New Britain herald., 1917-04-05
Sensation Sprung
 Congress During D bate on War Resol tion By Mefnh From Minnesota
GERMAN SHIPS LAM
 ON WESTERN CoA|

ON WESTERN GOA Berlin Offered to Supply Mexico \
 Arms and Ammunition U3
 Terms of Note Sent By Ziml
 mann, He Allegcs-villa's Men
 ing Drilled By German OfRics
 Resolution to Pass Tonight.
 Washington, April 5.-Reprcsd tive Miller. of Minnesota. repnb1 member of the foreign affairs mittee, sprung a sensation during discussion of the war resolution itI house today by declaring that ar1| published paragraph of the Zinnl mann note offered to establish ag marine base in a Mexican port. ply Mexico with unlimited quanl of arms and ammunition and sem servists in the United States to ico.
 Representative Miller further he understood. three German sc11 CTS had landed on the swesterna a of Mexico and that Villa was rounded by German officers who taken charge of the drilling G men. Reliable information, hAj also was that the Carranza army not much better. s.|
 It has been understood, but Y officially announced, that the full of the Zimmerman fnstructioll German minister Won Eckhart not published with the main poS which revealed the attempt tQl Mexico and 'Japanin war againS United States. Members of tho eign affairs committee in coAf however. have been supplied NIL full text and with other evidenc3 German intrigues against this sol ment.
 The unpublished portion of| note. Miller quoted as follows:
 "Agreeably to the Mexican gO4 ment, submarine bases would IT tablishcd at Mexican ports from will be supplied arms. ammux, and supplies. All reservists aA4 dered into Mexico. Arrange to| tack all along the border"
 When Representative Millcr,S tation was submitted to SeerI Lansing. however, the secretary clared that the Zimmcrmann int note contained nothing of sort" a .a sa}
 Passage of the resolutions whlaA complete the action of Congrel declaring that state of war
 between Germany and the u| States, is expected before night heavy majority. comparable wftl which attended the passage last in the senate.
 Representative Cooper of Wisc4 ranking republican, member ol foreign affairs committee, was - ed to lead the opposition. Le49 a dozen members. it was pre4 would vote against the. resolutte
 Less than half the membera present when the session or Under the unanimous consent I'll which the resolution was beingI sidered, Representative Flood move the previous question at time after one hour. and. if sustd bring the measure to 8 vote!
 He was disposed, however. toI members every opportunity to
 War Being Made on D. g.
 War is being made upon our try and its people," Represen3 Flood said in opening. "Our shi1 being sunk. Our non-combataq1 izens, Including men, women children. are being murdered, merchantmen are denied the fre of the seas. There Is no choice, our course. We5are compelled, t acts of the German governmAe enter into this most colossal VI ''TAe time for argument has p1 the time for action is here. We take our stand by the side of q lied nations which have been f1G humanity's- battles for two andl talf years, determined that our ] shall be so employed that con( victory shall crown their effort1 the Prussian militarism ,shal crushed and the world delivered the threats and danger of the HI zullern dynasty"
 Political Extinction 1hrcatcn Representative siegel of New | republican, favoring the respl said he could not disregard thu that though we cry peace. GeII answers by warning against us. During this week." he said. 1 nations have come to me 1 political expediency required l cast my vote against this res0v and that contrary action on my 1 would mean an end to my c0' ! sional career. I would be unN of American citizenship were
 (Continued on Eleventh PaE4