The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1917-03-02
Wilson Quickly Responds When
Authenticity Is
Questioned.
ALSO STIRRED REVOLUTIONS
japanese Embassy Announces
3 Mikado Would Scofn Promo
sails Made by the Naiser's
Government.

WASHINGTON March That o7.
idence is ir possession Of The Unite
States establishing the authenticity
of the German note proposing a Gel-
man-Japanesc-M Mexican 2Iliauoe to war
against the United States. was the
statement sent to the senate toni 1h
by President Wilson WHO also traha-
'mittcd TO the senate report by Sec
rotary of state Laast0g verifying the
note and declaring the 2oto Itself is
in possession of fine United sato7.
This action was taken as p result
of q resolution introduced c2rlie~ IN
the day by Senator Lodge providing
for the president to give such informo-
ton.
In his report, Lansing said that to
furnish further Information a. to how
the government obtained possession
of the note would be incompat'hl1
to public interest sat the present
time" The secretary also authorized
this statement to newSDapermen:
1--WE do not believe japan has had
any knowledge Of this or that she
would consider any proposition made
by her enemy. We arc confident
Mexico would not be party to onv
such agreement in view Ct the friend
" relations existing between the Unit
ed States and the de facto govern
ment"
The secretary also expressed doubts
as to whether the plan had been pro
scented to Carranza because OF the
caution not to present it until 'it is
certain the matter has been oiGiciall'
| presented to President Cawanza. and
it is believed that the German Minis
ter Won Eckhardt. fearing to take Car
re- MO into his confidence had, instead
! nut the proposition to certain Moxi-
! can officials. who had formed an
agreement to overthrow Carranza
and join Germany as soon as feasible
The presidents and sacretarY'f
statements were referred without
comment to the foreign relations COM
l. mittee. Officials at the white house
declared that revolutions in South
American countries and the German
plot in no way changed the president
plans for dealing neutrally in the in
ternational situation.
Wilson conferred tonight with Sec
rotary of War Baker. hut theSsnbject
of the conference is being kent sec
ret. However. the belief here pro
walls the Mexican border Situation
was gone into. 1t is also believer
there is mass of information in tho
bands of the department of state On
Germany activity in this country ami
that arrests of numerous German
synpathzers may soon result
/ In debating over Senator LODGE
resolution asking the president to
furnish information as to the auther
ITCHY Of the German piot aud tho
governments source Of information
Senator Stone declared he had heard
the information came through the
British government and was an effOri
TO foster belligerencv in the United
States. Senator Fail charged stone
and other democrats with maFing IN
, situations against the president end
branding their statements az the
. "blackest trcachery'' to the president
The house bill authorizing the pres-
ident TO arm American vessels to pro
tect their rights on the seas passed
tonight by a vote Of 400 to Is. Il
/ is declared unsatisfactory to the pres.
ident and an effort will be made to
have it amended before Il can 20
through the senate The house bin
as it stands. defeated the proposals r.
prevent protection Of ships carving
munitions.
The state department has evidence
tthat Germany financed the renewal