Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1917-03-23
ZIMMERMAN.

II is easy Go draw a pen picture OF
that Zimmerman who has figured &c
largely In the dispatches for the past
ten days Tic grew up In the Prussian
school that. villa old FRITZ for starter
and Hssmark for teacher. believes
thst Germany should own tbs earth In
foe simple and. II anywhere the title "
dispatsd. the disputers should be gum
rnarily executed.
Tho present war seems TO have been
carried on with that idea: and when We
come 20 ans1ixe the reasons Germany
has offered for any extraordinary pro-
cecdsns In any place. In Belgium. In
Poland. in Hervia. on or under the ses.
ve find that thu reasons. when set 20
words. might be reduced 10 the brief
sentence: Why they are In our way In
the conquest Of the earth. Why should
there be any question about either our
right or our plain duty In tho prnmises7
When ceryora's feet sailed for Amer
Tea In 1898 there was a discussion n
rnonx German army and navy officers
as 70 the proba bic outcome The reasons
offered were that Il being a superb nest
armed With German gums and armed by
trained Latin sailors the paper ships Of
the Uni,ed States would be swsp, from 4
the seas. majority conceded with
that idea hut tho emperor. who YES
present. said: ~Oh no, those ate not |
paper ahlps. n will be something OF
task 20 sweep them from the sea-"
Possible this aame Zimmerman was
At that meeting. but he evidently has
had bat one thought regarding his
oountry's place or the prrtcet legtn-
macy Of using any needed means 10
establish u. II any power dNred . raise
q question.
lie evidently grew impatient oyse the
situation and determined 10 be th~ man
Of whom the old classic writer sald,
"A, his coming the face ~ lidnst Is
ould be induce Mexico 10 enlist japan
10 Join with her In a war upon tho
United States. aftor that everything
~ouid be easy. IA briba he offered !
herieo Texas. ne~ Mexico. Arizona
md California.
airy which was when the Desii offered :
he Savior all the kingdom OF the earth. 9
shen 10 truth tire poor Devil had no, I
tito 70 a single acre 20 convey. Mr. .
zimmerman did not even offer 10 back
dcsico In this little matter OF invading
he United States and dismemberinE n b
IL evidently forgot few things: first
hat It would be liable TO cost Mexico Z
,ore territory than she would gain. ana 4
econd. that Japan is in firm alliance 4
rita Great Britain and Russia and Is c
Making more money every day now Z
cling monitisus TO Russia than she n
az aver before made In a month. 2
But Mr.. zimmermann'r sole idea was =
0 stop that munition traric and he !,
id not bother about details. He Is y
an educated man but his real 7.
lace right now ought TO be In luna X
q asylum. lie Ii possessed with :.
,anis he mas no clear Judgment on Y
ny question and. as he has abundant =
! shown. Ia unable 70 reason from =
auss 10 effect He did not even stop n
} consider that. could his iunaey cause -
Mexican invasion Of our territory. ",
10 loyal Germans and their children ~
this country would want no better n,
creation than 10 go down on the Rio n,
ranas and driv- them back. ~
Mr.. Zimmerman has shown little II on
" practical sense 80 FAR. lie Is. In oh
ed. sorry disciple Of the Iron han p.
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