The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-03-02
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President and Lansing SayPress
Report Is True.

Washington, March Full official
confirmation of Germany's intrigue to
ally Mexico and Japan with her TO
make war on the United States, was
given at the White House, the state
department and i'm the senate.
Shocked and amazed by the revela-
ton of Germany's intrigue, congress
forgot its differences of opinion and
began swinging into line behind the
president.
Senate Republicans abandoned their
general filibuster and gave Democratic
leaders their assurances Of their sup
port to the president In national
emergency.
The senate foreign relations com
mittee late in the afternoon ordered
favorable report on the Lodge reso-
luton, calling on the president for
full information on the plot against
the United States, after changing only
a few words.
The committee struck out the provi-
sion asking the president for informa-
ton as TO when the Zimmerman"
letter came into possession OF the
United States.
Secretary Lansing authorized this
statement:
I'VE do not believe that Japan has
had any knowledge of this or that she
would consider any proposition made
by an enemy
Exonerates Japan and Mexico.
Secretary Lansing took great care.
it will be noted. to eyonerate both
Japan and Mexico, and said this gov
ernment had no knowledge that the
proposal had been conveyed through
Mexico TO Japan.
In view of the fact that the plan was
not to be presented until lit is certain
that there will be am outbreak of war
with the United States" IL was not
certain, Secretary Lansing said, that
the matter had been officially present
ed to General Carranza at all.
IL is known definitely. officials said,
that Zimmerman instructions reached
Count Won Bernstorif here in Wash
ington, that he forwarded them TO
Mexico City and that they reached
the German minister there AT this
point the trail of official certainty Is
lost.
Secretary Lansing tlatly refused to
give any indication OF how the infor
nation came into possession of the
United States government, on the
ground that II would endanger the
lives of those concerned.
Officials here expect Japan will
welcome the opportunity TO reiterate
/ her allegiance to the entente alliance
and that the occasion will be taken
as a means of cementing relations be-
tween the United States and Japan.
Japan Friendly to Us.
The japanese embassy made the
! following comment.
with regard to the alleged German
attempt TO induce Japan and Mexico
to make war upon the United States,
| the Japanese embassy, while lacking
information as to whether such invi-
tation ever reached Toxic, desires to
state most emphatically that any in
vitation of this sort would under no
circumstances be entertained by the
Japanese government. which is in en-.
tire accord and close relations with
the other powers on account of formal
agreements and our common cause,
and moreover our good friendship with
the United States, which is every day
growing in sincerity and cordiality. .
The effect of the situation on con
eress was almost instantaneous. Re
publican senators who had been fill
clustering against the proposal to EN-.
power the president to arm ships and
use other instrumentalities to deal
with Germany, began abandoning their
opposition and assured Democratic
leaders they would stand behind the
president.
In the house, without roll call, a
special rule was adopted for imme
date consideration of the Flood bill
to clothe the president with authority
and to authorize bond issue OF 500,
100000. 80 -.
Three Dozen Red Heads.
Read beaded students Of Iowa State
College of Agriculture at Ames, Ia.