The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-03-03
Really Never Expected War
Plot Would Succeed.
Plot Reached Neither Japan nor
Mexican Governments.
OFFICIALS MAKE STATEMENTS
Absurd, Ridiculous, PrepOster-
Gus, Are Their Comments.
Shows Mental DeIuSiOn Under
Which Germany Exists.

Toxic. March 3.-That the letter of
German Foreign Secretary thinner
mann was designed wholly to create
distrust of Japan in the United States
and to stir up new trouble between
the United states and Mexico, was the
view expressed by officials here to-
day.
The belief was stated that Germany
never expected the German-Japan-
Mexican alliance proposed in the let
ter Zimmermann wrote to the German
minister at Mexico City to be sue
cess
The sole aim of the move. officials
here declare was to SOW the seeds of
discord amongst the enemy allies in
the western hemisphere and in the
Orient.
Declaring Japan had received no
such proposal as that barred in Ger
man Foreign Secretary Zimmerman s
letter to the German minister at Mex
lea City, Viscount Motono today assert
ed the whole plot showed the mental
delusions under which Germany is now
laboring."
Two Reasons Why 1t Should Fail.
The entire scheme is absurd he
declared. First, it was absurd to
suppose that Japan would desert her
allies ana JON WITH OeIIildllys ocCOIlu-
-ly. it was absurd to imagine that Mex
ico could induce Japan to follow such
a course.
NO proposals of any kind have
been received from Mexico. The fact
that Germany supposed such a course
of events possible. shows the mental
delusions under which sho is now
1abOring.'
The declaration of the Japanese
government thru Foreign Minister
discount Motono was supplemented
today in a statement made on behalf
of the government by Kijuro Shide-
hara, vice foreign minister.
I'VE were greatly surprised to hear
of the German proposal, he said
I'VE cannot imagine VI Germany is
thinking about to conceive that she
could possibly involve us in war with
the United States merely by asking
Mexico. This is too ridiculous for
words. Needless to say, Japan re-
mains faithful to her allies"
Oppose L. 5. Anti-Alien Laws.
In responce to a question regarding
Japan's attitude toward the anti-Jap-
anese measures which were brought
Forward in Idaho and oregon M
Shidehara said he had especially re-
quested newspapers to refrain from
inflammatory comment, advising that
the matter be left for treatment thru
diplomatic channels. 1t was noticeable
that of the time the matter was
Brought up i'm California in 1913, and
it is doubtful whether the masses of
the people were even cognizant of the
Oregon and Idaho bills. "Of course we
Registered objections to the bills on the
ground that they were discrimina-
tory" NJ. Shidehara continued.
Japan is convinced Secretary Lam
sing has done everything possible to
prevent the passage of the measures
but regrets the apparent revival of an
santi-alien measure in one state. We
realize the embarrassment of the CEN
tral government owing to the sys-
TEN OF state rights, but it is our duty
No protect the dignity, honor and in
Forests of Japanese subjects"
-sNot Approached on Plot"-Mcxico.
Guadala jara. Mexico. March s.
General Candida Aguilar, the provi-
'sional minister of foreign relations
today formally denied that the Mexi-
can government had been approa ched
by Germany with the object of form
ing an alliance hostile to the United
States.
The statement given out by the
Mexican foreign minister says;
The government of Mexico has not
Received in behalf of the government
of Germany any proposal for an alli-
ance looking toward war with the
United States"