Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-03-03
BERLIN PROBABLY KNOWS
OF HAPPENINGS IN j. S.
No Word Published. However, to
Show That Officials Have Learned
Of Plot Charge.
HAND OF FOREIGN OFFICE SEEN
Admiralty Announcement That No
Warming in Future VIII Be Given
to Any Ship Regarded as German
Answer to Armed-Ship Measure.

AMSTERDAM. March Mot Il word
had been published within the German
empire or beyond it's border up to a
late hour tonight tending to show
that WiihclmStruSsc has learned Of the
publication in America of tho now
famous Zimmerman letter." reveal
ing an amazing plot to induce Mexico
and Japan TO war on tho United States
in case tho latter abandoned Its ncu,
trality.,
To these, however. who are familiar
with the tactics OF tho powers in Rcr-
lin. whose business il Is to "cultiyate"
public opinion. symptoms were mani.
rest to-day giving rise to the belief
'ha' Berlin knows what has happened
In the United States within he last
three days.
London. Paris and Amsterdam had
capicd word carly this morning OF tho
passage Ivy tho House Of Representa-.
tiNcS oil The armed m"rclaniman bin
whether Berlin learned Of il as
quickly IS not known. The fact In. the
day was still young when news WAS
spread broadcast that tho German Ad-
in'raitE had announced that all period
81 grace was ended Yesterday: that
no warning would hereafter be given
To any ship Whatsoever in tho barred
zone.
close observers consider this Bcrlins
reply I" tho American measure. since
E'riins contention is that t-buats can
not take tho risk Of warning vessels
which may at amy moment use their
armament. on tho ground that they con.
slider themselves attacked.
symptoms OF Ecriins knowledge that
the "Iimncrmann letter has been pub
lishcd arc seen by tho general evidently
inspired tenor "f tho German press
Readily tohinS up the TRADE launched
against the United States by the I'm
periai chan, cll"r in the Ecichstar. tho
German Gators arc indulsine in bitter
attacks On tho United states
MANY GHIE, ANCES
ENUMERATED ny PRESS
chief among tho grievances cnumc.
rated by tho pre~S-and herein i soon
tho fine hand of wilholmstrassc- ,h.,t
Fro siIcnt Wilson tndoavorch to mob.
li2c the whole neutral world" against
Germany by suggesting 10 tho neutral
nations 10 follow hi, example aud hrcak
IN relations with Ecrlin
Secondly. the German press makes
Tho fiat charge that President Wilson.
10y no; sending Count Tarnow ski home,
- discriminating IN favor II Austria
hungary: Wh.rofrom IL is dcduccd by
tho Tcut"nic mind ihat tho President
y trying L" ALLEVIATE tho dual mon
archy's loyalty from the central alli-
ancc.
None here knows. 81 course. whether
rr Iimmcrmanu viii rcpudiatc or
admit tho plot letter" Certain IL IL.
however, that If lie admits it-Hnd
Washington dispatches Indicate that
tisc document is rc-cnfurccd by other
irrcfutable evidence then he has,
through the channels OF official press
Inspiration. carefully paved tho way
for national Endorsement 81 the plot
For that he viii charge American
'conspirucics' With tho allies as u
Justification for his intrigue seems
assured from tho columns upon col
unlns OF editorial propaganda during
recent weeks aud days
From a Tcutouic source to-day came
another hint Of what the Foreign Soc.
rctarys defense viii he This inform
ant. while vigorously declining to he
licvc the letter Ia tho hands OF The
United States government is authentic.
suggested on tho prctcnsc OF the sake
Of argument" that the instructions 10
the German minister in Mexico CITY
were meant only for the event that the
United states abandoned it's neutral
ny. Win curtously Impotence" he
stresses there could he no objection
TO q country. facin: II world in arms"
ana expecting tho most powerful ncu-
tral To join the list of its enemies.
taking measures To combat such a sit
uation.
II zimmerman comes out Tomorrow
anu says, ics. | wrote the letter." look
for q defense along the lines given
above.