Omaha daily bee., 1917-03-02
SENATE ASKS FOR
DATA ON GERMAN
CONSPIRACY NOTE
Votes Resolution Requesting
Wilson to Furnish Informa-
tion Concerning Zim-
mermann Order.
CONGRESS is STARTLED
Report of Intrigue for Alliance
With Carranza and Mikado
Confirmed.
STATEMENT BY LANSING

Washington, March LIN response
to request from the senate President
Wilson transmitted a report from
Secretary Lansing saying the pub
lished text of the German foreign
minister's note to the German min
lister at Mexico City directing an at
tempt to ally Japan and Mexico
against the United States in case OF
war, was authentic, that it came into
possession of the government during
the present week and that in his
opinion it was incompatible with pub
lie interest to send any further in
formation to the senate for the pres
ent.
Washington, March Without
record vote the senate tonight adopted
resolution requesting the president
to furnish whatever information he
has concerning the Zimmerman
note" which in his opinion is not in
compatible with the public interest"
The resolution was Senator Hoke
Smiths substitute for one offered by
Senator Lodge and an amendment by
Senator Stone.
Thereswas no separate vote on Sem
ator Lodges resolution which would
have inquired as to the authenticity of
the Zimmerman note, or the Stone
amendment asking whether infornna-
ton about the German move came
from any European belligerent.
/ Comes After Long Debate.
| The senate's action came after a
long debate during which some sena-
tors voiced the opinion that the ad-
ministration armed neutrality bill
should not be passed until further in
formation had been supplied regard
ing the Zimmerman note.
The Smith resolutions reads:
Resolved that the president be re-
quested to furnish to the senate what
ever information he has concerning
the note published in the press Of
this date purporting to have been sent
January ~. 1917, by the German, sec-
retary for foreign affairs, to the Ger
man ambassador to Mexico, which
in his opinion is not incompatible with
the public interest"
Washington, March l.-Senator
Hitchcock reported the resolution as
amended by the foreign relations
committee to the senate at o'clock
and asked unanimous consent for its
immediate consideration. There was
no objection.
| Washington, March 1.-The senate
foreign relations committee this after
noon ordered a favorable report on
the Lodge resolution after changing
only few words. The committee
struck out the provision asking the
president for information as to when
the Zimmerman letter" came into
possession Of the United States.
The senate committees action was
not unanimous on the resolution as
finally framed Senator Stone
chairman of the committee, planned
to offer an amendment on the senate
floor. 1885 III
Il don't care to outline the amend
Iment until / propose it, said he.
Senator Stones amendment would
add to the end of the resolution these
words.
"And also to inform the senate az
to whether the information in his pos
session respecting the letter signed
Zimmerman" originated with any
government Or the official Of any gov.
ernment engaged in the present war
and i so to inform the senate ,of the
facts"
Washington, March Full Off,
cial confirmation Of Germany's in,
trigue to ally Mexico and Japan Will
it to make war On the United States
as revealed last night by The Associ
ated Press, was given today at tht
White House, the State department
and in the senate. 4 ss
On the floor OF the senate it was
announced that democratic senator.
had been authorized to state that tn,
revelations, including the text Of tn,
instrument from German Foreigr
Minister Zimmerman to German Min
lister Won Eckhart at Mexico Cit,
were correct. s.
On notice of Senator Lodge tht
senate at once took up proposal tt
ask the president to communicate tht
facts to congress officially.
After considerable discussion Sena
tor Hardwick insisted upon an OBJ
lection to immediate consideration o
the Lodge resolution in order tina
there might be time fer deliberatior
by the foreign relations committee.
Statement by Lansing.
! Secretary Lansing authorized thi,
statement: Ftas,
"We do not believe that Japan hal
had any knowledge of this or that