolution.
The proposed alliance against the
senate by Senator Lodge, who intro
duced a resolution proposing that the
president inform the senate IL the note
signed Zimmerman" is authentic.
Senator Swanson Of Virginia inform
ed Senator Lodge that democratic SEN
ators had been authorized by the
president to state that the account Of
the Zimmerman note as revealed by
the Associated Press was substantial.
Senator LaFollette; of Wisconsin,
said he would not object to the pass
age of the Lodge resolution. provid-
ing it was amended to ask the presi-
dent to state when Zimmerman's note
had come into the possession OF the
United States government. 5 M
Senator Lodge added to his reso.
luton clause requesting that tho
senate be supplied with all other In /.
formation regarding this matter II NOT
incompatible with public interest. ss
It Is time" said Senator LAFol.s
tcontinusd on Pas. S. 81.