Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1917-03-09
GERMAN PLOT
AGAINST U. S.
IS REVEALED
War on America by Alliance Of
Mexico and Jaran With Teu-
tons Proposed.
WILSON HAS THE EVIDENCE
President Has Copy Of Official Instrue-
tions Outlining Details Of conspir-
aey Against Our Government
carranza Told to Recon-
quer Texas, Arizona
and New Mexico.

Washington, March 3.-On Friday
morning the Western Newspaper
Union was enabled to reveal that Ger
many in planning unrestricted subma-
rine warfare and counting its conse-
quences, proposed an alliance with
Mexico and Japan to make war on the
United States If this country should
not remain neutral.
japan, through Mexican mediation,
was to be urged to abandon her allies
and join in the attack on the United
States.
Mexico. for her reward, was to re-
ceiye general financial support from
Germany, reconquer Texas, New Mex
leo and Arizona-lost provinces--and
share In the victorious peace terms
Germany contemplated.
Details Of the Plot.
Details were left to German Min
lister Won Eokhardt in Mexico City,
who by Instructions signed by Ger
man Foreign Minister Zimmerman
at Berlin January 10, 1917, was direct
ed to propose the alliance with Mex
leo to General Carranza and suggest
that Mexico seek to bring Japan into
the plot.
These instructions were transmitted
TO Won Eckhardt through Count Won
'Bernstorif, former German ambas-
sador here, now on his way home to
Germany under a safe conduct OBJ
tained from his enemies by the coun-
try against which he was plotting
war.
Pictures World Dominion.
Germany pictured to Mexico by
broad intimation England and the en-
tente allies defeated; Germany and
her allies triumphant and in world
domination by the instrument OF un-
restricted warfare.
A copy of Secretary Zlmmermann's
instructions to Won Eckhardt, sent
through Won Bernstorff, is in posses
sion of the United States government.
DuplIcity Is Exposed.
The document has been in the hands
Of the government since President Will
son broke Off diplomatic relations with
Germany. 1t has been kept secret
while the president has been asking
congress for fun authority to deal with
Germany, and while congress has been
hesitating. 1t was in the presidents
hands while Chancellor Won Bethmann-
Hollweg was declaring that the United
States had placed an Interpretation on
the submarine declaration "never in
tended by Germany" and that Ger
many had promoted and hcnored
friendly relations with the United
States "as an heirloom from Frederick
the Great"
OF Itself, II there were no other, 1t
Is considered a sufficient answer to the
German chancellor's plant that the
United States "brusquely" broke off re-
lations without giving authentic" rea-
sons for its action.
Supplies Missing Link.
The document supplies the missing
link to many separate chains of cir
cumstances, which until now have
seemed to lead to no definite point.
II sheds new light upon the frequent
" reported but indefnable movements
OF the Mexican government to couple
Its situation with the friction between
the United States and Japan.
II adds another chapter to the cele.
GRATED report Of Jules Cambon, French
ambassador In Berlin before the war
OF Germany's worldwide plans for stir.
ring strife on every continent where
they might aid her in the struggle for
world domination which she dreamed
was close at hand.
II adds a climax to the operations OF
Count Won Bernstorff and the German
embassy In this country, which have
been colored with passport frauds
charges of dynamite plots and intrigue
the full extent Of which never has beer
published.
Emphasizes Our PeriIs.
II gives new credence to persistent
reports Of submarine bases on Mexi
can territory in the Gulf Of Mexico
Il takes cognizance Of a fact long rec
ognized by American army chiefs
that IL Japan ever undertook to In
wade the United States 1t probably
would be through Mexico, over tn,
border and into the Mississippi valley
to split the country in two.