The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1917-03-10
German Foreign Minister'S In
structions to the German
Minister 10 Mexico.

You are instructed to inform the
president of Mexico of the above in
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 Mex
leo, on his own Initiative, should COM
municate with Japan, suggesting ad-
herenee at once to this plan; at the
same time offer to mediate between
Germany and Japan.
Please cali to the attention of the
president of Mexico that the employ
now promises to COMPEL England to
make peace in few months.
(Signed) ZIMMERMANN.
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1t recalls that Count Won Bernstorm
when handed his passports was very
reluctant to return to Germany, but
expressed a preference for asylum in
Cuba.
1t gives n 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 a con-
nection with General Carranza's re-
cent proposal to neutrals 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 Tampico fields.
What Will Congress Do?
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 will regard the revelation
of Germany's Vaccinations to attack
the United States is the subject of the
keenest interest.
Such a proposal as Germany in
structed her minister to make to Mexi-
co borders on an act of war, if, actu-
ally, it is not one.
No doubt exists here now that the
persistent reports during the last two
years of the operations of German
agents not alone in 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
Gals who are distinguished for their
anti-Americanism. Among them are
Rafael Zubaran, Carranza's minister
to Germany, and Luis Cabrera, Car
ranza's minister of finance.
The Hand of Mexico.
t. e. 10 h. 6o6
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.
It 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
''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: 'sThe whole idea was abso-
lutely preposterous."
In order to make an alliance 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 q new ebuIlition 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: 1.-The whole idea was alb
| solutely preposterous.'
In order to make an alliance 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.