The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-03-03

| ship. but mat ~ case the Nhi'cA
states declared war against Ger
many. Nc prepared measures OF de
fcnse. fail TO see how such y
riot" Is inspired by unfriendliness
on our part
cit would mean nothing but that
We would use means universally al
mltted IN war in case the United
States declared war
"@rhe most important part Of the
alleged plot Is It's conditions and
form. Whole pilot falls aat to the
ground IN case the United States
does not declare war against US.
And II we really. as the report
alleges. considered the possibility
OF hostile act by the United
States against US. then we really
agd reasons 20 do so
~'An Argentine newspaper which
printed a story a short while ago
really revealed the plot" when in
telling that the United States last
year suggested 20 the othe. Amer.
can republics common action against
Germany and her allies, the foreign
secretary continued. This 'pl0t'
was apparently not conditional IN
the least. The news as published BY
the newspaper La Prensa well
agreed with the Interpretation giv.
en-. for instance by the American
newspaper man. Edward Price Bell,
OF London. who said that the United
States was only waiting for the
proper moment In order opDOrtunely
&c assist the Entente.
The same American stated that
Americans from the beginning OF
the war really participated in IL By
putting the immense resources OF
the United States AZ the Entente
disposal and that the Americans had
not declared war only because they
felt sure that assistance By friendly
neutrality would re during that time
much more efficient for the Entente,
than direct participation IN the war
Whether this American news
paper man reported the facts exact
Is. We we're az a loss 80 iudTe in
satisfactory fashion. since We were
more or less completely cut OF from
real communication Ni,h the United
States.
Int there were other facts
which seemed 20 confirm this and
similar assurances
Everybody knows these facts
and need not repeat them.
".The Entente propaganda ser.
vices have Sufficiently herslded ali
those pro Entente demonstrations Ia
the United states. And II you link
these Demonstrations. together with
the actual attitude of the United
States. II Il obvious that the consid
Grafton was not frivolous on our
part Of what defensive measures we
should take n we were attacked BY
the United States"
AMSTERDAM March Admit
ting her endeavor 20 aligning Japan
and Mexico with the kaiser's gov
eminent against the United States
Germany today justified the at
tempt on the ground that she had .
right to take precautions in view
Of the possibilities OF war with
America. A semi-oficial source was
quoted to this effect In dispatches
received from Berlin today.
Germany decided upon this ster
after making her decision 10 wage
unrestricted submarine warfare. 4
was impeIIed 20 such course by
the previous attitude of the Ameri
can government and subsequent do
veiopments have justified tn
course. II was stated.
The semi-official dispatch from
Berlin read: "Since Germany's De
cislon 20 wage unrestricted subma
rine warfare. in view OF the prev
Gus attitude OF the American gov
eminent. we were compelled 4
reckon on the possibility OF confiic
with the United States.
The subsequent severance @
diplomatic relations by the Units'
States and the request by the Unit
"a States that other neutral nation
Join her in such action proved tina
our calculation was correct
Because we were ANTICIPATING
such possibility. It. was not only on
right. but our duty 10 take precau
tons so as to balance. II there va
a possible adhesion Of a new enem,
to our enemies"
Accordingly, the German miniS
ter to Mexico. in the middle OF Janu
airy, was instructed. in the event o
the United States declaring war. 4
offer the Mexican government an n
lance. and to arrange further dc
tails.
These instructions expressly er
joined the German minister to max
no advances 20 Mexico unless h
knew certainly that America intend
ed to declare war"
NEW YORK, March 3--Mexic,
has not received any proposition o
en- alliance from Germany. Foreigl
Minister Aguilar informed the Unii
I'd Press today. Tie sent the fol
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