Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1917-03-08
War on America by Alliance of
Mexico ard Japan With Teu-
tons Proposed.
WILSON HAS THE EVIDENCE
President Has Copy Of Official lnstruc-
tons Outlining Details of conspir.
acy Against Our Government,
Carranxa Told to Recon.
qler Texas, Arizona
and New Mexico.

Washington, March 3.-On Friday
morning the Western Newspaper
Union was enabled to reveal that Ger
many In planning unrestricted subma
rine warfare and counting Its conse-
quences, proposed In alliance with
Mexico and Japan to make war on the
United States il this country should
not remain neutral.
japan. through Mexican mediation.
was to be urged to abandon her allies
and Join In the attack on the United
States.
Mexico, for her reward, was to re-
ceiye general financial support from
Germany, reconquer Texas, New Mex
leo and ~Arizona-lost provinces--and
share In the victorious peace terms
Germany contemplated.
Details Of the Plot.
Details were left to German Min
lister Won Eckhardt In Mexico City.
who by instructions signed by Ger
man Foreign Minister Zimmerman
at Berlin January 10. 19l7, was direct
Ell to propose the alliance with Mex
leo TO General Carranza and suggest
that Mexico seek to bring japan into
the plot.
Thase Instructions were transmitted
to Won Eckhardt through Count Won
Bernstorif. former German ambas-
sador here. now on his way home to
Germany under II safe conduct OBJ
tanned from his enemies by the coun-
try against which he was plotting
war.
Pictures World Dominion.
Germany pictured to Mexico by
broad intimation England and the en-
tente allies defeated: Germany and
her allies triumphant and in world
domination by the instrument of un-
restricted warfare.
A copy of Secretary Zimmermann's
instructions to Won Eckhardt, sent
through Won Bernstorff. Is in possess
sion of the United States government.
.. Duplieity Is Exposed.
The document has been In the hands
OF the government since President Will
son broke off diplomatic relations with
Germany. 1t has been kept secret
while the president has been asking
congress for full authority to deal with
Germany, and while congress has been
hesitating. 1t was in the presidents
hands while Chancellor Won Bethmann-
Hollweg was declaring that the United
States had placed an Interpretation on
the submarine declaration "never In
tended by Germany" and that Ger
many had promoted and honored
friendly relations with the United
States las an heirloom from Frederick
the Great"
OF itself, IL there were no other, Il
| Is considered n sufficient answer to the
| German chaneellor's plaint that the
United States "brusquely" broke Off re-
lations without giving authentic" rea-
sons for Its action. A
Supplies Missing Link.
The document supplies the missing
| link to many separate chains Of cir
| cumstances. which unit, now have
seemed to lead to no definite point.
| 1t sheds new light upon the frequent
| ~ reported but indetlnable movements
| OF the Mexican government to couple
Its situation with the friction between
the United States and Japan.
1t adds another chapter to the ceIe-
hrated report Of Jules Cambon French
ambassador In Berlin before the war.
| of Germany's worldwide plans for stir
ring strife ON every continent where
| they might aid her in the struggle for
world domination which she dreamed
Was close at hand.
1t adds a climax to the operations of
| Count Won Bernstorff and the German
embassy In this country. which have
been ~eolored with passport frauds,
charges of dynamite plots and intrigue,
the full extent of which never has been
published.
| Emphasizes Our Perils.
1 Ii gives new credence to persistent
| reports of submarine bases on MeXi-
can territory in the Gulf of Mexico
il takes cognizance of fact long rec
osnizcd by American army chiefs.
that If japan ever undertook 70 in.
vude the United States Ii probably
| would be through Mexico, over the
border and Into the Mississippi valley
to split the counsr> in Jwo.
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