The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1917-03-09
German Foreign Minister'S In
struCtio1S to the German
Minister to Mexico.

zona The details are lett to you TOT
settlement.
You are instructed to inform the
president Of Mexico Of the above in
the greatest confidence as soon as it
is certain that there will be an out
break OF war with the United States,
and suggest that the president of Mex
leo, on his own initiative, should COM
fnunicate with Japan, suggesting ad-
h%erenoe 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.
(Siqned) ZiMMERMANN.
1t recalls that Count Won BernStorff
when handed his passports WAS very
reluctant to return to Germany, but
expressed a preference for asylum in
Cuba.
1t 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. it Gems to show q con-
ncction With General C%arranZa'S re-
cent proposal to neutrals that exports
Of food and munitions to the entente
allies be cut off, and an ~intiination
that he might stop the supply of oil,
50 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 Alneri-
can rights will regard the revelation
of Germany's Vaccinations to attack
the United States is the subject Of the
kecneSt interest.
Such a proposal as Germany in
structed her minister to make to Next
% borders on IN act of war, if, actu-
ally. it is not one.
wv iiet.i'J AlNlS ~ w ilsal ttN
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
that the proposed alliance With Mex
leo was known to high Mexican otii-
ci"ls Who are distinguished for their
anti-Anlericanism. Among them are
Rafael Xubaran. Garranza's minister
10 Germany, and Luis Cabrera, Car
ANA minister OF finance.
The Hand OF Mexico.
1t is apparent that the proposal had
taken definite form when Lubaran re-
turned 10 MeAico City from Berlin re-
Gently. Ills return from his foiei2H
post was covered ly the fact that CIR
RAMA lad called III many OF his dlpie-
mats for .cuufereaees.'
Denied at Japanese Embassy.
It was declared hy il high Japanese
authority on Wednesday night chat II
the German proposal OF IN alliance
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merel, 4 new ebullition Of German
"kululr.' and that ii was thrown III the
wasteiasket where it belonged.
He asserted no such proposal had
been made to the embassy here and
that If 1t had been no attention would
have been paid to it.
He said: THE whole idea was abso-
lutely p~repoSterous.'
In order to make an alliance With
Germany, he added. it would be neces-
sary for Japan To break from the allies
and negotiate il 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.
Mashington.-lt was declared hy Il
high Japanese authority that If the
German proposal Of an alliance ever
reached Tokyo it was regarded as
merely Il new ebullition of German
'kultur' and that it WAS thrown in
the wastehasket where ii belonged.
lie asserted no Slcn proposal nae
been made to the embassy here and
that If it had been no attention would
have been paid to it.
He said: THE whole idea WAS all
solutely prcposterous.'
In order to make an alliance with
Germany. he added, it would be neces-
sary for Japan to break from tie allies
and negotiate Il separate peace With
the Teutonic powers. But above all
that. he said, the Japanese sincerely
desired friendly relations with the
United States.
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