The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-03-01
Throws Light on Activities OF
German Agents in L. 5.
BACK OF U. S. FOOD RIOTS?
Hand of Germany Also Seen in
Cuban Revolution.
Report Startling Facts Obtained
by Z. $. Secret Service.
BY ROBERT J. BENDER.

Washington. March 1.-Germany's
attempt to align Mexico and Japan
in a hostile conspiracy against the
United States has been frustrated.
At the state department today. it
was minated that so far as is known,
the letter of Germany's foreign sec
rotary, zimmerman. the authenticity
of which was vouched for by Presl-
dent Wilson. personally. to the senate
today, never reached President Car
rama and in consequence it was never
passed on TO Japan. While the fed
eral authorities admit that they are
not positive that the document was
neld in this country, they had no rea-
son to believe that it ever reached the
German minister, Eckhardt, at Mexico
CITY.
Attention is called to the fact that
IN his instructions Zimmerman stip-
Jlated that Ecl<hardt should only
breach the matter to President Car
ANA AS soon as it is certain that
there will be an outbreak of war
with the United States" It is pointed
out that this certainly had not de-
veloped at the 1me Ambassador
Bernstorff left thi'Icountry.
on the other rand some officials
believed that Won Bernstorff started
the message on its way to b1exico City
and that it may have reached the
German minister there. At this point
the trail of official certainty is lost to
view. Secretary Lansing flatly re-
fused to give any indications of how
the information came into possession
of the United States government on
the ground that it would endanger
the lives of those C. ncerned. For
obvious reasons which he could not
amplify. he refused to discuss the
source in any way.
Has Documentary Proof
NNaShingtou March
wants to play Mexico and Japan ac-
lively against the United States in
case OF war.
This plot revealed by the admins
tration today thru documentary proof
of Germany's Vaccinations was put
forth to sway a dallying congress and
stir the nation to the real perils of
the German problem.
Facing the possibility of further de-
lay in congress, plus opposition to
avoid also an extra session. the
administration played its trump card
the correspondence between Ger
many and its Mexican representative
Where II sought to align Mexican and
Japan belligerently against the United
St@leS. me documents. in possession
of this government for some time
snow clearly that Germany meant 70
play this tremendous menace as a
club over the United States to keen
her neutral and to prevent the stand
the United States took on the latest
ruthless submarine edtct.
Pass the Lie to Chancellor.
Besides being designed as a check
To over enthusiastic but perhaps v-ei1
meaning pacifists. who. it was feared
would lull the nation into too ere,+
a feeling of security. it gave the lie
direct to German expressions of snr-
prise, voiced by Chancellor Bethmann-
HollWee over Americas 'ruisinternra-
tation" of Germany's unlimited y
boat war decree 1t also stands as a
reply to Bethmann- Hollweg's feigned
surprise at the ''brusuueness'' of
President Wilson in breaking me
friendly relations between Germany,
and American that was an heirIoor1
from Frederick the Great
A letter forming the basis of Cor
nsny's plotting. forwarded from rs
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