Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1917-03-09

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It recalls that Count Won Bernstorff
when handed his passports was very
reluctant to return to Germany, but
expressed a preference for asylum in
Cuba
Ii gives a new explanation to the
repeated arrests on the rOrder of men
charged by American military auth0ri-
ties with being German Intelligence
agents.
Last OF all, ii seems to show con
uection with General Carranza's S re-
cent proposal to neutrals that experts
of food and munitions to the entente
allies be cut off. and an intimatiOn
that he might sop the supply of oil,
so vital to the British navy, which is
exported from the Tampico fields.
What viii Congress Dor
What congress viii do. and how
members of congress who openly have
sympathized with Germany in their
opposition to clothing the president
with fun authority To project Ameri-
can rights will regard the revelation
Of Germanys machinutinns 10 attack
the United States is the subject of the
keencst interest
Such proposal as Germany in
Structed her minister TO make To Mexi-
co borders on an act of war II, actu-
ally il is not one.
No doubt exists here now that the
persistent reports during The last two
years OF The operations of German
agents not aloae in Mexico bat all
through Central America and the West
Indies are based on fact.
There is now no doubt whatever
thai the proposed alliance with Mex
leo was known 10 high Mexican Off
cialS who are distinguished for their
anti-AmericanSm Among them are
Rafael Zubarau. Carranza's 5 minister
to Germany, and Luis Cabrera, Car
ranza's minister Of finance.
The Hand of Mexico.
II is apparent that the proposal had
taken definite form when Zubarnn re-
turned To Mexico City from Berlin re-
Gently His return from his foreign
post was covered by the fact that Car
ranza had called IN many of his dipio-
mats for conferences
Denied at Japanese Embassy
II was declared by high Japanese
authority on Wednesday night that if
the German proposal of an alliance
ever reached Tokyo it was regarded as
merely a new ebulIition of German
"kultur" and that ii was thrown in the
waStebasket where 1t belonged.
He asserted no such proposal had
been made to the embassy here and
that if il had been 10 attention would
nave been paid 10 it.
He said The whole idea was abso-
utely prepoSterous."
In order to make an alliance with
Germany he added, il would be neces-
sary for Japan 10 break from the allies
ami negotiate a separate peace with
the Teutonic powers. But above ali
that. he said the japanese sincerely
desired friendly relations with the
United States.
Did Not Receive Proposal.
Washington.--lt was declared by a
high japanese authority that if the
German proposal of an alliance ever
reached Tokyo 1t was regarded as
merely new ebulIition of German
"kultur" and that it was thrown in
the wastebasket where it belonged.
He asserted no such proposal had
been made to the embassy here and
that if it had been no attention would
have been paid to it.
He said: "rhe whole idea was alb
solutely preposterous."
In order to make an alliance with
Germany, he added, it would be neces-
sary for Japan to break from the allies
and negotiate separate peace with
the Teutonic powers. But above all
that, he said, the Japanese sincerely
desired friendly relations with the
United States,