El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-03-31
GERARD RECORD
CLEAR-GERNANY
Zimmerman Says Charges
Unfounded; Discusses Pro
posal to Mexico and Japan.

Amsterdam. Holland, March 81
Foreign secretary Zlmmermann, reply
ing for the reichstag to an inquiry IN
regard 10 allegations agains. United
States ambassador Gerard. said that an
Investigation had proved them incor-
rect, according to the Berlin Vossische
Zeitung. Herr Zimmerman mentioned
in particular the charge that Mr. Ger
ard had issued American passports 20
Erglishmen. The Vossische zeituns
does not specify the other allegations.
Explains Mexican Proposal.
London. Ems. March 31-Reuter's
Amsterdam correspondent sends the
following concerning the address OF
p-. Alcre1 ZImme mann, minister OF
foreign affairs with reSal q to Ger
many's attempt To- tmbrol Mexico and
Japan with the United Safes:
Hugo Hasse. lea er Of the Socialist
military party in he reichsJag, re-
marked that the German Offer Of an
alliance with Mexico had assravated
the situation with the United States
and DR. Zimmerman, replying, said:
How Came the leak
I wrote no letter to Cen Carranza
7 was not so naive I merely addressed
by = route that appeared TO ME to be
q safe one Instructions to on minister
how the instructions fell nto The hands
OF the American auth tiles.
4 instructed the minister to Mexico.
in tne event of war with the United
states. 70 propose a &c man alliance
tc Ne-ico, and simultane usly 10 sug-
Eest that Japan Join the alliance 7
declare expressly that, respite the
submarine war, we hoped Anerics
would maintain neutrali y.
BELLE. e. Instruct Ons Loyal
Ny instruc ions were 70 be carried
OAK only after the United sta es de-
clarei war and state Of war super
vened- I believe the instruction were
absolutely loyal as regards IN" United
States Cen CarranZa would up to the
present have ne I'd nothing Of It Il
The Gni-ed States ha0 not published the
instTuc ions which came into its hands
IA q way which was not UnObiectiOna-
bic our behavior contrasts tonsfdera-
bly, with the behavior Of The Washing
ton government
L. :. Attitude Rough.
President Wilson after our note OF
January q. 1917. which avoided all
aggressiveness in tone. deemed il
prOpe- 10 break off relations with ex-
iraordinary rou~hueSs- our anbassa-
dor no longer han the Cd orr nfrv to
explain or elucidate orally our att
IEd@- The United States government
thUs decl ned TO nero late with US. on
Ia other hand. II addressed itself I'm
lneCiately 10 all the neutral powers 20
induce them 20 JON the United States
and break with US
Every unprejudiced pc son must
see n this the hostile attitude OF the
American government which seemed to
consider il right before bein. at war
with US to set the entire world against
US i cannot deny Us the right TO
seek ali when il has itself practical
" ueCla ed war On US
Refers 70 senator Underwood.
Herr HaaSe says il caus d great
indi gnation in America OF CT urse. in
The first instance. the affair was en-
p!oyed as an enci ement aga INST Us
But meanwhile the storm abated slow
" and the calm and sen sible politicians
and also the great mass Of thu Arnerf-
can people saw there was nothing to
object % in these Instructions in them
selves I re+er esnecially TO the state
ments of senator Underwood. Even at
times newspapers felt obliged 10 ad-