The Monticellonian. [volume] (Monticello, Ark.) 1870-1920, 1917-03-08

herence 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 employ
ment of ruthless submarine warfare
now promises to COMPEL England to
make peace in few months.
(siened) zimMERMANN.
1t recalls that Count Won Bernstorff
when handed his passports was very
reluctant to return to Germany, but
expressed a preference for asylum in
Cuba
1t gives a new explanation to the
repeated arrests on the border of men
charged by American military authori-
ties with being German intelligence
agents.
Last of all, it seems to show con
Heetion with General Carranza's re-
cent proposal to neatrals that exports
of food and munitions to the entente
allies be cut off. and an intimation
that he might stop the supply Of oil
SO vital to the British navy, which is
exported from the Tampieo fields.
What Will Congress Do2
What congress will do. and how
members of congress Who openly have
sympathized with Germany in their
opposition to clothing the president
with full authority to protect Ameri=
can rights viii regard the revelation
Of Germanyss Vaccinations to attack
the United States is the subject of the
keenest interest.
Such proposal as Germany in
strueted her minister to nuke to Next
co borders on an act of war if. actu.
ally. il is not one.
No doubt exists here now that the
years of the operations of German
agents not alone i'll Mexico but all
through Central America and the West
Indies are based on fact.
There is now no doubt whatever
that the proposed alliance with Mex
leo was known TO high Mexican off
eials Who are distinguished for their
anti=Amerieanism. Among them are
Rafael Zubaran. Carranza's minister
to Germany, and Luis Cabrera. Car.
raHZa's minister of finance.
The Hand of Mexico.
It is apparent that the proposal had
taken definite form when Zubaran re-
turned to Mexico City from Berlin re-
Gently. His return from his foreign
post was covered by the fact that Car
rama had called in many of his diplo-
mats for conferences"
Denied at Japanese Embassy.
1t was declared by a high Japanese
authority on Wednesday night that if
the German proposal of an alliance
ever reached Tokyo It was regarded as
merely a new ebullition of German
..kutur" and that it was thrown in the
WastebaSket where ii belonged.
He asserted no such proposal had
been made to the embassy here and
that if it had been no attention would
have been paid to it.
He said The whole idea was abso-
lutely preposterous.'
III OfueT 10 Hike an allluncG with
Germany, he added, it would be neces-
sary for Japan to break from the allies
and negotiate a separate peace with
the Teutonic powers. But above all
that, he said, the Japanese sincerely
desired friendly relations with the
United States.
Did Not Receive Proposal.
Washington.-It was declared by a
high japanese authority that if the
German proposal Of an alliance ever
reached Tokyo it was regarded as
merely new ebullitien of German
"kultur" and that it was thrown in
the wastebasket where it belonged.
He asserted no such proposal had
been made TO the embassy here and
that If it had been no attention would
have been paid to it.
He said The whole idea was alb
solutely preposterous.
In order TO make an alliance with
Germany, he added, 1t would be neees-
sary for Japan to break from the allies
and negotiate a separate peace with
the Teutonic powers. But above all
that, he said, the japanese sincerely
desired friendly relations with the
United States.