The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1917-03-16
WILSON CONFIRMS
GERMAN WAR PLOT
AGAINST THE J. s.
Officially Announced That Berlin
Tried to Lure Mexico and
Japan to War.
CHARGE ADMITTED BY BERLIN

Carranza Told to Recon-
quer Texas, Arizona
and New Mexico.
Washington, March 5.-Attempted
| justification to Herr Zimmerman, the
German foreign minister, of Germany
effort to line up Japan and Mexico
against United States found no re-
Spouse in Washington Officiald0m. The
insinuation by Zimmerman that there
was justification" for Germany's ac-
ton in the activity of the United
States i'm South America met with
sharp denial. The facts as shown by
the records, known TO the entire world
for months, were cited as complete re-
futatiOn of the Zimmerman accusation,
Germany Admits Charge.
Berlin March 5.--Admitting the
truth of the charges made in the
United States that Germany plotted
to secure the aid OF Mexico and Japan
in event of war with the United States,
Foreign Secretary Zimmerman justi-
fed such action on the ground that the
United States tried to array South
American republics against Ger
many.
Wilson Confirms War Plot.
Washington, March 2.-President
Wilson, in response to the senate's
| call, laid before that body official in
formation that the United States is in
| possession of evidence which eStab-
fishes the authenticity Of the sensa-
tionai document disclosing how Ger
many intrigued TO ally Mexico and
japan with her 10 war on this coun-
try
In response to senate resolution
the president transmitted report
from Secretary Lansing stating that
the evidence had come to the posses
sion of the United States within the
last week and that the authenticity of
Foreign Minister Zimmermann's in
structions TO German Minister Won
Eckardt In Mexico City is established.
Presidents Reply.
The presidents reply to the resolu-
ton and Secretary LanSings report
are as follows:
ITO the Senate
'In response to the resolution adopt
ed by the senate on March l, 1917, re-
queSting the president to furnish the
senate, if not Incompatible with the
public interest, whatever information
he has concerning the note published
in the press of this date purporting to
have been sent January 10. 1917, by the
German secretary of foreign affairs to
the German minister to Mexico.
transmit herewith Il report by the sec
rotary of state, which has my ap-
prevail.
(Signed) WOODROW WILSON"
Lansing's Report.
ITO the President:
I'm response to the resolution adopt
ed by the senate on March 1, 1917,
requesting that that body be furnished.
if not Incompatible with the public in
terest. whatever information you have
concerning the note published in the
press of this date purporting to have
been sent January 10, 1917, by the Ger
man secretary for foreign affairs to
the German minister In Mexico, / have
the honor to state that the government
is In possession of evidence which es-
tablishes the fact that the note refer
red TO is authentic, and that IT is In
possession of the government of the
United States, and that the evidence
was procured by this government dur
ing the present week; but that il is.
In my opinion, incompatible with the
public interest to send 10 the senate
Ut the present time any further infor-
nation In possession of the govern
ment of the United States relative to
the note mentioned in the resolution
of the senate.
Respectfully submitted.
(Signed) ROBERT LANSING"
Report Sent to Committee.
The senate without comment or
dered the report and letter printed and
referred To the foreign relations COM
mttee.
Adoption of the resolution asking
Tor the information came ut the close
OF n day of solemn debate. which
reached climax with Republican SEN
ators joining Democrats in condemn
ing the attitude of Senator Stone,
chairman OF the foreign relation COM
mittee. who declared the story of the
plot was given out by the government
To affect public opinion. and insisted
upon asking the president whether the
information was received from the rep
resentative of any belligerent nation.
Senator Fall. Republican. said he
did not wonder that the president de-
cided 10 reach public opinion through
the press in view of the attitude OF
members of the senate. who ough, 10
be his advisers.
The subject came mp soon after the
senate assembled AMI engroSsed attcn-