The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1917-03-16
declared that If II were true the sen.
ate should be Informed
Details Of the pIo<


ate should be Informed.
Details of the Plot.
Washington. March 1.-The Intern.-
tional News service Is enabled 70 re-
veal that Germany. In planning unre-
stricted submarine warfare and count
ing its consequences. proposed an -.
lance with Mexico and Japan TO make
war on the United States if this coun-
try should not remain neutral.
Japan. through Mexican mediation.
was 20 be urged 10 abandon her allies
and join in the attack on the United
States.
Mexico, for her reward. was TO re-
ceive general financial support from
Germany, reconquer Texas, New Mex
leo and Arizona-lost provinces-and
share in the victorious peace terms
Germany contemplated.
Details were left to German uinis-
ter Won Eckhardt in Mexico City, who
by instructions signed by German For
eign Minister Zimmerman at Berlin
January 10, 1917. was directed to pro-
pose the alliance with Mexico TO Cen
eraI Carrauza and suggest that Mexico
seek TO bring Japan into the plot.
These instructions were transmitted
to Won Eckh' rdt through Count Won
Bernstorff, former German ambassa-
! dor here, now on his way home to Ger
many under n safe conduct obtained
from his enemies by the country
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.
\ copy of Secretary Zimmermann's
! Instructions to Won Eckhardt, sent
through Won Bernstorff, is in posses
. sion of the United States government.
! 1t is rs follows:
Berlin, Jan. 10, 1917.-On the first
of February we intend TO begin subma-
rine warfare unrestricted. In spite Of
this, it is our intention to endeavor 20
keep neutral the United States of
America.
Alliance Is Proposed.
"If this attempt is not successful
we propose an alliance on the follow
ing basis with Mexico: That we shall
make war together and together make
peace. We shall give general financial
support and it is understood that Mex
I iS ~ fnc -,
New Mexico, Texas and Arizona. The
details are left to you for settlement.
You are instructed to inform the
president Of Mexico of the above in
the greatest confidence as soon rs it
is certain that there will be an out
break Of war with the United States
and suggest that the president of
Mexico, on his own initiative, should
communicate with Japan, suggesting
adherence at once to this plan; at the
same time, offer to mediate between
Germany and Japan.
please call 10 the attention Of the
president of Mexico that the employ
ment of ruthless submarine warfare
now promises to compel England to
make peace in few months.
(Signed) "ZIMMERMANN."
Dup'eity is Exposed.
This document has been il the
hands Of the government since Presi-
dent Wilson broke off diplomatic re-
lations with Germany. 1t has been
kept secret while the president has
been asking congress for full author
ity to deal with Germany, and while
congress has been hesitating. 1t was
in the presidents bands while Chan
cellor Won Bethmann-Hollweg was de-
claring that the United States had
placed an Interpretation on the sub
marine declaration never intended
by Germany" and that Germany had
promoted and honored friendly rela-
tons with the United States "as an
heirloom from Frederick the Great"
OF itself. If there were no other. it
is considered n sufficient answer to
the German chancellor's plant that
the United States "brusquely" broke
off relations without giving "authen-
tic" reasons for its action.
The document supplies the missing
link to many separate chains of cir
cumStances, which until now have
seemed to lead to no definite point.
1t sheds new light upon the frequent
ly reported but indefinable movements
of the Mexican government to couple
its situation with the friction between
the United States and Japan.
1t adds another chapter to the cele-
brated report of Jules Cambon, French
ambassador in Berlin before the war
Of Germany's worldwide plans for
stirring strife on every continent
where they might aid her in the strug-
gle for world domination which she
dreamed was close at hand.
Ii adds climax TO the operations of
Count Won Bernstorff and the German
embassy in this country, which have
been cOlorcd with passport frauds,
charges of dynamite plots and in
trigue. the full extent of which never
has been published.
1t gives new credence to persistent
reports of submarine bases on Mex
lean territory In the Gulf of Mexico: