The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1917-03-02
GERMAN PLAN EXPOSED
FOR WAR on AMERICA

GERMAN PLAN EXPOSED
FOR WAR on AMERICA
United states Government Has Copy
of Zimmerman's Instructions I"
Won Eckhardt, Minister at Mexleo
City.
washington, Feb. 2S.-The Associat
ed press is enabled to reveal that Ger
many in planning unrestricted SUBJ
marine warfare and counting its con-
sequences, proposed an alliance with
Mexico and Japan to make war on
the United States, if 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-
ceive general financial support from
Germany, reconquer Texas, New Mex
leo and ,Arizona-lost provinces
and share in the victorious peace
terms Germany contemplated.
Details were left to German min
lister Eckhardt in Mexico City, who
bv Instructions signed by German
Foreign Minister Zimmerman at Ber-
lin January 19, 1917, was directed
to propose the alliance with MeXl-
co to Gen. Carranza and suggest that
Mexico seek to bring Japan into the
plot.
These instructions were transmit
ted to Won Eckhardt through Count
Won Bernstorff, former German am
bassador here, now on his way home
Il. Germany under a safe conduct OBJ
tanned from, his enemies by the coun-
4ry. against which he was plotting
war.
Germany pictured to Mexico by broad
intimation, England and the entente
allies defeated; Germany and her al
hes triumphant and in world dom!n-
alton by the instrument OF unrestrlce-
ed submarine warfare.
A copy of Zimmermans Instructions
to Won Eckhardt, sent through Won
Bernstorff, is in possession OF the
45nstes States government. 1t is as
follows:
3Berlin, January 10, 1917.
con the first of February we IN
tend to begin submarine warfare uh-
restricted. In spite of this, 1t IS our
intention endeavor to keep neutral tne
United States Of America.
eff this attempt is not successfui
we nropose an alliance on the follow
ing basis with Mexico: That We
shall make war together and togethee
make peace. We shall give general
financial support and it is understood
that Mexico is to reconquer the lost
territory in New Mexico, Texas anu
Arizona The details are left to you
for settlement
"You are instructed to inform the
president of Mexico OF the above as
soon as it is certain that there Will
he an outbreak of war with the Unit
ed States and suggest THAT the presl-
dent of Mexico, on his own lnltlatlVe'
should communicate with Japan sug-
gesting adherence at once to TINS
plan: at the same time, offer TO meo-
late between Germany and JAPAN
please call to the attention OF the
pres&ent of Mexico that the employ
rieR of ruthless, submarine warfare
now promises to compel England to
make peace in a few months.
fs;enedl Zimmerman.
This document has been IN the
hands of the government since Presl-
dent Wilson broke off diplomatic re-
lations with Germany. It\ has been
kept secret while the president mas
been asking congress for full authorl-
ty to deal with Germany and while
congress has been hesitating. 1t was
in the presidents hands while Chan
cellor Won Bethmann-Hollweg was de-
claring that the United States NAG
placed an Interpretation on the sub
marine declaration "never intended
NV Germany" and that Germany had
promoted and honored friendly re-
lations with the United States "as an
heirloom from Frederick the Great"
~ OF itself, if there were no other,
&s considered a sufficient answer to
KM German chancellor's complaint
that the United States "brusquely"
broke OF relations without giving
authentic reasons for its action.
The document supplies the missing
link to many separate chains OF cir
cumstances, which until now nave
seemed to lead to no definite point.
It sheds new light upon the frequent
lv repeated but indefnable move
ments of the Mexican government to
couple it's situation with the friction
between the United States and Japan.
It adds another chapter to the cele-
brated report of Jules Cambon'
French ambassador in Berlin before
the war, of Germany's worldwide
plans for stirring strife on every con-
tinent where it might aid her in the
struggle for world domination which
she dreamed was close at hand.