The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1917-03-01
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Washington, March !. President
Wilson stands sponsor for the declare.
tion planned to pplot with Mexico and
Japan in a conspiracy against the
United States. Senator La Toilette
in the Senate today said: .ds&i rs
| president Wilson has authorized me
to say that the Zimmerman letter pro-
lposing an alliance with Japan and
Mexico is substantially correct" "'flih4
This statement followed the intrOduc-
ton by Senator Lodge inquiring as to
the correctness Of the letter. Senator
LuFollette wanted the Lodge resolution
so modified that it would bring out the
facts when the letter reached this gov
ernment Senator Lodge acceded to
the modification. Senator Hardwlck
Indicated his intention to object, say
ing it was serious matter and the
President could be relied upon to In
form the Senate on the matter II ne
deemed it wise.
Lodge Flares Up.
Senator Lodge fared up. Il put It
in because it is a serious matter" he
said. IF it is true, Congress should
know about it." Senator Works said
it was due to Congress and the country
that President Wilson fully present to
Congress all information he may have
on the matter. To stave off an extra
session, the administration played It's
trump card in publishing the CORE
spondence between the German and
Mexican representatives. whereby It
sought to align Japan and Mexico as
one against the United States.
Administrations Answer.
Publication Of the Mexican note is
answer to the administrators appar-
ellt anxiety for Japan as shown In It's
efforts to kill the anti-alien legislation
aimed at the Japs. 1t is the answer
to the President going slowly in order
that he might be better prepared Tor
action when the time comes Above all.
it is the goad to Congress. just, how
Mexico and Japan have taken the Ger
man proposals is not definitely known.
Only short time ago, Carranzas srg-
Sested that an embargo be placed on
all supplies to the Allies and there Was
a hint that the Mexican oil supplies to
the British would be halted. japan
would have been in serious trouble had
the anti-alien bill passed.
Stringent Spy Bill.
The Mexican-Japan case has lOOmed
larger than the administration agreed
to make public All ENJOYS from the
two countries are going back, and It
recalls the japanese regathering =
large numbers in Lower California. It
recalls the activity of General Boyd
and of General Won Papen in Mexico
and others south of the Rio GrAnde.
1t is given frankly, but not officially,
as the reason Secretary Lansing was
sent before Congress to plead for the
most stringent and rigid spy bill this
government has ever considered.
Germany's attempt to align Hexi-
CO and Japan in hostile conspiracy
against the United States has been
frustrated. At the state department
today it was intimated that SO for o
it has been learned. the letter Of Mn
ing true by President Wilson. never
reached Carranxa. In conseQuonoo. e
was never passed on to japan. That
Minister Eckhardt should brOacA Tie
matter to Carranza ~ soon rs it =
certain there will be IN outbreak -.
tween the United States and Gerna1v
was learned today. It was polneoa
out that this certainly had not eovof
opod at the tine German AnbaA1n1oe
von Bernstein lslt tAis cosntfy. -
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