Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-03-02
WILSON EXPOSES PLOT GERMAN VACCINATIONS
Tells Senate Zimmerman Note as
Published is Authentic, But De-
clines to Give Details.

Washington, March 2.-Presiden
Wilson last night, in response to tn
Senate's call, laid before that bod!
official information that the United
States Government is in possession
of evidence which establishes the au'
thentscity of the sensational document
disclosing how Germany intrigued tc
.ally Mexico and Japan with her tc
war on this country.
In response to Senate resolution
the President transmitted report
from Secretary Lansing stating that
the evidence had come into the posses
sion of the United States within the
last week, and that the authenticity
of Foreign Minister Zimmermans
instructions to German Minister Won
Eckhardt in Mexico City was estab-
lished.
Germany's desperate effort to en-
list the aid of Japan and Mexico in
a triple alliance to make war on the
United States has failed. Secretary
OF State Lansing, in a formal state
ment branded the plot disclosed by
publication of the Zimmerman note
as abortive. Far from bringing about
an alliance between Germany, Japan,
and Mexico against the United States,
President Wilson and Secretary Lam
sing are convinced the immediate ef-
feet of the German plot disclosure
will be:
The Japanese embassy in Washing
ton yesterday issued q statement en-
phatically denying that its govern
mcnt had participated in any intrigue
with Germany against the United
States. The statement says: with
regard to the alleged German at
tempt to induce Japan and Mexico to
make war upon the United States
made public in the press this morn
ing, the Japanese embassy, while
lacking information as to whether
such invitation ever reached Tokyo,
desires to state most emphatically
that any invitation of this sort would
under no circumstances be enter
tanned by the Japanese government,
which is in entire accord and close
relations with the 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 sincerity and cordiality.'
Mexico City. March III. Won Eek
hardt, German Minister 20 Mexico,
declared yesterday that he knew
nothing about the instructions al
legged to have been sent to him by
Foreign Secretary Zimmerman re-
garding German-Mexican alliance
in the event of war between Ger
many and the United States.
Tamekichi Ohta, charge d'affaire
for Japan, declared he had not been
approached in any way with a pro-
posal for any alliance with Mexico or
Germany against the United States.
Washington, March 2.-No message
or statement Of any kind will be sent
or has been sent by this Government
to Germany regarding the thinner
man instructions, it was stated Of
ficially. AS yet, officials said, there
has been no communication between
this Government and Mexico, but il
is probable that there will be. Secre.
tary Lansing took great care tt
exonerate both Japan and Mexico ant
said this Government had no know.
ledge that the proposal had beer
conveyed through Mexico to Japan
In view of the fact that the plan was
not to be presented until at is Ger.
tain that there will be an outbreak
of war with the United States" il
was not certain, Secretary Lansing
said, that the matter had been Of
ficially presented to General Carranz;
at ALL