The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1917-04-11
Light ON GERMAN PLOT.
MILLER SPEAKS IN HOUSE OF
ZININIERMANN INTRIGUE.
Berlin, According to Congressman,
Has Sought to Use Mexico for Sub
marine War. -..-..,.7 ....


marine War .-.-,.~,7 ,,...
Washington, April 5.-Representa-
tive Miller Of Minnesota (Republi-
cam, member of the foreign affairs
committee, created a sensation dur
ing discussion of the war resolution
by declaring that an unpublished
paragraph Of the zimmermann. note
oirered to establish a submarine base
in Mexican port and supply Mex
leo with unlimited quantities of arms
and ammunition and send German
reservists in the United States. into
Mexico.
The unpublished portion of the
zimmerman note Miller quoted as
follows:
Agreeable to the Mexican govern
ment, submarine bases will be estab-
liShod at Mexican ports from which
VIII be supplied arms, ammunition
and supplies. All reserv:sts are Or
dered into Mexico. Arrange to at
tack all along the border.
Miller further said he understood
three German. schooners had landed
on the western coast OF Mexico and
that Villa was surrounded by Ger
man officers who had taken charge
Of the drilling Of his men. Reliable
;n,, ole
rama army vas mot much better"
Miller said.
When Representative Miller'suuota-
ton was submitted to Secretary Lam
sing, however, tho secretary of state
declared the Zimmerman instruc-
tions contained nothing of the sort"
1t has been understood, but never
officially announced, that the full text
of the Zimmerman instructions TO
German Minister Won Eckhardt was
not published with the main portion,
which revealed tho attempt to ally
Mexico and Japan in war against the
United States. Members of fhe for
eign affairs committee in congress,
however, had been supplied with the
full text and with other evidences of
German intrgues against the govern
ment.
Representative Miller expressed no
surprise when told that Secretary
Lansing denied that there was any
thing like. the quotation in the Zim-
norman note. Mr.. Miller said there
was a reason for not making 1t pub
| lie at first but that there was no rea-
son to suppress it now.
''T believe the quotation is absolute
ly correct" he added. II got it from
a man who is in a position to know.
He gave tito me as a matter of con-
scientious duty. Otherwise 1 would
not have been justified in giving that
unpublished portion of the note"
The Zimmerman instructions to
Won Eckhardt, translated through
Count Won Bernstorff, the German
ambassador here, were first revealed
by the Associated Press on February
2S.
Dated more than ten days before
the submarine campaign of ruthless
ness went into effect, the instructions
disclosed that Germany, while pro-
testing her intention to adhere to her
pledges. was even then contemplating
the United States would no longer
remain neutral and proposed to Mexi-
co an alliance with Japan to attack
the United States. Mexico as part of
her reward was to regain lost pro-
vinces' in Texas, Arizona and New
Mexico. Foreign Minister Zimmer-
mann acknowledged the authenticity
of the instruction but maintained they
never had been delivered to Carranza.
1t seems certain the proposal has not
gone to Japan, but American officials
have not been so sure that it was not
in fact made to Carranza.
Since the disclosure there have
been many reports Of German reserv-
lists SoinG into Mexico.