Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1917-03-09
BERLIN URGED JAPS
AND MEXICO TO WAR
ON UNITED STATES
Proposed by the Kaiser's Minis
ter of Foreign Affairs.
PRESIDENT HAS COPY
OF THE INSTRUCTIONS

| UF HE ms HUI IIUNS
Carranzs Was Offered Financial Sup
port in Attempt to Reconquer Texas,
New Mexico and Arizona Won
Bernstortf and Others involved
High Official at Japanese Ambassy
| at Washington Denies Receipt of
kaiser's Proposal.
| Washington, March 3.-The West
ern Newspaper Union is enabled TO
reveal that Germany, in planning unre-
strlcted submarine warfare and count
ing its consequences, proposed an ALI
ance with Mexico and Japan to make
war on the United States if this coun-
try 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-
celve 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, 1917, was direct
ed to propose the alliance with Mex
| leo to General CarranZa and suggest
that Mexico seek to bring Japan into
the plot.
These instructions were transmitted
to Won Eckhardt through Count Won
Bernstorff, former German ambaS-
sadOr here, now on his way home to
| Germany under 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 I'M
restricted warfare.
A copy of Secretary Zimmermann's
instructions to Won Eckhardt, sent
through Won BernstOrff, is in posses
sion of the United States government.
1t is as follows:
Berlin, Jan. 10, 1917.-On the 1st
of February we intend to begin sub
marine warfare unrestricted. In spite
of this, it is our intention TO endeavor
TO keep neutral the United States of
America.
Alliance Is Proposed.
eff this attempt is not successful
we propose an alliance on the follow
ing basis with Mexico: That we shall
make war together and together make
peace. We shall give general finan-
cial support and it is understood that
Mexico is to reconquer the lost terri
tory in New Mexico, Texas and Ari-
iona. The details are left to you for
settlement.
"You are instructed to inform the
|
the greatest confidence as soon as it
is certain that there will be an out
| break of war with the United States
and suggest that the president of
Mexico. on his own initiative, should
| communicate with Japan, suggesting
adherence at once to this plan; at the
same time, offer to mediate between
! Germany and Japan.
"Please call to the attention Of the
| president of Mexico that the en-
| plOyment of ruthless submarine war
| fare now promises to compel England
| to make peace in a few months.
(Signed) "ZlMMERMANN.
DupIcity Exposed.
This 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
besitating. 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. if there were no other, it
is considered a sufficient answer to the
German chancellor's plant that the
United States 'brusquely' broke off re-
Iations without giving authentic" rea-
sons for its action.
Supplies Missing Link.
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