The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1917-03-08

hheit4 NSutIdl. NHOWn TO fIeSlQeHl Will
= lseR Sines He Broke off Relations with
Germany.
WASHINGTON, Feb. %. The AS
ed Press is enabled to reveal that Ger
many, in planning unrestricted subma-
rine warfare and counting its conse-
Quences, proposed an alliance with Mex
leo and Japan to make war on the Unit
ed States, if this country should not re-
main 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-
ceive general financial support from Ger
many, re-conouer Texas, New Mexico,
and Arizona-lost provinces and share
in the victorious peace terms Germany
contemplated.
"Details were left to German Minister
Won Eckhardt IL
WIN -. .ness,es C;ts, %h0 BY
5-sbstruet iQtis signed by German teteign
Minister Zimmerman at Berlin, Jan. ~
1917. was directed to propose the alt
ance with Mexico to Gen. Ssrfanza and
suggest that Mexico seek to bring japan
into the plot. These instructions were
transmitted to Won Eckhardt through
Count Won Bernstorff, former German
ambassador here, now on his way home
to Germany under a safe conduct obtain
ed from his enemies by the country
against which he was plotting war.
Germany pictured to Mexico, by broao
intimation, England and the Entente
Allies defeated; Germany and her allies
triumphant and in world domination by
the instrument of unrestricted submarine
warfare.
A copy of Zimmerman's instruction:
to Won Eckhardt, sent through Won Bern
storff, is in possession of the United
States government. 1t is as follows:
"Berlin, Jan. 10. 1917:
''On the first OF February we intend t.
begin submarine warfare unrestricted
In spite of this, it is our intention to en-
deavor to keep neutral the United States
of America.
eff this attempt is not successful, W.
propose an alliance on the following
basis with Mexico: That we shall make
war together and together make peace
We shall give general financial supper
and it is understood that Mexico is to re-
conquer the lost territory in New Mexi
co, Texas and Arizona. The details arr
left to you for settlement,
"You are instructed to inform thu
President OF Mexico of the above in thu
greatest confidence as soon as it is Ger
tain that there will be an outbreak o
war with the United States and Sugges
that the President of Mexico on his owl
initiative should communicate with Japal
suggesting adherence at once to thi
plan; at the same time, OTTER to mediate
between Germany and Japan.
Please call to 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) CHAMBERLAIN.
This document has beer, 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 Con
gress for full aul hority 10 deal with Ger
many, and while Congress has been hest
tating. 1t was in the Presidents hand
while Chancellor Won Bethmann- Hollwee
was declaring that the United States
had placed an Interpretation on the sub
marine declaration never intended by
Germany" and that Germany had pro
noted and honored friendly relation
with the United States ''as an heirloom
from Frederick the Great. .~-,'*+S- =
Of itself, if there were not other, it il
considered a sdfficie Mt answer 20 the Ger
man chancellor's plant that the United
States "brusquely" broke off relations
without giving authentic" reasons fo
its action.