The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-03-01

IlC. reasons lOI us dCllOll.
Senator Smith, republican, Of MichL
gan suggested that the president
could refuse to give the information
If he desired but the senate" added
Smith, "aa the counsellor to the eX-
ecutive in these matters ought at
least to ask for the information.
have sustained the president through.
out this crisis and / am going to sus-
tain him now but | think we are en-
titled to information properly within
his possession without any hesitancy
or delay"
Senator Poindexter. republican. of
Washington, asked Senator Pomercne
why the publication Of ne Zimmerman
instructions created a situation OF
grave gravity "I fail to see very
much news in the item,' he said, I'VE
have been reading for months OF al
legged activities Of this kind concerning
which this Zimmerman note appears
to me to be mere incident Every
senator . this body has read of the
melting ot an insurroction in Cuba
the German advanced positions on
leo. Reports like this have been cir
culating fer weeks and months. Even
if this is true, what change is there
in the situation?"
81 have seen rumors and rumo-s
and rumors,' replied Senator Pomer-
enc Of Ohio, but this morning, for
the first time, we have a concrete
statemer. purporting to be a note is.
sued by a high official of the German
government
The text Of the Lodge resolution fol.
lows:
"That the president be requested to
inform the senate whether the note
signed Zimmerman published in the
newspapers of the morning Of March
l, inviting Mexico to unite with Ger.
many and Japan in war on the United
States is authentic and in the posses
sion Of the United States. and If au.
thentic, to send to the senate, If not
Incompatible with public interest any
further information in the possession
Of the United States government rel.
ative to the activities of the imperial
government in Mexico
Secretary Lansing in his statement
took great care 10 eXonerate both ia.
pan and MeSioo and said this govern.
mcnt had no knowledge that the pro.
posal had been conveyed through Mex.
leo to japan in view Of the fact that
the plan was not to be presented until
"it is certain that there will be an
outbreak Of war with the United
States" It was not certain, the sec.
retary said, tha, the matter had heeu
officially presented to General Car.
ranza at ALL
II is known definitely officials said.
that Zimmermann's instructions roach.
ed Count Won Barnstorn here in Wash.
ington, that he forwarded them to
Mexico city and that they reached the
German minister there. At this point
the trail Of official certainty Is lost
10 view.
The Zimmerman document sup.
plies the missing link to many sepa.
rate chains OF circumstances which ur.
til now have seemed to lead to no
definite point It sheds new light upon
the frequently reported but indennob'o
movements of the Mexican govern.
meDt 90 couple It's situation with the
friction between the United States and
Japan. u adds another chapter TO tho
celebrated report OF Jules Camban.
French ambassador n Berlin before
the war; OF Germany worldwide
plans Tor stirring strife on every con.
rnoat where thoN might aid her On
the struggle r-r world domination
which She dreamed was close at hand.
It adds climax to The operation
LOT Com. Won Be-nsDoru and the Ger.
men embassy ga ihls country which
have been co.orcd with passpor,
frauds charges Of dyuam',, plots and
Intrigue The fun extent of which has
neycr boon published
II gives new credeaco 60 persiston.
reports of submarine bases on Mexi.
can territory IN The Gulf OF Mexico.