The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1917-03-01

porting to be a note issued by high
official OF the German government.
pray TO God IL II not true but at the
same time. when confronted with what
seems 10 be documentary evidence
and with the statement by the SEN
ntOr from Virginia In effect that the
president said the matter published
was substantially correct / think |
am within the bounds II reason when
say that there is q grave situation
I am not willing To act until We can
have the fullest information the pres.
ident can give Us compatible with the
public interests
We'll. that does not change our
situation senator POindoNtcr COntln-
ued. 1t does not alter the fact that
II is impossible FOR us to send an army
to Mexico or Germany OF navy
either"
senator Hardwick said he did not
object to referring the Lodge resO-
lutiUn To the committee but objected
only To Immediate consideration.
senator SwansOn's statement to the
senate after hc had talked with Presi-
dent Wilson regarding the thinner
man letter was as follows.
II VIII state that / have talked
with the president about the letter re-
ferred TO IN the resolution which has
Just been read and he authorized me
to state that the letter therein refer
red To Is substantially correct. I have
no objection TO he consideration and
passage of the resolution
Replying 10 Senator Hardwick, who
said IL was very dangerous to act
Immediately on such "a resolution and
that Senator Lodge must understand
II was q most touchy proposition.
senator Lodge said;
That Is the reason I introduced the
resolution This news appeared IN
the Associated Press this morning. not
in an individual newspaper out the
\ $50 ciatcd Press, great news gath
er4ng association OF this country. the
greatest probably iu the world. II
has put forward seriously and SOL
EMMY what purports to be dispatch
from the secretary OF state FOR for-
cIgu relations 81 Germany inviting
Mexico ana Japan to unite with them
In war against the United States. "
IL is false. the country uHght 10 know
u in order 20 allay the popular cN-
citemcnf which this publication VIE
.Caus. n 10 U.s. true. then IN" congress
of the United states and the people
ought TO know %. This is time
when e truth so grave 80 that should
ne suppressed.
Il have been CdrciU To say as q"
other Information 't uut ucpmpat-
ible with the public interest do not
want to ombirrass the president. Tar
from tt. ] understand from the state
mrnt OF the senator from virginia ON
this noul that the dispatch is nutheu-
tic aud / think that Vc certainly
ought to know d. ! ana sorry amy OBJ
lection should have been made 60 IN"
resolution
The text of the Lodge resolution ir
as follows
THAT the president be requested Il"
inform the senate whether the note
signed Zimmerman published ~ thr
newspapers uf tn" morning ot MatNh
I, inviting Mexico tu unite with Ger
many and Japan in war against IN,
United states Is authentic ana Ia thr
possession of the government OF me
United states and. - authentic 1"
send to the senate. % not iucompai
with the PUZZLE interest any turhtr
mforma ion u the pusses-Iuu ut the
United states government relative 20
the activities uf the imperial German
government iu Mexico