Mohave County miner. [volume] (Mineral Park, A.T. [Ariz.]) 1882-1918, 1917-03-03
GERMANY'S TREACHERY
HE revelation by the Associated Press of the plot OF
Germany to persuade Mexico and Japan to join her

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Germany to persuade Mexico and Japan to join her
in an alliance having for its purpose the crushing OF
the United States in the event this country offerS armed
resistance to the ruthless submarine warfare OF the Cen
trail powers leaves no doubt at to the correctness of the
oft-repeated claim that the Berlin government has long
dreamed of world domination. That there is foundation
for the claim is proved beyond peradvenure of doubt by
the contents of the copy of the letter of instructions OF
German Foreign Minister Zimmerman at Berlin to Ger
man Minister Eckhardt at Mexico City, which came
into the hands of the Associated Press and which made
public yesterday morning in newspapers throughout the
United States over its leased wires.
Anv question as to the authenticity of the letter which
may have prevailed was swept away yesterday when
President Wilson authorized Senator Swanson to inform
the United States senate that the revelation OF the AS
ISOLATED Press was based upon fact President Wilson
further stated in commenting upon the expose that ne
did not believe that the proposal had reached either the
de facO president of Mexico the emperor OF Japan and
that he convinced that had it found its way to
the latter the japanese ruler would not consider turning
traitor to his Entente allies and Joining Germany IN war
the United States Japan according to cable dispatches
yesterday has not received the proposal Mexico is yet
to be heard from.
There is no doubt that Germany desperate in her de-
sire to prevent her certain defeat by the Entente allies
would enter into any agreement matter how base to
enlist aid to accomplish her purpose and become the die
tator of the world She offered Mexico attractive bait
namely the return of the states of Texas Arizona and
New Mexico 1t is reasonable to suppose that her plan
would be to ao California to Japan her reward for
sistance in conquerng the United States 1t is also
sonabe suppose that Germany planned that the remain
der of the holdings of the United States be distributed
among herself and her present allies with Germany hold
ing the lions share
Although the American people are not inclined to be-
embroied with Germany any other nation there
is doubt that they will take full cognzance of the
tents of the letter of German Foreign Minister thinner
mann proposing the dsmeberment OF the United States
and that their aversion to conflict in the maintenance Of
their rights the high will be greatly essened The
favOrabe effect of the German proposal to Mexico and
Japan upon the American people cannot be overesmated
1t will bind all Americans together closer than they have
been since the Revolutionary War 1t is quite reasonable
to suppose that it will than foster the movement
of preparedness in this country which is the direct result
of the European conflict precptated by other than
Germany, despite all her claims to the contrary There
is but conclusion to draw the efforts of Germany to
embrOi all nations in war; she desires to either rule
ruin the universe The time is fast approaching for all
peoples to rise up and thwart her aim.